New Pedestrian Bridge and Trail Loop Near Completion
Kalida, OH · October 25, 2026
Dense fog blankets the farm fields and riverbeds this Sunday morning, but conditions will turn mild once the mist burns off.
The Lead
Crews are putting the finishing touches on Kalida’s village-wide pedestrian connectivity loop, wrapping up months of work that physically reshapes how residents navigate the community on foot. Backed by more than $1.6 million through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program, the joint effort between the village, the Kalida Park Foundation, and Bockrath & Associates delivers over 16,400 linear feet of new and replaced sidewalks.
The centerpiece of the work spans Plum Creek along State Route 114, where a dedicated pedestrian bridge now separates walkers and runners from highway vehicle traffic. For decades, traveling between downtown neighborhoods and the sports complexes at Four Seasons Park required navigating narrow berms. Village crews and contractors are completing final grading and restoring topsoil along the path borders before ribbon-cutting markers go up this coming month.
Local Pulse
Wildcat Athletes Earn All-League Fall Honors Schools Five varsity standouts earned first-team Putnam County League recognition this weekend across volleyball and boys and girls soccer squads.
October Reading Challenge Concludes This Week Community Patrons of all ages have through Saturday to log book titles on Beanstack for district library gift card drawings.
Today's Outlook
- High 69°F · Low 39°F — Fog
- Give the morning fog time to clear before heading out for afternoon outdoor chores.
What's On Around Town
Today
HallowMarket Fall Marketplace The Old Mill Stream Centre (1017 E Sandusky St), Findlay, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM · Free Browse seasonal fall crafts, artisan foods, and family vendors indoors.
Funday Sunday: Expedition Anywhere Mazza Museum (201 College St), Findlay, 1:00–3:30 PM · Free Interactive STEAM activities, planetarium shows, and visiting children’s book illustrators.
Boys Junior High Basketball Open Gym Kalida High School (301 N 3rd St), 7:00–8:30 PM · Free Get early floor work in before winter junior high tryouts begin.
Tomorrow
- Preschool Story Time & Play Kalida Branch Library (301 N 3rd St), 10:00 AM · Free
- Ohio Goes to the Movies: Beetlejuice Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 5:00 PM · Free
- Division VII Volleyball District Semifinal Van Wert High School (10708 State Rte 118), Van Wert, 6:00 PM · $5–10
Tuesday
- Friendly Faces Trick or Treat Putnam County District Library (136 Putnam Pkwy), Ottawa, 6:00 PM · Free
- Family Paint Party Leipsic Branch Library (305 W Main St), Leipsic, 6:00 PM · Free
- Cops & Kids Halloween Parade Downtown Findlay, Findlay, 7:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Kayla Mathew Head coach of the Kalida High School varsity volleyball team. Known for orchestrating a relentless back-row defense, she steered the Lady Wildcats to twenty wins this autumn, preparing the squad for Monday’s high-stakes district tournament collision in Van Wert.
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