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VAN WERT COUNTY: Community government guide

VAN WERT COUNTY COURTHOUSE: 121 E. Main St., Van Wert, OH 45891; Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 114 E. Main St., Suite 200, Van... Full story

PUTNAM COUNTY: Community government guide

PUTNAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE: 245 E. Main St., Ottawa; Phone: 888-638-0042 or 419-523-8700. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. COMMISSIONER MEETINGS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday in the... Full story

HARDIN COUNTY: Community government guide

HARDIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Kenton, OH 43326, Phone: 419-674-2205. SHERIFF: Craig Leeth. Phone: 419-673-1268. WEB SITE: www.hardincountyoh.com KENTON CITY HALL:... Full story

AUGLAIZE COUNTY: Community government guide

AUGLAIZE COUNTY COURTHOUSE: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, 201 S. Willipie St., Wapakoneta, OH 45895. COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS: Tuesday and Thursday in the Auglaize County Administration Building, 209 S. Blackhoof St., Room 201,... Full story

Growing: Economic development

Allen County Allen Economic Development Group Marcel Wagner, president and chief executive officer 147 N. Main St. Lima, OH 45801 419-222-7706; Fax: 419-222-7916 e-mail: info@aedg.org; Web: www.aedg.org Auglaize County Wapakoneta Area Economic... Full story

Polls: Boards of Election

Allen County    Board of Elections, 204 N. Main St.; Keith Cunningham, director; 419-223-8530. Web: www.co.allen. oh.us/boa.php. Fax: 419-222-0311. Democratic Party: headquarters, 1440 Bellefontaine Ave., Gary Frueh, chairman;... Full story

Government: Contact your Representatives

U.S. House 4th District (includes Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Shelby counties) Jim Jordan, R-Urbana 515 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 419-999-6455 (Lima) Phone: 419-423-3210 (Findlay) Phone: 202-225-2676... Full story

Fly the friendly skies: Region’s airports

Allen County Airport Owner - Allen County Airport Authority Operator - P & H Aviation Runway length - 5,149 feet paved and 3,994 feet of sod 419-227-3225 Bluffton Airport Owner - Village of Bluffton Operator - Bluffton Flying Service Runway... Full story

That’s entertainment: Art and theater

ART Allen County ArtSpace/Lima 65-67 Town Square, Lima, OH 419-222-1721 www.artspacelima.com Bluffton University The Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center 1 University Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817 419-358-3000 www.bluffton.edu/art/gallery... Full story

It’s great outdoors: Parks and lakes

Allen County Agerter Road River Access 15410 Agerter Road, Amanda Township, 3 miles west of Bresler Resevoir Allen County Farm Park 1582 Slabtown Road, Lima, OH Bath Township Auglaize Township Park District Westminster and Harrod Baxter Park 1500... Full story

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