Reentry expert speaking in Putnam County
OTTAWA – Putnam and Henry County Reentry Coalitions are hosting a special guest speaker on Wednesday, March 12, noon to 2 p.m. at Putnam County Job and Family Services.
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Friends of Library meet March 3
OTTAWA — The Friends of the Putnam County District Library will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3 in the meeting room of the Ottawa library.
Jennings’ Leis qualifies for Masters Science Fair
ARCHBOLD — On Saturday, Feb. 22, the International Science and Engineering Northwest Ohio Regional Science Fair was held at Northwest State Community College in Archbold. Students from Northwest Ohio who had received top scores in their local or county science fairs were eligible to participate in the fair.
Kalida High School inducts 16 into NHS
Kalida High School recently inducted 16 new members into its local chapter of the National Honor Society. They include, front from left,Kyla Grime, Grace Schroeder, Isabel Recker, Claire Nartker and Kara Lammers; row tow, Malia Romes, Camdyn Warnecke, Lauren Bockrath, Katelyn Foppe and Madelynn Myers; and back,Alex Shininger, Grady Kuhlman, Logan Kerner, Lauren Schulte, Makenna Peck and Drew Meyer. The are under the direction of NHS Advisor Stacy Knueve. (Photo submitted)
PCDL Storytimes continue; March programming announced
OTTAWA — The Putnam County District Library has announced March programming.
Fundraiser funds used to purchase new equipment
PANDORA — Members of the Riley Township/Pandora Fire Department were able to recently view new equipment purchased for the fire department. The equipment purchase was made possible by the annual “March Madness” fundraiser held by the fire department.
From Putnam County to the Amazon Rain Forest and back
He was growing up in Kalida one of six children, when his life took a bit of a turn. Things started to go south – WAY south! Ecuador.
Truck driving was in his blood; Korea in his future
OTTAWA — Niese Transport Co. has been an iconic, mainstay business in Ottawa for more than half a century now. And it, indeed, has a quite storied past.
‘Polar Plunging’ at the Gilboa Quarry
OTTAWA — For those who think Ottawa’s Gilboa Quarry shuts down for the winter, think again. Not only doesn’t it shut down, but divers are actually out there in as low as 0-degree Fahrenheit air temperatures.
It’s a matter of life or death and back blows
Gene Border is all about “…teaching people how to save as many lives as possible.” He regularly teaches Red Cross classes at the Putnam County Educational Service Center and at the Leipsic Community Center. It’s often a matter of life or death, literally.