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Commissioners react to COVID-19 pandemic Ehemann SIDNEY — While 2020 had Shelby County celebrating the end of its 200th Anniversary with the Bicentennial Ball in February, local officials quickly switched gears with the outbreak of COVID-19. “The governor’s orders to quarantine brought many changes to the operations of county government. Priorities were made to continue public services while keeping the employees and public safe. Offices have been in full operation with staff on premises...

The Carroll County Board of Supervisors will convene Monday for their regularly scheduled weekly meeting with most of their focus on budgetary items. The

CHESTER TOWNSHIP — Alstede Farms "unrestrained, unregulated and unapproved" expansion on its 600-acre property caused stormwater to run off and damage its neighbors property, a lawsuit states. On Tuesday, neighbor William Asdal filed a complaint in state Superior Court in Morris County that blames Alstede Farm for the damage, and also alleges that the township failed to inspect the farm and enforce stormwater rules. "Alstede Farms has engaged in this conduct without complying with the nece...

THE STANDARD OPINION The Fourth Schedule of our Constitution sets out the distribution of roles between the national and county governments. Housing policy and the general principles of planning and the coordination of planning by the counties is the responsibility of national government while planning and development in counties is the responsibility of county governments.   The Physical Land Use Planning Act regulates the development of land. It, among others, aims to ensure optimal land use...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America Jan 15, 2021 8:43 AM (NEWTON) The Jasper County Board held its regular monthly meeting last night in Newton. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : on an 11 to 1 vote, authorized ADG/Connor and Connor Engineers to proceed with the formal solicitation of bids to construct the county’s Law Enforcement Center. : agreed to place a “material tax” referendum on the April 6, 2021 election ballot with funds ...

Officials sworn in Newly elected Meigs County Commissioner Shannon Miller is sworn in by Judge Linda Warner. Miller will take office in early January, filling the seat formerly held by two-term Commissioner Randy Smith. Miller was unopposed in the November General Election after winning the Republican Primary. (Editor’s note: Additional photos from the swearing in ceremonies will appear in an upcoming edition of The Daily Sentinel). Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Meigs County Engineer Gene Triplet...

HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP >> Nearly a decade after the original closed, the newly-built county-owned bridge spanning Morris Run in Hilltown Township quietly opened to traffic last month. The new and improved Bucks County Bridge No. 21, located along Rickert Road, honors some features of the historic structure it replaced while meeting state and federal standards for modern bridges. Construction on the $1.6 million project began in February and wrapped up in November. Federal funds covered the vast majo...

Last week, the Itasca County Board of Commissioners approved the abatement of taxes for Anderson Fabrics which is considering expanding into a location in Bigfork where e2ip Technologies is currently operating. The CEO of e2ip Technologies announced in May that the Bigfork location would be closing and moving operations to their headquarters in Montreal, Canada. E2ip works primarily with the aviation industry and has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Background President/CEO of Anders...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Discussion continues as to what to name a new township road accepted during a recent Washington County Commission meeting. The road was built at the southern end of the Warren Local School campus as a way to access the elementary school. As it was built using funds from Ohio Department of Transportation, it could not be owned by the school district, and it could not become a county road because it dead ends. After it was accepted as a township road, testimony was hea...

The Carroll County Board of Supervisors are scheduled to convene Monday for their regularly scheduled weekly meeting. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget will be the main topic of discussion with the board slated to hear funding requests from the RSVP/Foster Grandparents program, the Carroll Area Development Corporation, Breda Day Care Center and Carroll County Elderbridge Agency on Aging. In addition to these funding requests, the supervisors will also consider approval of plats and payables and ...