Starting Tuesday, April 1, all permits, licensing applications, and building plan submissions can be completed electronically. The department is transitioning to SmartGov, an online permitting and licensing system. Officials say the new process will reduce the current 29-day turnaround to 14 days or less.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The City of Lima continued to review budget proposals for 2023.
Some Ohioans will be seeing a big increase in their paycheck come January 1st because of higher inflation rates. Ohio minimum wage for non-tipped employees will be moving from $9.30 an hour to $10.10 an hour, which is an 80-cent increase. That is above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. In 2006, Ohio voters approved a state amendment that ties the annual minimum wage increase to the rate of inflation. For workers that get tips, the new hourly wage is $5.05 and for 14 and 15-year-old workers, it is set at $7.25. Ohio is one of 23 states to raise their minimum wage at the start of 2023.
Allen County, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Public Health is reporting an increase in both COVID and Flu cases in the area. Recent numbers show tha…
Allen County commissioners say that retention and recruitment of employees were at the top of the list and they will be working with department heads on wage increases for non-union general fund employees. Early this year they approved an equitable wage adjustment increase for the sheriff's department's union employees. Commissioners also say that utilities, fuel, and food costs have increased and they had to look at department requests as a want or a need.
(WLIO) - Unemployment rates are both up and down around West Central Ohio for the month of August.
Diesel prices are soaring alongside gas prices, meaning truck drivers who are hauling a variety of items state-to-state are also hurting. Because of the rising diesel prices -- those who rely on shipments may be seeing a rollover effect when it comes to deliveries.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Law enforcement officers across Ohio are joining officers from five other Great Lakes states including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin on July 27 for this year’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 5 high visibility Speed Awareness Day enforcement campaign.
An outbreak of syphilis has been reported in Allen County. Allen County Public Health has reported a total of 18 syphilis cases during the month of June 2022.
Sexual Assault is prevalent in our community and Crime Victim Services will be educating the public on just how prevalent. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Crime Victim Services wants to make sure anyone that has been sexually assaulted gets the assistance they need. They have seen a 20% increase in reported assaults to them serving 770 survivors of sexual violence with 143 of them being children. Their services are available at any time.
