8/9/18 – 5:08 A.M.

The Hancock County Board of Elections has finalized the November ballot. Voters across Hancock County will help decide several school issues, and pick representatives in the Ohio House, Ohio Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives.

Findlay City Schools are asking city residents to pass a 1.5-mill levy to boost funding for security and mental health services. Voters in the Van Buren School District will see a 6-mill continuing levy. It’s designed to replace a 6-mill, five-year levy passed in 2013. The Vanlue School District is requesting a 6-mill continuing levy. It would generate $325,000 annually.

There aren’t any contested candidate races in Hancock County at the moment. Write-in candidates have until August 27 to file to run.

We will see contested races in the region though. The 83rd House District race pits Republican Jon Cross against Democrat Mary Harshfield. The 1st Ohio Senate District race features incumbent Republican Robert McColley and Democrat Adam Papin. Incumbent Republican Bob Latta, Libertarian candidate Don Kissick and Democrat J. Michael Galbraith are facing off in the 5th District U.S. House race.

Voters in Liberty Township will see proposals for electricity aggregation and natural gas aggregation in unincorporated areas. Backers believe the aggregation method will provide better rates for customers who band together as a larger group rather than individually.

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08/08/18 – 6:14 P.m.

The Findlay Area Human Resource Association met to discuss the future of diversity in the workplace. CEO and founder of Inclusity Maria White said that it’s important for businesses and organizations to push for inclusion.

Maria White

White explained that diversity is more than just race and gender.

Maria White

She said that there are elements of individuality like your religion, size, sexual orientation, and socio-economic history that help add to diversity.

White said that businesses and organizations that focus on inclusions will have more productive workers. You can learn more at inclusity.com

8/8/18 – 5:30 A.M.

Fostoria is looking at ways to improve infrastructure in the city. The Review-Times reports city council heard the first reading of a plan to apply for the Ohio Public Works Commission State Capital Improvement program and the Local Transportation Improvement Program during a Tuesday meeting.

The city’s administration wants to improve North Main Street between Jones Road and Culberston Street. That could include widening the road and improving water lines as well as storm and sanitary sewer lines.

Mayor Eric Keckler says the project could help industrial sites at the north end of Main Street. He added new water and sewer lines would help the residential area at the south end of the proposed project.

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8/8/18 – 5:21 A.M.

An effort is underway in the area of the Pandora-Gilboa school district to provide food boxes for needy families in that area.

You can register for a food box by calling Grace Mennonite Church at 419-384-3038 by August 15. The church will distribute the boxes on August 25 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

8/8/18 – 5:13 A.M.

The Hancock County Commissioners will have a “viewing” of a potential drainage project for the Western Meadows subdivision Thursday. The viewing lets people see how the county might handle drainage for the subdivision between Hancock County Road 88 and State Route 12.

The viewing is Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the county engineer’s office. The county will take public comment at a separate meeting. That’s set for September 4 at 11 a.m.

At a June hearing, petitioners asked the county to install a drainage outlet in the subdivision. A request at the hearing asked the county to extend the line down West Sandusky Street.

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