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Volume 141 No. 4, Paulding, Ohio

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Former
probation
services
director
indicted

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I grew up here and went to church
here, commented committee member
Carol Razo. For a while I went off to college and got out of the habit of coming. I
came back when we got married and had
children. I brought them back to church
here. It is the only church I have been a
part of.
Pastor Dave Meriwether said that he
came to the church in 1991. It was his first
pastorate and he was intending to stay up
to 10 years. Since that time, said Meriwether, he has fallen in love with Paulding
and his children have grown here. He has
developed a strong relationship with the
church and community.
Barb and Stan Searing moved to Paulding in 1982. We were immediately impressed with the warmth and friendliness

COLUMBUS An Auditor of State partnership with

Paulding County law enforcement led to the indictment of
former director of Probation
Services Emily Munger. She
was indicted on one charge of
theft in office and one charge
of tampering with records.
A probation officer is in
a position of authority and
should set the bar high for
those attempting to turn their
lives around, said Ohio Auditor of State David Yost in a
media release issued Monday.
Instead, this official abused
the publics trust.
In June, County Court Judge
Suzanne S. Rister discovered
that funds were missing from
the Paulding County Probation
Office and contacted Sheriff
Jason Landers and Prosecutor
Joseph Burkard. The Auditor
of States Public Integrity Assurance Team was called in to
conduct audit and investigative
work.
I thank the efforts of Sheriff
Jason Landers as well as Prosecutor Joseph Burkard. Their
experience and knowledge
about the available resources of the Auditor of State and
its Public Integrity Assurance
Team was extremely helpful,
Judge Suzanne S. Rister said.
The sheriff and the prosecutor and their staff have been
so valuable to us at the Paulding County Court. The State
Auditors staff has also assist-

See CHURCH, page 2A

See INDICTED, page 2A

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Lunch & Learn

PAULDING Paulding
Chamber of Commerces first
Lunch and Learn of the fall
season will be Tuesday, Sept.
29. The speaker will be Mike
Walton who will be presenting on Hiring and Firing.
Lunch and Learns are
held from noon-1 p.m. at the
Paulding Carnegie Library.

Jim Langham/Paulding County Progress

Members of the anniversary committee for the First Presbyterian Church in Paulding recently met to finalize plans for Sept. 27. They
are, seated from left Pastor Dave Meriwether, Jane Nice,Jeff Summers; back row Barb Searing, Sue Crossland and Carol Razo.

Presbyterians celebrating 140 years

By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING The First Presbyterian
Church of Paulding is celebrating its 140th
anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 27. On that
day, members of the yellow brick church
on the corner of Cherry and Caroline
Streets plan to look back at their history
and ahead to their future.
At the 10:30 a.m. worship service, the
congregation will honor its 14 50-year
members.
After the service, a catered lunch will be
served in the churchs fellowship hall.
The committee that has organized the
event expects and encourages lots of visitors. Part homecoming and part outreach
is how they envision the celebration.
Each member of the congregation was
given a pack of postcards to invite people
they know to come, says Jane Nice, one
of the organizers. It is an opportunity for

people who previously attended to come

back, or for someone who has never been
to church to come for a day of fun activities.
Besides the food and fellowship, there
will be a photo scavenger hunt, a game
of identifying past members, and cake, of
course.
The theme, Streams of Living Water, describes the ever-changing body
of Christ. The original handful of members that founded the church in 1875 are
long gone, but as long-time member and
newspaper editor J.R. Ross wrote in 1935,
many have come to its banks, drank, and
been refreshed.
Fifty-year members being honored include Frieda Good, Betty St. John, Judy
Robinson, Terry Buehler, Phyllis Crossland, Jerry DeLong, Kenny Robinson,
Becky Hurtig, Cara Lou Strahley, Paul
Punches, Cleo Zeigler, Brenda DeLong,

Cowboy gun trick

results in gunshot
wound, warrants
By DENISE GEBERS
Progress Staff Writers
PAULDING Warrants have
been issued for two people following an incident in Payne last week.
J. Tucker Harman, 26, of Bryan,
and Mariah Beedle, 23, of Rockville, Ind., are being sought on several local charges plus out-of-state
violations.
Deputies responded to a call
from Paulding County Hospital
emergency room at 2:45 p.m. on
Tuesday, Sept. 8. They were told
a man was being treated for an
apparent self-inflicted gunshot
wound to the abdomen.
It was discovered that Harman is
wanted on a nationwide pickup order issued by the Parole Board Authority in Indianapolis for a parole
violation. As he was transferred to
Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne,

NEW CROSS SIGN A new cross sign is quickly nearing completion. The Get Right With God Cross Committee is
working on a sign the same size as an old cross sign placed about 1966 on old U.S. 24 near Vagabond Village truck stop.
Fred Merritt (left) is designing and constructing the cross, which will be placed on property provided by Kenny Simpson
(right) and his wife, Dee, on U.S. 127 north of Paulding. Jack Fetter, who is leading the project, said hundreds of motorists
will see the new sign every day. Josh Sinn is doing the aluminum work to protect the frame, and Jeremy Moore is working
on the hill on which the cross will be erected. Plastic for the lettering was obtained from Spartech in Paulding. Fetter said
financial support from the public has been very good.

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were notified of the situation.
He left the hospital before Indiana law enforcement arrived.
His companion, Beedle, gave a
false name when she spoke with
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There are now local charges for
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Harman told authorities he
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