Panthers stay unbeaten with football triumph over Jefferson

PAULDING — Paulding used strong defense to move to 3-0 on the 2024 football season with a 27-2 victory over Jefferson Friday night at Keysor Field. “We struggled offensively again,” Wildcat head coach Allan Pohlman began.

Lady Green shut out Cory-Rawson

OTTOVILLE — The Ottoville girls soccer squad scored late in the first half and made it stand up for a 1-0 squeaker over visiting Cory-Rawson on a breezy Saturday morning on the pitch of Bob Kaple Track and Field Stadium.

Zucchini Boats

4 (8 ounce) zucchini 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1 pound mild Italian pork sausage 1/2 cup minced yellow onion 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce 6 ounces shredded low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella cheese 1 ounce grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon finely chopped mixed fresh tender herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley and basil Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 13-x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

High nitrate levels in forages

On the Farm and In the Garden Rain showers provided some much-needed moisture to parts of the county last week. However, 78 of 88 Ohio counties are experiencing some level of drought conditions from abnormally dry (drought stage D0) in Northwest Ohio to extreme and exceptional drought (drought stages D3 and D4) in Southeastern Ohio. Weekly drought conditions are updated on the US Drought Monitor at http://droughtmonitor. unl.edu.

Tips for planting small grains

Local farmers had excellent wheat yields this year and with higher wheat prices, wheat can be a profitable enterprise. The war with Russia and Ukraine continues to keep wheat prices higher than normal. For crop rotation purposes, adding wheat may reduce weed populations and some diseases. If wheat is planted and harvested in a timely manner, it is possible to double crop soybeans or grow a cover crop. Farmers also have the option of baling straw as another enterprise. Wheat and other small grain crops like barley, cereal rye, oats all have some possibilities for expanding the crop rotation and giving an alternative crop to harvest.

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Sarah Meisler Cassie Saum Brooke Gallmeier Trent Lindeman Kaylee Heitmeyer Jeff Joseph Jackson Reid Anita Sorrell April Mills Kayla Moore Sept. 15 Jo Briggs Tom Berelsman Bev Berelsman Stephanie Pohlman Rhonda Barnhart Julie Kramer Amy Wehri Alexa Plescher Sept.

YWCA offers free self-defense class

VAN WERT — Women and teen girls ages 13 and older are invited to mark their calendars for a one-night self-defense class from 6-8 p.m. on Oct.

CALENDAR

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