What’s killing my trees?

Many planters and drills were rolling this week in Northern Ohio. Some had to stop due to rain, others found conditions were not quite right. Soon, everyone will be moving again so watch out for the increased road activity during this busy planting season.

Apaches nip Panthers

PAULDING – In Green Meadows Conference softball action Thursday evening, the Fairview Lady Apaches scored four times in the first and never looked back in recording an 8-6 win over Paulding.

Bulldogs rally in seventh to nip Archers

ANTWERP – The Edgerton Bulldogs overcame a three-run deficit in the top of the seventh inning to come from behind and post a 5-3 win over Antwerp in Green Meadows Conference softball action Tuesday evening.

Paulding boys earn runner-up finish at St. John’s Invitational

DELPHOS — The Paulding Panthers track and field teams turned in a strong effort at Saturday’s St. John’s Invitational. The boys placed second overall with 108 points, while the girls finished fifth with 28 points. Lincolnview won the boys’ title with 183 points, and St. John’s captured the girls’ crown with 186 points.

A Call for Compassion: Building Bridges, Not Walls

How has society become so polarized and judgmental? It often feels like we are divided into groups: Conservatives against Liberals, Traditionalists against Progressives, Rural against Urban, Isolationists against Globalists. These dividing walls are breeding a culture of mistrust and dislike for anyone or anything different. We fear the unknown and the uncomfortable, leading even those within the same groups to become divided, each intent on proving the other wrong. While no one seems to relish this division, we live it out every day.