The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways within the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1, which includes the counties of Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot.

BY STEPHANIE GROVES

sgroves@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Before taking off on a day trip, weekend excursion or extended vacation with a destination including sand, sun and an ocean breeze, make sure to have routine and summer maintenance performed on the vehicle being driven, prepare for prices at the pump and map out a detailed driving route.

Public Relations Manager for AAA Ohio Auto Club Kimberly Schwind said that many people don’t realize that preventative vehicle maintenance goes hand-in-hand with safety. It can also end up saving them tons of money down the road.

BY STEPHANIE GROVES

sgroves@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood, is observed throughout the world and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. The actual dates and celebrations may vary but Mother’s Day is normally celebrated the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and sentiments of love.

Staff and Wire Reports

OTTAWA - The Ottawa teenager who pointed authorities to the site where the bodies of two friends were found made his first appearance in court on Friday.

Michael Fay, 17, entered a plea of not guilty to grand theft in Putnam County Juvenile Court Friday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing and there is a probability of more charges being filed against Fay.

BY STACY TAFF

staff@delphosherald.com

OTTOVILLE — Ottoville Schools held its 8th annual Cancer Walk Friday. Inclement weather kept activities indoors but students, faculty and community members made the most of the day.

Seniors Abby Siefker, Rachel Beining, Audrey Rieger, Ashley Wehri and Casey Miller were in charge of orchestrating events.

“We have the opening ceremonies this morning and then Jason Wehri is our guest speaker. He’s actually an Ottoville graduate and a cancer survivor,” Siefker said. “After that we were going to have the survivor lap outside but it’s going to be in the halls now. Then we’ll have a bunch of games for students, root beer floats, a 50/50 raffle and a quilt raffle. There will be all kinds of fun activities.”

Rieger says she’s gained a new appreciation for the Cancer Walk now that she’s older.

“This is at least my fourth year doing this and it’s good to see all the little kids and how much they enjoy it,” she said. “It’s a neat thing to be older and noticing that because when you’re young you don’t think about it. It’s amazing that a small school can do so much. This event always takes up the whole school.”