Midwest Electric members donate $17,200 to 19 local causes
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ST. MARYS – Midwest Electric recently donated $17,200 to 19 west-central Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund.
Thanks to the 89% of members who round up their electric bill and donate to this fund, Midwest Electric has provided $1,200,114 to 1,030 local charitable causes since 1998.
The latest recipients of grants include:
• Cancer Association of Mercer County, Mercer County; $250 for an air purifier and filters
• Marion Catholic Community, Mercer County; $750 for AED training
• Kiwanis Club of Coldwater, Mercer County; $500 to purchase wood and paint for students to make Christmas characters
• House of Hope, Mercer County; $1,000 to operate a faith based sober living facility for recovering substance abuse addicts
Auglaize sheriff starts road advisory levels
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WAPAKONETA – Auglaize County Sheriff Michael Vorhees announced Jan. 25 that the county had put in place a three tier standardized winter road condition advisory levels.
“These new condition levels bring Auglaize County in line with other Ohio counties in reporting road conditions,” Vorhees said. “It helps people coming in or out of the county to understand traffic conditions here.”
Since taking on the role of sheriff Jan. 1, Vorhees said he has been evaluating all procedures before considering any changes, including official road advisories. However, the impending storm this week caused him to update the road advisories method as the first alternation to department procedures.