Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is proud to welcome full-time Member Service Representative Laura (Laurie) Ford to the team. Hired in late September, Laurie will be working up front and assisting members with inquires and service orders. Laurie and her husband, Gary, reside in Continental with their four dogs. With 17 years of experience as a…
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter It’s that time of year again, the Paulding FFA is starting their annual fruit event fundraiser. The event kicked off on Thursday, October 7th, and runs through Monday, November 1st. Members will have citrus fruit, nuts, Ohio apples, BBQ sauce, jerky and butter braids. This is one of the…
The Antwerp volleyball team recorded a four-set victory over county rival Paulding Tuesday night in Green Meadows Conference play. The Lady Panthers won the opening set 25-23 before Antwerp answered with consecutive 26-24 victories to take control of the match. The Lady Archers then wrapped up the night with a 25-16 win in game four.…
The Woodburn Christian Children’s Home Annual Auction is tomorrow, October 16. Everyone is invited to Woodlan High School to participate in this community event to raise funds and awareness for the community’s premiere tool for helping young people who have had a challenging childhood. The event takes place at Woodlan High school starting at 4:00…
Announcement has been made of the upcoming wedding of Holly Marie Ludwig, daughter of Eric and Sandy Ludwig, Grover Hill to Trevor Joseph Speiser, son of Landall and Christina Hinchcliff, Grover Hill and Ronald Speiser II, Oakwood. Holly, is a 2012 graduate of Wayne Trace High School and received her Bachelor of Science and Nursing…
On Homecoming Night at Keysor Field, the Antwerp Archers were anything but cordial visitors as the blue and white scored the game’s first 39 points and coasted to a 39-14 win over host Paulding Friday night in Green Meadows Conference football action. The Archers scored 19 first quarter points to break the game open early,…
Faith Meraz is a senior at Wayne Trace High School and has been named as a Commended Student in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students have placed among the top 50,000 students in the United States who took the PSAT. Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success. Faith…
By: Brenna Lake, Woodlan FFA Reporter During September, the Woodlan FFA collected brand new stuffed animals for the Milan Township Fire Department. We collected 25 animals for use by the Fire Department. In all of the trucks, there are many brand new stuffed animals for use by children at sites of fires or crashes. We were…
By: Carter Manz Paulding FFA Reporter On September 30th, Five Paulding FFA officers attended the Ohio Legislative Leadership Conference in Columbus at the State House. The members started off their morning by playing a game that taught about the Ohio government as well as interacting and meeting FFA members from around the state of Ohio.…
The Paulding County Republican Central Committee met on Thursday October 7 to appoint a new County Commissioner at the Black Swamp Center. “Jerry Zielke, Chairman said we had eleven outstanding individuals who submitted resumes. After much discussion the committee voted in open session and the majority winner was Michael L Weible who lives with his…
Jason Landers, Antwerp Football announcer, read the following before the football game on Friday evening as a tribute to Jessica Thornell, who tragically lost her life. “Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Antwerp Local Schools, I will ask you to join in a moment of silence in memory of Antwerp Freshman, Jess Thornell. This past…
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On Tuesday, September 21st, 24 Paulding FFA students attended the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio. There were hundreds of booths for the students to visit so they could learn more about the many different businesses in agriculture. There were also field demonstrations for the students to watch which…
