Jerry Stanford

Jerry Stanford

Defiance County Grand Jury

Defiance County Prosecuting Attorney, Morris J. Murray, has released the following information regarding recent Indictments returned by a Defiance County Grand Jury on April 8, 2025. Four individuals were indicted for Non-Support of Dependents, representing a total of over $100,000 in unpaid Child Support.

NSCC Foundation awards over $900,000 in Foundation scholarships

ARCHBOLD, Ohio – On Thursday, April 10, the Northwest State Community College Foundation proudly awarded a record 440 scholarships worth in excess of $900,000 to students from the region. The event theme was “Unlock Students’ Possibilities,” and it spotlighted scholarship recipients, donors and the community as well.

New agricultural research

Recent soybean research by Dr. Rafiq Islam, Ohio State University shows benefits from using sulfur fertilization and small doses of aspirin or salicylic acid (SA, a fulvic acid) to increase soybean yields. Soybeans are planted on about 86.5 million USA acres. Yearly increases in soybean yields have been flat and with lower prices, farmers are looking for ways to get higher yields. Hot weather, drought, flooding and other environmental issues have caused soybean yields to stagnate.

Question, Persuade, Refer Training to be held May 1

Coffee & Dessert Parent—professional “Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training”, will be held Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 4:30p.m. - 6:30 p.m., at the Paulding County Fairgrounds Extension building, 503 Fairground Drive, Paulding, This QPR training will be presented by Sarah Noggle, QPR Certified Instructor, OSU Extension Office.