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CommunityNot For Profit
January 15, 2026 News Submissions

Caring & Sharing Food Panty Raised $5,700 from Siberian Solstice Christmas Concert

The Caring & Sharing Food Pantry raised more than $5,700 from a silent auction and fundraising concert by Siberian Solstice

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BusinessCommunityNot For Profit
January 14, 2026 News Submissions

Sarahs House Receives $2,543 Grant for Facility Upgrades

Congratulations to Sarahs House for receiving a $2,543 grant for floor and furniture upgrades, which have not been updated since

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CommunitySchool
January 14, 2026 News Submissions

Reading Buddies at Oakwood Elementary

Kindergarten kids love our Sixth Grade Reading Buddies! Both of Mr. Ellerbrock’s 6th grade reading classes come to read to

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BusinessCommunityNot For Profit
January 14, 2026 News Submissions

Benzing speaks to Kiwanis

The Kiwanis Club recently welcomed Jenna Benzing as its weekly guest speaker. Benzing was featured as a Chamber Spotlight and

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CommunityNot For Profit
January 13, 2026 News Submissions

Cecil Council Donates $1000 to The Kitty Hope Foundation

Since its launch just one year ago in January 2025, The Kitty Hope Foundation has successfully facilitated the spaying and

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Community
January 13, 2026 News Submissions

Structure Fire at 241 Ruth Ann Drive, Defiance Ohio 43512

On January 13th, 2026, the Defiance Fire and Rescue Division was dispatched to 241 Ruth Ann Drive for a reported

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CommunitySchool
January 13, 2026 News Submissions

Cooper Farms Grant Awarded to the Paulding Band

This past fall, the Cooper Family Foundation awarded a generous $4,000 grant to the Paulding Band Program. Thanks to this

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CommunityNot For Profit
January 13, 2026 News Submissions

NOCAC Receives $4,962 Grant to Support Rent Ready Program

Congratulations to Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission for receiving a $4,962 grant during the Defiance Area Foundation’s (DAF) fall 2025 grant

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CommunitySchool
January 12, 2026 News Submissions

Donation Supports Much-Needed Bleacher Upgrades at Paulding High School

Dianne Cooper presented a monetary donation towards the replacement cost of the bleachers in the Paulding High School gymnasium. The

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ColumnsMark Holtsberry
January 12, 2026 News Submissions

Military History in Paulding County 

By: Mark Holtsberry Riley Finley Ennis (part 2) After Pearl Harbor was bombed, the United States Army was looking to

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ColumnsPennies for Your Thoughts
January 11, 2026 News Submissions

LET’S GO TO THE COLONIAL CLUB OF NEW YORK, DATE: March 14, 1900

Penny For Your Thoughts By:Nancy Whitaker Let’s take a trip back to New York City to the 1900s where the city is

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ChurchesColumns
January 11, 2026 News Submissions

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

2 Corinthians 5:17-19 (NIV) states:  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone,

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Columns
January 10, 2026 News Submissions

Leo High-Lights

January 1940 edition. The first grade is building a farm in the sandbox in their room. Each student must make

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