FROM FACEBOOK__The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District is exploring a rebrand to MetroParks Allen County. Not because we’re changing who we are, but because we want our name to better reflect where and who we serve.
Why now? We’re updating park signage, investing in infrastructure, and planning for the future. We want a name that helps residents across Allen County and beyond instantly recognize us as their park system.
JULY 29 MEDIA RELEASE__Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Pamela Boratyn announced details of a new plan to address the shortage of safe, accessible commercial-truck parking in Ohio by adding at least 1,400 new truck parking spaces across the state.
Following an extensive review of ODOT property, Ohio has identified 33 sites in 19 counties where long-term truck parking lots will be created or expanded, more than doubling current truck parking capacity at ODOT-maintained sites including the following in Allen County.
JULY 23 MEDIA RELEASE__Allen County WIC is moving their location to 219 E. Market Street.
WIC (supplemental nutrition program for income-eligible Women, Infants and Children) is a program of Allen County Public Health (APCH) and will begin serving the public from the ACPH building starting Friday, August 1, 2025.
To accommodate this move, WIC services will be closed from July 25-31, 2025. WIC will be able to load August benefits onto WIC clients’ benefit cards on August 1 at its new location and make changes to clients’ cards if necessary.
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.
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.
JULY 21 MEDIA RELEASE__During the Ohio Wildlife Council meeting on Wednesday, July 16, waterfowl hunting zones for the 2026-2030 seasons were amended in three counties following public comments on proposals submitted in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
