ONTARIO — City Council approved increased hourly wages for Ontario city employees at its meeting Wednesday. Council President Eddie Gallo said the personnel committee has been discussing wages and benefits with public employees for a few months in executive sessions. Gallo said Ontario City Council approved police wage increases earlier this year to help retain […]
Grace McCormick, Staff Reporter
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Shelby, Galion and Bucyrus to receive state funds for affordable housing
The cities of Shelby, Galion and Bucyrus will soon be able to offer residents applications for state-funded housing repairs and rehabilitation projects. The Ohio Department of Development has announced the funding of $1 million for Crawford County and $700,000 for the City of Shelby to rehabilitate owner-occupied homes of low- and moderate-income families. The funds […]
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Ontario Planning Commission forwards Walker Lake Rd. development to city council
ONTARIO — Moment Development Founder and Principal Ohm Patel doesn’t let city zoning limit his ideas or business proposals. “The city has a plan for how they want to see their city grow, and while zoning is a direction, there’s always opportunities,” he said. “We feel like, with zoning, it’s about making a case to […]
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UPDATE: Ontario lifts boil advisory
UPDATE: (This story was updated at 2:56 p.m. on Nov. 1) ONTARIO — Ontario’s city crews restored water to all of the city as of about 10:30 p.m. Monday. A boil advisory remained in effect for the whole city until Tuesday at 2 p.m. Water line breaks left the whole City of Ontario without water starting […]
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Panchos Tacos opens Bellville location with larger menu
BELLVILLE — The Bellville Panchos Tacos menu has the best of both worlds — tacos from the Panchos Tacos Mansfield location and fajitas and specials from El Campestre in Ontario. General manager Alejandro Carrizal Ramos said restaurant staff have combined those two menus and also added new drinks. All food and drinks are made fresh […]
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Bankz Salon expanding spa services & hospitality under new ownership
MANSFIELD — Don VanMeter walked into Bankz Salon & Spa to buy his wife, Jennifer VanMeter, a gift card for her birthday a few years ago. The VanMeters own Wishmaker House Bed and Breakfast together in Bellville, and Don VanMeter said he has always loved historic real estate. He said he marveled at Bankz Salon’s […]
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Buck’s Bar & Grill to add events & bring back classic menu items
LEXINGTON — Jason Hoak remembers eating giant pizzas from Buck’s Bar & Grill with his travel baseball team and coaches when they played games in Lexington. As the new owner with his wife, Thalia Hoak, he said it feels surreal to become the establishment’s owner. “When we moved back to Lexington, this was where we […]
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Westing House welcomes Columbus special effects business
MANSFIELD — When Todd Reed’s children went off to college, he decided it was time to launch a business reflective of his childhood dream — making monsters. “I grew up blocks away from three movie theaters,” Reed said. “That’s how I spent my weekends. If I wasn’t there, I was at a comic book store. […]
