Panthers open GMC play with win over WT

HAVILAND – In a battle of Paulding County rivals to open the Green Meadows Conference volleyball season, it was visiting Paulding who rebounded from an opening- set loss for a four-set victory over Wayne Trace Tuesday night.

How to keep teachers from leaving their jobs

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.

2024 Corn Maze opens in Paulding County

OAKWOOD – A staple Paulding County venue for outdoor activities held a kickoff event here to introduce their fall line-up on Saturday. Paulding County Economic Development hosted a ribbon cutting for Auglaize Canoe & Kayak, on the Weller Farm, to unveil their two new corn mazes and many other events and opportunities for the 2024 fall season. The big attraction is the nine-acre corn maze. This year the maze will be patterned for the logo of “Limitless” in Paulding.

Panthers stay unbeaten with football triumph over Jefferson

PAULDING — Paulding used strong defense to move to 3-0 on the 2024 football season with a 27-2 victory over Jefferson Friday night at Keysor Field. “We struggled offensively again,” Wildcat head coach Allan Pohlman began.

May-Seibert Engagement

Nathaniel May and Michelle Seibert are happy to announce their engagement. Both live in Oakwood.

How I remember 9-11

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.

After-sizzle summer

This is a past Nature Notes from September 1, 2021. Well, here we are, at the end of summer already, with fall knocking on the door.

Tips for planting small grains

Local farmers had excellent wheat yields this year and with higher wheat prices, wheat can be a profitable enterprise. The war with Russia and Ukraine continues to keep wheat prices higher than normal. For crop rotation purposes, adding wheat may reduce weed populations and some diseases. If wheat is planted and harvested in a timely manner, it is possible to double crop soybeans or grow a cover crop. Farmers also have the option of baling straw as another enterprise. Wheat and other small grain crops like barley, cereal rye, oats all have some possibilities for expanding the crop rotation and giving an alternative crop to harvest.

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