They say it will be detrimental to small businesses and will make Ohio less competitive for new business. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is urging people to voice concern over the recent changes made by the Ohio House to House Bill 166. This is the state's operating budget for 2020 to 2021. In… More >>

The Ottawa Fire Department is investigating a commercial business fire that happened Saturday evening.  More >>

A man was injured in a car accident northwest of Belmore Saturday afternoon. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, a vehicle was traveling northbound on Road 2 when, around 3:45 pm, it drifted off the road, just south of Road A. The driver overcorrected the vehicle, causing it to … More >>

Despite warmer temperatures lately, farmers are still having some trouble starting their planting season. More >>

A current helium shortage is now causing several industries to figure out just how they'll make it through. According to scientists, the helium shortage has been years in the making and has caused the price of helium to rise. This shortage is currently impacting the medical industry which us… More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for seat belt violations as their annual national campaign begins. Monday marked the start of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign as troopers will look to encourage safer driving. Highway officials will be out to step up awareness and enforc… More >>

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and Marcia Latta’s Johnny Appleseed Crisp won the “Hometown Favorite Award” at the March of Dimes’ Gourmet Gala, an annual charity event to raise money for research towards maternal and infant health. This year’s event raised about $… More >>

A Putnam County church is making their belief in the right to life clear by setting it in stone. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville dedicated their new Respect for Life anti-abortion memorial on the south side of their property. The church hopes that people visiting the memor… More >>

The four community banks of Putnam County are making it possible for young people to explore an interest in law enforcement careers. The First National Bank of Pandora and the Union Bank Company, along with Fort Jennings State Bank and the Ottoville Bank Company donated $1,500 to revive the … More >>

The Big Green raising some big bucks in the fight against cancer. The Ottoville School held its 14th annual Relay for Life Day, with the theme “Rock out to knock out cancer”. Besides taking a lap in honor of the cancer survivors, the students participated in a variety of activities including… More >>

The lead up to Mother’s Day is one of the busiest times of the year for greenhouses and flower shops, in part because of the variety of paths people can go down to find the perfect plant. “For Mother’s Day people like to buy planters and hanging baskets,” said the owner and operator, Kayla D… More >>

Ohio's attorney general says he'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to delay a federal court order that a new congressional map for the state be drawn by June 14. A three-judge panel ordered the new map for the 2020 elections after concluding that Ohio's congressional districts were unconstitution… More >>

House lawmakers have approved a two-year budget that includes a healthy reduction in the state income tax for Ohio workers. The Ohio House voted Thursday on the 69 billion dollar spending plan following its approval by the House Finance Committee on Wednesday. Minority Democrats joined major… More >>

Ohio now recognizes the month of May as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month, all thanks to a Kenton man. After his son, Bryce Wells-Gossard was diagnosed at 10 months old, Larry Gossard has been raising support and awareness for NF. It is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves… More >>

A solution to pension problem that affects 65,000 Ohioans hasn't been forgotten by the state's two Ohio senators. Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman and Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown are currently working on a bipartisan bill. This bill would potentially help the people in the Central St… More >>

Putting yourself in different situations is a good way to get ready for anything that may come up in life, and that's exactly what 7th and 8th graders did for Ottawa Elementary's first ever Amazing Shake Contest. Students spent a minute at 15 different stations where they had to think on the… More >>

An Ohio Northern University professor believes a lot is at stake after Ohio's congressional district map was ruled unconstitutional. U.S. District Court judges made that ruling and ordered lawmakers to redraw the map by June 14. Katy Rossiter of ONU and formerly the U.S. Census Bureau said s… More >>

Trade talks with China have hit another snag that ended up affecting the stock market. President Trump threatened to raise import taxes on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods if the two sides can't settle on a trade agreement. The president said he'd raise tariffs to 25 percent from 10 perce… More >>

LIMA, Ohio (May 6, 2019) – Groups of students in Putnam and Hancock counties have been awarded top honors this year in the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1’s annual Paint the Plow contest. Miller City High School was voted the overall ODOT choice winner in this year’s Pain… More >>

Operation Round Up helps fund native prairie garden, fire truck equipment, a speaker series, a cancer survivors’ dinner, home repairs, and more. Small coins make a big difference when Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members join together to fund change in their communities. More than $1… More >>

A record amount of people got involved in an annual Ohio Department of Transportation competition. This year's Paint a Plow program is going on right now with 23 teams submitting their designs to the District 1 garage. This is the 6th year for the program and it the most people ODOT has ever… More >>

A streaming television show could be linked to a rise in suicide among teenagers, but communication could be the way to reduce those numbers. National Institute on Mental Health released a study about the jump of teen suicide rates following the release of 2017 Netflix series "13 Reasons Why… More >>

A Defiance man was injured after the tanker truck he was driving, hauling milk, overturned in Putnam County early Thursday morning. 39-year-old Joshua Palczewski is recovering at defiance regional hospital. Putnam County sheriff's deputies say he was heading south on Road 18 south of Road B … More >>

The second phase of the FCC’s post-incentive-auction repack of the TV band ended on April 12 with only minor slippage in the tight 10-phase repack plan, according to Jean Kiddoo, head of the commission’s Incentive Auction Task Force. More >>

A new round of volunteers has stepped up for a Crime Victim Services program. 11 new members were sworn in as volunteers to be Court Appointed Special Advocates for children of Allen and Putnam Counties. This was the 20th class to be sworn in, in the programs history. It brings the total of … More >>

Each and every day law enforcement officers put their life on the line. On Tuesday, officers from across the region were recognized for their efforts in making sure drivers are safe. The Allen, Hardin and Putnam County Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter hosted the Top Cop Award banquet to… More >>

The Ohio Department of Transportation is offering a workshop to show people some of the opportunities available with ODOT. More >>

An Ohio senator recently made an appearance on 60 Minutes to discuss a bill he helped author. Sen. Rob Portman appeared on the broadcast as chairman of the senate's permanent subcommittee on investigations. He spoke of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act, which went into l… More >>

This November, Putnam County residents can expect some new changes at the voting polls. The Putnam County Board of Elections made the decision to combine polling places and get new voting equipment. This is just in time for the 2020 presidential election. More >>

Putnam County had its flooding issues as well, resulting in a few state routes being closed. Parts of State Route 189 and State Route 190 has to be shut down Friday due to the massive amounts of water overflowing from the Ottawa River. The Putnam County Office of Public Safety says that the … More >>

An E. Coli outbreak is stretching across ten states and Ohio is one of them. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised red flags about ground beef. Authorities say over 150 people have tested positive for the bacterial infection. The CDC says at this time, quote: "No comm… More >>

With all of the rain that has been coming down over the past few weeks, farmers are adjusting to the excess water that is in their fields. Steve Liebrecht says that the rain has been a little bit of a problem, but it is still early in the season and still cold outside, so the wet weather has… More >>

A day of international protest was represented in Allen County. Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of Denim Day. In 1999 the Italian Supreme Court overturned a guilty ruling of rape because the victim wore tight jeans meaning she had to have assistance to take them off which made the sex … More >>

Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced a new collaboration that will help fund initiatives aimed at tackling Ohio's most pressing issues. More >>

The unemployment rate decreased in 87 of the 88 Ohio counties for the month of March, including all 10 counties in our area. According to the numbers collected by the Ohio Job and Family Services, Allen County had the highest unemployment rate for the month of March at 3.9%, which was down a… More >>

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision will change law enforcement practices in four states. A policy, brought up in Saginaw, MI, of chalking tires to enforce parking restrictions has been ruled unconstitutional. The 6th Circuit Court stated the practice is an unreasonable search. Th… More >>

Ohio's governor has ordered that an advisory board be created to oversee the new Innovate Ohio program. Innovate Ohio is an initiative that Mike DeWine talked about while he was campaigning for governor. The office will be run by Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted and its goal is to modernize st… More >>

DeWine's proposed two-year budget seeks to require tattoo artists and body piercers to register with the state and pay a $250 fee. Cleveland.com reports the proposal also links licensing to training standards the state would develop. Some of those standards currently exist but are enforced b… More >>

The leader of the Ohio House says a proposed overhaul of the state's school funding system probably will have to be handled separately from the state budget due by the end of June. Lawmakers are considering two proposals for school funding increases. Representatives. More >>

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into Russian collusion was released to the public today.His findings were previously released that he found no evidence that President Trump or his campaign had colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 election. One of the m… More >>

The Better Business Bureau of West Central Ohio is urging people to beware of potential robocalls. According to First Orion, a protection solutions company, it is predicted that half of all calls this year will be robocalls. This is almost a 20 percent increase from last year. Robocallers ar… More >>

The Putnam County Commissioners are taking the next steps toward the county's courthouse renovations. Tuesday, the commissioners and the the designers of the project, Technicon Design Group, met with contractors to answer any questions they might have. Bidding is under way for the project th… More >>

Gov. Mike DeWine followed through on his promise, Thursday afternoon, and signed the state's Heartbeat Bill. The bill will ban abortions as soon as a fetal heart beat is detected, which can be as early as five to six weeks into a pregnancy. The state legislature passed the bill on Wednesday.… More >>

The State Fire Marshal's Office is asking for the public's help to determine who started a fire at the Cloverdale Town Hall. According to the State Fire Marshal's Office, the fire happened around 4:20 a.m. Sunday. The fire was called in by a newspaper delivery person. It took firefighters fr… More >>

Meijer is recalling over 43,000 pounds of ground beef that might have hard pieces of plastic in it. The meat was packaged at JBS Plainwell in Michigan. It was sold between March 22nd and April 9th at Meijer locations in Ohio and other midwest states. The one pound ground beef packages are ma… More >>

A ballot measure proposing to give Ohio's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote has been withdrawn. The proposed amendment would have forced lawmakers to assure the electoral college's votes were delivered to whichever candidate won the most votes n… More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is taking steps to make drivers aware of Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The month of April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said there has been a prevalent need to bring awareness to this growing issue. According to OHSP,… More >>

The Area Agency on Aging 3 is out and about this week for National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Shannon Hadding of the agency said the week is all about honoring those victims and the advocates that work on their behalf. They want to bring community attention to the resources available to tho… More >>

A bill to legalize sports betting in the state has been introduced in the Ohio House. More >>

A committee of the Republican-led Ohio House has voted along party lines on legislation banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. More >>