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09/30/2026 · Guernsey County
The Three-Second Pause That Protects Your Day
Before you answer that text, accept that favor, or volunteer for one more thing, try a tiny pause. It can keep an automatic “sure” from becoming an afternoon of resentment.
The Trick That Makes Shakespeare’s Summer Last Forever
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” begins as a compliment and ends as a dare to time itself. Its secret is not that summer is beautiful—it’s that summer is unreliable.
09/28/2026
The Most Radical Kind of Help Is Paying Attention
Simone Weil’s famous line about attention is often served as a gentler synonym for focus. It is stranger—and more useful—than that: she believed attention was a form of moral generosity.
09/28/2026
Washington’s Loudest Week Has a Quiet Bill
The White House keeps selling speed, Congress keeps selling certainty, and households keep paying for the gap between them. The week’s biggest story sits where tariffs, budget cuts, and shaky consumer confidence meet.
09/28/2026
The Giant Van Gogh Screensaver Has Gone Too Far
I have nothing against Van Gogh. I have something against being trapped inside a screensaver while a DJ whispers about “healing.” The immersive art craze deserves a little less reverence and a lot more fluorescent lighting.
09/28/2026
Lanesboro, Minnesota: The Bike Trail Town That Forgot to Be Boring
Follow the Root River into southeastern Minnesota for limestone bluffs, a walkable main street, and a breakfast plate that justifies the entire drive. Lanesboro is small enough to understand in one afternoon and strange enough to keep you poking around until dinner.
09/30/2026
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Sealed Letters of Interest (LOI) will be accepted until Monday, November 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM and opened at that time. Seal envelopes containing the LOI must be addressed to the Licking County Transportation Improvement District, Attn: Jared Knerr, 20 S. Second Street, 3rd Floor, Newark,Ohio. The envelope shall be endorsed on the outside, “LCTID-Mink St Rd Improvement”. Scope of Service may be obtained from the Office of the Licking CountyEngineer or the Licking County Website (https://lickingcounty.gov/depts/engineer/default.htm ), posted under Bids/Contracts.
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Preble County Auditor - Weights & Measures Weights & Measures The Auditor is the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the entire County, thus protecting the general public and seller/retailer from the possible loss which may occur from faulty measuring devices, such as scales and pumps. The Auditor is charged with the responsibility of insuring that all State laws relating to weights and measures are strictly enforced. Sealers also perform "spot-checks" on prepackaged items to test the weight of the contents and test check-out scanning devices for pricing accuracy. County sealers are certified by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. If you are going into business or you are already in business and will be using a weighing or measuring device, please contact our office for more information. These services are performed to insure the consumer is getting the quantity shown on the measuring device. If you believe a gas pump or scale did not perform properly for the goods you received, please contact the Preble County Auditor’s Office, Weights & Measures Division at 937-456-8131.
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Board of Revision TEST Announcements: Public Notice - Board of Revision annual organizational meeting to be held on Jan 13, 2020 . The Board of Revision accepts “Complaint Against the Valuation of Real Property” from January 1st through March 31st of the following tax year. Annual Board of Revision Organizational Meeting, 2nd Monday of January, 2pm. in Auditor’ office, second-floor Courthouse, 101 E Main St, Eaton, OH The Ohio Revised Code, Sections 5715.13 through 5715.19 provides a mechanism for persons to challenge the Auditor’s opinion of the Market Value of property through the local County Board of Revision (known as "BOR"). The local BOR members are the County Auditor, County Treasurer, and a County Commissioner or representative. The BOR meets annually and has the authority to examine complaints, properly filed, on the value of Real Property for the prior tax year, payable in the current year. The owner of the real estate, the owner’s attorney, the attorney for the local School Board and other interested parties may file a BOR complaint. The “Complaint Against the Valuation of Real Property” form (DTE Form 1) is available from January through March at the Auditor’s Office or on this web site and must be filed in the Auditor’s Office no later than 4:30 on March 31st. Complaints will be accepted by mail, if post marked on or before the March 31st deadline. Complaints received by mail or filed after the March 31st deadline may be invalid and it will be subject to dismissal and may not be heard on their merits. Questions? (937) 456-8197 or (937) 456-8131 Board of Revision Forms DTE Form 1 - Complaint Against the Valuation of Real Property Preble County Board Of Revision Rules Of Procedure
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