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TROY — When someone is in mental health crisis, it can be hard to know what to do to get help. The Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services will host an open house May 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to launch its “What to Do” campaign in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month.

ALLISTON, ONTARIO — Honda Motor Co. Ltd. recently announced that it plans to build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of CAD $15 billion (USD $11 billion), including investment by joint venture partners, to strengthen its EV supply system and capability to prepare for a future increase in EV demand in North America.

TROY — Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) leaders thanked volunteers for their dedication and service at the UVMC volunteer appreciation luncheon recently held at the hospital.

PIQUA — The Piqua Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27. An officer will be accepting unwanted pill medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the rear parking lot of the Municipal Government Complex, 201 W. Water St., Piqua.

TROY — The city of Troy was again named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective city forest management. This will be the 38th consecutive year the city has received the title, according to the city of Troy.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican legislative leaders in Ohio say they are negotiating with Democrats to assure President Joe Biden appears on the state’s November ballot, but the exact shape of the solution remains murky.

TROY — Water Street will be closed to traffic between Cherry and Oxford Streets on Wednesday, May 1, to accommodate the Miami County Law Enforcement Memorial Day Ceremony.

By Kathleen Leese

Lexxy Rader, second from left, and Sophia Brinkman, far right, both Piqua Central Intermediate School fourth-grade students help city of Piqua employees plant trees during a city of Piqua Arbor Day celebration. The girls, along with other fourth graders and attendees, on Monday, April 23, witnessed a special presentation by Certified Arborist Mark Caldwell, of Tree Care Inc., and Piqua Mayor Kris Lee, who read a proclamation in honor of the event. The students were each given a chance to help plant an oak tree in the school’s Tribe Garden. Following that, the students were each given a burr oak tree to take home with them. The trees were given to the students by Tree Care Inc.

By Eamon Baird