Putnam County News

By RYAN DUNN staff writer OTTAWA -- Michael A. Fay, 17, on Tuesday denied charges of murdering two teenage housemates in Ottawa.

Columbus Grove's Bobbi Heckel was the Putnam County League Player of the Year in softball by the leagues coaches this past weekend.

Details released in slaying of brothers, ages 17 and 14; Suspect and his mother lived with victims and their mother.

An arraignment is scheduled Tuesday for a 17-year-old charged in the deaths of two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio.

OTTAWA, Ohio -- Michael Aaron Fay has been charged in Putnam County Juvenile Court in the shooting deaths of Blaine Romes, 14, and Blake Aaron Romes, 17.

By RYAN DUNN staff writer OTTAWA -- The mother of two teenagers who were found dead last Thursday discovered a handgun and a large amount of blood when she came home to check on them earlier that morning, 911 records show.

The bodies of 17 year old Blake Romes, and 14 year old Blaine Romes were recovered, at a location that has not been disclosed by Ottawa Police.

Autopsy results for two Putnam County teenage brothers who died last week await toxicology tests, which could take two months to complete, the coroner said.

By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER LEIPSIC -- Pro-Tec Coating Co., in Leipsic, on Monday unveiled its $400 million, 415,000-square-foot expansion, employing 80 to treat lightweight steel to improve auto fuel economy.

Pro-Tec Coating Co. has completed construction of a new line at its steel processing plant here that will allow the company to turn out new grades of especially strong, lightweight steel.

Autopsies have been completed on two teenage brothers who were reported missing in northwest Ohio this week and found dead after a third teen directed authorities to their bodies.

Two teenage brothers who had been reported missing were found dead after authorities were directed to their bodies by a third teen, who pleaded not guilty to a grand theft auto charge and was jailed, officials said.

A teenager who pointed Ohio authorities to the bodies of two dead brothers who had been reported missing has pleaded not guilty to a grand theft auto charge.

Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert issued out of Putnam County Thursday morning, but say two boys are still missing.

They are two 17-year-olds and a 14-year-old, all last seen today at 1570 North Perry, Lot 61, in Ottawa in Putnam County.

The Columbus Grove Lady Bulldogs were trying to stay alive in the Putnam County League fast-pitch softball race, while the Kalida LadyCats were trying to play the role of spoiler.

Uncertainty was all U.S. Rep. Bob Latta had to offer in regards to funding for the Blanchard River Flood Reduction Project during his visit to Putnam County last week.

Riverdale High School's senior and junior students watched somberly Thursday as one of their classmates lay lifeless on the hood of a smashed-up vehicle, following a mock car crash at the school.

Miller City sophomore Ross Lehman had a night he will remember Thursday as he tossed a no-hitter against Leipsic in a Putnam County League battle.

Richard G. Bodenbender, 77, of Continental, died at 12:48 a.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013, at St.