The money comes from the Ohio Brownfield Remediation program which is designed to clean up and prepare hazardous brownfield sites for redevelopment. The village of Spencerville will be receiving a little over three point nine million dollars for the cleanup of the old Ohio decorative products facility. The Van Wert Land Reutilization Corporation will receive two hundred twenty-four thousand and four hundred dollars for the vacant Anthony Wayne school building.

The Lima Police Department says in the last few years they've received more calls of people watching and following delivery drivers. While installing cameras is highly recommended in identifying crooks, that doesn't guarantee they get caught. The key to prevention comes down to knowing where your package is at all times.

The State of Ohio announcing millions of dollars coming to West Central Ohio to get rid of blighted buildings and homes, so the land can be potentially used for new development.  Allen, Putnam, Hancock, Mercer, and Van Wert Counties all getting a half a million dollars each from the Ohio Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program.  One of the Allen County projects to get funded was the demolition of the old train depot on S. Main St. in Delphos.   The site was also the home of an antique mall, but it has been abandoned for a while.  The state says that following the demolition, the site will be remediated and that will increase the marketability of the surrounding area.  There are 7 projects in Allen and Hancock Counties to get state funding, 8 in Van Wert, and 9 each in Putnam and Mercer.  In total, there was $150 million allocated statewide to tear down 825 blighted buildings and homes.

Chamber members had a chance to learn how statewide leaders are working to staff construction for a manufacturing site coming to Ohio.

The City of Findlay will be picking up leaves from November 14, 2022, through December 2, 2022. City employees will collect leaves that have been placed in biodegradable PAPER bags at the curb. Plastic bags and loose leaves will not be picked up. Bagged leaves are to be placed by the curb. Biodegradable bags are readily available at local hardware, building supply, and some grocery stores. Raking leaves into the street has many negative aspects. Leaf piles in the street can be a dangerous temptation to children who like to play in the piles and in many areas reduce the traffic to one lane or cause drivers to drive around the piles into oncoming traffic.

ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Commissioners moving forward on a project to find a new home for some county offices.

The Allen County Land Bank has ownership of the property at the corner of Wayne and Union, where they were able to demolish this old building leaving a usable lot. County commissioners are looking to build a new structure that will accommodate the Allen County Veterans Commission vehicles and are interested in this site.

Two local Brownfield sites have gotten state money to make them viable again. Governor Mike DeWine announced that $192 million in grants have …

The City of Lima may seem a little cleaner after the final week of the Mayor's Spring Cleanup. Saturday was the 4th and final day for Lima res…