Wayne Trace hosted the Paulding County Wrestling Tri-Meet on February 1st. Intra-County competition is stiff, but the Raiders pulled out a win from both the Panthers and the Archers on this brisk evening. WT Raiders faced Paulding first and won 60-6. Individual winners for the Red, White and Blue were Corbin Kimmel, Conner Blankenship, Kendal…
Defiance, OH (January 31, 2022) – Premier Bank has awarded Dawn Bales, Vice President, Private Banker, the fifth annual Jeff Vereecke Community Impact Award. The award is designed to honor one individual who shares in the Bank’s dedication and passion for spreading kindness, doing good deeds and making our communities stronger by demonstrating superior service…
Saturday February 19, 2022, Branch Christian Fellowship in Paulding, Ohio is hosting it’s annual Marriage Enrichment Seminar from 10am to 2pm. If you are engaged, married for a few years or many, or even just contemplating marriage this is a great conference to go to. Come and hear from 3 different couples and have your…
Antwerp Elementary Students of the Month for January are: Back Row: Conley Bissell, Brady Stairhime, Gauge Dockery, Chaz Moore, Ava Dunham, Bailey Traxler and Allison Miller. Middle Row: Aubree Feehan, Adelle Cline, Jayden Fish, Ellie Kemere, Roman Laker and Lydia White. Front Row: Ava Bauer, Ava Fidler and Irenia Hand.
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On January 21st, Four members from the Paulding FFA traveled to Central State University by Dayton to compete in the Agriculture BioTechnology Contest. The team was made up of Page Jones, Lily Rorhig, Jamy Hunt, and Carter Manz. This team had to first take an online test in early…
New Haven High School took part in The IHSAA Regional this past Saturday at Carroll. We were able to finish 4th as a team out of 18, and we advanced 5 to semi-state. We had 3 champs and two 4ths. Here is how our wrestlers competed: 106- Julianna Ocampo continued her dominant ways. She pinned…
Come to The Old Fort on Saturday Only, February 19, 10 am – 5 pm for 1812 Winter Garrison. A winter posting at a frontier Fort was never an easy task! Military drills and guard duty were part of the daily duties. Soldiers had to chop wood for the fireplaces to keep warm. They had…
Neil Simon’s silly play Fools opens February 10 at the Van Wert Civic Theatre for an eight-show run. This show will brighten your winter and make you laugh. Director Perry Luhn has brought together a brilliant cast to play the townsfolk of fictional village Kulyenchikov in Ukraine. Set in the 19th century, Fools tells the…
Jagger Landers became the all-time leading scorer in Antwerp boys basketball history in leading the Antwerp Archers to an 82-30 win over visiting North Central Tuesday night in non-league action. The Archers took control from the start, posting a 27-11 advantage at the end of one quarter before posting a commanding 46-16 halftime lead at…
Penny For Your Thoughts by: Nancy Whitaker This year I played it smart and got a pneumonia and a flu shot. (And yes I got my Covids) I thought I was all set for the cold winds of winter, but I found out about a week ago that there are other ailments which are “such…
“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 Protective, Political … or Practical All over middle America (and the world) people are dealing with issues about wearing a mask during the pandemic. Many feel it is a…
The United Way of Van Wert County has awarded a $500 New Initiative Grant to the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center (WBESC). The WBESC is going to host an evening program in March to recognize the students from Paulding and Van Wert counties that are selected as their district’s representative for the Franklin B. Walter…
By: Reporter, Carter Manz On Thursday, January 22th, 5 members of the Paulding FFA officer team attended the annual FFA Leadership Summit at Huntington University. When they arrived they took a tour of Huntington’s campus. Then they were first greeted by Mr. Nate Perry, coordinator of Ag Operations at Huntington, who discussed his hopes for…
