September 2025

BRIAN E. ELLERBROCK

Brian E. Ellerbrock  OTTAWA – Brian E. Ellerbrock, 64, of Ottawa, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born October…

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JOYCE M. WARNIMONT

Joyce M. Warnimont  LEIPSIC Joyce M. Warnimont, 86, of Leipsic, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at The Meadows of Ottawa. She was born on July 17, 1939, in…

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RUTH A. FRANKART

Ruth A. Frankart  LEIPSIC Ruth A. Frankart, 91, of Leipsic, passed peacefully at 8:50 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at The Meadows of Leipsic. She was born April 29, 1934,…

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FLORENCE A. SCHROEDER

Florence A. (Hermiller) Schroeder  LEIPSIC – Florence A. “Flossie” Schroeder, 97, passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. She was born…

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First Lady DeWine announces early literacy initiative with Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio

COLUMBUS — Friday, Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine announced a new statewide initiative designed to enroll more Ohio children immediately after birth in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. Studies have shown that books in the home, such as the books the Imagination Library provides to children from birth to age five, and more reading can increase Kindergarten Readiness Assessment scores.

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