Defiance County government’s administrator has announced her resignation. Laura Howell, the county administrator since 2007, announced her decision to step down, as she will be taking a position as organizational development coordinator in Fulton County Auditor Brett Kolb’s office on May 28, and be paid an annual salary of $63,000. …
Read More »CONTINENTAL COUNCIL MEETING RESULTS
Continental Village Council met on Tuesday night and agreed to pay for electrical work and equipment at the addition to the village maintenance building. Council granted two building permits to Ace Hardware and Leslie Bear. Council also talked over the availability of $92,000 in CDBG grants for all of Putnam …
Read More »GOOD NEWS FOR STRYKER PIZZA RESTAURANT
Quadco Rehabilitation Center board members learned at their meeting on Tuesday that the Mama DeLuca’s® Pizza Now! store in Stryker led all of the franchise’s stores in net sales in 2012. The manager of the pizza store as well as the SUBWAY® Restaurants operated by Quadco, told the board members …
Read More »AG DIRECTOR SPEAKS IN HICKSVILLE
Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director David Daniels, who was raised in Greenfield, was the guest speaker Tuesday at the Hicksville Rotary Club’s Farm and Vendor Day at Hicksville High School. Daniels told the group that there are about 73,500 farms in Ohio. He said he’s excited about Ohio becoming …
Read More »HIT BY A TRAIN
A woman is dead after being hit by a train. The Fulton County Sheriff says deputies found the body of 44 year old Lisa Sawyers of Michigan along the tracks. Sawyers reportedly had been lying on the train tracks just before she was hit and killed. No foul play is …
Read More »PAULDING ROAD PROJECTS ON SCHEDULE
Just like most other counties and municipalities in the area, Paulding County road crews are just waiting for the weather to break so they can put away snow plows and get out the construction equipment. Bridge projects will be a big priority this year. They include the County Road 87 …
Read More »LIVE HEALTHY INITIATIVE OFFERED
Live Healthy Live Well is a free, six week, online email challenge designed to help participants improve their health by encouraging regular exercise, nutrition and wellness tips. Participants will receive weekly e-communications from Ohio State University Extension with tips and recipes to help them get fit. Each week participants will …
Read More »SCHOOL BOARD TOURS SCHOOL
Before The Central Local Board of Education met Monday afternoon, board members toured the school facilities. Part of the high school tour included looking at building entrancees, safety procedures and items that need to be fixed on the building. They also met with the high school student council and had …
Read More »OHIO CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCIES RISE
A new report says that in Ohio, nearly eight in 10 parents who pay child support owe a past-due balance, and collections have dropped by nearly $127 million since the 2008 federal fiscal year. Northwest Ohio’s child support enforcement agencies however, say they can report collection rates better than the …
Read More »ROAD WORK SET FOR HENRY
Henry County is making a big investment in it’s roads. The County plans to spend over one and a half million dollars in roadway and culvert improvements this year. Henry County Officials expect approximately 4.8 miles of roadway to be resurfaced during four paving projects scheduled this year. Henry County …
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