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July 5 is registration deadline to vote in August 2 Ohio primary

Ohio voters will select nominees for state legislative offices in a second primary election on Aug. 2. Registration, ballot and voting information is listed below.

Polls for the Ada North and South precincts will be open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at 1200 S Main St., the Ada Community Health Professionals building.

REGISTER TO VOTE

- By Mail: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 (postmarked)

- In Person: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

- Online: Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Register to vote HERE.

BALLOTS

ODOT highway construction for the week of July 5

LIMA, Ohio⎯The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Hardin County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

Due to the Independence Day holiday, no work is planned for Monday, July 4.

  • State Route 81, east of the village of Dunkirk, will be restricted to one lane for drainage work.
  • State Route 67/Espy Street between the southern corporate limit of the city of Kenton and Robinson Avenue is open following a closure for waterline installation.

Evening Garden Affair on July 12

The Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are hosting “An Evening Garden Affair” on Tuesday evening, July 12 at the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County located at 960 W. Kohler Street in Kenton. The event is from 6:30 -8:00 p.m. and will feature Rachel Hoverman of OSU Extension-Van Wert County with a program about “Planting for Year-Round Color.”

Attendees will gather in the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County for tours at 6:30 p.m. with Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Learn about the many different themed gardens at this educational demonstration garden.

June 1-27, 2022 weather observations

Weather observations by Guy Verhoff

Editor: check out those high temperatures and all those zeros in the precipitation column. This is June?

Public comment sought for Lima-Allen County transportation plan

Lima, OH--Lima Allen County Regional Planning (LACRPC) is a US EPA 1997 Ozone Standard “Orphan” Area. Therefore, LACRPC’s current 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan must have a new conformity determination.

Even though LACRPC’s current 2040 Plan is a conforming plan, with an update cycle every five years, a new conformity determination must occur every four years.

The 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan includes a list of 137 projects, resulting in over $238.5 million in infrastructure investment. Projects include roadway resurfacing, bridge replacement, intersection enhancements, technology upgrades, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements, and others.

Refreshing option: Aqua Zumba on Wednesday evenings

It's too hot to exercize? Aqua Zumba to the rescue!

Aqua Zumba classes are held at the Ada Municipal Pool from 6:00-6:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and at the Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd, from 6:00-6:45 on Tuesdays.

From the Ada Pool: "no need to sign up; just come when you can and drag your friends and co-workers along too! $7 for a drop in class. Or you can buy a ten class punch card for $50."

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