Tag: Paulding

Hospital & Nurses Week Celebration

Paulding County Hospital (PCH) is celebrating National Hospital Week. A week that was established in 1921 to bring attention to the vital role that hospitals play in the community. Paulding’s original county healthcare facility began serving its residents 1879 and was later referred to as the Paulding County Hospital in 1938. Though many rural hospitals…

Local High School Teams Compete at Area 1 Envirothon

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist On April 26th, teams from Paulding High School and Vantage Career Center competed at the 2017 Area 1 Envirothon Competition held at Rushcreek Sportsmens Club in Hardin County. Paulding FFA under the direction of Advisor Staci Miller and Vantage FFA under the direction of Advisor Mike Miller represented Paulding County…

Cancer Specialist Joins PCH Medical Staff

Dr. Nauman Shahid, MD joined the medical staff of Paulding County Hospital.  Dr. Shahid is board certified in Internal Medicine.  He also completed a Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Dr. Shahid specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and blood disorders. Suitable patients may be treated through medication including…

Area 1st Grade Students Receive Tree Seedlings

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist In honor of Arbor Day & Earth Day, first graders at Paulding, Oakwood, Payne, and Antwerp Elementary Schools learned about the importance of trees to our environment during recent programs. As part of this program, each student was given a Colorado Blue Spruce seedling donated by the Paulding Soil &…

Parc Lane Presents Updated Financial Information

On Thursday, April 20 PARC Lane in Paulding hosted a feature with the Ohio Treasurer’s office showing how much people can now save who previously were not allowed to when collecting disability. The event brought in families from around the county with disabilities and the advantages that are able to be received with updated laws.…

One Injured in Motorcycle Crash on US 24

Paulding County – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle injury crash that occurred on US 24 near the US 127 interchange in Paulding County. At approximately 4:56 pm a 2006 Honda Goldwing motorcycle driven by Michael W. Richards, age 52, of Marion, Indiana was traveling eastbound…

Panthers Fall to Pirates

On Tuesday, April 18 the Paulding Panthers played Continental Pirates In Baseball at Paulding’s home. It was an exciting game between the two teams. The Panthers started the night off taking the lead, but losing it to the Pirates in the 4th Inning. Pirates won, 5 – 2. Score by the Innigns: Continental – 0…

Paulding Elementary Night of the Arts

Paulding Elementary held a Night of the Arts event for students and parents on Tuesday evening, April 11th. Student artwork was on display, students performed a wide variety of songs and skits, and lots of learning stations were available for students and parents to work at together. The materials at the learning stations were available…

Leaders Of Tomorrow 4-H Club Meeting

The Leaders of Tomorrow 4-H club gathered at the Youth Leadership Building on March 30 to have their monthly meeting along with the required demonstrations given by each member. They started off with pizza for supper. A short meeting followed where they voted to have gray club t-shirts this year. You can watch for them…

Paulding Softball at Columbus Grove

The Paulding Panthers softball team traveled to the Columbus Grove Bulldogs home on Thursday, April 10th. Columbus Grove with another win for the season, kept the win at home that night with the scores of 3-0. Score by the Innings: Paulding – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 Columbus Grove – 1…

PCH Announces Regional Health Center Construction

Paulding County Hospital announces construction will begin on a Regional Health Center serving the surrounding area of western Paulding County including Antwerp, Hicksville, Payne, and Woodburn. The facility will be located near the US 24 and SR 49 interchange in Antwerp. The center will include twice the space of the current Antwerp facility with 6…