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OTTOVILLE — The Ottoville Big Green boys soccer program has established itself as a model of consistency and excellence over the past four seasons. With four consecutive district championships, four straight regional final appearances and back-to-back trips to the state semifinals, the Big Green continue to raise the bar.
TRACY, California — Gale Edward Elwer was born April 8, 1933 in Delphos, Ohio and passed away on June 6, 2025 surrounded by family at home in Tracy, California. He…
FORT JENNINGS — BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm, is pleased to acknowledge The Fort Jennings State Bank, Fort Jennings for its continued 5-Star status.
LIMA — The Allen County Museum invites all to its Second Annual Fundraising Gala, Discovery of Decades: The 1930s Silver Screen. The event will be held July 17, 2025, from 6:30-9 p.m. on the third floor of Spring & Main, 147 S. Main St., Lima.
FORT JENNINGS — The 2024-25 season will go down as one of the most memorable in Fort Jennings boys basketball history.
LIMA — The Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center and Civic Center Foundation announced the Broadway Season for 2025-26, featuring four national touring Broadway shows.
The Northwest District recently released its All-District and All-Ohio softball teams, with several local athletes earning recognition.
It is a nice sunny Sunday afternoon with a pleasant temperature of 75°. It is great porch sitting weather. We attended church services this morning hosted by our neighbors. My cousin Lovina, her husband Pete and some of their families were there. It was good to visit with her again. I was surprised to see her. Their daughter is getting married in July so we both are extra busy in our lives at the moment. I was surprised to hear this is the sixth of her children also getting married. She has eighteen grandchildren. I don’t know why I forget that while our family is growing, others also have children getting married and having children. It’s probably because we don’t often see each other that reality doesn’t sink in right away. Lovina’s Dad Chris was my mother’s only brother. We spent a lot of our childhood days together. We would help each other butcher hogs or cook apple butter in large quantities. Lovina and Pete live on Uncle Chris and Lizzie’s farm. Lots of memories of years gone by. Yesterday was a busy work day here. A lot of jobs were completed for the upcoming wedding of daughter Verena and Daniel Ray. Daniel Ray’s family and all of our family assisted us with our work. The house siding was power washed, the pole barn was washed out well, flower and garden beds weeded, and sidewalks, pavement, cement all power washed. Windows, doors, cabinets, and walls were cleaned in the pole barn as well. Basement and breezeway windows were also cleaned. The younger children scrubbed the porch railings as well. Trimming was done around the fence lines, etc. We sure appreciated all of their help. Joe grilled forty pounds of chicken for lunch. I made creamed potatoes and dinner rolls to go along with that. Desserts were brought in.
