First Communion & Etiquette Dinner at St. John Lutheran Church

St John Lutheran Church, 812 East High Street, Hicksville held First Communion for the class. Those receiving their First Communion…

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Author Will Speak on ‘Paulding County Murders’

John Paulding Historical Museum will host a general meeting and special program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28. The guest…

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Butterfly Release at Ann's Bright Beginnings

Ann’s Bright Beginnings preschoolers recently ordered caterpillars from California. We watched them grow and grow and GROW until they formed…

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Paulding Junior High School April Positive Panthers

Each month Paulding Junior High School teachers select one Positive Panther per grade level. These students are recognized for the positive character traits they exhibit as…

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Paulding Junior High School April Students of the Month

Each month Paulding Junior High School teachers select one Student of the Month per grade level. These students are recognized for being some of the top…

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USDA Announces National Honey Board Appointments

by News Submissions • February 26, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the National Honey Board. Members and alternates newly appointed to serve three-year terms are: Douglas M. Hauke, Marshfield, Wis. (Producer Member) Mark A. Jensen, Power, Mont. (Producer Alternate) Tim Burleson, Waxahachie, Texas (First Handler Alternate) Gregory Brekke Olsen, Chaska, Minn. (Importer-Handler Member)…

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Stan’s Ramblings

by Stan Jordan • February 26, 2018

THE TRI-STATE AREA By: Stan Jordan If you have been reading my columns, you have noticed that I refer to this area as the Tri-State area. All the way south of the Michigan-Ohio line, through Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert and Mercer. Mercer readers will pick up the West Bend News in that huge Walmart…

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Local Up and Comer “The Voice” Star to Debut at Niswonger

by News Submissions • February 25, 2018

There have been a number of stars from the small screen that have made their way through Van Wert, but not many of them grew up just across the Ohio-Indiana border. As the most recent Runner-up on NBC’s hit vocal competition “The Voice,” the HD Foundation is proud to present Addison Agen for a special…

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USDA Helped Improve Essential Services for 7 Million Rural Residents in 2017

by News Submissions • February 25, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that USDA invested in nearly 400 projects to provide essential services for more than 7 million people in rural areas across the country in Fiscal Year 2017. “Partnering with our small towns and cities to support essential services that rural residents need is one way USDA is facilitating prosperity in…

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Get The Edge @ Vantage Come to Open House

by News Submissions • February 25, 2018

You are invited to the Vantage Open House on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. High school juniors and seniors can choose to enroll in one of 17 different programs in the areas of manufacturing, transportation, construction trades, business, and health and human services. All of the career technical labs will be…

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The “Dirt” on Soil

by News Submissions • February 24, 2018

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist So you walk on soil every single day, but how much do you really know about it? How does it form? What does it need to form? How do nutrients get in the soil? These are just a few questions that you likely have but there is so much more…

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