Our first Paulding County Recycling Extravaganza, held on July 20th, was a huge success. We processed more than 1,500 gallons of paint, 500 pounds of fluorescent bulbs, 2.5 tons of electronics and just under 30,000 pounds of tires. The turnout was excellent as it was a beautiful day and a lot of pent-up demand. Total…
On Thursday, August 1st the Paulding County Republican Central Committee met at Holly, Wood, and Vine to discuss several items. State Rep Roy Klopfenstein brought up that a Constitutional Amendment is up on the ballot in November that will create and anti-democratic method of redistricting through an unelected committee rather than through the legislature. If…
The special recycling event is almost here (July 20th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. across from the Paulding fairgrounds) and I wanted to provide some additional details. Call Shannon at 419-399-3630 with questions. 1. Upon arrival, you will see balloons. That will be your entrance as all others will be blocked off. Please pull…
This week on the Paulding County Business Weekly podcast we get to hear from Paulding County Director of Waste Management Education & Awareness (WMEA) Shannon Ruschel. She will explain about the upcoming county special recycling day event that includes collection of tires, ewaste, fluorescent bulbs and water based paint. She also touches on recycling around…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Shannon Ruschel (Director, WMEA of Paulding County) as the guest speaker at the March 28, 2024, club meeting. Shannon is a fellow Kiwanian and spoke to the group about the WMEA Program, how it has evolved over the years, and what future programming may look…
Congratulations to the recycling residents of Paulding County! Because of your hard work and commitment to saving the Planet, “one box at a time”, we successfully increased our volume by 10%. We diverted approximately 110 Tons of material out of landfill for year ending 2023. That was up from 100 Tons in 2022. In addition…
The Paulding County Republican Women Christmas Dinner took place on Thursday, December 7 at the Paulding County Senior Center. Around 30 people were in attendance and everyone had a great time over the potluck style dinner. After the dinner there was a swearing in of four ladies to be the officers of the group which…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Brandi Schrader (Director of Environmental Health/Deputy Health Commissioner, Paulding County Health Department) as the guest speaker at the February 9, 2023, club meeting. Brandi came at the invitation of Lisa McClure (Executive Director, Paulding County Area Foundation & Paulding County Commissioner). Brandi spoke to the…
By: Caydence Rue, Paulding FFA Reporter and Shannon Ruschel, Director/WMEA Program Paulding FFA Chapter collaborated with Paulding County WMEA and Kohart’s Salvage to bring to completion a fundraiser that directly benefitted our Paulding Chapter of the American Cancer Society. On February 14th-25th the Paulding FFA Chapter collected cans at the Paulding High School for their…
The Paulding FFA Chapter has developed a new community service project for 2022. “Crushing Cans For Cancer” will be going on February 14-25th at the Paulding High School. The members of the Paulding FFA chapter along with the student body will be collecting pop cans that will be crushed and taken to the Kohart…
Letter to the Editor I just read the editorials on the director of the Chamber of Commerce refusal of announcing the Democratic Veterans float! I was in the parade pulling a display for the Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival, and she screwed up announcing the festival she’s the head of. OK, I wasn’t too concerned,…
