August 2024

Letter to the Editor

The Republican party has sunk to a new low. They have chosen to be their candidate for President of the United States a man who is: 1) A convicted felon (34 counts) 2) An adulterer (cheated on wife 1 with wife 2, then cheated on wife 2 with wife 3, and cheated on wife 3 with a porn star, claiming he never had sex with her, yet paid her $130,000.

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Reducing Farm Stress

Agriculture is going through a lot of farm stress lately with lower crop prices and high input prices. Several farmers recently commented how stressful they were about buying new equipment or farmland and how to pay for that with today’s prices? Sometimes it helps to know that you are not the only one going through it. Here are some tips for reducing farm stress so that you have a clear mind for making important farm decisions.

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Financing Resources for Small Businesses

Submitted Information On SEPTEMBER 24, the Putnam County CIC will host “Financing Resources for Small Businesses”, a free workshop featuring state, regional and local financing professionals who will share information on business financing, loans and grants to start a business, grow an existing business, renovate a building, save energy costs, or purchase technology, machinery/equipment. Presenters include JobsOhio, the Ohio Department of Development Entrepreneurship, Minority and Women Owned Business division, Small Business Development Center at Rhodes State College, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, CIFT Center for Innovative Food Technology, and Putnam County CIC.

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CG considers potential opportunity for affordable economic development financing

COLUMBUS GROVE - As special visitors to to the village at their last council meeting, Putnam County CIC Director Amy Sealts and Dana Clark, Business Development/Pace Administrator with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, informed the village council about an exciting opportunity for financing businesses in Putnam County, and that one potentially interested business was in Columbus Grove.

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Real Estate Transfers

Benjamin Worsowicz TR, Arnold Siebeneck Trust and Rose Siebeneck Trust, Lot 106 Columbus Grove, to Crystal Siebeneck Timothy Schumacher and Jenet Schumacher, 22.36 acres, 22.36 acres and .27 acre Riley Township, to Isaac Schumacher TR and TJ Schumacher Family Trust Cornelius Hohenbrink and Susan Hohenbrink AKA Sue Youngpeter, Lot 17 .59 acre Ottawa Township, to Cornelius Hohenbrink and Susan Hohenbrink Tina Marie Good and Brandon Good, .64 acre Parcel 1 and .031 Parcel 2 Jennings Township, to Ryan Hoersten and Lindsey Sellman Bruce Rusk and Andrea Rusk, Lot 98 and Lot 99 Ottoville, to Luke Kaiser and Heather Kaiser Steven Maag and Cynthia Maag AKA Cindy Maag, Lot 933 .332 acre Ottawa, to Amber Maag TR, Lauren Niese TR, Steven Maag Trust and Cynthia Maag Trust Morman Enterprises LLC, .651 acre and 4.353 acres Greensburg Township, to Anthony Morman and Kari Morman NASA Farms LLC, 1 acre Greensburg Township, to Sarah Wortkoetter and Justin Keiser David Vonalmen, 1.261 acres Sugar Creek Township, to Trevor Siefker Mark Myers and Mary Myers, 1.995 acres Jennings Township, to Mark Myers and Mary Myers Kenneth Bendele and Diane Bendele, 18 acres Monterey Township, to Kurt Bendele TR, Kenneth Bendele Trust and Diane Bendele Trust Kenneth Bendele and Diane Bendele, 33.992 acres and 40 acres Monterey Township, and Lot 29 and Lot 30 Fort Jennings, to KD Bendele Farms LLC Federico Martinez LE, Lot 291 and Lot 292 Columbus Grove, to Fredrick Joseph Martinez Rebecca Higginbotham, Lot 28 Columbus Grove, to Michael Heffner and Mary Heffner

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