Fifth and sixth graders at Divine Mercy have spent the last ten weeks with Officer Nick Mendez, who taught the students good decision-making skills to help them lead safe and healthy lives. Officer Mendez covered topics from peer pressure, effective communication, bullying, effects of drugs on health, resistance strategies, risk and consequences, responsible decision making,…
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Grover Hill Raised over $7,000 for PPEC’s Honor Flight Fundraiser
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The small community of Grover Hill really came together and held an event featuring Nashville Artist Daryl Dasher. They raised $7450.00 dollars combined with donations and truck raffle tickets sold at their event last weekend. Many organizations pulled together to make this event a success, including the Grover Hill Lions Club, Grover Hill VFW, and…
Trausch’s Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trausch will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Michael Trausch and Tracy Cameron were married April 13, 1991 at Calvary Chapel in Defiance, OH. The couple has nine children: Andrew of Nashville, TN; Danielle, Nathaniel, Stephiane, Joshua, Jennifer, Hannah, Chloe and Allianna Trausch all of Paulding. Mrs. Trausch is a homemaker. Mr.…
400′ Tower Closing Fairground Drive
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A second opinion by engineer will determine safety of the area for the public. Road Closure-Restricted Area Paulding, Ohio—Local officials are taking safety precautions regarding a recent engineering study on the county-owned communications tower located at the west end of the county fairgrounds parking lot located in the Village of Paulding. Paulding Putnam Electric, who…
Payne Elementary Once Again Wins County Reading Competition!
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For the second year in a row, Payne Elementary School’s Battle of the Books team was victorious in this countywide reading competition. The team, made up of a fifth grader and five six graders, answered more questions correctly to ease out a win over Grover Hill’s team during the April 13th finals. The Battle of…
Master Gardener Volunteers to Hold Garden Treasures Contest
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By: Karen Jacobs, OSU Extension, Master Gardener Volunteer, Paulding County If thoughts of winter are swiftly being replaced by visions of sunshine yellow daffodils, cherry red tulips and tiny crocuses, if you are dreaming of a colorful landscape and if your hands are itching to dig in the soil, then the Master Gardeners Volunteers of…
Paulding County Courthouse to Implement Security
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Paulding, Ohio—In conjunction with the Paulding County Commissioners, my office plans to implement full-time courthouse security by Monday, May 2, 2016. This comes as a result of talks between the Commissioners, Common Pleas Judge, County Prosecutor and the Sheriff to make our courthouse a safer place for our county employees to work, as well as…
Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 4/25/16
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This 25th day of April, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 224249 through 224303 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. TRAVEL REQUEST: Jonathon…
It’s All About 50 Years of Service to the King
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“It’s just what you do…” Susan B. Crossland’s desire for caring, doing, helping and serving has deep roots. Her dad, Don Sr. was always coaching something, or leading the opening for Sunday School at church. Her mom, Phyllis, ran the church nursery, was the church treasurer for many years, directed Bible School, or had some…
Cooper Farms Celebrates New Health And Wellness Clinics
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Cooper Farms celebrated their new health and wellness clinics with ribbon cutting events at both locations, St. Henry and Van Wert. The clinics, along with a third in Defiance that was previously operational, are a new team member benefit provided by the farm and food company. The clinics provide primary care services, physicals, health coaching,…
PPEC Honor Flight Donations Continue
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Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op’s (PPEC) fundraiser for Honor Flight continues. So far, $45,000 has been raised in an effort to sponsor an entire flight out of Fort Wayne International Airport. The cost for an Honor Flight is $70,000. PPEC is accepting donations and they are also holding a truck raffle on June 4th. Two of…
Paulding’s Jaycie Varner Signs to University of Rio Grande
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Paulding senior Jaycie Varner recently signed her letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande Ohio. The Red Storm was 26-8 last season and finished 8-4 in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, tying for fifth in the league. Varner is shown signing her letter of intent.…
Let the Battle of the Books Begin
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The 25th Annual Battle of the Books has begun! Teams from Paulding, Payne, Antwerp, Oakwood, Grover Hill and Divine Mercy are battling the week of April 4th for the honor of representing their school during the Battle of the Books finale on Wednesday, April 13th at 12:30 p.m. at the Youth Leadership Building on the…
