9/26/17 – 7:00 A.M.

A major Putnam County employer is growing. The United Steel Corporation and Japan’s Kobe Steel have agreed to invest $400 million in Leipsic’s Pro-Tec Coating Company. The investment will pay for a new line at the facility. The line will coat steel in a way that lets automakers build lightweight cars while still meeting safety standards. The company plans to start the expansion late this year and open the new line in 2019.

In a release, U.S. Steel President David Burritt said, “This line will be the first of its kind and utilizes proprietary technology capable of producing the high-quality, cutting-edge advanced high-strength steels that will meet our automotive customers’ needs and solve some of their most pressing challenges.”

Burritt also thanked JobsOhio for helping to support the investment.

9/26/17 – 6:51 A.M.

Fostoria Police have identified the body of the man found hanging in a public park over the weekend. The Review-Times reports investigators believe 27-year-old Carl Snowden of Findlay took his life in Portage Park. A photographer found his body while taking pictures Sunday morning around 8:30 a.m.

The Wood County Coroner’s Office is investigating the cause of death.

MORE: Review-Times

9/26/17 – 5:23 A.M.

The lawyer representing the owner of a closed business in McComb has responded to the village’s concerns about the building. The Courier reports officials haven’t made that communication public. Village Solicitor Robert Feighner said officials needed to talk about the legal communication in executive session.

Earlier this month McComb Council addressed the deteriorating conditions of the former Bennett’s Furniture Town buildings. Officials had safety concerns about boarded up windows and sagging bricks.

Bennett’s closed four years ago.

MORE: The Courier

9/26/17 – 5:02 A.M.

Findlay City School District is using a new a behavioral analysis approach to helping kids with autism. The Courier’s Kathryne Rubright said that the schools have a full-time employee dedicated to it now.

Kathryne Rubright

Rubright explained that the approach focuses on why the child is acting out. This allows teachers to address the issue without encouraging the bad behavior.

She added that Carhoff will be managed by a part-time supervisor that is a board certified behavior analyst.

MORE: The Courier

9/26/17 – 4:26 A.M.

Lima police say the stabbing death of a Toledo man stemmed from a domestic dispute. Detectives say 27-year-old Stephan Kimble-Childress died early yesterday of injuries suffered at an apartment complex on North Cole Street. His girlfriend, Autumn Spears, is accused of killing Kimble-Childress with a kitchen knife. Spears is in the Allen County Jail, charged with murder.

09/25/17 – 6:38 P.M.

It’s been fifty years since the Vietnam War ended but Findlay is having a welcome home party for veterans this Saturday. The Courier reports that the event will kick off with a parade at 11 a.m. from Lincoln and Main Streets. The parade will make its way to the war memorial at Center and Main Streets. There will be a memorial to honor the service members that didn’t make it home or have died since the war.

After the memorial, the group will head across the street to a vacant field for the party. The goal of the event is to give veterans the welcome home celebration that many didn’t receive when they first came home.

09/25/17 – 6:21 P.M.

Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik was appointed to a national chair for the United States Conference of Mayors. She said that she is excited to chair the Children, Health and Human Services Committee.

Lydia Mihalik

She said that she will be leading policy discussion on a lot of different topics for the committee.

Lydia Mihalik

Mihalik explained that these topics can range from senior healthcare to child obesity and nutrition in schools.

Mihalik has been a member of the conference for three years.

09/25/17 – 3:38 P.M.

Findlay Rotary Club learned about several groups trying to introduce different cultures to students in the community. Professor Hiro Kawamura of the University of Findlay said that working together helps to spread culture through the area.

Hiro Kawamura

Kawamura explained that Findlay has strong programs to network local students with foreign exchange students. He said that this will help the children to learn more about the world outside the U.S. and the global market.