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JACKSON and RICHLAND TOWNSHIP — Napoleon Road, between Dixie Highway and Sandusky Road, will close from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23 for asphalt paving, according to the Allen County Engineer’s Office.

ST. MARYS — The Heritage Trails Park District board will conduct a group tour of the future E.J. Mackenbach Nature Preserve property at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, for the purpose of park design planning.

KENTON — A public meeting will be held next week to discuss the planned closure of Hardin Hills Health Center.

LIMA — Mercy Health-St. Rita’s is celebrating Earth Day on April 22 by sharing its own environmental health and sustainability efforts.

COLUMBUS GROVE — The Columbus Grove Board of Education will consider a resolution to certify tax rates for a renewal income tax during its regular board meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the school, 201 W. Cross St., Columbus Grove.

LIMA — ArtSpace/Lima is calling for art submissions for its Annual Juried Spring Show from May 4 through June 15.

Saturday, April 27: The Cridersville Fire Department Food Truck Festival and Jeep Invasion will be held from 11 a.m.-10 p.m., in downtown Cridersville. Register your jeep that day for the “Jeep show.” Awards will be given to best Jeeps in several categories. Public invited. Over 30 food trucks and 60 vendors in all. Free entertainment.

LEIPSIC — A Deshler woman who was shot and killed Thursday afternoon at a Leipsic business was described in Facebook posts as a woman who was “always ready to tackle any challenge thrown her way with a smile.”

TODAY IN HISTORY

LIMA — Nearly 200 members of the community gathered at Martin Luther King Jr. Park Thursday night to remember a local teen who died Monday from injuries suffered in a large fight Friday, April 12.