America 250-Ohio announces statewide grants for storytelling and education programs

COLUMBUS, OH - John Paulding VFW Post 587’s Battle Cross Monument for the Paulding Veterans Memorial in Paulding, Ohio received a $5,000 grant. The grant came from America 250-Ohio, the official state commission responsible for spearheading Ohio’s celebrations and commemorations around America’s semi-sesquicentennial in 2026,

Dr. Edna Preston, History Museum painting

‘Water’ is theme of History Museum’s art show

The Paulding County History Museum is excited to announce the theme for this year’s Celebration of Arts and Artists show. No one medium will be focused on this year, as in years past. Instead, all types of media by Paulding County artists are eligible for display. The exhibit will run from May 20 through June 24.

We’re moving!

For what seems like forever, 113 S. Williams St. has been the home of the newspaper that today is the Paulding Progress. This week, that has changed as we moved into a new office on the square in Paulding.

”Capitalism has left me behind”

Before I took this job, I worked a series of retail jobs. Over the years, I got pretty good at it, but when COVID-19 hit, things took a hit for me. Recently, my friend Herc, short for “Hercules” yet spelled in a more historically accurate way, confessed the same dilemma.

NSCC to host summer camps for students of all ages!

ARCHBOLD, Ohio – Northwest State Community College will host a series of hands-on summer STEM camps for learners of all ages, beginning on June 9 with Tinker Camp. The camp season will wrap up on July 16. This year’s summer camp subjects include many of Northwest State’s academic divisions, including Custom Training Solutions (CTS), Arts & Sciences and Nursing & Allied Health, and Business & Public Service. All camps will be hosted at the Archbold campus, and campers can expect fun, hands-on learning activities as part of their action-packed camps.

NSCC robotics team earns 7th place

ARCHBOLD, Ohio – The Northwest State Community College FIRST Robotics high school team 6181 (Cryptic Cyborgs) competed at the 2025 Buckeye Regional tournament held at Cleveland State University – Wolstein Center, April 3 through April 5, 2025.

Wayne Trace highlights STEAM Center engineering

Have you ever thought about or ever wondered what exciting things take place in the STEAM Center Engineering Classroom? If you don’t know, below are just a few examples of some of the amazing work the students have accomplished. If you would like more examples or want to know more stop in and talk with Mr. Stuart about the CTE Engineering Design Class.

Wayne Trace Track Invitational - Boys’ 100m hurdle

Raiders sweep WT Track Invite titles

HAVILAND – The Wayne Trace Raiders swept the team championships at the 48th annual Wayne Trace Track Invitational Thursday night at Raider Field.

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Alana Ruth Essex 1955-2025

OAKWOOD - Alana Ruth Essex left this earth on Thursday, April 17, 2025, after several years of living with incurable cancer. She resided at home south of Oakwood until her final few days. She was 70, born in Defiance, Ohio on February 9, 1955 as the only child of C.Garwood and D.Lois (Kinner) Morris.