The University of Findlay and Cleveland Browns have announced a partnership to help prepare students for sports industry careers.  At least 10 UF students a year will get paid internships with the Browns as part of the agreement that created The University of Findlay and Cleveland Browns Partnership for Student Success. The partnership will also make Browns personnel available to students and relevant sports business classes at the university.  Interested students can go to findlay. edu for more application information.

The Findlay YMCA is asking the City of Findlay to begin paying up to $30,000 more per year to help fund the city pool.  The pool, which is operated by the Findlay YMCA, has had a combined loss of $50,000 during the past two summers because of cooler weather.  City Council members expressed support for the proposal at last night’s meeting and gave the agreement its first of three readings.
 

Gary Heminger, Marathon Petroleum Corp. chief executive officer and chairman, earned $16.4 million in 2014, or 34 percent more than in 2013.  Heminger’s salary grew to $1.5 million last year from $1.4 in 2013.  He also received performance-based bonus increase to $4 million from $3.4 million.  Speedway President Anthony Kenney earned 44 percent more, or $4 million, while Speedway about doubled in size last year with the purchase of Hess’s retail business.  Kenney’s compensation included a $568,750 salary and a performance-based bonus of $900,000.

At Tuesday night’s meeting, Fostoria City Council approved the city budget for the 2015 fiscal year.  The city will appropriate $6,054,623 for general fund spending this year.  The final appropriation for general fund expenditures is approximately $135,000 less than previously estimated.  The original budget estimate, which was presented to council back in June 2014, was $ 6,190,096.
 

In the event you may hear loud airplanes at night this week, it probably is just the 180^th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard.  The unit will be conducting nighttime training flight through Friday.  Training flights normally take place during daylight hours, but F-16 pilots and maintenance personnel are required to conduct night operations as part of their overall readiness

Lori Tretter has been named to replace longtime City of Bowling Green Municipal Administrator John Fawcett when he retires from his position this summer.  Tretter, the city's assistant municipal administrator, was confirmed by a unanimous acclamation vote from City Council Monday night.  Tretter has worked with the city since 1997, first holding the position of assistant to the municipal administrator.  In 2007 she became assistant municipal administrator.  She is to begin as municipal administrator on July 1.

 A legislative review panel paved the way for the Ohio Board of Education to abolish school-staffing requirements.  The state board is expected to vote at its May meeting to abolish the “5 of 8” rule that requires schools to have a certain number of art, music and physical-education teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses, social workers and visiting teachers.  Opponents say that the ruling could lead to the loss of positions deemed not necessary for state standardized tests.  Supporters argue that the rule is outdated and school districts should have more flexibility with staffing.

Tickets for the St. Wendelin girls game against Waterford remain on sale today for the general public.  Tickets can be purchased at the school from 8a until 8pm for the Lady Mohawks Division IV state semi-final game set for Thursday at 1pm at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.  WBVI and our sister station WFOB will be simulcasting the game with Nick Hiltbrand and Tony England calling the action.