August 2024

New Tires Boost Yields

New tire technology has the ability to boost crop yields by 7%. Several recent articles in No-till Farmer outlined the benefits and few disadvantages of new tire technology. Most older farm equipment use standard bias tires inflated to 35 pounds per square inch (psi) but now standard radical tires (20 psi), increased flexion tires (16 psi), and very high flexion tires (VF, 12 psi) allow tires to flex which decreases soil compaction and improves yield while saving farmers money on labor and fuel.

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On the Farm and In the Garden: New Master Gardener Class Starts in September!

The OSU Extension office in Putnam County is excited to announce a New Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) training program beginning in March. Classes begin on September 23 and run through November 18, 2024. As a bonus this year, the Putnam County Master Gardeners are providing $25 scholarships for county residents to participate in the program at a reduced cost of $125.

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Real Estate Transfers

Jason Niese and Amy Niese, 5 acres Liberty Township, to Troy Csomos and Marisa Meyer Jeffrey Kaple, Lot 869 and Lot 870 Ottawa, to Keith Duling Kylie Donaldson and Michael Donaldson, 1.139 acres Palmer Township, to Max Oberley Roland John Burkhart, SEC 21 QQ NW COM PT NW4-490641500000 Pandora, to Northwest Ohio Rental LLC Jacquelyn Baxter, .85 acre Pleasant Township, to Abraham Donald Morman Gary Verhoff LE and Denise Verhoff LE, 1.019 acres, 1.808 acres and .88 acre Union Township, to JCB Verhoff LLC Trustees of The Ottawa River Christian Church, 1.204 acres and .5 acre Sugar Creek Township, to James Keith Kendall Jr Faith Missionary Baptist of Rushmore Ohio Inc, .32 acre and .41 acre Jennings Township, to Melmarie Skin Care Company Margaret Cleaves TR and Raymond Cleaves Living Trust, 1 acre Monroe Township, to Matthew Ball and Lisa Ball Anthony Lehman and Constance Lehman, Lot 1600 Ottawa, to Anthony Lehman TR, Constance Lehman TR and JC Lehman Family Trust Hunter Roethlisberger and Elizabeth Mormon NKA Elizabeth Roethlisberger, .89 acre Pleasant Township, to Janelle Gibson Fischbach, David TR and David Fischbach Living Trust, 13.56 acres 77.8 acres Monterey Township Rosella Sdao, Patricia Wilsey, John Sdao, Laura Sdao, Steven Sdao, Tracy Sdao, Michael Sdao, Catherine Sdao, Cory Williams, and Susan Williams, 1443A Gemstone Glen Subdivision Ottawa, to Austin Lammers and Lauren Lammers Gary Compton and Mary Diane Compton, Parcel 3 Schulte Subdivision Ottawa Township, to Jeremiah McCarty and Abigail McCarty Dean Stuckey, Debra Stuckey, Gary Stuckey, Sandra Stuckey, David Stuckey and Crissi Stuckey, 28.562 acres and 38 acres Monroe Township, to Boys in the Barn LLC Dennis Maurer and Carolyn Maurer, 7.981 acres Riley Township, to Aaron Baumgartner and Jennifer Baumgartner David Berg TR, Richard Berg TR and Bernard Berg Trust, Lot 26 and Lot 219 Leipsic, to Jaquelyn Y Andres Reyes and Manuel Aguilar Gordillo Katherine Trunzo TR and DCK Trust, Lot 18 Blackthorn Estates

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Common Pleas

Aug. 15 Jacob Langhals, 21, Ottawa, pleaded guilty to attempted illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance and attempted possessing criminal tools, both misdemeanors.

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