ODOT District 1 has announced the following construction and detour beginning on June 1:
State Route 309 between Perry Chapel Rd and Pevee Road, east of Lima, will close on Wednesday, June 1 for approximately 70 days for a project to construct two roundabouts and replace three culverts.
A roundabout will be constructed at the State Route 309 intersections with Napoleon Road and Thayer Road. Visit the project webpage for more information.
ODOT District 1 has announced that State Route 67/Espy Street between the southern corporate limit of the city of Kenton and Robinson Avenue will close on May 16 for approximately 45 days for a waterline installation.
The detour will reroute traffic using State Route 309 and State Route 235 through the Village of Alger. (see map)
TRAFFIC IMPACT
Date of Closure: 05/16/2022
Anticipated Duration of Closure: 45 Days
Length of Detour: 24.61 miles; Added Travel Distance: 11.21 miles
The Village of Ada has been awarded a grant of $13,000, among $2.1 million in H2Ohio awards to help public water systems and communities identify and map lead pipes.
Village Administrator Jamie Hall notes, "I am very excited that the Village is one of the 48 selected to be awarded for the H2Ohio Grant. Not a large grant but it does help us to fund the Village GPS Data collection system and GIS mapping project. This project will be essential for us to meet 2024 EPA requirements of identification and mapping of our water distribution system.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey confirmed an EF-0 Tornado occurred on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The tornado touched down a half mile south of Rawson and lifted a quarter mile west of the Findlay Airport.
A barn metal roof was ripped off and wood beams were snapped and driven into the ground. In addition, a residential barn was destroyed, several power poles were snapped and blown down, and several trees were blown down. For more information: http://ow.ly/PXER50IZq1g
The Hardin County Board of Elections has posted a "Summary for: All Contests, All Districts, All Tabulators, All Counting Groups Hardin Unofficial Canvass and Group Detail Report" for the May 3, 2022 election at
