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The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley has been chosen as the featured title for the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library’s 2023 CommunityREAD. Copies of the book are now available at the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. The feature presentation by the author will take place on April 6, 2023 at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts.            

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ODOT District 1 has announced the following construction projects.  Work is weather permitting.

Interstate 75 southbound ramps at Bluelick Road will be closed on Monday, May 2, for a few hours on each ramp to complete bridge inspections.

TRAFFIC IMPACT

Southbound Exit Detour:  I-75 south to SR 81 to I-75 north back to Bluelick Rd.

Southbound Entrance Detour: I-75 north to Napoleon Rd. back to I-75 south.

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Planning to vote on Tuesday, May 3? Village residents have polling places at 601 N. Main St.

Two local issues are on Bluffton ballots for the May 3 election: an income tax renewal for the Bluffton Exempted Village School District and--for Precinct B voters only--a liquor sales option for the 1861 Wine Lounge to be located at 115 N. Main St., Bluffton.

Samle ballots can be viewed on the Allen County Board of Elections website.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife reminds residents of Northwest Ohio that public lakes and reservoirs teem with fish such as yellow perch and largemouth bass.

In this area, the ODNR highlights yellow perch in Allen County's Williams Reservoir. The organization notes: this reservoir was opened in 2012 and offers good numbers of large perch, some longer than 13 inches. If fishing from a boat, start along the north or south shore where the old haul roads are still in place. Shoreline fishing in the spring and fall can be productive.

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On Sunday, April 24 the region had an air conditioning day less than one week following the April 18 snowfall of 1.3 inches.

Observations are by Guy Verhoff, Pandora observer for the National Weather Service.

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Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Bluffton Exempted Village School District, Ohio, passed on the 13th day of December 2021, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the Primary Election to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 3rd day of May, 2022 the question of imposing a school district income tax:

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