Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op (PPEC) CEO George Carter had the great honor of escorting three veterans to lay the wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C. on September 22, 2016. Carter was asked to do so, after Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op Employees raised over $160,000 for the Northeast Indiana Honor Flight…
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Paulding Putnam Electric Employees Raise Just Over $140,000 for Honor Flight!
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PPEC employees raised double the amount expected for the Honor Flight cause. Since January 2016, Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op (PPEC) Employees have been raising funds to sponsor an entire flight for Northeast Indiana’s Honor Flight Chapter. The cost to sponsor an entire flight averages anywhere from $65,000 to $70,000. PPEC decided to raise the funds…
Official Notice of Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op 2016 Annual Meeting
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Paulding Putnam Electric’s Annual Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 19th at Paulding Putnam Electric’s Headquarters in Paulding, Ohio located at 401 McDonald Pike. The Annual Meeting is a day of member appreciation and an opportunity to update cooperative members on important cooperative business. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. and the meeting will begin at…
MORE DONATIONS COME IN TO PPEC FOR HONOR FLIGHT
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“I am honored to receive this endorsement from President Obama and Vice President Biden, two leaders who share my strong dedication to fighting for the interests of working people and improving life for the middle class. President Obama and Vice President Biden have stood up for the priorities that matter to our hardworking families and…
Update on Honor Flight Fundraiser
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Paulding Putnam Electric Employees, along with the help of our members, local businesses, and community leaders have raised close to $30,000 so far to go toward the Honor Flight organization. The goal is to raise $70,000 to sponsor an entire Honor Flight out of the Northeast Indiana Chapter, which serves Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana.…
“Team Tina” Plans Benefit
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“Team Tina” Plans Benefit – October 10th  Tina Marie Herr is a beautiful strong woman, and a loving mother of four (Brock and Ashley Foor, Karissa Foor, Lance Foor, and Clay Herr) and grandmother of six. In November of 2010 Tina was diagnosed with breast cancer. After undergoing a mastectomy and lumpectomy, Tina had…
Local high school student, Maggie Wilson, participates in Youth Tour 2015
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The Youth Tour 2015 for Ohio and West Virginia is a group of 36 juniors and seniors from Ohio; and 2 juniors and seniors from West Virginia who are members of their local Cooperative Electric Companys. Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative is Maggie Wilson’s family’s co-op. The kids were scattered all across the state ranging from small…
Antwerp Broadcasting class receives Operation Round Up grant
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The broadcast program at Antwerp High School has received a grant from Operation Round Up through the Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative Trust. With money from the grant, broadcast students will visit North Canton’s Hoover High School Video Productions and Broadcast Journalism classes this fall. Hoover’s student-run NCCS TV-11 is a fully-operational television station that provides…
Paulding Putnam Electric Co-Op Members Donate Over $12,000
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For those not familiar with Operation Round Up, the idea is to give members the option of having their bills rounded up to the nearest dollar every month, with those extra few cents going to benefit people in need within the co-op’s service territory. Paulding Putnam began doing Operation Round Up in July 2010. Currently,…
New Law Firm Opens in Paulding
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North of the Courthouse in Paulding a satellite office of Putman Law Offices opened in Paulding this past week with a ribbon cutting. The event had people from all over the county watching the grand opening. Shaun Putman and Rachel Franklin, both attorneys at this office, also work in Van Wert. This office will…
Local youth participate in Electric Cooperative Youth Tour
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Megan Niese from Miller City High School and Maggie Wilson from Antwerp High School represented Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op in the 2015 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. The high school seniors-to-be gained a personal understanding of American history, their role as a citizen and insight to the important roles electric cooperatives play in…
Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op Makes Major Investment in Paulding County
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Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op (PPEC) is putting the finishing touches on upgrades to the electrical system that runs along Charloe Trail. The purpose of the four month project is to continue providing members reliable and quality electric service. “Just like anything else, if you don’t take care of something, age and weather elements begin to…
Long Range Transportation Planning Meeting set for May 18
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Maumee Valley Planning Organization (MVPO) is currently developing a long range transportation plan for the counties of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams. The plan is called Moving Together 2040 and the public is reminded that a draft of the plan is currently available for public review and comment. The draft has been posted on…
