Through the Ohio Water Development Authority Fresh Water Loan Fund Program, Jefferson County is receiving a little more than $8.5 million at 3.94% for 20 years ...

• Ross County will receive $750,000 for water system improvements in Bainbridge. The village’s system is over a century old and experiences high water loss due to aged and damaged lines.

Currently, some residents’ household septic treatment systems are failing and discharging into nearby surface water.