PAULDING, OH: Laresa C. Johnston, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, OH. Laresa was born on August 15, 1954 in Paulding, OH to Russell Holtsberry, Jr. and Mary Justine Keck. For the past ten years, Laresa has been working as a job coach for Paulding County Job…
Set your calendars for THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY September 15-17, 2023 at the Paulding County Fairgrounds in Paulding Ohio for the Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival. Be ready for the autumn season favorites. Stroll thru the fairground roads with the aromas of cinnamon, pumpkin and the array of foods offered by area organizations. Stroll…
PAULDING, OH: Beverly A. Dunstan, age 86, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN. Beverly was born on January 17, 1937 in Haviland, OH to the late Verl and Amy (Mosier) Patterson. On April 23, 1955 she married John Dunstan Jr. who preceded her in death on…
PAULDING, OH: Ross Erwin Myers, age 12, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 in Paulding, OH. Ross was born on April 25, 2011 in Van Wert, OH to James Myers and Melanie Bandy. Ross was a 7th grade student at Paulding Junior High School. He was on the cross country and soccer teams, a…
Paulding – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred on CR103 south of CR142 in Paulding County, Paulding Township, at approximately 1:54 P.M. on September 4, 2023. A bicycle, operated by Ross Erwin Myers, 12 years of age, of Paulding, was traveling southbound…
The second annual “Movie Night at the Museum” will be presented at John Paulding Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15. The public is invited to watch the premiere of “Les Weidenhamer’s Museum Stories.” A free-will donation will be accepted at the door. Popcorn and drink will be provided. Black Swamp Arbor, Gleaner Life…
On Saturday, July 22, the St. John family hosted a car show around Paulding’s village square to honor the late Scott St. John. Proceeds from a 50/50 raffle, free-will offerings, and a portion of food and drink sales totaled $3,862 and were donated to the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry building fund, Scott’s pet charity.…
Paulding County Economic Development (PCED), in collaboration with First Financial Bank, Small Business Development Center, and Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce, have organized a Youth Busi-ness Showcase for young entrepreneurs to showcase and sell their products or services. Youth up to age 18 are invited to sign up for this year’s fall event. The Youth…
This past Tuesday, July 18th, Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services in Paulding, OH celebrated 10 years of serving the community. They held tours to guests and served hot dogs and Italian ice to guests. Grounded Coffee & Crumbs also had their mobile coffee truck on hand selling drinks with all of the proceeds from that…
The Paulding County Carnegie Children’s Room is excited to announce the upcoming “DinoRoar” Event, to be held at the Main branch location in Paulding on Wednesday, July 19 starting at 12:00 p.m. The DinoRoar event comes from Cleveland, Ohio. There will be a walking T-Rex, fossils and some surprises. Be sure to stop by you…
Let’s get ready for some mid-summer fun with Paulding CoRP’s Summer Blast! There will be Food, Family Fun & Fireworks for all in downtown Paulding this Friday evening, July 14th. The evening will kick off with a Summer Blast Parade (line up is at 5:00 p.m., entries due by WEDNESDAY July 10th) beginning at 6pm.…
PAULDING, OH: Loretta G. Crawford, age 87, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at her residence. Loretta was born on July 17, 1935 in Paulding County, OH to the late Harry and Inez (Allen) Mobley. She spent her life creating a loving home for her family. She also worked as a surgical aide at…
Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services is thrilled to be utilizing a brand new ultrasound machine. The previous machine is close to 10 years old. While still great quality, the board of directors decided to purchase a new one after being approached by Chris Bercaw. Bercaw is a Paulding County resident, and also the Knights of…
