Construction of the new Seneca County Joint Justice Center will kick-off with a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. on Courthouse Square in Downtown Tiffin.  The Leadership Team for the new Justice Center has asked the Seneca County Historical Society and the Tiffin Historic Trust to organize a group of local historic representatives to coordinate the assembly of a time capsule to be sealed into an interior wall of the new 36,000 square foot facility.  Citizens interested in making suggestions can do so during the Seneca County fair or by sending the to the Seneca County Commissions via mail or e-mail.

The voter registrations of about 12,000 people in Hancock, Allen, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Seneca, Wood and Wyandot counties were deleted in 2015, as Ohio’s elections boards did their annual maintenance of voter rolls.  People were deleted from voter rolls if they died, if they had duplicate voter registrations, or if they did not vote or update their voter registration during a six-year period that included three federal general elections.  More than 10,000 registered voters can expect to receive a letter by July 29, inquiring about the status of their voter registration. The letters are being sent to registered voters who have been flagged by the National Change of Address system, as required by federal law.

Nominations for the 2016 Spirit of Wood County Awards are being accepted through Aug. 15.  There are seven award categories this year, including Agricultural Leadership; Industrial/Economic Development; Education for Civic Responsibility; Liberty through Law/Human Freedom; Religion and Liberty; Self-Government; and the Lyle R. Fletcher Good Citizenship Award.  Nomination forms and category descriptions are available on the Wood County website, www.co.wood.oh.us, by following the “Spirit Awards” link.