PAULDING - Luis Miguel Morales plead guilty in Paulding County Court on Tuesday, March 25 to four counts of sexual battery. This dismisses a May jury trial for multiple rape charges, domestic violence and child endangerment. Those charges could have seen Morales facing multiple life sentences.
The sun is shining brightly and the temperature is in the upper twenties. The wind makes it feel colder than that. Twenty-one years ago we moved from our Indiana home to our home here in Michigan in March. It was cold with snow on the ground that year (2004). It doesn’t seem possible that it has been that many years ago. Daughter Lovina was born three and a half weeks early and arrived before we were all unpacked. Son Kevin was born the next year completing our family of eight children. Life has brought many changes during those years.
As our part of the world wakes up from winter’s slumber, we see wonderful signs of it all around us. The plants, animals, birds, and insects make their presence known both visually, and in some cases, audibly. Their behavior changes as they transition into spring.
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ince I started this job almost two years ago, I have wanted to be certain that our readers get their money’s worth. The price of Progress isn’t too much compared with many other newspapers across the country, but the concern is always that for what you spend, you get enough that it seems worth it.
On Saturday, March 15th the Paulding FFA Chapter attended the first annual ag volleyball tournament at Miller City. This year’s tournament had six different chapters participate. The teams participating were Paulding, Wayne Trace, Leipsic, Ayersville, Old Fort and Miller City.
Bakers and candy makers from around Paulding County are making more than 50 types of handmade sweets to sell at a one-day-only pop-up shop on Thursday, April 10 to benefit the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry. The Sweet Shop will feature many varieties of chocolates and other candy, 20 types of cookies, an array of pies, yeast and sourdough breads, cinnamon rolls, cupcakes and more.
November 1991- As we went to church this morning, is it just a habit of going? Most people go to church on Sunday and some have the habit of going to church at other times. If anyone tells you religion is just a habit, we’d answer them that’s better to have that habit then not have it at all.
COLUMBUS - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement on the executive order by President Donald Trump regarding election integrity:
DEFIANCE – March 25, 2025 – Keller Logistics Group is proud to announce the expansion of Operation K.A.V.I.C. (Keller Assists Veterans in Crisis) to three additional counties in Ohio. Initially launched in Defiance County in 2015, Operation K.A.V.I.C. has provided over $350,000 in financial assistance to local veterans, their families, and surviving spouses. Now, this vital support will be available to veterans in Henry, Williams, and Paulding Counties through their respective Veterans Service Commissions.