Provided by the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission
In late December the office of Governor Mike DeWine announced that a proposed planning committee—the West Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization (WORPO)—will be officially designated as its own rural planning entity under the leadership of Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC).
Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its annual tree sale. Species available are River Birch, Dawn Redwood, Red Oak, Swamp White Oak, Arborvitae, Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce and White Pine.
These trees are offered as a low cost source of plant materials for wildlife, timber plantings, windbreaks, and other conservation uses. They are available to anyone without restriction. Because of their low cost, HSWCD cannot furnish replacements or deliver packets.
The Ohio Department of Development and Area Agency on Aging 3 want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of up to seven members and 60% of State Median Income for a household of eight or more members to pay their heating bills.
State Wildlife Officer Levi Farley, assigned to Paulding County, observed an angler throwing a cast net along the Auglaize River. The individual caught a crappie with the cast net and harvested the fish. Officer Farley contacted the individual and issued a misdemeanor summons for possessing a sport fish by means other than angling. The suspect paid $150 in fines and court costs.
LIMA__ Area Agency on Aging 3’s Silver Birch Foundation will be holding its first Black Ties & Silver Bells Charity Gala Saturday, December 14, 2024 at UNOH Event Center in Lima.
The Silver Birch Foundation was established in July 2017 to support the mission on Area Agency on Aging 3. There are many services and needs of older adults and those with disabilities that the agency in unable to use state or federal funding. The foundation comes in and helps fund those services and needs, taking the burden off the individual in need.
