PPEC elects board members

PAULDING — Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) announced the winners of this year’s board election in a meeting that was broadcast online on Saturday, March 18.

Board members elected to serve a three-year term include incumbent Joe Kohnen of Monroeville, Indiana, District 1 representing Marion, Madison, Monroe, Preble, and Union Townships in Allen and Adams Counties in Indiana; incumbent Dr. John Saxton of Oakwood, Ohio, District 6 representing Auglaize, Brown, Latty, Washington, Defiance, and Highland Townships in Paulding and Defiance Counties; and incumbent Dr. Ron Black of Ottawa, District 9 representing Sugarcreek, Pleasant, Union, Ottawa, and Riley Townships in Putnam County.

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Dean Brown
Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.