Ohio Department of Commerce Director David Goodman urges Paulding County residents to join in the 2011 Unclaimed Funds Treasure Hunt by checking the Progress today, April 20. By checking the newspaper advertisement, readers can find out if they are entitled to unclaimed funds turned over to the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds in the past year.

Unclaimed funds are money or the rights to money that have been dormant or forgotten. Some common examples include: dormant checking and savings accounts, forgotten rent and utility deposits, uncashed checks, undelivered stock certificates, and uncashed insurance policies.