6-State Trooper Project to focus on I-75
The Ohio State Highway Patrol and other members of the 6-State Trooper Project will collaborate to focus
on speed, safety belt and OVI enforcement along Interstate 75. This initiative started today at 12:01
a.m. and end on Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
The high-visibility enforcement will include the Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police and OSHP.

There were 13,802 OVI-related crashes on Ohio’s roadways in 2018, killing 382 and injuring 7,941. Last
year, 35 percent of all fatal crashes in Ohio involved alcohol and/or drugs.
“Troopers continually look for violations that can contribute to or cause fatal crashes, including speed,
safety belt and OVI,” said Col. Paul A. Pride, patrol superintendent. “The objective is for every
motorist in Ohio and our neighboring states to arrive at their destination safely.”
The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and
coordinated law enforcement and security services in the areas of highway safety, criminal patrol and
intelligence sharing.
Auditor talks taxes at ADAMHS meeting
Wood County Auditor Matthew Oestreich will give a presentation on taxation at the next Wood County
Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services board meeting. The Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. meeting is open
to the public and will be held in the Wood County Courthouse Atrium.
The meeting will include a discussion of market value and assessed value; tax based-classes and percent
of total; impact of new construction and tax abatements. Also on the agenda is school funding; highest
and lowest tax rates; re-appraisal versus tri-update; election expenses and the ADAMHS board’s largest
vendors.
The regularly scheduled board meeting will follow the presentation in the Atrium.
Births
Angela and Dustin Mills, a daughter, Feb. 13, Wood County Hospital.
Brianne and Benjamin Frobose, a son, Feb. 12, Wood County Hospital.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny Saturday, with a high near 30. North wind around 8 mph. Partly cloudy at night,
with a low around 19.
Extended: A chance of snow on Sunday. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 30
percent. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 18. Partly sunny on Presidents Day, with a high near
30. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 17. Partly sunny Tuesday, with a high near 33. A chance of
snow at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. A chance of
snow Wednesday. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.