Leipsic News

The Putnam County District Library and its branches have announced the following upcoming events: Christmas Plants Program The Putnam County District Library Ottoville-Monterey Twp.

Dan "Patch" Kimmet, 39, died at 1:44 a.m. Oct. 23, 2009, at Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center, Glandorf.

ANDERS, Lawrence E. "Bunk" - 11 a.m. Monday at Lima Baptist Temple. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Elida, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1275.

Georgia D. "Nikki" Jones, 73, died at 12:15 p.m. Oct. 15, 2009, at Oak Grove Healthcare Center, Deshler.

Arcadia schools has decided to apply for state funds to help construct a new school building.

A Putnam County woman was killed Wednesday after the vehicle she was driving struck a school bus, according to the Lima post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

BEAMAN, Helen C. - 2 p.m. Friday at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Alger. Visitation: until time of services today at the funeral home.

Richard Huhn drove his uncle's flashy 1929 Buick when he was just 12. Years later, assigned to the Army motor pool in World War II, he chauffeured officers in France, Belgium, and Germany.

DOSECK, Doreen D. - Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hear Hall, Lima. JONES, Wilson E. - 1 p.m. today at Chiles-Laman Funeral Homes, Lewis Eastside Chapel.

Published: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Randy and Ava Nickles of Columbus Grove announce the engagement of their daughter, Jordan Requel, to Frank Allen Schneider of Leipsic, son of Pat MchenryA of Louisiana and the late JoAnn Schneider.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER MILLER CITY -- Oscar Velasquez says murals are not just pretty pictures: they are geometric, mathematical and precise.

By DENISE GRANT Staff Writer Findlay school board has less than a week to decide what kind of bond issue, if any, will appear on the November ballot.

Soon corn growers won't just be selling kernels, they'll be selling the whole cob.

By J. STEVEN DILLON STAFF WRITER Findlay police said Monday they are focusing on two feuding street gangs as they investigate a pair of related shootings early last Friday.

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.