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Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2020 - 3:37pm

Et Cetera thrift shop is not taking donations, in case you wondered. This is the sign on the shop's loading dock on Washington Street. No donations accepted until further notice.

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I-75 work impacts local traffic patterns in May

I-75 northbound SR 103 entrance ramp will close on May 3 for 2 weeks
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2020 - 3:09pm

Several Interstate 75 construction updates affect local traffic patterns next week. The following information is from the Ohio Department of Transportation.

• I-75 southbound entrance ramp from SR 696 in Beaverdam will close on Sunday, May 3 for five days.

• Detour: I-75 north to SR 103 to I-75 south (see map below).

• Traffic pattern through the SR 696 interchange will change as an I-75 southbound will shift one lane onto the northbound side beginning Monday, April 27.

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100% loan approval rate for CNB Paycheck Protection Program customers

652 businesses in 10-county area with 12,524 employees; loan total $97.5 million
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2020 - 3:00pm

Citizens National Bank announce on Friday that 100 percent of the loans its customers requested through the Paycheck Protection Program have been approved through the Small Business Administration, according to Eric Faulkner, bank president. 

This represents 652 businesses in the bank’s 10-county service area, allowing those businesses to continue payroll for 12,524 employees. The approved loan total is currently $97,511,807.

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Business
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Aging agency looking for phone volunteers

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on May 2, 2020 - 11:43am

Area Agency on Aging 3 seeks  volunteers are invited to make calls or receive calls from isolated senior adults. Contact the agency at 800-653-7723 for details.

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Regional news
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Ohio’s update on face coverings and largest-ever PPE distribution

And updated information on high school graduations
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on May 2, 2020 - 11:40am

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, this week provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

PPE DELIVERY:

Governor DeWine announced that the state of Ohio has shipped 4.1 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local emergency management agencies (EMA) across Ohio. 

Although this is not the first shipment of PPE, this is the largest one-time distribution of PPE from the state of Ohio to the local EMAs in Ohio history.

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Regional news
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Patsy Davies was retired from Ford, Lima

Private graveside service planned
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2020 - 9:34am

Patsy Linda Davies, 75, died May 1, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Patsy was born June 2, 1944, in Lima to the late Pasquale and Amelita (Taviano) Caruso.  She was raised by her mother and father, Joseph Simone.  On May 30, 1963, she married Morgan Davies who survives.

Patsy was a 1962 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School.  She worked at Bluffton Day Care, Cherry Corner Shoe Repair then DTR Industries in Bluffton and retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton.  

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Obituaries
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