2021 Bad Boys Toys Car Show This letter is responding to Larry Copsey’s letter to the editor last week regarding the Bad Boys Toys Car Show on July 17th, 2021. First, I’d like to thank everyone who came out to see all the cars and helped make this year’s show a huge success! We had…
PAULDING COUNTY NATIVE PENS AMAZON BESTSELLER
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“Blessed to Have Been Abandoned: The Story of The Baby Box Lady” by our very own Monica Kelsey, is now available worldwide. Blessed to Have Been Abandoned is the true story of Monica Kelsey, the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The national organization has blossomed into a nationwide movement, saving abandoned babies. Monica grew…
Marissa Kay Ellen English
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BOWLING GREEN, OH: Marissa Kay Ellen English, age 28, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021. She was born May 6, 1993 in Ft. Wayne, IN, daughter of Marlise (Stoller) and the late Larry English. Marissa loved everyone she met and everyone loved her. That determination for life defied every odd and gave us 28 beautiful years. …
Mildred “Babe” Eagleson,
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VAN WERT: Former Paulding and Van Wert resident, Mildred “Babe” Eagleson, 87, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Celina Manor, where she had been a resident for approximately five months. She was born November 26, 1933 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of Claude and Hazel Congleton. On April 4, 1949 she married Kenneth Eagleson Sr. She…
Faith Alive Church Hosts Revival
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The church located in Paulding called Faith Alive Church is hosting William and Athleen Patton from Versaille, Kentucky to speak at a Revival on August 8, 2021 beginning at 3:00 p.m. The Faith Alive Church is located at 220 N. Williams St and the time of the event is 3:00 p.m. All are invited to…
Flat Rock Lodge #580 Makes Donation w/Gun Raffle Funds
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Flat Rock Lodge #580 in Payne recently concluded their first-ever Gun Raffle. Funds raised were used to benefit both the Paulding Area Support Society (PASS) and the Lodge. The Lodge usually has a Spaghetti Dinner in the fall to raise money for their charitable work, but the COVID issue forced cancellation of the event last…
Kenneth George Wagner
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PAULDING: Kenneth George Wagner age 82 died Monday, August 2, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Hospice, Defiance. He was born April 23, 1939 in Payne, OH, son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Paxton) Wagner. He married Janet M. Laukhuf who survives. He was a US Air Force veteran and retired from BF Goodrich &…
2021 Harlan Days Festival
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The theme for the 2021 Harlan Days is ‘Welcome Back!’ and our local volunteers have been putting in a lot of hard work getting this year’s festival to take shape. This summer we are so glad to welcome everyone back to celebrate the 74th annual Harlan Days in support of the Harlan Community Park! The…
Back-To-School Checkups are the Cornerstone of a Healthy School Year
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With homeschooling and hybrid learning disrupting classroom learning for the past 18 months, it’s easy to forget what preparing for a “normal” school year might look like for the nearly 96,200 Allen County students. In addition to buying new clothes, dorm furnishings and stocking your child’s backpack with the right supplies, Lutheran Health Network recommends…
Author Sue Paulus Visit at Paulding County Carnegie Library
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Please join us to meet and chat with Sue Paulus, local author of “Come Walk With Me.” on Thursday, August 5, 6:00–7:00 p.m. At the Paulding County Carnegie Library in downtown Paulding. Would you like to walk, today, where Jesus walked? Thread your way through the crowded cobblestone streets of Jerusalem, smell the roasting lambs…
Sharon Rose Berryhill
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PAYNE, OH: Sharon Rose Berryhill, age 84, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Paulding County Hospital. She was born December 2, 1936 in Fort Wayne, IN to parents Russell T. and Evelyn W. (Baumert) Gebhart. On July 7, 1952 she married John R. “Jack” Berryhill who preceded her in death in 2007.…
First Annual Scott St. John Memorial Cruise-In Donates to Food Pantry
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The First Annual Car Cruise in memory of Scott (Marmaduke) St. John took place on July 24 around the square in Paulding. The event was full of antique and classic cars for the purpose of raising funds to be donated to a local charity. This year Shelia St. John said the funds were donated to…
One Dead in Single Vehicle Crash
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Perry Township – On August 2, 2021 at 12:54 PM, Bonnie Luke was eastbound on SR 694 near Cloverdale. She was driving a 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Mrs. Luke drove off the right side of the roadway, and then off the left side of the roadway. The vehicle overturned and struck a utility pole. Bonnie…
