ROCKFORD - Tammy Barlage has had some down days since being locked out from her job at Kongsberg Automatic in Van Wert six months ago. But, overall, this single mom is keeping busy and is grateful, even as the lockout shows no sign of ending.

Residents in the village of Montezuma will be voting on Nov. 4 on a new assessment to cover the costs of street lights in the village.

If passed, the $44 per parcel assessment would begin next year and would run for five years.

COLDWATER - The bumpy ground behind the old Smith School isn't as inviting these days to the students who once slung acorns and played Fox and Goose on the 'ole playground. [More]

ST. HENRY - A nearly $200,000 highway enhancement project has begun on the south side of the village.

Directional boring and trenching work continu

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Treasurer Paul Gagel can commiserate with the person who coined the phrase "You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip."

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MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools, like other districts throughout the state, will be required to integrate economics and financial literacy into Ohio Core curriculum beginning in July 2010.

Celina resident Kelli Watson is afraid one of the many children living on Forest Street will get hurt from drivers recklessly speeding in her neighborhood.

Laura Walker, coordinator of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance, said late last week she is still accepting applications from farmers for a second round of ranking to install best management practices on their land through an Agriculture Incentives Program.

Only two weeks remain in the high school football regular season. The first area team has clinched a playoff spot, and later this week we will be able to make projections as to who is likely to make the playoffs and who is not. [More]