The second annual Paulding County “Teacher Boot Camp” event completed here recently. This year twelve Paulding County educators participated in the program. The week culminated with required presentations by educators, to their peers. Educators were to share a lesson plan of how the information they learned touring and hearing from county businesses, will benefit their…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Brad Harsha, Financial Wellness Specialist at First Financial Bank as guest speaker at the July 28, 2022 club meeting. Brad came at the invitation of Natosha Mendoza (Paulding Branch Manager of First Financial Bank). The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was honored to have Sheriff…
Pictured is Marty Hunt VFW Post 5087 presenting a check for $1000 to Sheriff Jason Landers. This money is to start a fund for a new K9 to replace anyone of our older dogs. The VFW will be challenging other groups to assist with this project.
Listen in to the Paulding County Business Weekly program this week as we discuss the business side of the Paulding County Sheriff’s office with Sheriff Jason Landers. We cover a little of the history of the jail but get a better understanding of how funding the jail and bringing it back to Paulding County continues…
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…
Hicksville – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle injury crash that happened on June 12, 2021 at approximately 2:59 p.m. The crash occurred on SR 49, south of SR 249, in Milford Township, Defiance County, Ohio. A 1997 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by Jeremy E. Hughes, age 41 of Antwerp was traveling southbound…
Antwerp, Ohio—Tuesday, January 5, 2021, shortly after 5:00 p.m., a police chase began here when a deputy was dispatched to South Erie Street, Antwerp, Ohio, to assist a village police officer with searching a vehicle he had stopped for traffic violations. Once the deputy arrived on scene and officers approached the suspect vehicle, the suspect…
By: Stan Jordan This picture is from the Ted Mendez collection, and little Ted is in the arms of his mother, if you look close. This picture was taken in 1953. The photographer was standing on Cleveland Street and looking east. You can see the Old East Elevator that was torn down. Then also, you…
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program held its graduation for Paulding Elementary fifth graders on December 5, 2016. Each student was required to write an essay before they could graduate. D.A.R.E. program consist of 12 lessons and the essay gives the students a chance to reflect back on the lessons. Essays describe what they…
It’s been quite sometime since the “new” Sheriff Office and Jail was opened. This year after the general election there is a breath of fresh air at the local law enforcement facility in Paulding. Sheriff Jason Landers stated, “I felt it would prevail by a couple hundred votes. Never in my thoughts did I think…
By: Stan Jordan I visited the Paulding County Jail the other day, and I was impressed with the appearance, inside and out. It was very neat and well organized. Maybe I better slow up, that was the sheriff’s office that we visited. The incarceration area is well organized with double bunks and tables for 14…
