The Green Meadows Conference is proud to announce the All-Conference selections and Players of the Year for Football for the 2021 season OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: K.P. Delarber (12) Tinora DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Baeden Hancock (12) Tinora FIRST TEAM: Offensive Ends – Jagger Landers (12) Antwerp; Jackson Bergman (12) Hicksville; Cole Commisso…
PAULDING, OH: John Straka, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at his residence in Paulding, OH. John was born on January 8, 1931 to the late Joseph and Anna (Langel) Straka. On October 9, 1954, he married Maxine Fellers, who survives. For 22 years, John worked for Doty Lithograph before it became…
FLORIDA, OH: Former Paulding County resident, Ruth A. Whitman-Andrew, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at The Gardens of Paulding. Ruth was born July 4, 1943 to the late Alonzo and Ruth (Adams) Golliver. She was a bus driver for Wayne Trace Schools for 15 years as well as for Tinora, Ayresville,…
The hotly contested seats in the elections from around the county finally come to their conclusion. The Paulding County Board of Elections released their unofficial tallies last night. See the results here:
By: Nancy Whitaker Since my residence is now in Van Wert, there is a couple of reasons why I like attending VWHS sports. First of all I was lucky enough to have two granddaughters be high school cheerleaders and the second is that this is my alma mater. I always get sentimental when going…
By: Dr. James Bachman Dear Parson, Can America be saved from destruction? Yes, especially if we do what…
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On Wednesday, October 13th, the Paulding FFA Chapter had 19 members travel around Paulding County feeding the farmers in the fields. The chapter first started doing service project three years ago and it’s one of our favorite projects to do each year. The chapter found that it was a…
“All Aboard the JPHS Christmas Train” is the theme for this year’s John Paulding Historical Society’s Festival of Trees, which begins Friday, Nov. 5. “The festival is our largest fundraiser for the museum,” says event chairman Eileen Kochensparger, “and with COVID ceasing all activities last year, it is hoped that with your help we can…
The Paulding County Carnegie Library Children’s Room will be hosting their annual “Fall Party” on Thursday October 28. The event will be from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Come dressed in your favorite costume. The Children’s room will have games, candy, and crafts available. Drive through option is also available, just call ahead!!!! Don’t miss our…
The high school volleyball season came to a close for the Paulding Lady Panthers on Wednesday as the maroon and white fell in straight sets to host Tinora in Division III sectional final action. The green and white posted a 25-14 win in the opening set before following that up with a 25-15 victory in…
PAULDING – Glenn M. Bakle, 62, of Paulding, ran to meet Jesus on the streets of gold at 11:14 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft Wayne, IN. He was born May 31, 1959 in Defiance to the late Vaughn and Ottillia (Johanns) Bakle. On June 21, 1980 he married Veronica…
Last summer the Bargain Bin of Paulding County, Inc. gathered up individual Christmas cards that come in through donations and questioned as to what to do with them. It’s a known fact that people just don’t send cards anymore. A member of the Bargain Bin, Eileen Kochensparger took on the challenge of finding a home…
The Paulding County Opportunity Center (PCOC), and the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center (WBESC), will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, October 26th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Both entities are now located in what is commonly referred to as the Parc Lane Training Center building at 900 Fairground Drive. The Paulding…
