Snowplow inspection

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 held its annual snowplow inspection on Monday at the Van Wert County ODOT garage. In a change of philosophy, ODOT District 1 inspectors randomly checked  six of the 15 county trucks, but will likely schedule more random checks throughout the year to ensure year-round preparedness. Here, county ODOT workers Leslie Shindeldecker (left) and Pat McConn hook up a snowplow to one of the county ODOT trucks. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)