Putnam County News

I have attended Putnam County Library board meetings since 2009. When the building process began, $500,000 was transferred from the general fund to the building fund as an emergency measure.

Ottawa Matthew A. Yohe, 18, died Feb. 9, 2012, at his residence. He was born June 11, 1993, in Denver to Patrick and Faye Bellman Yohe, who survive in Ottawa.

A surprising and heartbreaking number of people have driven their cars accidentally into roadside ponds just recently.

Recently, the Ohio Department of Development's Office of Community Development awarded Putnam County $371,500 in Community Development Block Grant Discretionary program funds.

Putnam County Commissioner Vince Schroeder had the opportunity to give face-to-face reasons to Ottawa residents for not being in favor of county-share flood-mitigation funding.

Farmers might have an opportunity to replace some commercial fertilizer on wheat and corn crops after an unusually wet fall and warm winter left livestock producers with an abundance of manure, says an Ohio State University Extension researcher.

Six people from Putnam and Paulding Counties have been charged with a variety of drug offenses.

By ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor ROCKFORD - In the aftermath of the shocking accident which claimed the life of 17-year-old Brianna Coon over the weekend, now the girl's family is suffering further heartbreak from the release of the audio of the 911 call she made right after her car plunged into a Putnam County pond.

The Putnam County commissioners admitted they had received an offer from Trilogy to purchase Putnam Acres, but said "they were not selling" the facility.

Citing gridlock among the three members, the Putnam County commissioners have told an Ottawa coalition they will not be allocating money for flood control efforts.

Three area entities earned clean audits, according to filings released this morning by the Ohio Auditor of State's office.

OTTAWA The Putnam County Educational Service Center, through Project SAFE Initiative with cooperation from the Ohio Crime Prevention Association and Putnam County Sheriff's Office, will offer two trainings on cyberbullying, sexting and social media Feb.

Rockford Brianna Elizabeth Coon, 17, died the evening of Feb. 4, 2012, from injuries suffered in a car accident in rural Putnam County near Ottoville.

When the desperate call for help came in from 17-year-old Brianna Coon saying she went off the road into a pond, deputies and state troopers began a search against the clock.

OTTAWA Early Discovery Preschools, operated through the Putnam County Educational Service Center, is offering pre-registration for the 2012-13 preschool year.

This file photo shows flash flooding in front of the Putnam County fairgrounds. The Putnam County Commissioners, in a letter to Ottawa, refused to assist with funding for flood studies for the Blanchard River flood mitigation project.

A 17-year-old Rockford, Ohio, girl died late Saturday after the car she was driving in rural Putnam County went off the road and into a pond.

The Putnam County Board of Elections will have a new member beginning March 1. Tom Jerwers, of Kalida, has been elected by the Putnam County Republican Central Committee to serve as a Republican representative to the board.

The Putnam County Sheriff released more names today relating to additional drug trafficking charges.

St. Anthony School of Padua in Columbus Grove held an open house as three Catholic Schools in Putnam County are celebrating Catholic Schools week.