Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife Officers
Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
In June 2023, State Wildlife Officer Jason Warren, assigned to Lake Erie, and State Wildlife Officer Mark Williams, assigned to Franklin County, contacted three anglers aboard a boat in Vermilion Harbor along Lake Erie. All three subjects had Pennsylvania fishing licenses, but none had a valid Ohio fishing license.
The Lima Area Youth Orchestra will present two concerts this March under the direction of Joseph MacBenn and assistant director Tawnie Keen.
Students will observe their peers on the stage of the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center for the Annual Children’s Concert on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Newsletter will be in the mail for area residents, but it’s also attached in its entirety HERE. For your convenience, here’s a sampling from the four page update.
UPDATED with statement from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Preliminary information from the National Weather Service says that a brief landspout tornado occurred between Ottawa, OH and Leipsic, OH in Putnam County on Tuesday, March 5.
The overview notes, "The landspout was only on the ground for 1 minute, but did cause damage to a home on Road H5. The home sustained moderate loss of the roof and siding, and an attached garage also collapsed. Debris was scattered northeast of the property."
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA®) of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio held a Volunteer Swearing-In Ceremony on Thursday, February 22 at the Allen County Juvenile Court. Three new CASA volunteers were sworn in as officers of the court by Allen County Juvenile Court Judge Todd Kohlrieser.
CASA, a program of Crime Victim Services, trains community volunteers to act as Guardians ad Litem for children who are in the juvenile court system due to dependency, neglect, or abuse.
Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
In the spring of 2023, State Wildlife Officer Ryan Burke, assigned to Hancock County, received a complaint of an individual shooting and killing two turkey vultures.
