Dear Editor: Imagine calling your pharmacy to renew two prescriptions and being told that the pharmacy cannot afford to renew your prescription that is not generic! Are you wondering why Paulding County lost two local pharmacies in the last month?
There’s never been a more stressful time to be a teacher. I say that as someone who worked in K-12 schools for more than 20 years, first as a teacher and then as a principal.
Dear Divine Mercy Parishioners and Friends, We want to share with you the latest progress regarding the status for Saint John the Baptist (SJTB) Church, Divine Mercy Parish, in Payne. As stated before, the Dicastery, in response to our previous recourse, ruled that the Bishop made no errors and confirmed the 16 October 2023 Decree of Relegation, allowing the closing to proceed.
On September 11, 2001, I was preparing to start my career , but that, as everything else that day stopped. How I remember the day is as confusion among the haste of preparing for the debut of a new book.
Everyone should be able to find a good-paying, rewarding job – regardless of whether or not you have a 4-year degree. We have world-class universities in Ohio, that everyone should have the opportunity to go to if they want.
So we were shopping and my loving wife found herself suddenly outnumbered. The two employees that just took our money revealed that they both collected comics. We were bonding, these two, myself, and my daughter that I’m doing my best to carry on the traditions of nerdom. My wife related how I used to own enough boxes of comics to build furniture with them. She then related that she finds it absurd that I’ll buy bagged and boarded comic books and proceed to immediately rebag and board them with my preferred supplies. The two employees completely understood... why I would do that.
As Ohio students prepare for the new school year, mental health experts are highlighting the importance of belonging in the classroom. A national poll from the Kids Mental Health Foundation revealed nearly half of parents are concerned excessive screen time might be preventing kids from forming meaningful connections at school.
On behalf of Paulding EMS, we want to say a special “Thank You” to McDonald’s for generously donating breakfast sandwiches to all of us who were working at the fire in Paulding on Sunday, September 1st. That act of kindness was appreciated by our Paulding Firefighters, Antwerp Firefighters, Payne Firefighters, Paulding EMS, Deputies and Police on scene, and our Dispatchers working at the Sheriff’s Office. The extra boost of nutrition and kindness is what we all needed to keep working until the job was done. There are many benefits to living in a small community and this is certainly one of them!
August is Water Quality Awareness Month, and as a dairy farmer, I am proud of the sustainability advancements being made by Ohio’s agricultural community, as well as those on my own farms, GreenTop Acres.
We’ve forgotten the meaning of many holidays, and for traditionally religious celebrations like Christmas, Easter and even St. Patrick’s Day, it’s important to take time to acknowledge the origins and special meaning of the holiday. Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day both rightfully deserve to have their purpose properly acknowledged. However, one holiday with origins that seem most often forgotten is Labor Day, the unofficial end of Summer.