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On Feb. 28, the PC Tigers rolled into Van Wert to take on the Div. I Van Wert team. Coach Holtsberry was concerned about this Van Wert team as he has never beaten this team. But, he felt that the Tigers had to keep the game close in order to have a cha...
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By STEVE MAJOR
Sportswriter
NAPOLEON – Last Friday night’s match-up between league rivals Antwerp and Edgerton for a Division IV District title figured to be a dogfight and it was. The game came down to the final minute, and unfortunately for the...
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{jcomments off}By BILL SHERRY
Correspondent
The Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education met in regular session Monday, March 14 with all board members present. There were a total of 34 people present for the meeting.
Following the meeting op...
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? WHAT: Health, Industry and Business Fair
? WHEN: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 23
? WHERE: County Extension Building at the fairgrounds
? WHO: Sponsored by the Paulding County Senior Center in cooperation with other agencies
? ADMISSION: Free
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By DENISE GEBERS
Progress Staff Writer
Paulding Chamber of Commerce and the Paulding County Office of Economic Development are venturing into uncharted territory this spring.
The two are working together to host a free small business seminar Thursd...
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By Jim Langham
At Kirsten’s baptism a couple of weeks ago, several people reflected about how much our granddaughter looks like our oldest daughter, Julie, who has, at times, carried somewhat of the look of my mother, aka the Hirschy side of our fam...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
The Martins, Jennifer and Allan, live in Payne and have an interesting household, which includes sons Parker and Hunter. Jennifer keeps the place in a state of change by her additions to it of all sorts of creatures such as birds, ...
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By Nancy Whitaker
I JUST DON’T KNOW
Everyday we have to make some type of a decision. First of all, we have to decide if we even want to get up in the morning. I am always glad that I can get up, crawl out of bed and then if nothing aches, I know I...
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By STEVE MAJOR
Sportswriter
ANTWERP – Every kid who has played backyard basketball has pretended hitting a last second shot to win the big game. Well, last week at the Hicksville Division IV Sectional finals, Dustin Hitzeman lived that dream.
The...
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By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
DEFIANCE – It was a happy Panther team surrounded by celebrating fans at Defiance on Friday night as the local squad ended a nine-year dry spell by capturing the Division III sectional title with a 35-24 win over Tinora....
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Submitted by
Dianna Clemens
COLUMBUS – Where can you find the best wrestling extravaganza in Ohio? Only at the state tournament, held at the Jerome Schottenetein Center in Columbus. Here you will see the very best that Ohio has to offer.
Wrestler...
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By NANCY WHITAKER
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING – An announcement was made Friday night at the Paulding Chamber of Commerce annual banquet that means good news for John Paulding Days.
Kim Ousley, director of the Delphos Canal Days Scholarship pr...
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By STEVE MAJOR
Sportswriter
COLUMBUS – The Joe Sports Fan Tour has been to Cincinnati Reds baseball and Ohio State football. The next logical stop was obviously basketball. So recently I loaded up my note book and camera and headed for Columbus to t...
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By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
Benjean “Straydog” runs to the arms of Georgia Dyson when she is afforded the opportunity from her pen at the Paulding County Animal Shelter these days. So do most of the other seven dogs currently living in the pe...
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By Jim Langham
Two weeks before my special lifelong friend, Meredith Sprunger, passed away, we attended a gospel music concert together in the country outside of Bluffton, Ind. When we walked to our cars, we stood and talked for over an hour. ... but ...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
A child’s perspective is different from that of a parent, a fact those who have children will verify at once. Terry reports this exchange with her son. “My 4-year-old rarely admits to having done something wrong. I asked him, ...
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By Nancy Whitaker
NO BIG HAIRY DEAL
I see so many guys, young and old, who are really self-conscious about thinning locks. Sometimes guys will take a couple of hairs, let them grow long and spread them across the top of their head.
Perhaps a man be...
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Submitted by
Dianna Clemens
How does it feel when the final whistle blows, your arm is raised and you are on your way to state? “Awesome, just awesome,” said Kameran Clemens. Laughing, he added, “I almost ran off the mat before they raised my h...
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By KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
PAULDING – In what may have been one of their best performances of the season, the Wayne Trace Lady Raiders moved to 21-0 on the season with a 72-41 rout of Continental in Division IV girls sectional basketball ...
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By STEVE MAJOR
Sportswriter
ANTWERP – The Lady Archers captured their first sectional title since 1998 by outlasting Edon, 30-24, last Saturday night in Bryan.
Antwerp advances to the Archbold Districts to face Pettisville in the semifinals at 6:15...
