A lion seized by the state from Tiger Ridge Exotics in Stoney Ridge three months ago was euthanized on Monday because it was having trouble standing and moving around and was no longer eating.  The lion had been in failing health for quite some time, but it stopped eating and had difficulty breathing in recent weeks.  Ohio agriculture officials removed the lion, six tigers and four other exotic animals in January after saying their owner ignored warnings that he needed a permit to keep them.

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has received a contract extension that will average at least $6.5 million a year for the next six years.  The contract will run through the 2020 season and will make him the second highest paid coach in college football.

Findlay City Schools has purchased fourteen modular classrooms to ease crowded classrooms and rising enrollment numbers.  The district will be paying $874,000 for the refurbished units that are less than ten years old.  The units will be placed at Jefferson Primary and Chamberlain Hill schools.

Ohio Governor John Kasich told a group in Detroit that he is seriously considering a run for president.  Kasich spoke at the Detroit Economic Club yesterday.  He tried to make a case that he is a different kind of leader who values unity.  Kasich will now head to South Carolina and New Hampshire this week.

Work is continuing on a new water tower in McComb.  Sandblasting of the tower has been completed and primer will now be applied.  The $835,000 tower is scheduled to be in service this June.
 

An Ohio University official says the school won't buy a $1.2 million home for the school's president after the old one was infested by bats.  The decision by university officials to lease the off-campus house for the president and his wife with an option to purchase raised the ire of many in the community who complained it was a waste of money

Jeb Bush will be in Ohio today.  The former Florida governor will be speaking at the annual Ohio Chamber of Commerce meeting in Columbus.  Bush, a likely candidate for the Republican nomination for president has not made an official announcement.

Centrex Plastics has sold its Tiffin facility to Missouri based Katy Industries.  Katy is paying $23.9 million plus earnout payments of no less than $2.3 million over three years.  The Centrex affiliate T.R. Plastics is included in the deal.  Centrex will continue to operate its Findlay facility.