Tag: Village of Payne

Paulding County Land Bank Continues Positive Momentum

The Paulding County Land Reutilization Committee met in June to share information and receive updates about many completing and some new projects.   Several positive comments have been expressed to the committee in regard to a site recently remediated in the Village of Payne.  The property, located just on the south edge of the village…

Payne Mural Complete

Work was just completed on a new mural bringing more color to the streets of Payne.  Recent Wayne Trace graduates Anna Wells and Laura Thornell along with rising sophomore Emma Stouffer worked to complete this piece located just southwest of the main intersection in town.  This patriotic painting, along with some repair work to the…

Payne Celebrates 150 years

On Saturday, September 10-11, 2022, the Village of Payne Celebrated their Sesquicentennial with a full weekend of family activities. Saturday afternoon, there was a parade through town to the Payne Community Park. Pictured above are the Grand Marshals: Don Benschneider, “Mac” Brigner, Gary Cadwallader, Keith Carter, Ron Etzler, Roger Gerber, John Hall, Jim Henriott, Robert…

MYSTERY OF PAYNE’S MISSING TIME CAPSULE

Payne’s event committee are entering the final stages of Payne’s Sesquicentennial Celebration planning. The planning committee had been discussing different rumors of the 1972 Centennial time capsule that was supposed to be unveiled at the 150th celebration. Several of the local government leaders have stated it was already dug up. However, nobody could remember when…