Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced $23 million has been awarded to support local and statewide initiatives to improve traffic safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities. Paulding County Sheriff’s Office has been approved for $33,758.46 for fiscal year running October 1, 2021 thru September 30, 2022. To save lives and improve the quality of life for our…
Seth Baker, CEO of The Van Wert County Foundation, is pleased to announce grant funding support in the amount of $25,000.00 for a new public safety program in our community; Project Lifesaver. Kevin Mathews, Director of the Council on Aging, applied for the grant in cooperation with the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department. Project Lifesaver…
Nips and Snips of Paulding County, Inc. recently received a grant in the amount of $500.00. The purpose of the grant is to cover costs of necessary expenses associated with the organization’s purpose, including cat food, medications, and supplies for care. Volunteers are needed. Please call 419-263-2563 if interested.
Reid Stoller, on behalf of the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program, was in attendance at Wayne Trace High School during half-time of the Saturday night, December 22 basketball game. Also in attendance was Wayne Trace administration, teachers, and students, as well as some of the farmers that nominated Wayne Trace to receive the grant.…
Two Antwerp students attended the Ohio Association of Student Council’s summer leadership workshop at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio. Hailey Grant and Kiera Reyes both attended the summer workshop from July 22-26. Hailey and Kiera each received scholarships to attend and were the first students from Antwerp to attend an OASC summer workshop. Summer Leadership…
The Hicksville Knights of Columbus Foundation have granted $3250 to The St. Mary’s School in Edgerton Ohio for the purchase of Smartboard technology.
Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op recently donated over $11,500 to several local organizations through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up. Operation Round Up is a program that allows members to round their monthly electric bill up to the next dollar. The extra pennies added to Operation Round Up are used to help fund local organizations…
Competitive RECLAIM & House Bill 153 Grants will Support New Services for Paulding County Youth Paulding County Juvenile Court Judge Michael Wehrkamp announced the Juvenile Court has been awarded two competitive grants totaling $193,348 from the Ohio Department of YouthServices, the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. The grants will support new programming…
The 2017 Antwerp Homecoming Court was as follows: Prince & Princess: Hayden Grant & Quinne Bradbury Freshmen: Hunter Grant & Morgan Boesch Sophomores: Chase Friend & Tabitha Jones Juniors: Brett Fulk & Chelsea Johanns Seniors: Noah Cline & Rachel Williamson Seniors: Brandon Laney & Kortney Smith Seniors: Christian Huss & Madeline Brinneman King & Queen:…
Payne Fire Chief Leroy Anderson taking possession of the 16 Scott SCBA and Mask, from Terry Schaffer of Warren Fire Equipment. This purchase was made possible from the FEMA Grant the Payne Fire Department received in the amount of 101,620.00. The balance of the FEMA Grant will be used to purchase Turnout Gear.
The Precision Machining, Electricity, and Industrial Mechanics programs at Vantage recently received the news that they were awarded an Ohio Straight A Grant for $500,000 through the Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC) which is housed at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion. These grant monies will be used to supplement the two programmable…
In an effort to be prepared to seek federal funds, the City of Woodburn will be conducting community wide income surveys. The City of Woodburn is currently preparing itself to seek federal dollars for a Wastewater Improvement Project. The proposed project is to be paid in part with a grant from the Indiana Office of…
This school year the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the Antwerp Middle and High School Library a $3,500 grant to purchase almost 80 digital audiobooks that are available on a virtual bookshelf on the library’s website. Students can check out the audiobooks and listen to them from a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or Smartphone. Mrs. Kayla Bagley,…
