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Beam work will temporarily stop traffic on I-75 for short intervals for one more night, ramp closes next week

Interstate 75 northbound approaching the U.S. 68/state route 15 interchange, Findlay, will continue to be one lane tonight, and will be temporarily slowed or stopped for short intervals during bridge beam work.

Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, I-75 northbound will be reduced to one lane approaching the interchange. The restriction will remain in place until 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

Also tonight, traffic in both directions will be temporarily slowed or stopped for short intervals from approximately midnight until 5 a.m. Saturday.

The Allen County Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force is holding a Walking Audit Workshop at noon, Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the Lima Family YMCA, 345 S. Elizabeth St., Lima, according to Josh Unterbrink, co-director, Activate Allen County.

The purpose of the event is to help make Allen County a safer community for pedestrians and cyclists. 

A public auction of a country home, 1721 Hancock County Road 29, the Willis Anderson property, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, according to Walter Brothers auctioneers/realtors.

The auction includes personal property at 10 a.m. and real estate at noon. For a complete list of auction items see the attached display ad.

Jami Crawfis, volunteer director of the Bluffton Community Assistance Program (left), stands with Jesse Owsley of Stratton Auto Group (center), and Ed Yeager, president of the Community Assistance Program (right). They stand among dozens and dozens of new school supplies collected this summer thanks to Stratton Auto Group and Southgate Lanes bowling alley. The supplies will be available later this month to students in the Bluffton school district who qualify for assistance.

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s will hold an inaugural neuroscience and trauma symposium Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, at the Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center, Lima.

The conference bringing experts from across the region and country to talk about these fields.

Clothes, other back-to-school items to be exempt from sales tax

A back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held this weekend in Ohio.

It is an opportunity for parents to receive some sales tax relief during back-to-school shopping in preparation for the upcoming school year. This year’s sales tax holiday was authorized in the state budget bill.

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