Leipsic News

It had all the makings of a popular spectator sport. The crowd cheered for the players.

The crowd clapped as a motorcyclist rode her motorcycle inside a steel ball at the Putnam County Fair on Friday.

Little Mr. Putnam County for 2009 is 5-year-old Bryce Huffman of Miller City and Little Miss Putnam County is 4-year-old Marissa Hermiller of Leipsic.

Rides, cotton candy and elephant ears are the favorite part of the fair for many Cloverbud 4-H members in Putnam County.

By J. STEVEN DILLON STAFF WRITER OTTAWA -- Phil Higley doesn't have to look far for memories of his father, the late Serge "Adam" Higley.

Mayor Jim Smith told council members Tuesday evening that a grant the village had been turned down for last year had received additional stimulus funds and with their permission, he would submit an application for the paving ofA village roadways including Fifth Street from Main to Charles Street; Charles Street from Oak to Fifth Street; St.

By MARY KATE MALONE Staff Writer LEIPSIC -- U.S. Rep. Bob Latta told plant workers Monday that a proposed law to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is the equivalent of "declaring war" on the Midwest.

U.S. Rep. Bob Latta continued his ongoing anti-cap-and-trade tour this morning with a stop at Leipsic's PRO-TEC Coating Company plant.

Vehicle crashes at rail crossings dropped locally and statewide last year, but the area didn't escape a fatality.

By KRISTA HAYES Staff Writer WAYNESFIELD - After serving as the curriculum and instruction supervisor for Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools for the past three years, Dr.

Shawnee posted a 2-0 baseball victory over New Bremen in a regular-season tournament tuneup game Monday at New Bremen.

All Findlay city jobs that are slated to be cut on Friday can be saved, officials said Monday, but only if police and firefighters agree to pay cuts.

A Putnam County grand jury has indicted three men for alleged sex crimes, including a Leipsic man who was ordered held Monday on $75,000 bond on five rape charges.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has authorized installation of flashing lights and roadway gates at the East Liberty Street crossing in Leipsic.

An interview with Pat Meyer, of Leipsic. Her role: She has instructed the Golden Steppers, a senior citizens dance group, since 1998.

Burial: Center Cemetery, Leipsic. Visitation: one hour prior to services today at the funeral home.

Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery. ANDREW, Thomas Charles "Tom" - 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina.

Mary Ann Combs, 80, died at 3:45 a.m. March 23, 2009, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

Corn growers saw prices skyrocket last summer, but low oil rates and an increase in yield could send prices back to earth this year.

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