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Friday, August 14, 2009

C-R puts building issue on fall ballot
RAWSON -- Cory-Rawson Schools will be on the ballot in November asking voters to approve a bond issue to help pay for construction of a new pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade building.
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Findlay seeking savings in health insurance plan
Some Findlay city workers would pay more for health insurance next year if a new plan is implemented that administrators claim would mean savings for the city.
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Plan includes fitness stipend
The restructured health insurance plan being proposed by Findlay administrators would offer more enrollment options, but cost some employees more, depending on whether they make themselves eligible to receive an annual fitness stipend.
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Artist has plenty of helpers
MILLER CITY -- Oscar Velasquez says murals are not just pretty pictures: they are geometric, mathematical and precise.
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County acquires property needed for future projects
The Hancock County commissioners on Thursday agreed to purchase a foreclosed home east of Findlay for $92,500, using gas tax money.
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911 levy placed on Nov. 3 ballot
OTTAWA -- In November, Putnam County voters will decide on a 1.25-mill, five-year replacement levy for the county's Enhanced 911 emergency telephone system.
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Plants in Upper, Deshler to close
Two companies have announced plans to close area plants, resulting in a loss of more than 100 jobs.
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Streetscape workers strike petroleum on Main Street
BLUFFTON -- Bluffton workers struck petroleum on Main Street Thursday while working on the village's Streetscape project.
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NB man killed in two-vehicle crash
BOWLING GREEN -- A North Baltimore man died Wednesday in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 6 and Pemberville Road, about eight miles east of Bowling Green.
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County wins snowplow crash lawsuit
A Hancock County Common Pleas Court jury has found the county was not negligent in a December 2007 crash involving a snowplow and a sports utility vehicle in Biglick Township.
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News Briefs Work scheduled on Findlay streets
Findlay's Main Street, northbound, will be reduced at times to one lane between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for waterline connection.

Main Street will not be accessible from East Lincoln Street. Lincoln Street will be closed to through traffic from South Main Street to South Blanchard Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for continued improvement work. Access to local businesses and residents only will be maintained.


Recount planned in trustee's race
OTTAWA -- After certifying election results on Wednesday, the Putnam County Board of Elections has announced a recount will be required for the Union Township trustee race, according to Deputy Director Shelly Burkhart.

The recount will be completed on Wednesday at the county elections board office, 336 E. Main Street, Ottawa.

Incumbent Daniel R. Ellerbrock has secured his position on the board, earning 685 votes. However the remaining trustee spot will require a recount as Gery P. Wurth earned 598 votes and Mark J. Kahle collected 601 votes, according to official results.

An automatic recount is necessary if the margin is within one-half of 1 percent of total votes cast, according to state law.


Road to be closed
Forest Lake Drive, between Marion Township 237 and Indian Lake Drive/Forest Lane, will be closed today for a pipe installation.

The road is expected to open by 5 p.m., weather permitting.

Motorists are advised to use Township 242.