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Paulding County Spelling Bee

By: Micah Jones This year has been different for everyone, including spellers participating in the Paulding County Spelling Bee.  All the contestants had to wear masks and only immediate family members and grandparents could attend.  Also, the Northeastern Indiana Regional Spelling Bee was canceled; in its place is an online qualifier test in which all…

PC JUVENILE COURT AWARDED FUNDING FOR MULTI-SYSTEM YOUTH

Paulding County Juvenile Court Judge Michael Wehrkamp announced that the Juvenile Court, in partnership with the Paulding County Family & Children First Council (FCFC), has to date been awarded a total of $109,860.30 through the state’s Multi-System Youth (MSY) Program. Multi-system youth are those who require services from more than one system, such as children…

MILITARY HISTORY OF PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Dr. Ray Henry Mouser, another well known doctor from Paulding County, was born in Latty, Ohio, on July 20, 1895. He was the son of Ambrose Henry and Rose Belle (Price) Mouser. (Interesting side note, Rose Belle’s father was Thomas Price who married a girl by the name of Catherine Holtsberry, whose…

I THOUGHT I SAW A PORCUPINE

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker I know that sometimes I wonder about the strangest things. The other night while riding home from a music gig with my friend, I looked over at the side of the road and saw an animal laying there which had probably met his demise on the highway. The…

IT’S SPRINGING UP KITTENS

Did you know that 1 + 1 = 11,801 cats in 5 years? Our group, Enouf Cats (Eliminating Numbers of Unborn Feral Cats), serve all of Paulding County with spaying/neutering of feral and tame cats. If you have too many cats, or know of an overpopulated area of cats, please call Enouf Cats. Last year…

Servant Heart Award

Jada Gross is always kind to everyone she sees.  Every morning she shows up to school with a positive attitude and a smile on her face.  If she sees that one of her classmates needs help, she willingly gives up her time to help them.  When we came back from adoration she helped students hang…

ANTWERP POLICE REPORTS

On February 12 the department was contacted in reference to the caller’s carbon monoxide detectors alarm going off. The officer responded and cleared the home of people and contacted the Fire Department who went through the house and made it safe. The officer stayed with the residents to make sure they were taken care of.…

What’s Happening at Your Library

The Paulding County Carnegie Library is open to the public and in the process of planning many activities at all their locations. The Adult Section  in Paulding is in the process of planning a project, like the library Facebook page, and watch for contests and daily prizes. The Children’s Room is busy with activity. Check…

OAKWOOD STUDENTS USE WORDS TO DESCRIBE SENSES

Recently, students in Mrs. Horstman’s and Ms Pam’s sixth grade reading class read a poem about descriptive words which are described as colorful as “confetti”. They learned how imagery is the use of words and details to help readers see, hear, taste, smell and feel things better. Descriptive words can make reading and writing more…