The following City of Findlay railroad crossing closures will effect local firms, workforce and trucking companies in August.
See map below for detour.
CSX Railroad Crossing Closures:
• Hancock County Road 99 railroad crossing will be closed for three weeks until August 24 for repairs. The crossing is located south of the Whirlpool plant between Hancock County 220/North Main Street and Distribution Drive
• Hancock County Road 215 and 216 are expected to reopen very soon
S.B. 243 enacted a one-time sales tax holiday to occur only in 2015. The holiday starts on Friday, Aug. 7, and ends on Sunday, Aug. 9.
During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:
•An item of clothing priced at $75 or less
•An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and
•An item of school instructional material priced at $20 or less.
Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.
• Nashville Crush Trio performs from 8-9:30 p.m.
• Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
Bluffton's second National Night Out is from 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, according to Matt Oglesbee of the Bluffton police department.
The department, in conjunction with the Pandora Police Department are in charge of the event and the Bluffton, Beaverdam and Pandora fire and EMS departments will participate.
Bluffton’s fireworks, postponed in late June due to the weather, is rescheduled for 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Bluffton’s National Night Out celebration at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
The fireworks will cap off the National Night Out. The display should last between 20 and 30 minutes.
The National Night Out and fireworks will take place on Snider Road, Bluffton. Watch for a map indicating locations where people can watch the display.
“Remember Me,” a public service film highlighting the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership, was awarded a regional EMMY award for best Community/Public Service video.
The award was presented at the Regional National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences gala in Lexington, Kentucky July 25.
"It was an honor to bring this regional EMMY home to Findlay,” said production company founder Ben Severance of Timber & Frame.
