Machining and automation technology event - "The Future of Manufacturing - Made in the USA”
MEDIA RELEASE__GROB Systems, Inc., a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, has announced it will be hosting a 5-AXIS LIVE! technology event with twenty-one of its industry partners, at GROB’s North America headquarters and production facility in Bluffton on August 5 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Permits to participate in controlled hunts will be awarded by lottery for 2025-2026 season
JULY 29 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is holding special deer hunts at state nature preserves and state scenic river lands across Ohio during the 2025-2026 hunting season. These locations were identified as areas where high deer populations pose a threat to native plant communities.
The division is offering archery hunts in 22 counties this year. Three state nature preserves will permit gun and muzzleloader hunts. Permits for all special hunts will be awarded through a lottery system.
JULY 24 MEDIA RELEASE__The United Way of Hardin County is inviting local volunteers and businesses to participate in its annual Day of Caring on August 15. This county-wide event supports non-profit and public organizations through various essential projects.
JULY 25 MEDIA RELEASE__State Route 81 at Thayer Road, east of the city of Lima, will close August 4 for approximately 90 days for construction of a roundabout at the intersection, and for a bridge replacement between McClure Road and Fisher Road, over Patterson ditch.
TRAFFIC IMPACT
SR 81 will be closed from just west of Thayer Road to Fisher Road.
Thayer Road will be closed from just south of SR81 to Sandusky Road.
Detour SR 81: I-75, U.S. 30 to SR 235 back to SR 81.
JULY 22 MEDIA RELEASE__During the 2024-25 white-tailed deer archery hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Ryan Burke, assigned to Hancock County, received a report of a buck found dead in a field with an arrow in it. The caller stated that the individual claiming to have shot the deer had already harvested a buck. Officer Burke determined that the suspect had harvested two bucks, exceeding the statewide bag limit of one antlered deer. The individual pleaded guilty to taking more than one antlered deer in Hardin County Municipal Court, paid $500 in restitution and $150 in fines, and forfeited hunting privileges for one year.
JULY 21 MEDIA RELEASE__Governor DeWine has announced the full membership of his newly-formed Property Tax Reform Working Group. The working group, informally announced during the Governor’s signing of House Bill 96 and associated line-item vetoes, is tasked with thoroughly examining issues related to how to provide meaningful property tax relief to homeowners and businesses while ensuring that funding for local schools, fire, police, EMS, libraries, and developmental disabilities is adequate.
The membership of the Property Tax Reform Working Group includes:
