In observance of Safe Digging Month, Common Ground Alliance (CGA) – the national association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them, and their communities – recently announced results from a recent national survey which found 27.2 million Americans planning digging projects in the next year will not contact their local 811, putting themselves and their communities at risk of utility service disruptions, costly fines and repairs, and even serious injury or death.
You are cordially invited to our Annual Meeting May 15th at The Coterie. This is a casual event, with appetizers and beverages available. Please come between 4:30 and 5:00 to mix and mingle. Our business meeting will begin at 5:00, with a year in review, and our 2024 awards. We will follow this with the recognition or our outgoing and incoming board members, and our 2025 partner agencies. We will end the evening with the Bonnie McBride Pie Auction.
LIMA __ The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is seeking public comments on an intersection improvement project at State Route 67 and State Route 235 in Roundhead Township, Hardin County.
From 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, Jacomet’s Martial Arts, 121 S Main St, Bluffton, will host a self-defense class for ages 13 to adult. A similar class was held on December 7, 2024.
Owner/instructor Tony Jacomet explains, “This class will teach and practice several simple but highly effective techniques to address a variety of threatening scenarios. Prevention strategies, assertive de-escalation and what to do after a self-defense event will also be discussed.”
Doors will open at 10:15 a.m. All ability levels are welcome. The cost of the class is $5 per person.
State Wildlife Officer Ryan Kennedy, assigned to Hardin County, received a complaint concerning hunting without permission. A landowner had a trail camera photo of a suspect hunting on their property. Officer Kennedy contacted the suspect and found they had hunted white-tailed deer on the landowner’s property without a valid hunting license. The suspect was cited for hunting without permission and hunting without a license and paid $350 in fines.
