11/17/17 – 6:48 A.M.

You might want to get your leaves bagged before gusty winds blow through the area Saturday. If you don’t you’ll only have one day to get them raked up again before Findlay start itstartsf pickup. Crews will start picking up bags of leaves at 7 a.m. Monday. Employees are only collecting leaves put in biodegradable bags and placed at the curb.

You can also take leaves to the green waste site at 350 West High Street. The facility is open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays, Mondays, and holidays.

11/16/17 – 5:53 P.M.

This week is National Apprenticeship Week to show how students can benefit from an apprenticeship. Millstream Career Center Director David Danhoff said apprenticeships let students experience a career.

David Danhoff

He added that it couldn’t be done without the help of local businesses opening up.

David Danhoff

Danhoff said that these apprenticeships will help a student decide on their future and whether or not they need to go to college.

11/16/17 – 4:55 P.M.

Wreaths Across America honors our fallen veterans in the U.S. by putting wreaths on their graves. Jonathon Brumbaugh started a local event last year and is looking to continue it.

Jonathon Brumbaugh

Brumbaugh partnered with Garner Trucking for the event. They will lay the wreaths on veterans graves at Maple Grove Cemetary on December 16.

Brumbaugh said that you can help out.

Jonathon Brumbaugh

You can donate online at wreathsacrossamerica.org using the zip code 45840. You can also volunteer by calling 567-525-6791.

11/16/17 – 3:26 P.M.

The Village of Leipsic is no longer in a fiscal emergency. Auditor of State David Yost announced that he released the village from the designation today. Leipsic was in a fiscal emergency for over 7 years.

Since the village was put in the emergency, it has lowered expenses over $130,000 annually. It did this by renegotiating loan terms with the Ohio Water Development Authority. The village also regulated pay increases by freezing salaries and limiting pay raises. It also saw increased revenues through rate hikes for water and sewer services.

11/16/17 – 2:55 P.M.

There’s a boil water advisory in place for a Findlay Avenue. The Water Distribution Department has issued the advisory for the 100 and 200 blocks of Rutherford Avenue. You can find the list of specific addresses affected by the advisory below.

If your house is affected, then you’ll want to boil water for at least a minute before using it to drink, cook, or for oral hygiene. For more information, call the Water Distribution Department at 419-424-7192.

AFFECTED ADDRESSES:

115
119
125
131
137
143
149
155
201
207
213
219

11/16/17 – 7:20 A.M.

Fifth-grade students in Arcadia are pitching in to help beautify the village. The students are planting a tree near South Main Street today. The effort will help Arcadia earn a Tree City U.S.A. designation.

11/16/17 – 6:56 A.M.

University of Findlay students recently raised more than $40,000 for charity. The school’s Circle K’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon eclipsed the $40,000 goal by more than $900.

The money will support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Mercy Children’s Hospital in Toledo.

11/16/17 – 6:50 A.M.

Carey has a new captain on its police force. The Progessor-Times reports the police department recently promoted Nathan Fawcett to the rank. Fawcett formerly served as a lieutenant. He has been with the department for nine years and served as its first detective.

11/16/17 – 11:16 A.M.

Marathon Petroleum’s executive vice president of human resources, health and administrative services is stepping down. The company says Rodney Nichols will retire on January 1. Nichols has worked in a variety of roles for Marathon since 1977. He first served as a vice president in 1998.

David Sauber will take Nichol’s place. Sauber is currently the vice president of human resources and labor relations.