The Woodlan Elementary Robotics team competed in their second Vex IQ Robotics competition on Saturday, February 12 at Madison-Grant Jr./ Sr. High School. The team had traveled to Portland on January 22, for their initial competition, to come away in fifth place. After two weeks of practice and fine tuning, the Woodlan Warrior Bots took…
Cafe @ HollyWood was the setting for US Senate candidate Mike Gibbons Meet & Greet on Saturday, February 19th. The place was packed as Gibbons discussed with Paulding County residents about the upcoming Senators race, his opponents, the country’s current state, COVID, and what his plans are when he gets into office. Gibbons is definitely…
The Paulding County Democrats met on Saturday, February 19 at the McDonald’s in Paulding for a scheduled meeting with Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Nan Whaley. Whaley is originally from Indiana and went to post secondary school in Dayton, where she soon ended up winning a seat on City Council as the youngest person to…
Groundbreaking for Woodburn’s Phase II Streetscape took place February 17 at the Woodburn Community Center. The project is receiving U.S. HUD Community Development Block Grand funding from the Indiana Office of Community Rural Affairs as part of their partnership with the NewAllen Alliance East Allen Rural Revival Plan and the Indiana Regional Stellar Communities…
Commissioner Mark Holtsberry, a resident of Jackson Township, has announced that he is seeking re-election as your Paulding County Commissioner in the May primary. Seven and a half years ago, he became a person who did not say why, but a person who said why not. Holtsberry’s goal was, and always has been, to help…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Sometimes, I believe the older we get, the harder it is to accept change. If we stop and think about it, life is full of changes. We come into the world, learn to eat and walk, go to school, attend college, hopefully get a job and…
By: Matt’s Mishaps “Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt I have always thought of the word “handicap” meaning that a person needs a bit of extra help in a certain area. I know we have…
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is pleased to announce the return of the Paint the Plow program and is now accepting applications through Friday, March 11. The program has been on hold, missing two spring seasons, due to concerns regarding COVID-19. High schools and vocational school groups within its eight-county region, including Allen,…
Auditions for the 14th Ohio Has Talent! competition presented by CHP Home Care & Hospice will be held Feb. 26, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Calvary Evangelical Church, 10686 Van Wert-Decatur Rd. in Van Wert. Those interested may also submit a video audition. Everyone must return an application by Feb. 21, regardless of the…
Cubmaster Cary Gohlke of Hoagland Pack 3348 and Steve Higgins, the Wabash Valley Senior District Executive spoke at the Heritage Lions monthly meeting February 8, 2022. They thanked our club for chartering the Hoagland Troop and presented the club with a poster made by the Cub Scouts from Pack 3348. They explained recruiting, the different…
Pictured is Jo Noonan our newest member of the Antwerp Manor Assisted Living family. Jo, along with all of the residents at Antwerp Manor want to say thank you to their community for the beautiful Valentine bouquets. We all appreciate the generosity behind this gift.
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative lineworkers Jordan Mohler (Delphos, OH), Garrett Gerdeman (Kalida, OH), and Terry Minic (Antwerp, OH) recently graduated from the Central Ohio Lineworker Training (COLT) program. All three men moved from apprentice to official linemen status, with over 8,000 on-the-job hours over the course of four years of courses. Offered by Ohio’s Electric…
The melting snow and the warm temperatures has caused the Maumee River to dam up by the breaking of the winter ice. Near the Vagabond is where the ice is currently at but extends for miles, causing the water to overflow out of the banks of the river. The ice appears to be stopping much…
