COLUMBUS – State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) recently introduced legislation to provide additional protections for Ohioans who volunteer to work the polls on any registration or election day. The bill will prohibit employers from taking disciplinary action against an employee for attending training or serving as an election official. Additionally,…
State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) recently introduced legislation to close a current loophole in Ohio’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) laws. This legislation will expand SORN laws to prevent sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of their victim or loitering within 1,000 feet. “Eighty percent of sexual assaults…
The American Pickers are excited to return to Ohio! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in March 2025. AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as…
Hear it here! What did you say? Listen this week to the Paulding County Business Weekly podcast as Kim Molitor, owner of Buckeye Hearing in Paulding, shares with is what an advantage it is to have an audiologist here in the county and what a blessing this is for anyone needing testing or hearing assistance.…
PAULDING, OH: Harry R. Thomas, age 79, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN. Harry was born on January 4, 1945 in Paulding, OH to the late Arthur and Elma “Ozie” (Simmons) Thomas. In 1963, he married Betty Jo Potter who preceded him in death in 2005.…
Applications are now open for the 2024-25 Ohio Scholars in Aging program are now open, and the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA), in conjunction with the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education (OAGE), encourages interested students to sign up for this unique opportunity. For more than a decade, ODA and OAGE have teamed up to…
COLUMBUS, OH—Buckeye Power, Inc. was one of 16 electric cooperatives selected nationwide to receive a portion of $7.3 billion to build additional renewable energy projects to power Ohio’s 24 electric cooperatives. During a visit to Wisconsin today, President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack will formerly announce the 16 cooperatives…
From brittle, brown lawns and cracked soils to dry ponds and crops, the signs are clear: A large portion of Ohio is again officially in a drought. Parts of central, southeast, and southern Ohio are grappling with drought conditions that are wreaking havoc on local agriculture. The recent stretch of hot temperatures combined with scant…
On April 20th Mt Calvary Lutheran Church held a Spring Rally with other Defiance Zone Lutheran Churches. (Missouri Synod) Everyone enjoyed a breakfast, Christian fellowship, business meeting, and a program with Keynote speaker Monica Kelsey, from Safe Haven Baby Boxes in located in Woodburn, IN. Monica’s inspirational journey is truly incredible that led to creating…
There is so much to do at Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival. Music, crafts, merchant vendors. Some of the other highlighted events planned for the weekend are the tractor pulls, horse pulls and truck show. Friday, September 15th at 5:00 p.m. will be the Kids Pedal Tractor Pull, followed by the Tri-State Super Field Pull…
The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on CR72 near TR79 in Paulding County, Blue Creek Township, at approximately 9:10 P.M. on May 7, 2023. A Yamaha Raptor ATV operated by Matthew Roy Glass, 42 years of age, of Payne, was traveling east…
The Paulding County Republican Central Committee met on Thursday, January 5, 2023 for regular business and to appoint a new County Commissioner after Roy Klopfenstein’s seat was vacated as he was elected to the OH state legislature in the 2022 election. Jan Commers read the secretary minutes from the last meeting and Blane Fickel gave…
