On Saturday, January 15th members of the Paulding Junior High School (PJHS) seventh grade class volunteered at the Caring and Sharing food pantry. On Saturday, January 22nd two students from Paulding Junior High School volunteered at the Caring and Sharing food pantry.
The Paulding seventh grade girls basketball team claimed the Green Meadows Conference tournament championship on Saturday with a 22-14 win over Fairview at Paulding Junior High School. The Lady Panthers finish the season with a record of 14-2 on the season. The Wayne Trace eighth grade girls basketball team claimed the Green Meadows Conference tournament…
The NE8 Conference Wrestling tournament took place on Saturday, January 22nd. New Haven had two winners in their weight classes. 106 Juliana Ocampo placed first & Easton Doster at 113. 170 Camari Kirk and 132 John Bussard placed 2nd. New Haven came in 4th as a team at the conference.
PPEC plans $3.6 million in power reliability investments, including a new ROW contractor, substation upgrades, the completion of smart metering, and more This year, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is planning $3.6 million in investments focused on system improvements that will directly increase the co-op’s service reliability and maintain existing facilities. Due to rising costs, especially…
On January 10th, State Representative Craig Riedel announced his candidacy for the 9th Congressional District. The district spans across Northwest Ohio and covers Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood Counties. “After a great deal of thought, prayer, and support from family and friends, I have decided to seek the Republican nomination for…
Around 1:00 p.m. reports came in of a kitchen fire on W Perry St in downtown Paulding. Paulding Pancake House kitchen fire appeared to be under control, but then they called in the Paulding Fire Department and backup requests for Grover Hill, Auglaize and Scott Fire Departments. The Paulding County Board of Elections building which…
A house fire broke out midmorning on January 27th on the 300 block of W Washington St. in Antwerp. From drone footage, it appears that the home is a total loss. Assisting in the extinguishing of the fire is Antwerp Fire Department and Hicksville Fire Department. No cause of fire at this time. Please avoid…
The Antwerp and Wayne Trace Art Departments resumed their friendly rivalry with their 5-on-5 art exhibit at the recent girls’ and boys’ basketball games. Each school presented five works to display in the hallways during the games, showing off the many talents of the students at both schools.
The Paulding St. Joseph’s Council of the Knights of Columbus hosted its Free Throw Championship at the Paulding High School Gym on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Participants were the following: Javvon Stiltner, 11; Jack Daeger, 11; Jarret Griffith, 11, won his age bracket; Dakota Alvarez, 11, won her age bracket; Jachary Barton, 12; Tyler Goings, 12,…
The Village of Antwerp has prepared a new website for public access. The site located at villageofantwerp.com has been prepared with the help of Natural Design and Graphics out of Paulding. The recent upgrade has enabled the village to communicate better to the public. In addition to ordinances and announcements, there is the calendar that…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer Since 2010 the Wayne Trace School District has honored former staff in what is billed as the Wayne Trace Staff Hall of Fame. This past Saturday, prior to the Raiders basketball game with Miller City, the Raider community honored this year’s recipients; Mrs. Peggy Glick and Mr. Al Welch. Glick…
Recently the Ohio Supreme Court handed down a decision stating the map that was approved by the Ohio House and Senate had to be redrawn. The new district map was released late last week by the Commission and, if meets the Supreme Court approval, means that major changes will happen to our readership area. District…
The Antwerp Wrestling Club recently opened their wrestling season at the Wayne Trace Duals on January 16, 2022. Even though the little archers were competing short-handed, that didn’t stop them from putting on a great show. With the 2020 season being cancelled due to Covid-19, it was as if every wrestler was competing in the…
