FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF - The Allen County Sheriff’s Office has an open investigation regarding a scam that occurred in Beaverdam.
The victim reported she was contacted by someone using the phone number 202-455-5956 who claimed to be from the Legal Affairs Department and accused her of tax fraud.
The victim reported she told the caller she had not received any paperwork regarding this. A short time later and while still speaking with the man on the phone there was a knock on her door.
Sundown is upon us and a slow freight train is trotting on the rails through Bluffton on a hot summer evening. The local freight will return on its round trip at about 10 p.m.
A back-to-school Ohio sales tax holiday is in effect from noon, Friday, Aug. 4, at until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6
During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:
• Clothing priced at $75 per item or less;
• School supplies priced at $20 per item or less; and
• School instructional material priced at $20 per item or less.
Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.
