PUTNAM COUNTY — It’s another busy week for Putnam County athletic teams as they continue to prepare for their seasons or begin their 2024 seasons. With golf teams in their first full week of their schedules, the Ottawa-Glandorf girls tennis will start their season this weekend.
Tthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is excited to announce two Ohio coastal projects will receive funds through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants. These projects have been selected to receive $3 million each in grant awards, coupled with a total of $13.6 million in matching funds.
FINDLAY — Leipsic’s return to the Blanchard Valley Conference golf scene was a successful one Monday. In the first of three BVC tournaments the Vikings finished third with a score of 248 at the Findlay Country Club.
CELINA — Ottawa-Glandorf’s boys golf team started the 2024 season strong Friday with a second place finish at the Celina Invitational. The Titans finished as the runner-up with a 325 team score as Liberty-Benton won the invitational with a 320 at the Celina Lynx Course.
July 29 Criminal Derek M. Showalter, 41, Paulding, charged with drug abuse/possession and domestic violence, both felonies, bound over to common pleas court.
Incidents July 28; sex related crimes reported in Leipsic. July 28; suspicious activity was reported in Ottawa.
Many mid- and late-season fungal plant diseases are showing up in lawns and gardens. These include lawn rust and powdery mildew. Have you walked across the lawn this week and noticed an orange powder on your shoes? Perhaps your mower is covered with a rusty-colored residue? Or perhaps your garden vegetables have a powdery white film on them? These are all signs of different fungi affecting plants this time of year.
Farmers pay a lot of money for nitrogen (N) fertilizer, especially on corn and wheat but also vegetable crops like tomatoes, pickles, melons, sweet corn, etc. Most N fertilizer is produced from 200 plants world wide using the Haber-Bosch process. Natural gas or coal is used with atmospheric N using high pressure and high temperatures. The coal or natural gas is a source of hydrogen while the atmosphere supplies the N to produce ammonia (NH3). About 96% of the N fertilizer is produced this way but it also has high greenhouse gas emissions, methane and carbon dioxide. The need for N fertilizer is currently about 100 billion tons per year.
OTTAWA — On July 15, Well Grounded Cafe, American Patriot Vanguard OH MC and Do-Right Motorcycle Club presented $300 to Challenged Champions Equestrian Center. The local business and two motorcycle clubs raised the money during their May Blessing of the Bikes event at the Ottawa Fairgrounds and donated it to the non-profit charitable corporation.