SHELBY — A fire on New Year’s night caused about $20 million in damage at Blue BlueScope Recycling and Materials, according to Shelby Fire Department Chief Mike Thompson. The cause of the blaze at 2384 Ohio 39 in Jackson Township had not been officially determined as of Thursday afternoon, according to the chief, who met […]
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Camp Nuhop receives $26K grant from Ohio EPA
COLUMBUS – Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency is awarding funding to statewide projects that support a range of water restoration programs. The agency’s environmental education grants, totaling $271,000, are going to communities for wetland education, water quality, biodiversity initiatives, habitat restoration, and home drinking water and septic system maintenance. One of those entities is located in north […]
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Brass Hanger Cleaners receives financing to eliminate hazardous dry-cleaning chemicals
MANSFIELD — Brass Hanger Cleaners in Mansfield has received nearly $70,000 between a bond and grant to update its equipment.
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EPA announces residential solar energy program for underserved Ohio communities
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced Monday that they will partner to administer a $156 million program to expand the use of renewable solar energy in traditionally underserved Ohio communities. As part of the new program, the agencies will provide grants and low-cost financing for residential […]
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Richland County Land Bank selects trio of contractors for Lead Safe Ohio work
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank has selected three contractors to handle five projects each as the group moves forward with $1.35 million of work funded by the Ohio Department of Development’s Lead Safe Ohio Program. The unanimous vote during a special meeting came after Matthew Spiess, a residential revitalization specialist for the Ohio Department […]
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Toledo couple sentenced for illegal scrap tire operation
TOLEDO — A Lucas County judge sentenced a Toledo couple to three months in jail and six months at a correctional drug treatment facility for illegally transporting and dumping scrap tires, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Friday. Chad T. Gatter, 35, and Amanda N. Wagner, 36, pleaded guilty to the unclassified felony charges in […]
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Perrysville receives $1 million H2Ohio grant
PERRYSVILLE — The village of Perrysville received a $1 million grant for a water system regionalization project from H2Ohio, according to a Dec. 1 press release from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. “Small villages just don’t really have the money for that kind of stuff,” said Michael McCaskey, Perrysville’s village […]
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Richland Soil & Water discusses Black Fork ditch petition revisions for Shelby
Possible Black Fork Ditch Petition revisions were discussed Wednesday at the RSWCD board of supervisors meeting.