On Mon., Aug.11 at 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will host a Project Wild Workshop at the McElroy Environmental Education Center, 2355 Ada Rd., Lima, Ohio.
The intersection of State Route 81 and County Road 15, which is located 2.5 miles west of the Village of Ada, has been identified as an upcoming ODOT Intersection Safety Project slated for the year 2030.
ODOT has been designated as the project sponsor for construction of a roundabout with funding of $4.55M. According to a July 3 media release for the State of Ohio, the Highway Safety Improvement Program addresses road locations with a history of fatal or injury crashes where other safety improvements have not been effective.
Cheri Newton, public information officer for ODOT District 1, provided the following crash data for a three-year period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024:
The Ohio Department of Development and Area Agency on Aging 3 are once again offering assistance to help Ohio's families stay cool during the hot summer months.
JUNE 26 MEDIA RELEASE — The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation is excited to announce its latest community-wide initiative, Rooted to Rise: Supporting Work and Play in Hancock County. Unveiled at the Foundation's Annual Celebration on June 18, this campaign is designed to strategically align community needs with the generosity of donors, bolstering existing systems and fostering long-term growth for a thriving future.
JUNE 26 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is offering training academies across the state for those interested in becoming hunter education instructors. The two-day academies certify instructors to teach Ohio’s Hunter Education Courses, which cover a range of topics from conservation, safety, ethics, and proper handling of hunting equipment.
An upcoming instructor certification academy has been scheduled for Northwest Ohio: August 9-10, 2025 at Division of Wildlife District 2 Office, 952 Lima Avenue, Findlay, OH 45840
JUNE 24 MEDIA RELEASE — During the 2024-25 white-tailed deer muzzleloader hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Nathan Cass, assigned to Crawford County, received information that a hunter had exceeded the county bag limit of three deer. Officer Cass discovered that the suspect had harvested six deer, with three game-checked in Medina County despite being harvested in Crawford County. The suspect was charged with three counts of taking more than the county bag limit and three counts of providing false information when game checking a deer.
