Ottawa News

Putnam County's Job and Family Services and Child Support Enforcement Agency will be making major changes soon.

The sixth annual Sandusky River Cleanup was held June 8 in Fremont. This event was started by Wildlife Officer Brian Bury of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.

The Findlay City Council and the Ottawa Village Council conducted a joint meeting Monday afternoon and were briefed on the progress of efforts to prevent future flooding.

Dolores Ruhe, of Ottawa, remembers wanting to go to the fair one year. Instead, she had to stay home and pick tomatoes.

Fair Roundup: Racing concludes at Ottawa, Ohio Friday, June 26, 2009 - from fair publicists around North America Edgerton, OH --- The Putnam County Fair at Ottawa, Ohio concluded its two-day meet with 10 races on Thursday evening.

Fair Roundup: 11 races contested at Ottawa, Ohio Thursday, June 25, 2009 - from fair publicists around North America Edgerton, OH --- An 11-race card at the Putnam County Fair at Ottawa, Ohio on Wednesday kicked off the 2009 racing season on the Western Ohio Colt Racing Association circuit.

Rebirth Community Church is hosting a Prayer and Meditation Time from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at 570 S. McKinley Drive, Port Clinton.

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.

Ray Burkholder grinned widely when the director of the NOAA National Weather Service Central Region referred to him as a "rock star in the world of weather observations." Lynn Maximuk presented Burkholder, of Pandora, with the Helmut E. Lansberg Award on Tuesday in recognition of his 60 years of service to the agency as a cooperative weather ...

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER BLUFFTON -- A proposed conservancy district received a warmer reception Thursday in Bluffton.

It's time to help build a better tomorrow for many families in Putnam County. The newest Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Ohio, Putnam County Habitat for Humanity, is working hard to get the word out about what Habitat is and its needs through a capital campaign.

This summer, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge will be offering 'Wild Wednesdays,' engaging and educational programs for elementary-aged children Wednesday through Aug.

Evidence of gasoline was found at the scene of January's triple-fatality fire at the Willows of Coventry, according to court testimony Tuesday.

What would you do if you found out your little boy or girl had cancer? Would you rally to raise money and fight back against the disease? That's what local families are preparing to do, as a string of summer Relay for Life events begin today.

FINDLAY - Farmers in northwest Ohio are worried that they could be forced to pay higher taxes or lose their land if an organization is created to oversee flood-control efforts along a river that frequently goes over its banks.

For the first time in their lives, many people during this current economic crisis have faced unemployment and financial insecurity.

The County Commissioners met with the County Prosecutor, Allen Township, Clay Township and Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District on Thursday in a joint effort to support and implement a Storm Water program for Ottawa County.

The Northwest Ohio Flood Mitigation Partnership will hold four informational meetings about its efforts to form a separate conservancy district for the Blanchard River watershed.

GUIDED BIRD WALKS, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The walks, at 8 a.m., are free, open to the public and geared towards all birding levels, from beginner to expert.

Jobless rates across a large swath of northwest Ohio counties fell last month, even as the statewide unemployment rate and those in Lucas County and the City of Toledo ticked up, according to the state Department of Job and Family Services.