Putnam Man Killed in Farm Equipment Accident

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• Putnam Man Killed in Farm Equipment Accident

  50 year old Karl Ohly of Putnam was killed Tuesday night after becoming trapped in a hay baler on Lake Road. Washington County deputies say Ohly had been operating a tractor and baler when the accident happened. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.