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Kalida, OH · August 26, 2026
A light drizzle is dampening the pavement early, but there is plenty moving across the area today once the gray clears.
The Lead
County commissioners moved to restructure emergency medical operations during Tuesday's session in Ottawa, voting to rescind an annual run bonus program for volunteer EMTs. Established in 2023, the incentive was designed to encourage run volume by offering year-end supplemental payouts based on call tallies.
Surging operational expenditures prompted the shift, led by necessary equipment upgrades such as a roughly $1 million replacement program for cardiac monitors across the county fleet. While the resolution eliminates the year-end volume bonuses, commissioners kept the increased hourly base pay rate intact for all responding volunteers. County officials emphasized that volunteer responders remain essential to community emergency coverage, with financial planning now focused on maintaining baseline hourly compensation and state-of-the-art life-saving apparatus in every station.
Local Pulse
Luxorion Plastics Plans $19M Facility The advanced manufacturing company will build a 45,000-square-foot plant in Leipsic, bringing sixty new jobs.
State Updates Agricultural Land Assessments Revisions to Current Agricultural Use Value calculations will adjust property tax valuations for local permanent pastures.
Today's Outlook
- High 81°F · Low 56°F — Drizzle (40% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a light rain jacket handy for the morning commute before conditions ease.
What's On Around Town
Ottawa: Ottawa Farmers Market Ottawa VFW (212 W 2nd St), 5:00–7:00 PM Fresh produce, baked goods, surplus book sales, and visiting regional authors.
Ottawa: Paper Lavender Craft Workshop Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), 5:30–6:30 PM Guided hands-on session creating paper florals for registered adult crafters.
Spotlight & Story
- Richard Kortokrax
- Before retiring in 2016, Kortokrax spent over four decades guiding local student-athletes on the hardwood, ultimately amassing 890 career victories to become Ohio's all-time winningest high school boys basketball coach, highlighted by the 1981 Class A state championship.
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