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BY SHERI TRUSTYWhen Sue Bixler, a Stone Lab Education and Outreach Assistant, placed Leonard, an Eastern Fox Snake, into the hands of 11-year-old Sam Agsten

The benefits of modifying the shape of a drainage ditch to slow water flow and reduce downstream run-off were touted last week when Gov. Mike DeWine and Dorothy Pelanda, director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, visited Northwest Ohio.

Ottawa County Fair officials have obviously been busy this spring, announcing this week that it already has its list of Day Sponsors in place for the 2022

        The Ottawa County Fair announced its list of Day Sponsors for the 2022 fair, which is set to take place July 18-24 at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds.         The sponsorship lineup includes:

The heavy rain and cold weather have made it difficult for farming in the Midwest, including Ohio. Farmers predict it's going to become the new normal climate change

The first step in the process to vacate a ditch in Ottawa County is scheduled for April 5 in the county court house where the county commissioners and county engineer will hold what is called a viewing of the petition to vacate the ditch.

Flooding problems along Packer Creek near the Village of Genoa could be addressed with the help of a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Ottawa County Fair entertainment returns for July 19-25 The Ottawa County Agricultural Society (OCAS) voted during the April board meeting to move forward with the Ottawa County Fair at the Oak Harbor Fairgrounds that will run from July 19-25. With better guidance from the state and a full year of people working under mask and social distancing rules, the board felt it was possible to return to a full fair this summer. “This was a tough decision, with positives and negatives on both sides of ...

The Beacon The Junior Fair will continue at the Ottawa County Fair on July 19-25, but Covid-19 state restrictions could again cancel nightly entertainment in 2021. Madelyn Lenke competed with Freckles the goat at the 2018 fair. (Photo by D’Arcy Patrick Egan) BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN With the 57th annual Ottawa County Fair rolling into the Ottawa County Fairgrounds on July 19-25, board members and the many fans of the down-home fair were hoping to return to the good old days. State restriction...