Ten Paulding County high school track athletes wrapped up their seasons over the weekend in Columbus with several athletes placing at the state’s highest level of meets. The red, white and blue 1600 relay team of sophomores Kiara Bahena, Gracie Shepherd and Sydnee Sinn along with junior Rachel Stoller wrapped up an outstanding season with…
Paulding County will be well represented at the 2021 state track and field meets as ten athletes from the three county schools advanced out of regional competition over the weekend. In the Division III regional at Tiffin, Wayne Trace sophomore Sydnee Sinn clinched a state berth in the 400 dash by taking second with a…
Northwest State Community College was pleased to be joined by Cheryl Rice, Associate Vice Chancellor, Higher Education Workforce Alignment and John Magill, Assistant Deputy Chancellor, Economic Advancement for Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), Senator Rob McColley and others yesterday. At the sit-down meeting, Dr. Dan Burklo (NSCC Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math…
LONDON, Ohio – As the demand for local foods continues to increase, more farmers, growers and food producers are taking advantage of the increasing opportunities to sell their products at farmers markets and directly to restaurants. But making their products stand out from the competition takes some extra effort, says Mary Griffith, agriculture and natural…
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging motorists to help keep everyone safe by moving over when you see a stationary public safety vehicle, emergency vehicle, road service or highway maintenance vehicle on the side of the road with flashing or rotating lights. From 2013-2017, Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers were involved in 58 crashes…
What would you think if the Ohio State University President stopped by your house or farm? It might make a big splash! That’s exactly what happened for Terry and Lisa McClure! On Wednesday, June 20 Dr. Drake’s first Tour of Ohio this year made it’s third stop of the day in Paulding County. The McClure…
Paulding County’s lone high school track competitor, Wayne Trace Senior, Josh Kuhn, is down at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium vying for state recognition in both 110 Hurdles and 300 Hurdles. Finishing in the 110 Hurdles at 10th place, Kuhn was only 0.01 of a second from advancing to the finals! Later in the 300 Hurdles,…
Antwerp Junior Aidan McAlexander made history again this past weekend by becoming the first Archer high school wrestler in program history to qualify for the state tournament. This comes just one week after he was the first sectional champion in school history. McAlexander finished the weekend with 3 wins to only 1 loss and 2…
The Paulding County Fire Departments with the Paulding County Emergency Management Agency recently announced receiving a grant from the Ohio State Fire Marshall for new MARCS radios (Multi-Agency Radio Communication System). The MARCS radios enable the counties to talk directly to the state or to anywhere else in the state either with shared groups or…
Six wrestlers from Wayne Trace competed at the OAC Junior High Districts held at Oregon Clay High School Sunday, February 18th. Three of the six boys secured a place on the podium and earned their ticket to state. Graiden Troth, Samuel Moore and Jared Pierce, all first time wrestlers at the district level, were able…
Jonyvan Johnson and Jaxson Savieo are both New Haven wrestlers who earned the right to compete at state this year in Indianapolis. Johnson, competing in the 182 weight class, had a record of 38-2 going into the match. Jaxson Savieo came in at the 195 weight class and his record was 43-1. He fought hard,…
Last week, the Paulding FFA Agriculture Communication team competed at the district level contest at Mohawk. The team is made up of freshman Sydney Reineck, Sophomore Shannon Hale and Juniors Kalyn Strahley and Jennifer Stahl. The Ag communication contest is made up of many different parts. Each student had to take the state online test…
On January 7, 2017 Kacey Reinhart competed in the Ohio State Fair Queen contest. Kacey made the top 25, then the top five. She placed third over all. Kacey is the Vice President in change of Growing Leaders for the Wayne Trace FFA chapter. Kacey has been a part of the Wayne Trace FFA for…
