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🌱 Which Paulding Panthers ranked among northwest Ohio’s softball stat leaders?
Paulding, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Paulding! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Paulding Panthers ranked among northwest Ohio’s softball stat leaders?
- Paulding Township to be final resting place for Charles “Chuck” Benard
Also on today's calendar: Moms Celebration Of Life and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun mixing with clouds; warm, temps: high: 87, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2026 Final Softball Season Statistics/Standings (crescent-news.com) — Paulding softball fans can celebrate a strong 17-6 season, with the Panthers finishing 4-3 in Green Meadows Conference play and several players among the area’s statistical leaders. Local standouts like Mariah Klopfenstein, Luci Martinez, Civil Pumphrey, Madison Clark, and pitcher Tia Mendez appear throughout the batting, power, and pitching categories in these final 2026 season stats. 
• Charles R. 'Charlie/Chuck' Benard (westbendnews.net) — Paulding-area readers are saying goodbye to Charles “Chuck” Benard, 65, whose inurnment will be in St. Paul Cemetery in Paulding Township after private family services. The longtime maintenance worker, NASCAR fan, and music lover died at home in Grover Hill, leaving behind children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who invite friends to share condolences online or send tributes to his daughter in Defiance.
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June 27 Volunteer Stewardship Day →
Forrest Woods Nature Preserve, Township Hwy T-192, Cecil
9:30 am
Saturday June 27
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Other local events
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Paulding County Historic Veterans w/Mark Holtsberry
Paulding County Carnegie Library Cooper Community Branch Library, 206 N 1st St, Oakwood, OH 4587
5:30 pm -
Adult/Teen Craft Day
Paulding County Carnegie Library 205 South Main Street, Paulding, OH 45879
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Paulding Co. Library System Closed: Juneteenth Holiday
Paulding County Carnegie Library 205 South Main Street, Paulding, OH 45879 -
Moms Celebration Of Life →
Payne Community Park, Payne
12:00 pm
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Friday June 19
Saturday June 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Relay For Life of Defiance County →
Glenn Park of Defiance, 2429 William A. Diehl Ct, Defiance
6:00 pm -
ACT Testing
Defiance City DHS
7:40 am -
Hey Man You Matter →
Broughton Nature and Wildlife Education Area, 615 OH-821, Marietta
11:00 am -
Guns N Roses Tribute with Use Your Illusion →
The Crick Entertainment Center, 211 Carpenter Rd, Defiance
7:30 pm -
Paulding County Historic Veterans w/Mark Holtsberry
Paulding County Carnegie Library Cooper Community Branch Library, 206 N 1st St, Oakwood, OH 4587
5:30 pm -
Adult/Teen Craft Day
Paulding County Carnegie Library 205 South Main Street, Paulding, OH 45879
11:00 am -
Dino Art Series →
Defiance Public Library, 320 Fort St, Defiance
1:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Paulding. Apply here.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Cashier in Defiance. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paulding here.
🗞 Nearby News
Antwerp
- Sr. Julaine Meyer recently celebrates 70-year jubilee, renews vows (crescent-news.com)
- Paulding County Courthouse: 11 June 2026 (crescent-news.com)
Defiance
- Clemency as justice: Why mercy still matters in Ohio capital cases (ohiocapitaljournal.com)
- Trump Isn't Giving Up on His Slush Fund (allusanewshub.com)
- "Make America Hated Again:" 9 out of 10 Europeans don't see U.S. as an ally. (defiance.news)
Van Wert
- Players named for Lincoln Hwy. Classic « The VW independent (thevwindependent.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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