2/7/18 – 7:00 A.M.

Fostoria is closer to filling a vacant city council seat. The Review-Times reports council members recommended 49-year-old Mike Hopple fill the open third ward seat. Hopple has lived in Fostoria since 1993. He told council members that Fostoria, “just needs time and encouragement to get it to the point where its thriving. With my kids in Fostoria City Schools, I feel like we need to do something to give them something to grow into.”

Mayor Eric Keckler has to approve Hoppler’s appointment to make it official.

20-year-old Logan Shackleford expressed interest in the position.

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