Last walk-through

Last walk-through

GIRARD

The Girard City School District will have an open house at the “old” high school Sunday as students and staff prepare to move into the new one. Residents and former staff and students are invited to walk through the old building on Ward Avenue one last time between 1 and 4 p.m. The structure is slated for demolition once the new high school opens on Shannon Road in August.

Free Kids Identi-kits

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The WKBN-TV 27 Caring for Our Community campaign will provide free Kids Identi-kits at Boardman Medical Supply’s Pink Garage Sale. The June 19 event will be at the BMS Girard store, 300 N. State St. It will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds from the garage sale will benefit uninsured and underinsured breast-cancer survivors in the area.

Water-service sign-up

PETERSBURG

A meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. June 8 at Springfield Township Fire Station 22 for Petersburg residents to sign up for water service. Aqua Ohio and township officials will be present to assist and answer questions.

Mercer Co. meeting

WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa.

Mercer County commissioners will have their regular business meeting at 10:30 a.m. today in the auditorium of West Middlesex High School. It is the second in a series of meetings scheduled in county school districts in the board’s effort to bring a real-life civics lesson to students. The meeting is open to the public, who should report to the high school’s main entrance to sign in before being directed to the auditorium.

Salem store fire

SALEM

The Salem Fire Department reported that Giant Eagle, 2401 E. State St., had $100,000 in structural damage and $500,000 in damage to its contents from a fire reported at 2:02 a.m. Wednesday. Two workers told fire officials that the fire was in an area near the loading dock at the rear of the building, where a floor scrubber and boxes were stored. The store was open for business Wednesday.

Ohio water projects

COLUMBUS

(AP) A review by federal officials says Ohio has more stimulus-funded projects involving clean water and drinking water than any other state. The report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office says the state’s Environmental Protection Agency has funded 336 water projects using about $281 million in stimulus money. Of the projects, 118 met a “green reserve” requirement, including installation of a turbine that converts methane gas into electricity at a waste-treatment plant. The report also says the Ohio Department of Transportation was able to fund an additional 51 projects with its $936 million stimulus allocation because bids have averaged about 10 percent below the state’s cost estimates. The department had awarded contracts for 339 of 393 planned projects as of late April.