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Lenawee County communities plan Memorial Day parades, ceremonies
Parades and ceremonies to honor those who gave their lives while serving in the military will take place on Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 27. Communities in and near Lenawee County have planned the following events. To add an event to this list, email news@lenconnect.com. Adrian. WHAT: Parade and...
Anthony Wayne superintendent reflects on time with the district, looks ahead to future with Oregon City Schools
WHITEHOUSE, Ohio — In 2003, Jim Fritz joined the Anthony Wayne community. He began as an administrator before acting as superintendent for fourteen years. Now two decades later, he's made the choice to move on from the district. "It's been a great place for my kids to grow up,...
Sending Toledo water bills to Chicago among billing upgrades
Water customers in Toledo have been wondering why they are mailing their water bills to a post office box in Chicago rather than the Public Utilities Department in Toledo. Cindy Geronimo, commissioner of public utilities in Toledo, said the change in address is meant to streamline the payment process. The department has implemented the lockbox service provided by Fifth Third Bank to process water bills at an operations center in Chicago to improve efficiency, she said. “Their system is much bigger and can process a huge number of checks. Instead of sending staff to get the mail, it goes to Chicago, where it runs through machines at the bank’s processing center, and the payments get posted sooner,” Ms. Geronimo said.
Has Toledo made enough progress since 2014 to avoid another water crisis?
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo water users woke up the morning of Aug. 2, 2014, to a warning from their TVs, radios and even their neighbors. Don’t drink or touch the water. Families rushed out to get bottled water because this wasn't a typical boil advisory. We were told you couldn't boil away the toxicity.
Stories of the Glass City now glow through art
An immersive lighted art installation integrated into the landscape of the Glass City Metropark has been unveiled. Metroparks Toledo Foundation hosted a private gathering Wednesday to dedicate “Field of Histories,” which is made up of nearly 200 lighted glass orbs on posts. The center of each orb holds a laser-engraved image of an object identified by a community member during public workshops. “I just had this thought, this picture of people walking a path through these things sprouting from the ground, like long stalks of flowers with these orbs on the top,” said Bryony Roberts, the project’s New York-based artist and visionary. The project began with an in-depth community engagement process where individuals from Toledo brought objects they feel are significant to themselves and to local history.
With buildings demolished, Adrian moves toward next step in downtown redevelopment plan
ADRIAN — With the demolition and cleanup of three buildings in downtown Adrian almost complete, the city is inching toward the redevelopment of a section of downtown along South Main Street. The blighted and vacant buildings at 116, 118 and 120 S. Main St., were torn down May 13...
Concert to support our veterans in Pike County
PALMYRA, Palmyra Township — The Lodge at Tanglwood Resorts at Lake Wallenpaupack is preparing for the 2nd annual " Salute to Our Veterans" concert on the lawn this Saturday. The event will go on rain or shine. Tony Schwartz, manager of the lodge, says you can expect music, food,...
Port authority awards contracts for airport roadway, seaport pump station
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board of directors approved contracts Thursday morning to rehabilitate a roadway at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport and replace a pump station at the Port of Toledo. The board also approved a $50,000 grant to the Lucas County Land Bank for renovations at two of downtown Toledo’s Four Corners skyscrapers while donating a sliver of right-of-way next to its headquarters for the Maumee River Walk. And it hired an Indiana firm as its new engineering consultant for airport projects as required by a federal requirement for periodic competitive selection for such services. A $522,273.27 bid from Henry W. Bergman, Inc., of Genoa, Ohio, was the lowest of three the agency received for the contract to mill and resurface the roadway and replace 23 drains along West Airport Service Road and a short section of South Berkey Southern Road that serves the airport.
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