New details emerged Tuesday night from Putnam County as the National Weather Service confirms one landspout tornado touched down. On Tuesday afternoon, a Your Hometown Stations crew traveled to Putnam County and found one residential house damaged on Road H-5 about 3 miles south of Leipsic. On scene, our crew discovered large sections of the roof torn off with damage to the siding as well. The tornado also destroyed an attached garage and lifted a recreational vehicle off the ground. Large chunks of the roof were curled up and thrown into a nearby field with smaller pieces of insulation and debris continuing for at least a quarter-mile. Officially, the National Weather Service did not issue a tornado warning, and we spoke with Putnam County EMA Director, Brian Hilvers, about how Tuesday's event unfolded.

The American Legion post 536 in Gilboa celebrated their 100th year as a post with their traditional Memorial Day ceremony.

Early Thursday morning, firefighters in Gilboa battled a fire that resulted in one person dead. The Putnam County Coroner has confirmed, the owner of the house, Jason Mansfield was the victim in the blaze. The 911 call came in right around midnight late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The entire house at 140 Franklin St. in Gilboa was engulfed in flames. One of the neighbors at 138 Franklin St. said everything happened so fast when sheriff’s deputies arrived at the fire.

Despite some late-morning rain, the village of Gilboa continued a 97-year tradition of honoring Blanchard Township men and women who have lost their lives while serving their country. The village held their annual parade and threw ten wreaths into the Blanchard River in honor of the ten major wars that US soldiers have lost their lives in. They then walked over the Gilboa war memorial to dedicate a bronze plaque to Captain Sheldon Hall, the only World War II Ace pilot from Putnam County and a purple heart recipient.

In the Village of Gilboa, a new War Memorial stands to honor 463 veterans that served in wars from Revolutionary to the Persian Gulf.