Sidewalks are the only way some people have to get around the city and they can't do that if they are covered with snow and ice. By city ordinance, you have 4 hours after precipitation stops or after the first daylight.

Late Monday night, at Lion Farms USA Mink Farm in Hoaglin Township, fencing was intentionally destroyed, releasing between 25,000 and 40,000 mink. Mink are predators, so such a large number of them escaping poses a significant threat to pets, livestock, and wildlife populations. People who own chicken and ornamental fish ponds are particularly at risk.

     Allen County's Treasurer is reminding property owners that second-half property taxes are due Friday July 8th.   There are several options to pay those taxes.  You can go online at www.allencountyohtreasurer.com  or stop by the Allen County Treasurer's Office in the courthouse or any Allen County branch of Superior Credit Union or Union Bank locations.

Commissioners secured the final piece of funding for the Gomer Sewer Improvement project with a 1.2-million-dollar loan from the United States Department of Agriculture. That, along with another 2.7 million dollars of federal, state, and local dollars will fund the project at a cost of just under 4-million dollars. The project is being done due to a non-compliance complaint from the EPA concerning water quality nearly 8 years ago. Now that all the funding is in place construction can begin and it will cost property owners less than what was first expected.