High School Volunteers Step Aboard the Village Ambulance Squad
Kalida, OH · November 9, 2026
Overcast skies and a brisk morning breeze greet the start of the workweek. Grab a warm thermos before heading out — there is steady momentum across our corner of the county today.
The Lead
Kalida high schoolers are stepping straight into front-line rescue work as the village EMS squad expands its student ride-along initiative. Under the direction of paramedic trainers Krista Hughes, Lauren Schulte, and Gina Biller, eligible juniors and seniors at least 16 years old complete rigorous emergency response instruction, mastering vitals monitoring, radio operations, and transport protocol alongside veteran crew members.
In rural Putnam County, where volunteer emergency departments constantly balance daytime staffing demands against outside work commutes, cultivating teenage responders provides immediate, dependable hands on local calls while building a homegrown pipeline of future certified EMTs. Student volunteers like Isabelle Buss, Carlie Siefker, and Amber Moore are now actively shadowing squad runs across the village and Union Township, answering dispatch tones when seconds count. Squad leadership will keep rotation slots open as more upperclassmen complete their field training this winter.
Local Pulse
- Crews Begin Final Paving Touches Along Route 224 Roads Flaggers will direct alternating traffic toward Ottawa this week as state contractors complete finish work on the resurfaced corridor.
Today's Outlook
- High 60°F · Low 37°F — Overcast
- Keep a heavier coat handy for the morning chill before temperatures climb toward sixty.
What's On Around Town
Today
Story Time & Dramatic Play Kalida Branch Library (301 N 3rd St), 10:00 AM · Free Early literacy stories and creative interactive play for toddlers and preschoolers.
Smartphone Navigation Workshop Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 1:30 PM · Free Learn practical digital navigation and route planning with hands-on assistance.
Family Paint Night Ottoville Branch Library, Ottoville, 6:00 PM · Free Experiment with creative painting techniques using everyday household tools.
Tomorrow
Worship & Fellowship Service The Meadows of Kalida (755 S Ottawa St), 10:00 AM · Free
Family Paint Party Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 6:00 PM · Free
Continental Village Council Meeting Continental Town Hall, Continental, 7:00 PM · Free
Wednesday
Continental Veterans Day Ceremony Continental High School Gymnasium, Continental, 10:00 AM · Free
Veterans Day Assembly Kalida High School (301 N 3rd St), 10:15–10:45 AM · Free
Story Time & Dramatic Play Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 10:00 AM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Cascade Wayside Wildlife Area
- Tucked along the Auglaize River in Perry Township, this 36-acre wooded parcel conceals the Kilcannon Rapids, where stone footings and timber pilings from the 1870s Myers flouring mill still break the surface beneath the tree canopy during low water.
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