Paulding County sent three area girls to the Ohio State Fair to ride on July 19 & 20th. All three girls qualified with their horses at the Paulding County PAS show during the fair. Pictured here are Delaney Johanns (Paulding Middle School), Ally Jo Merriman (Paulding High School) and Beth Miller (Wayne Trace High School).
Last Friday, July 15th was drizzly and just a little bit dreary. None the less, CoRP pressed on with last minute preparations set up for Paulding’s Summer Blast. The parade — about 3/4 mile long — traveled around the square in downtown Paulding, showing off all the area businesses and organizations (45 entries!) — including…
Mark your calendar for the 75th annual Harlan Days Festival. The dates are August 4, 5, and 6. Fan favorite Demolition Derby Soccer returns on Saturday night in the arena at 7:30. If you haven’t seen it, drivers crash and compete over a six-foot soccer ball while excavators play goalie. The Thursday evening event is…
On Saturday, July 2, 2022, in New Haven, Indiana, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative Lineman Andy Hermiller drove a bucket truck through the New Haven Summer Fest Parade while employees walked alongside and passed out candy. It was an exciting way to kick off the 2022 summer parade season for all involved, including the families and…
The 2022 Summer Blast in downtown Paulding is set for THIS Friday, July 15th from 4:00-10:00 p.m. This event is sponsored annually b CoRP (Community Revitalizing Paulding). Food and games begin at 4:00 p.m., The parade will start at 6:00 p.m. Live entertainment by Kaitlyn Schmit and The Move at 7:30 p.m. And fireworks (sponsored…
By: Reporter Caydence Rue During the Paulding County Fair, the Paulding FFA had over 80 members participate in a variety of activities from still projects to livestock projects as well as the kickball tournament. This year’s fair was June 11th-18th, with many activities each day. The Paulding FFA had livestock projects in all the barns…
By: Angel Steiner At the June 15th Chamber of Commerce meeting in Antwerp, members were busy getting the plans together for all of the areas of the annual Day In the Park festival at Riverside Veterans Memorial Park in Antwerp. The participating members divide into committees and take charge in securing all things needed in…
There’s just something about the small rural town of Grabill, Indiana. Despite being located in the heart of Amish farm country and nowhere near a major traffic thoroughfare, it has been able to thrive through good times and bad for 120 years. The hard-working spirit of its townspeople has produced a variety of successful businesses…
2022 Paulding County 4-H Fair was a hot one! From sweltering heat and humidity to severe weather threats to fire department sprinkles for heat exhausted animals. The huge swamp fans were a great benefit to all, but especially to the furry 4-legged friends. Walking through the animal barns, fair-goers were met with animals lounging in…
6/15/22 — The Paulding County Fair is experiencing the extreme heat conditions as everyone else is and as a result of the temperatures in the 90’s and the heat index above 100 degrees, the Rabbit Barn was developing dangerously high temperatures inside the building in the afternoon. The fair board decided to call the fire…
On your mark! Get Set! Go! The 2022 Paulding County 4-H Fair started Ohio out of the gate with the summer’s first 4-H fair on Saturday, June 11 with the Livestock Pull-In, Livestock Weigh-In and Rodeo and fireworks. Sunday, June 12, continued the opening festivities with vet checks, a church service sponsored by Middle Creek…
ANTWERP VFW POST 5087 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE Memorial services will be at the Veterans Memorial Park at 10:00 a.m. on May 30th. The invocation will be performed by Pastor Regan Clem and with speaker, Mark Holtsberry, County Commissioner. Parade will begin at 9:45 a.m. in front of VFW Post 5087. In event of inclement weather,…
The Defiance County Junior and Senior Fairboards are hosting a Craft Show on Sunday, June 12, 2022 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Defiance County Fairgrounds in Hicksville, Ohio. Please enter at livestock gate down from McDonalds. There are over 50 crafters and vendors registered along with 6 different food choices. Food includes:…
