Thank you, McDonald’s

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!

Building belonging: Prioritizing mental health in Ohio schools

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.

It’s a nerd thing, you wouldn’t understand

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.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

Sunday, August 25th 12:48 a.m. An accident was reported on Rd.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Antwerp Village David Krouse and Carol Krouse to David P. Krouse and Carol A.

COURT RECORDS

Traffic Docket Onga Zeng, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 74/60, $300 fine, $95 costs - CORRECTED Bria V. Hunter, Anderson, Indiana, driving under suspension, dismissed Bria V.

Athlete of the Week will be determined by Progress readers!

Starting in September, please support your local student athletes each week by voting for your favorite hometown sports stars. An online voting contest will collect nominations of students who had outstanding accomplishments in their sport the previous week. Please vote 1 time a day, every day. Winners will be determined by weekly voting results and the polls will be open each week. We are excited to have you, our loyal readers, partner with us to spotlight deserving high school athletes. More information will follow in the coming days and weeks on how and where to get your votes in. Thanks, as always, for your support.

Local schools get volleyball wins

All three Paulding County schools picked up victories in action last week as Antwerp, Paulding and Wayne Trace all recorded wins. In Antwerp, the Lady Archers held off visiting Montpelier for a five-set win over the Locomotives.

Runners stay busy on weekend

All three county schools saw cross country action over the weekend as teams took part in meets in Wood and Putnam Counties. Wayne Trace took part in the Mel Brodt High School Cross Country Invitational at Bowling Green State University On the boys side, Eli Treece led the Raiders with a time of 18:18.30 (80th) and Jaxson Cook posted a time of 20:11 (177th).