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INFORMATION SUBMITTED COLUMBUS- House Bill 661, legislation that regulates imitation meat and egg products, has been introduced by State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R- Haviland) and State Representative Jack Daniels (R- New Franklin). With meat and egg alternatives on the rise, the bill will ensure that corporations within the imitation meat and egg products industry clearly define the difference between an agricultural food animal product and manufactured protein food products.

INFORMATION SUBMITTED U.S. 24 pavement rehabilitation: The U.S. 24 pavement rehabilitation project began in May 2024 and is expected to continue through September 2025. The project will crack and seat the concrete pavement and resurface with asphalt on U.S. 24 in both directions between U.S. 127 and Baltimore Street. A slope erosion repair along the U.S. 127 eastbound entrance ramp is also included in the project scope.

PAULDING — Paulding used strong defense to move to 3-0 on the 2024 football season with a 27-2 victory over Jefferson Friday night at Keysor Field. “We struggled offensively again,” Wildcat head coach Allan Pohlman began.

VAN WERT — Students have been settling in at Vantage Career Center. Enrollment is up roughly 50 students from last year.