On May 27, 2025, at 10:34 am Van Wert County Sheriff’s Deputies served a warrant on Ras Simba Tafari, age 46, of Haviland for a 4th-Degree Felony Charge of Aggravated Vehicular Assault from an incident that occurred in the City of Van Wert.
By JERRY STANFORD Editor jstanford@cherryroad.com LATTY TOWNSHIP – On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 12:48 A.M., Paulding County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a disturbance… Login to continue reading Login…
Concerned citizens, educators, parents, and students are invited to attend Funding Our Future . . . hosted at the Northwest Ohio ESC (NwOESC) on Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm (doors open to the public at 6:30). The event will focus on understanding the proposed state budget’s impact on public school funding and its potential effects on rural Ohio communities. This nonpartisan gathering is intended to inform community members about projected changes and provide clarity on how these adjustments may influence curriculum standards, teacher resources, and critical services for students, including IEPs and 504 plans.
VAN WERT – Central’s Educational & Charitable Foundation has announced its 2025 Scholarship Program recipients.
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Audrey Giesige of Paulding, was named to the Dean’s Honor List at Cedarville University for Spring 2025. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Paulding Exempted Village Schools held their annual staff appreciation breakfast on May 14, 2025. During the breakfast, eleven retirees were recognized and given a personalized crock, handcrafted by Sandy Dobbelaere.
At its statewide conference and Awards Celebration, the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), Ohio’s professional association for K-12 school librarians, will recognize the recipients of the 2025 READ On! Ohio Award for Children & Teens. The award celebrates enthusiastic readers nominated by school and public librarians in the following categories: primary (K-2); intermediate (3-5); middle (6-8); and high (9-12) and regions: SE, SW, NE, and NW. This year marks the eleventh year READ Onl Ohio has been awarded.
A new report showed programs serving domestic violence survivors in Ohio are stretched thin, with hundreds of people who need help being turned away due to lack of shelter.
Dr. Mark Kleffner is the 2025 recipient of the Ohio State University at Lima’s Violet I. Meek Town and Gown Award. Kleffner will receive his award at a ceremony scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the G. Gilbert Cloyd Commons on the lower level of Galvin Hall.
Ohio advocates said proposed federal cuts to SNAP could force the state to absorb hundreds of millions in costs, threatening food access for families, seniors, and veterans.