8/15/17 – 4:48 A.M.

Three area school districts have new superintendents this year. The Courier reports Mark Kowalski at Liberty-Benton, Tony Fenstermaker at McComb and Jeff Young at Riverdale are all preparing for the first day of school this week. They all also have big goals for the coming year.

All three tell the newspaper student achievement is their top priority. Aside from that Kowalski said his personal goal is to “be visible” and engage with community members. Fenstermaker says right now is a good time to get familiar with the district’s process. Young cited professional development opportunities for Riverdale teachers as a goal for his tenure.

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08/14/17 – 5:41 P.M.

The University of Findlay is offering a chance to view the solar eclipse next Monday. They are asking you to gather at the Cory Street Mall gazebo near the Brewer Center for Health Science’s planetarium. Assistant professor of physics Steven Wild will be available to answer questions. He’ll also be handing out devices for safe viewing from 11:50 a.m. to around 2:50 p.m. for free.

The maximum solar coverage for our area is predicted to be about 86%. It will occur at 1:28 p.m. and last about three minutes.

08/14/17 – 3:45 P.M.

Police have found the suspects in a multiple county police chase. The Courier reports that the chase started around 11:05 a.m. on Hancock County 18 in Cass Township. It went north into southern Wood County before the suspects went west on Eagleville Road and back onto I-75 southbound. They went through Findlay and Bluffton.

WFIN’s Doug Jenkins reports that the suspects left their vehicle and went into a wooded area near several state parks in Lima. Officers made an arrest and called for an ambulance. There’s no word on who was arrested or why the chase began.

We’ll continue to update you as more information becomes available.

8/14/17 – 6:44 A.M.

Local gas prices are higher as we start a new work week. OhioGasPrices.com reports the average price in Findlay is $2.20 per gallon today. That’s up four cents compared to last Monday, but down 18 cents from last week’s highest prices. We’re paying around 10 cents more per gallon than we were a month ago.

Ottawa drivers report paying $2.29 per gallon. That’s up 10 cents over the last seven days.

Local drivers are paying less than the statewide average, which stands at $2.30. That’s a six cent increase over last Monday.

8/14/17 – 5:33 A.M.

Fostoria police responded to a roll-over crash in the city late Sunday night. The Review-Times reports the crash happened just before 10:30 p.m. on East Crocker Street.

A woman hit a truck and SUV and then rolled over. Witnesses said the driver was walking around before an ambulance took her to the hospital.

No other details were immediately available.