MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Guy Fleming Heazlet was born November 30, 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska. Son of Perry, born March of 1851 in Ohio and Mary Eliza (White) Heazlet, born 1856 in Ohio. This couple was married October 25, 1881 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The Heazlet family moved to Paulding County in 1892.  By 1900, the…

Announcing Improv Comedy Theater At The Niswonger

Just Announced! Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, a night of pure improv comes to The Niswonger on Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. This Van Wert Live Fall feature is presented by Laing Family Dentistry: Drs. Kevin and Robert Laing. Broadway’s Next Hit Musical is New York City’s Award-Winning All-Improvised Comedy Show. Every song is fresh.…

Klopfenstein Votes in Favor of Historic Transportation Budget

The Ohio House of Representatives yesterday passed House Bill 23, the historic state transportation budget for fiscal years 2024-25, announced State Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland). One of the biggest wins was an amendment to raise the statutory limits on force accounts, which creates significant financial challenges for maintaining local roads and bridges. “Over the past…

Paulding Putnam Electric Awards $5,400 in Scholarships To 7 Local Seniors

Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) knows career preparation can be expensive. That’s why one of PPEC’s cooperative principles, “Education, Training, and Information,” aims to uplift the next generation of leaders and help them succeed through the co-op’s Children of Members Scholarship Program. First place: $1,000 Local senior Kayla Nartker of Kalida High School received top…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt People from all walks of life watch racing and participate in the sport. It seems natural that a mechanical engineer would take interest in racing and car designs, and, think of ways to make a car go faster but when you have two brothers, both in the same field of work, you…

Payne Elementary Students Of the Month

Payne Elementary is pleased to announce their February Students of the Month. They are (front row): Kameron Sunday, Paisley Schabbing, Ayla Praul, and Evelynn Pierce; (second row): Andrew Stoller, Kierston Ross, Sam Wilson, Sam Schabbing, Peyton Osbun, Faith Christener, and Caden Richardson; (third row): Jennifer Treece, Carson Blair, Zailee Johnson, Audrey Reuille, Kennedy Childs, and…