UPDATE WTOL-11 reports that the Putnam county tornado near Dupont on Wednesday, April 2 had a rating of EF-2! Peak winds to 120 mph and a max width of 375 yards.
From Putnam County EMA, approximately 3:00 a.m. on April 3
Putnam County EMA, Putnam County Fire Departments, Putnam County Police Departments, and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office handled multiple calls for service related to the tornado warning issued late evening on 4-2-25.
ADA – The Ada High School softball team bounced back from a loss by dominating Cory-Rawson 12-0 in the belated Bulldog home opener on Thursday, April 3.
Ada senior catcher Natilyn McClain launched two two-run home runs to pace the onslaught.
“Natilyn hit two nice homers,” said fourth-year Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “Cory-Rawson is much improved from last year. We got everyone in the game.
“It is nice to get back on the winning track,” he added.
The Bulldogs out-hit the Hornet girls, 9-2.
Ada improved to 4-1 overall after the non-conference home victory. C-R dropped to 0-1 with the defeat.
ADA – The Ada High School baseball team lost a 6-3 heartbreaker to visiting Cory-Rawson in their delayed home opener on Thursday, April 3.
The Hornets tallied four runs with two outs in the top of the seventh to pull off an unlikely comeback win.
Trailing 3-2, C-R loaded the bases on a single, a bunt hit and a walk with one out in their last at bat. A pop-out to second baseman Wes Mowery got Ada within an out of victory.
The next Hornet batter hit a one-hopper back to the mound, but Ada threw wide to home plate in an attempt to get the force-out which allowed the tying run to score.
On Wednesday, April 2, Dustin Ray Bolen of McGuffey was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, having pleaded guilty to three felony counts including murder.
The charges were related to the death of his father, Michael Bolen, who was reported missing on March 31, 2024. Dustin was arrested in November 2024 and the father’s body was discovered under a family home in December.
In March 2025, Dustin Bolen pleaded guilty to murder, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse.
Sentencing took place in Hardin County Common Pleas Court by Judge Steve Christopher.
FINDLAY – The visiting Ada High School softball team lost 7-3 to Liberty-Benton in their inaugural Blanchard Valley Conference opener on a wet Wednesday, April 2.
The scheduled home game was moved from Ada to L-B since the Eagles have a synthetic turf surface.
“We need to get back to doing the small things,” said fourth-year Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “We made good contact but couldn’t get anything in the gaps.
“You can’t make seven errors and beat a good team,” he noted.
The Bulldogs were out-hit 10-5 and committed seven costly errors.
FINDLAY – The visiting Ada High School baseball team was no-hit in a shortened 15-0 loss at Liberty-Benton in the Blanchard Valley Conference opener on Wednesday evening, April 2.
The game was scheduled to be at Ada, but was moved to L-B due to wet field conditions. The Eagles have a synthetic turf surface.
L-B authored a 10-run second inning to put the game out of reach early.
The Bulldogs were out-hit 10-0 in the five-inning contest shortened by the 10-run mercy rule.
Ada fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the BVC after the defeat. L-B improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in BVC play with the win.
Marlene A. Kindle, age 90, of Lima, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on August 21, 1934 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Clarence and Mildred (Zahrend) Gleason. Marlene married Lester Kindle on June 25, 1954 and he preceded her in death on April 6, 1980.
