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Flooring FAQ

1. What are the most common types of flooring? Hardwood: Timeless and durable; available in various species and finishes.

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Leipsic Methodist Church hosts special guest speaker

LEIPSIC — On the evening of September 11, members of Samaritan’s Purse’s Great Lakes Regional Area, and its members of the Great Lima Area Team, held a presentation at the Leipsic Methodist Church. They were joined by a Alex Nsengimana, a special guest speaker who grew up amidst an unstable Rwandan government during his nation’s genocide, and who spoke about a life-changing gift that he had received from the organization after the travesties he experienced.

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Assistant prosecutor requests compensation for serving in the capacity of two full-time prosecutors

OTTAWA — A few weeks ago, Assistant Prosecutor Nicole Smith met with Putnam County Commissioners John Schlumbohm and Vincent Schroeder to discuss her request for a $25,000 onetime bonus from the county’s general fund. Smith made her case for receiving the compensation from the county’s general fund with verbal testimony and documented evidence.

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Real Estate Transfers

Samantha McMonigal, Lot 406 Continental, to Michael McMonigal Cody Rieman, Lot 597 and Lot 598 Columbus Grove, to Nicholas Repko and Samantha Fawcett Theodore Verhoff and Cheryl Verhoff, Lot 34, Lot 35 and Lot 36 Greensburg, to Kaylyn Neidert TR, Ted Verhoff Family Trust and Cheryl Verhoff Family Trust Philip Rader Sr and Mary Rader, .416 acre and 1.21 acres Pleasant Township, to Matthew Rader TR, Philip Rader Trust and Mary Rader Trust Homier Farms Inc, 149.528 acres, 205.120 acres, 205.120 acres and 205.120 acres Monroe Township, to Renewable Land OH Blue Harvest LLC Minerva Ridge IV LLC, 80 acres Monroe Township, to Renewable Land OH Blue Harvest LLC Troy Barrere, Lot 240 and Lot 241 Leipsic, to Keshia Barrere Frances Roof, .8 acre Greensburg Township, to Sandra Brostrom TR and FMR Trust Frances Roof, 38.23 acres Greensburg Township, to Roof Family Farm LLC Carol Farthing, Tatia Langston FKA Tatia Farthing, William Langston, Curtis Farthing, Sharon Farthing, Michael Ritcher and Denise Ritcher, 2.09 acres Van Buren Township, to Sterling Harris and Cassie Harris Troy Wenzlick, Lot 148 Ottoville, to Brandon Slate Deborah Schuerman and Michael Schuerman, 38.616 acres Palmer Township, to Allen Niese and Annette Niese Kimmet Properties LLC, .493 acre and .706 acre Pleasant Township, Lot 1099 1.618 acres Columbus Grove, and Lot 6 and 2.501 acres Pandora, to Kimmet Properties-Storage LLC David Hoffman and Carolina Hoffman, .537 acre Pleasant Township, to David Hoffman and Carolina Hoffman

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Columbus Grove continues to discuss downtown safety

COLUMBUS GROVE — The question of whether to make the alley next to the village’s city hall a oneway (from East Sycamore Street to East Cross Street) has been oft touched upon at CG council meetings in recent weeks, and the most recent council meeting began with push-back against the idea from a nearby business owner. Erick Collar, owner of Bazaarguitar, explained to council how this change to the alley would negatively impact his business.

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