The Blanchard Valley Conference handed out the player of the year honors.  Arcadia’s Molly Glick and McComb’s Clay Grubb were the top players in the league.  Liberty-Benton swept the coach of the year awards with Ben Gerken being named the boys and Nate Irwin for the girls.  Also, son of WFOB/WBVI’s own Amy Masterlasco, Anthony Masterlasco was named to the first team.

The American Red Cross says this year's severe weather has forced them to cancel numerous blood drives across the area, impacting the blood supply.  While still able to meet the demand,  the Red Cross is getting to the point where they don't have enough of a back-up supply and are turning around and using the donations for patients in need immediately.  The biggest need is for blood types O negative, A negative, and B negative, but they are welcoming and encouraging anyone who is willing and able to donate to do so.

The McComb Police Department is creating a canine unit.  An anonymous donor is providing $25,000 to $30,000 to establish a trust fund to cover most of the expenses.  The village will pay for dog food and vet bills.

Ohio's next move to cut down the algae that has been fouling Lake Erie in recent summers may be hitting a snag.  Some Ohio lawmakers and those within Gov. John Kasich's administration no longer appear to be on the same page when it comes to legislation now being considered.  The Ohio House is ready to vote today on a measure that strays from what the governor has proposed and isn't as tough as a bill that already has cleared the state Senate.  It now appears legislative leaders and the governor's office may need more time to hash out a plan.

Senator Sherrod Brown has endorsed former Governor Ted Strickland as the Democrat best suited to challenge Republican Senator Rob Portman next year.  Strickland is one-term governor and former congressman.  He announced plans last month to challenge Portman.

The former kindergarten teacher in Loudonville who videotaped his students using the bathroom has pleaded not guilty.  Thirty-two-year-old Elliot Gornall is charged with 23 counts.  The Ashland County prosecutor said during Monday's bond hearing that 63 videos and hundreds of images of child pornography were on Gornall's computer.   Gornall's bond was set at $500,000.

The controversy surrounding Bill Cosby continues.  Two more shows were cancelled this morning including one in Ohio.  Cosby’s show in Warren, along with one in Lexington, Kentucky, was canceled upon mutual agreement with the venues.  The cancellations come in response to sexual assault accusations against the comedian. He has not been charged.