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Pamela Friend

ANTWERP, OH: Pamela Friend, 68, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Pam was born in Paulding, on June 12, 1955, a daughter of the late Vellina (Page) & William Doster.  Pam started her career at BOS Computer Programming and later became a manager at Schaefer Hardware. Her love…

Ray S. Goyings

PAULDING, OH: Ray S. Goyings, 92, passed away on May 15, 2024 after a brief illness.  Ray was born Dec. 9, 1931 to William and Mary (Unger) Goyings.  He was one of the surviving members of Paulding High School Class of 1949.   Ray was a life-long Paulding County farmer.  He married Dorothy Todd on…

Coe F. Gordon

PAULDING, OH: Coe F. Gordon, 92, of Paulding passed away on May 14, 2024 at Paulding County Hospital.  He was born June 11, 1931, the son of Coe F. Gordon, Sr. and Alma (Saum) Gordon.   He graduated from Paulding High School in 1949 where he played football and trumpet in the marching band.  He…

Paulding County Senior Citizens Day

Paulding County Senior Citizens’ Day will be Thursday, May 16th, 2024 at Paulding County OSU Extension Office. This year’s event theme is SAFARI. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served as well as entertainment, raffle and door prizes. Guest entertainer is Mark’s Ark’s Exotic Animal Show. Stop by the Senior Center to…

Public Invited To Opening of U.S. 127 Bridge

Bridge over the Maumee River closed just over one year for reconstruction LIMA, Ohio –- (Saturday, May 11, 2024) The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Defiance County Economic Development, and Paulding County Economic Development, Inc. invite the public to attend a ceremony to officially open the reconstructed bridge on U.S. 127 over the Maumee River…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY 

By: Mark Holtsberry Verner Enoch Meek was born November 5, 1892 in Haviland, Ohio. The son of Enoch Leander born July 1859 in Ohio and Eatie E. (Everett) Meek born July 1867 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Everett. Enoch and Eatie were married in 1884 in Ohio. By 1900, while…

Lynnora leveled up to a TITLE!

Four year old Lynnora was crowned as Totally Nostalgic Supreme (one of the higher titles of pageant) at the recent Barbie vs Lisa Frank Pageant that took place in Whitehouse, Ohio on April 20, 2024. She also earned the People’s Choice Award, Best Dressed, and Prestige VIP. Lynnora earned a total of four crowns and…