Regional news

Work on the Augsburger Road sanitary sewer project will limit travel on Augsburger Road on Tuesday, Jan. 24, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.

Augsburger Road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the sewer work extends across the road from the north side to the south side of the road, according to Don Snyder Excavating, who is handling the project.

Persons in the Riverbend area will be able to access their residences from the village (east side) of Augsburger. No traffic will be permitted from the west side into the village during the day.

The Icon caught this plate on Main Street. We suppose "DUCKS" was already taken. "DUKS" is a pretty good alternative. It's on a Hancock County plate.

Taxes. It's one of the certainties in life. The 2012 federal income tax return filing season is now fully underway, with the Internal Revenue Service opening the servers to begin accepting and processing electronically filed - e-filed - returns on Jan. 17.

Icon viewers needing specific forms may check out the assortment on display at the Bluffton Public Library.

The IRS wants to be certain that Ohio residents know about their tax preparation and filing options, especially when it comes to e-file and IRS Free File.

Here's the seven-day report for January from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain Snow

Jan. 10 49 26
Jan. 11 42 31 0.27
Jan. 12 40 17 0.02 0.1
Jan. 13 18 15 0.13 2.7
Jan. 14 22 11
Jan. 15 25 9
Jan. 16 49 21

Prices for most Postal Service mailing services will change on Sunday, Jan. 22. Mailing services includes First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. Prices for shipping services will also change on Jan. 22.

While actual percentage price increases for various products and services varies, the overall average price increase across all mailing services is capped by law at 2.1 percent, the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

The Lima area Habitat for Humanity is moving its ReStore to a new location and can still use volunteers to help with the moving and store set-up process.

The new location is 550 W. Elm St. in Lima.

The ReStore sells overstocked, dis-continued, new and used building materials, furniture, appliances and much more donated by manufacturers, stores, contractors and individuals.

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