West Main Cross Street in Findlay will be reduced to one lane each way between West and Main Streets today.  Lanes may also be shifted during the day as crews work to tie a new waterline into the water main below West Main Cross Street.  South Cory Street will remain closed between West Main Cross and Front streets as crews complete waterline installation there.  All work is weather permitting.

14 year old Madalyn Hiser, the Tiffin teen who was missing for nearly two weeks, was charged with inducing panic and disorderly conduct in Seneca County Juvenile Court.  After requests from the prosecution and defense, Judge Jay Meyer closed the proceedings.

Findlay City Council is weighing the possibility of a citizen commission to decide how much elected officials should be paid.  An ad hoc committee plans to meet a third time to develop a plan for the commission creation.  The citizen commission may consider raises for council members, the mayor, auditor and law director.  Suggested pay raises from the commission would be subject to council’s approval.

The City of Fostoria’s general fund revenue increased almost sixteen percent from February 2014 to this February.  The increase was due to anticipated revenue from 2014 finally arriving.  Officials said the increase will not likely become a trend.

The Army Corps of Engineers plans hold public meetings this month on the flood-control plan for the Blanchard River at Findlay.  Corp officials said the draft report and environmental study have been submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  The EPA must review the documents for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.  Once the draft report is approved by the EPA, the public meetings will be scheduled and the report will be made public.
 

A bill introduced on Tuesday in the House with bipartisan support would require cursive writing to be taught in all elementary schools.  Representative Cheryl Grossman of Grove City introduced House Bill 146 that states students would receive handwriting instruction in kindergarten through fifth grade and would be expected to print legibly by third grade and write in cursive by the end of fifth.  Ohio schools base their curriculum on Common Core academic standards which does not require that students be taught cursive handwriting