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ODOT grant will provide needed pedestrian bridge By Angela Shepherd - For The Times-Gazette New Directions Director Tonia McLanahan (left) is pictured with eighth-graders Jordan Brown (center) and Meezy Copas, who attend the youth ministry. Photo by Angela Shepherd A pedestrian bridge on the west end of Greenfield has been discussed over the last couple years, but now instead of it being a matter of how to make it happen, it’s a matter of when it will happen since a grant from the Ohio Depa...

Times Leader Staff Writer WOODSFIELD — The Ohio Department of Transportation reconsidered its decision to deny Monroe County’s timber contribution as a part of its match for the reconstruction of the Knowlton Covered Bridge project and will now cover 100 percent of the funding. Originally, the county was required to contribute a 5 percent match, or $45,000, toward the nearly $1 million ODOT grant. The county was hoping to use a timber donation to fund its portion of the match. It plans to ...

The Beacon The Waterfront Walkway on the east bank of the Portage River in downtown Port Clinton is finally going to begin this year. Bids on the $1.9 million project are expected to be put out in the coming weeks and the work could start in late summer. (Photo by D’Arcy Patrick Egan) BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN Port Clinton has been a small city with big ideas of late, and many of those plans are coming to fruition. As the downtown area continues to evolve, with Madison Street retail renovation...

Staff report photo by: Rochelle Valverde Part of the Lawrence Loop trail near the intersection of 12th and Oregon streets is pictured on Monday, July 16, 2018. The City of Lawrence was awarded a $564,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation for the Lawrence Loop project, according to a news release Thursday from the city. Lawrence received the award for the shared-use path from Michigan Street to Sandra J. Shaw Community Health Park, the release said. The grant, which requires a ...

Please, reenter the code in the captcha! The link was successfully Sent! Ooops!:( An error has occurred!   Greenfield Village Council seat open after Branham resigns Greenfield Council members are pictured during the Feb. 2 regular meeting. Shown are (l-r) Kyle Barr, Eric Borsini, Phil Clyburn and Brenda Losey. The Greenfield Village Council has an open seat following the resignation of Mark Branham, who began serving on the council ...

Many Antigonians have watched with approval as the city has made steady progress on the Springbrook Trail. The most functional section may be yet to be built, eventually linking the old heart of the city to the burgeoning residential and business community on the north side. This past year, the Springbrook Trail expansion has been on the prowl toward the north side of the city. An additional one-half mile of paved walkway was established, extending from the existing paved path north to the West...

Grant to help city with continuing trail A $415,000 grant will provide the city of Jonesboro with continuing a key portion of the city’s bicycle and pedestrian plan for the future. By Region 8 Newsdesk | December 23, 2020 at 9:05 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 3:51 PM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A $415,000 grant will provide the city of Jonesboro with continuing a key portion of the city’s bicycle and pedestrian plan for the future. According to a media release from the city of J...