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Auglaize County Board of Elections meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at the BOE Office.
***Please note that BOE members and staff will have brief Narcan training prior to the meeting at 9:00a.m.***
PRESS RELEASE
Mercer County Engineer, Jim Wiechart, announced today, contingent upon weather conditions, Jutte Excavating, plans to start construction work on Siegrist-Jutte Road between SR 49 and Wabash Road in Washington/Recovery Township for a bridge replacement. This road will be closed tentatively on August 10th or 11th and is scheduled to reopen late fall, depending on the weather conditions.
Any additional questions, contact the Mercer County Engineer’s Office at 419-586-7759.
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The Rockford Carnegie Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 4:30 pm in the library basement meeting room. As always, the public is invited to attend.
Spring planting & open ditch maintenance
PRESS RELEASE
The Mercer County Commissioners and the Mercer County Engineer would like to remind those who plant and till the fields around the county this spring to remember to avoid planting in the roadway right-of-way. The Engineer and the Commissioner’s Office have maps that identify the varied widths of the road right-of-way throughout the county. More specifically, sight problems limiting the ability of the traveling public to see, can be particularly hazardous.
Also, a reminder to those along county-maintained open ditches. By law there is a maintenance easement for access adjacent to the tops of banks of the open ditches. We encourage the use of filter strips to eliminate sedimentation and soil erosion adjacent to the open ditches. Keep in mind that our maintenance crews use the easement for access for the maintenance operations we perform (the spraying of weeds and brush is the most significant maintenance operation).
Should you have any questions related to these requirements, please feel free to call the Commissioners’ Office at 419-586-3178 or the Engineer’s Office at 419-586-7759.
Ohio Law prohibits signs on trees and poles
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart has issued a reminder that the Ohio Revised Code prohibits the erection of signs or affixing signs, posters or advertisement to any tree or utility pole within the right-of-way of any public highway.
Political candidates, campaign workers and supporters of issues appearing on the ballot are reminded that these signs are subject to removal.
Litter Pickup –
PRESS RELEASE
Youth groups to collect litter.
Motorists are asked to use caution in the next few months as youth community groups will be picking up litter in the ditches along many Mercer County Roads.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart issued the warning recently to protect the various groups of people who will be participating in the Litter Pick-up Program this spring.
“Clean-up crews are set to begin work in late March and typically complete the project by late spring.”
The litter pick-up program is a joint project funded by the County Engineer’s Office and Township Trustees who pay recognized civic and community groups who participate. Safety vests, gloves, bags and disposal fees are funded by the Mercer County Solid Waste District and the Ohio EPA.
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