Football Week #6 Scores

Anna 34, St. John’s 0 Crestview 36, Jefferson 0 Ada 36, Arcadia 6 Leipsic 40, Riverdale 10 Bowsher 20, Waite 18 North Central 63, Vanlue 8 Worthington Christian 35, Elgin 0 Sylvania Southview 47, Scott 14 Columbus Grove 38, Allen East 13 Bluffton 35, LCC 0 Fort Loramie 42, Spencerville 21 O-G 26, Bath 0 Elida 17, Celina 14 Defiance 34, Kenton 27 Wapakoneta 28, Shawnee 0 St Marys 49, Van Wert 14 Coldwater 48, Parkway 0 New Bremen 14, Fort Recovery 12 Minster 12, St Henry 7 Marion Local 48, Versailles 0 Liberty-Benton 28, Arlington 0 Pandora-Gilboa 34, Elmwood 0 McComb 7, Van Buren 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 24, Cory-Rawson 0 Hardin Northern 42, Ridgedale 0 Perry 34, North Baltimore 0 Upper Scioto Valley 20, Ridgemont 0 Wayne Trace 12, Hicksville 0 Tinora 23, Antwerp 0 Edgerton 39, Ayersville 7 Fairview 21, Paulding 19 London 51, Bellefontaine 6 Indian Lake 13, Graham Local 7 (OT) Northwestern 22, Benjamin Logan 0 Evergreen 26, Archbold 22 Liberty Center 42, Bryan 0 Delta 28, Swanton 0 Patrick Henry 44, Wauseon 0 Sidney 43, Greenville 6 Edon 43, Montpelier 12 Ottawa Hills 37, Northwood 6 Lehman Catholic 22, Bethel 7 Riverside 29, Troy Christian 0 Lima Senior 56, Woodward 0 Rogers 34, Start 14 Findlay, 42 Holland Springfield 13 Anthony Wayne 27, Whitmer 3 Perrysburg 55, Sylvania Northview 0 Fremont Ross 26, Napoleon 20 Clay 24, Bowling Green 22

Welcoming autumn with fall comforts

I am sitting here drinking coffee and enjoying a piece of zucchini coffee cake that a lady from our church district dropped off here for us. It is delicious, and I would like to ask her for the recipe. I do hope it doesn’t have many calories! Isn’t it always comforting to yourself when you try to say it has a vegetable (zucchini), so it (the cake) can’t be too unhealthy? The added zucchini does really make it a moist cake.

Short corn varieties

Harvest has started and farmers were making considerable progress until the recent rains. Most farmers welcomed the rain since we have been in a major drought. For most corn and soybeans crops, the rain is probably too late but it may help on late or double crop soybeans (planted after wheat) and for new wheat or cover crops being planted this fall. Of course; fruit trees, lawns and other vegetation needed the rain.

It’s time to soil test

The much-needed rainfall over the weekend has softened our soils in the area making now a perfect time to sample and test your soils! A soil test is a helpful resource when establishing or maintaining a garden, lawn, landscape, or cultivated field. For relatively little cost, soil tests provide invaluable information for homeowners, gardeners, and farmers by pinpointing nutrient and/or pathogen levels and providing recommendations on how to improve a soil’s condition.

PPEC members donate $13K to 12 organizations

PAULDING — Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,300 to 12 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 80% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities.

CALENDAR

TODAY 9 a.m. to noon — Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E.

New logo for Van Wert County

VAN WERT—A new logo has been revealed for Van Wert County. The logo was designed by local graphic designer Ty Coil at the request of Van Wert County Commissioners.

Senior center to host vaccine clinic Oct. 16

DELPHOS — The Allen County Health Department will be hosting a vaccine clinic here at Delphos Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 1-3 pm. They will have flu, COVID, pneumonia and RSV vaccines available. Be sure to bring your insurance card. This vaccine clinic will be open to everyone in our community, regardless of age.

A Christmas Carol: casting call

VAN WERT — The Van Wert Civic Theatre is seeking talented actors of all ages to be part of its upcoming production of A Christmas Carol by John Jakes. This heartwarming adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale will feature a unique twist, with Dickens himself narrating the story and sharing personal insights.