Columbus Grove News

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Recker, of Leipsic, will celebrate 50 years of marriage June 2, 2012.

Jamienne Scott is pulling out her old Spanish books, brushing up on the language she will soon be immersed in for 10 months.

The board interviewed five candidates before narrowing the field to two finalists: Jennell and James Sotlar, assistant superintendent and current interim superintendent of the Pickerington Local School District.

The Putnam County Sentinel incorrectly reported that there will be a Memorial Day Parade in Columbus Grove on Monday.

The Southwest Licking Board of Education is offering its superintendent position to Robert Jennell, superintendent of Columbus Grove Local School District, according to an agenda for tonight's special board meeting regarding the position.

Mr. and Mrs. Laverne C. Siefker, of Columbus Grove, will celebrate 65 years of marriage May 21, 2012.

The classroom is relatively quiet and subdued as third-graders write down their math answers.

Police are looking for a gunman who fled the scene of a shooting early Saturday morning.

The Southwest Licking Board of Education has narrowed its superintendent search to two candidates, who will be guests at a community question-and-answer session at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 21, in the district-office gymnasium, 927-A South St.

Crews are on the scene of an accident on Northbound I-475 just north of State Route 25.

The battle to overcome a drug and alcohol addiction can last decades and temptations can be overwhelming.

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The Wounded Americans Rally Run will be held at Yesterday's Lounge, 1056 Independence Rd.

By ROSE SCHNEIDER Staff Writer Three Putnam County high schools have been ranked among the best in Ohio for 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.

After 21 years in prison, Kenneth Richey will now spend another three years behind bars.

Putnam County residents had probably thought, or at least hoped, they'd seen the last of Kenneth Richey when he was released from prison in 2007.

Richey, 47, now of Tupelo, Miss., was sentenced today in Putnam County Common Pleas Court on a felony count of retaliation for phoning in a threat to Judge Randall Basinger on New Year's Eve.

I'll be right up front with you. A little boasting is going to follow. OK. Maybe a lot of boasting.

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Stechschulte, of Columbus Grove, will celebrate 50 years of marriage May 26, 2012.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Heitmeyer, of Columbus Grove, celebrated 50 years of marriage May 5, 2012.