Paulding County Crisis Fund Established To Help Those Impacted the Most by COVID 19

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The Paulding County Area Foundation, along with the United Way of Paulding County, and the Paulding County Economic Development Office announced the launch of a Crisis Fund dedicated to supporting those devastated by the economic and health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve had several residents ask where they can donate to help those wrecked…

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Bicentennial Book Photo of the Week

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Photographs and other images for the upcoming book Paulding County, Ohio: A Pictorial History Volume III are coming in to the book committee. Mark and Chris Stockman submitted this Theodore Burt & Sons seed catalog cover from 1914. Burt Feed Mill in Melrose was in operation at least from 1902 to 1933, maybe longer. The…

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Light It Up for 2020

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On Monday evening April 20, 2020 area schools lit up the night sky at their football fields and porch lights in neighborhoods to show their support to the graduating classes of 2020. The lights went on at 8:20 p.m. for 40 minutes (20 + 20). Pictured here are several participating area schools. With the spring…

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Defiance Post Investigating Serious Injury Crash

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Saint Joseph Township – The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash that occurred at approximately 4:11 P.M. Tuesday afternoon on US Route 6 at County Road 6 in Williams County.  A 1995 Freightliner FL60 Conventional, driven by Samuel Blackburn, age 50, of Edgerton was traveling northbound on County…

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