Submitted Information Approximately 160 bus and van drivers from the nine local schools attended the required annual safety meeting organized by Dr. Jan Osborn and Katelyn Gerding and provided by the Putnam County Educational Service Center.
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.
August 11; a traffic accident was reported in rural Leipsic. August 11; a child custody case was reported in rural Ottawa.
August 26 Free Meal - The Vaughnsville Community Church The Vaughnsville Community Church will be having a free meal on August 26th from 5 PM to 6 PM. The menu includes pizza casserole, cole slaw, corn, strawberry fluff, relish tray, coffee & punch.
OTTAWA — On August 8 in downtown Ottawa, over 100 guests from Putnam County and the NW Ohio region showed up to attend this year’s Putnam County Community Improvement Corporation annual meeting. The event started with a social hour at the newly opened Ottawa Brewing Company on West Main Street in the historic Dumont building, and then continued across the street to the Schroeder Center for the Arts for the State of the Vision.
Submitted Information Kalida’s Pioneer Committee has chosen Addelyn Heitmeyer, daughter of Brian and Courtney Heitmeyer, as the parade theme winner. For the 152nd Pioneer Days festival, this year’s theme is Family and Friends coming together to build a strong future for our community for years to come.
OTTAWA – This Saturday, August 24, area residents are invited to participate in the Blanchard River Clean Up event. The event is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone will put in at the Ottawa Reservoir Canoe Launch.
PUTNAM COUNTY On August 4, the Village of Ottawa’s Greenspace Development Committee and Ottawa K of C hosted the Second Annual Cruising the Blanchard Poker Run. 56 river goers were able to join in on the fun as they cruised the Blanchard, stopping at different spots along the way to try to get the best poker hand.
On Saturday, August 17, three Vietnam War veterans, Kenneth Bendele, Virgil Dreffs, and Don Nelson, will be meeting again and flying together in a Huey at Fort Fest 2024. Decades ago, the three men had been involved in the same story of a particular Huey “slick” that had suffered some damage out in the field, and then returned back to base for an emergency landing.