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Commissioners agreed to partner with Troyer Manufacturing on a sewer line expansion project between Berlin and Hardy townships.

The project has been in the works for more than a decade. The new building is expected to open next spring.

The first phase of the grant would be for $250,000, which would be used for consulting, technology and planning.

Bids ranging from $2.9 to $3.6 million were received by Holmes County commissioners for a Winesburg treatment project. Coblentz Chocolate to expand.

The Holmes County Commissioners approved the $3,154,139. bid for the 2022 Sales Tax County Road Paving Project to Melway Paving.

Commissioners opened the bid for $1.120 million from V.O. Menuez & Sons for the Bunny Johns Bridge repair project on Holmes County Road 19.

County Engineer Chris Young applied for the $677,350 grant, and the county match was $98,650. The project covers about a mile stretch of road from the Knox County line to the covered bridge on Wally Road. "This is a good project, making a trail for bicycles and people walking along the river there," Commissioner Rob Ault said. "I think its a great thing for peoples safety." Ault commended the engineer for pursuing the project, which is expected to get under way in September. "When you go down t...