Many who grew up in and around agriculture have heard the phrase, ‘knee high by the 4th of July’ and understand it’s a general predictor of how a corn stand is doing as it pertains to the calendar and typical summer growing weather.
LEIPSIC — Over the weekend, Leipsic Fishing & Hunting Club was the site of the R100, a national archery competition currently traveling to 16 states, some of them twice each year. After a hiatus in Ohio, Leipsic started hosting the tournament three years ago.
OTTAWA — At the opening ceremony of the Putnam County Fair Monday, 106.3’s The Big Kahuna introduced Chaplain Ken Wehri to provide the invocation, Allison Ellerbrock to sing the National Anthem, the Jr. Fair Board to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and 4-H pledge, and FFA members to recite the FFA Creed.
OTTAWA — On a bright and sunny Tuesday afternoon, along the cobblestones of East Third Street, stands a welcoming building offering aid to those in need. This building is Heartbeat of Ottawa. Heartbeat aims to provide free resources to moms and families with unplanned pregnancies so that they can choose the gift of life. They offer parenting classes, clothes, diapers, and formula–with the Lima Heartbeat location offering free ultrasounds to expectant mothers as well.
OTTAWA – The Friends of the Putnam County District Library are sponsoring a bus trip to La Comdedia Dinner Theater on Thursday, Sept. 18.
Eleanor “Ellie” Mary Emma Elizabeth Unterbrink, of Chelsea, Michigan, passed away in Jackson, Michigan, surrounded by her family on June 21, 2025. She was born the daughter of Hugo and Magaline…
DELPHOS Charles L. “Chuck” Dunbar, 64, of Delphos, went with the Lord, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Laurels of Defiance. He was born February 14, 1961, in Lima to…
Blanche T. Stechschulte, 91, of Columbus Grove, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Lima, Ohio. She was born on August 9, 1933, in Glandorf, she was the daughter…
LEIPSIC – Lambert Rodriguez II, 87, of Leipsic, passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at his residence. He was born May 5, 1938, in Hebbronville, TX…
OTTAWA – Eva Jane Radabaugh, 83, of Ottawa, passed away at 10:28 a.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at The Meadows of Ottawa. She was born June 7, 1942, in Dupont…