Regional news

From ODOT 1 FACEBOOK__U.S. 68/Main St in Dunkirk, between Summit St and Washington St will close Monday, Aug. 4 for approximately 25 days for utility work.

Two railroad crossings will close on Aug. 17 for approximately 7 days.

Check out www.OHGO.com for the latest traffic updates, detours, and more.

MEDIA RELEASE__On August 4, Apollo Career Center announced a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2025-2026 school year.

Schools qualifying to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price and paid student meals. 

This new approach reduces burdens for both families and school administrators and helps ensure that students receive nutritious meals.

AUGUST 1 MEDAI RELEASE__Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio and OhioHealth announced on August 1 that they have reached agreement on a new network participation contract. The multi-year agreement continues uninterrupted access to care at OhioHealth hospitals, facilities, and physician practices for Anthem members in all health plans, including employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid health plan networks.

PHOTO) The winning team from National Lime & Stone of Hardy Hartzell, Tim Mayle, Jon Beach (not in the picture), Tim Federici took home top honors, celebrated in a photo with Marc Kogan, Scout Executive; Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, Council VP of Development; and Julian Piña, Assistant Golf Pro at the Findlay Country Club.

AUGUST 1 MEDIA RELEASE__August 7 through 9 marks the 21st annual Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sales across the State of Ohio.

The historic Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental road for automobile travel in the United States, dedicated in 1913 and extending from New York City’s Times Square to San Francisco’s Lincoln Park.  Combined, various routes across Ohio comprise over 400 miles today. 

Past year’s sales have seen families, neighbors and groups of all kinds selling their wares from yards, porches, barns and garages; under tents and in open-air locations.

State Route 81 roundabout construction, bridge replacement

State Route 81 at Thayer Road, east of the city of Lima, will close Monday, Aug. 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 (see map).

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