Three Miles of New Sidewalks and a Footbridge Take Shape
Kalida, OH · September 16, 2026
Keep an eye out for survey stakes and sidewalk crews popping up across town this morning as village pathway planning moves forward. You will also want an umbrella within arm’s reach before afternoon drizzle rolls across the fields.
The Lead
The Village and the Kalida Park Foundation, partnered with the Ohio Department of Transportation and Bockrath & Associates Engineering, are advancing an ambitious pedestrian safety project installing and replacing over 16,400 feet of sidewalks across town. The multiphase effort includes a dedicated footbridge over Plum Creek along State Route 114, establishing safe walking corridors between residential neighborhoods, Four Seasons Park, and the school campus. Crews are simultaneously preparing the riverbank off Water Street for Riverbend Landing, the planned canoe and kayak launch along the Ottawa River. Village leaders emphasized that keeping students off busy highway shoulders remains the venture's top priority. Engineering reviews of the creek bridge abutments continue through early autumn.
Local Pulse
- County Approves Kalida Emergency Ambulance Lease Safety Commissioners finalized leasing village property on South Broad Street to station an emergency response crew and mobile ambulance.
Today's Outlook
- High 87°F · Low 72°F — Drizzle (69% chance of precipitation)
- Keep an umbrella handy today for passing drizzle amid warm, humid conditions.
What's On Around Town
Today
Preschool Storytime Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 10:00–10:30 AM · Free Morning picture books and interactive play centers for young learners.
Ottawa Eyecare 50th Anniversary Celebration Ottawa Eyecare (1518 N Perry St), Ottawa, 4:00 PM · Free Community ribbon cutting and open house marking five decades of service.
Tomorrow
Transition in the Golden Years Kalida Lions Den (605 Napoleon Rd), 10:00–11:00 AM · Free
Wildcats JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Ayersville Kalida High School Gym (301 N 3rd St), 5:30 PM · Paid
Art Hub Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 6:00 PM · Free
Friday
Pep Sessions on Walnut Downtown Ottawa (212 W 2nd St), Ottawa, 5:00–7:00 PM · Free
Wildcats Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Pettisville Kalida High School Stadium (301 N 3rd St), 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Water Street Laid out in 1834 along the Ottawa River’s high bank, the village’s northern boundary earned its literal name from seasonal floods. It also sparked local industry: in 1964, Wilbur Remlinger founded his namesake agricultural equipment company inside a humble barn at Fifth and Water.
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