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SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek Delaware city and the state of Ohio are committed to keeping the Olentangy River free of pollution, and the city's new watershed and sustainability coordinator said every resident could aid that effort. "I think the biggest part of my job is helping the average person understand that the water that goes into storm drains does not get sanitized first. It just goes straight into a river," said Erin Wolfe. "It's something that every single person can help impact in a positive way by making sure that your grass clippings don't end up...

bkibler@altoonamirror.com City Council may consider an ordinance that would allow it to prohibit the use of jake brakes, although council is likely to put the prohibition into practice for now only along 31st Street below Mill Run, where a prior study would justify it. Jake, or engine retarder brakes, slow diesel trucks on downhills by releasing cylinder compression earlier than normal so the compressions — which continue to occur even with the throttle off — don’t propel the truck forward, according to a video from Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer. The engine brakes are noisy, wh...

bkibler@altoonamirror.com The Altoona Water Authority recently bought equipment needed to begin a five-year regimen of testing for bacteria downstream from its Combined Sewer Overflows, to determine what effects the CSOs have on streams. That could help determine whether environmental agencies eventually begin to pressure the city to eliminate its combined storm-and-sanitary sewer system serving the central area of the city — work that years ago was estimated could cost $75 million. “We hope to have (the equipment) installed and running this spring,” Mark Glenn, president of Gwin Dobso...

The Mountain Watershed Association is looking to complete a bridge project that will help complete their hiking and biking trail. In late 2019, the MWA started working on a project to turn the 19 miles of the abandoned Indian Creek Valley Railroad into a scenic hiking and biking trail known as the Indian Creek Valley (ICV) Trail and the Youghiogheny River Water Trail. The MWA is a grassroots, community-based non-profit organization that works to protect, preserve and restore both the Indian Creek and greater Youghiogheny River watersheds. Once complete, the trail will begin in Jones Mills and...

After a year hiatus, Fayette County Appreciation Days are returning at Fallingwater. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., county residents can visit the Mill Run landmark, designed in 1935 by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, for free. Residents will be able to take self-guided tours of the grounds, but the house remains closed to the public. Two free tours are offered yearly to county residents, but both were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. “Fayette County is our local community. When you think about Fallingwater, it was Fayette County residents that built Falling...