United Way of Fostoria Executive Director Ashley Stahl has resigned effective Thursday.  Stahl has held the position since September 2013…As executive director, the United Way raised over $360,000.  Tiffany Sheridan, the current United Way administrative assistant, will manage the office until a new executive director is appointed. 

Cooper Tire announced it has completed work to develop advanced tire technology funded by a $1.5 million federal grant.  Cooper says it has developed tire technology that delivers an average fuel efficiency improvement of 5.5 percent and reduces weight by 23 to 37 percent.  The grant period began in 2011 and continued through the end of 2014, with work done at Cooper’s North America and Global Technical Centers in Findlay.

The Army Corps of Engineers has released a video answering questions from the April 22 public meeting on the draft flood-control plan for the Blanchard River at Findlay.  Officials from the corps spent nearly two hours answering questions from a crowd of about 300 at Findlay High School.  Participants were asked to write down questions on blue.  However, many questions went unanswered due to time constraints...Team members reconvened in the past week to answer the questions and videotape their response.  The video can be seen at dvidshub.net.

The new Marathon Petroleum parking garages being built in Findlay are making some business owners unhappy.  Street parking along Sandusky Street and Beech Avenue has been scarce as construction moved in for the new parking garage and city officials say they aren't sure if the street parking will return once construction is complete.
 

Governor John Kasich has signed a bill to let some cities create outdoor refreshment areas where revelers could walk outside with open containers of alcohol.  An emergency clause in the legislation allows it to take effect immediately.  The measure will allow cities of a certain size to create areas exempted from the state's open-container law.  The bill originated in Cincinnati who is hosting the Maor League Baseball All-Star Game in July.

Marathon Petroleum announced it profit quadrupled to $891 million because it was refining more oil at higher profit margins.  Marathon Petroleum’s earnings in the January-March quarter translated to $3.24 per share.  CEO Gary Heminger credited Marathon’s extensive pipeline system and fleet of barges and towboats that assisted in the more cost-effective refining.
 

Ohio State University drum major instructor Stewart Kitchen has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his home was arraigned yesterday on rape and kidnapping charges.  He did not enter a plea and was released on a $50,000 bond... Court documents allege Kitchen and a woman went out drinking April 15, then walked to his Columbus home.  The woman reported that Kitchen refused to return her to her home and sexually assaulted her in his bedroom as she tried to escape and told him to stop.  Kitchen led the band as head drum major in 2006-07 and is now teaching the leaders of the marching band.  Ohio State University has placed Kitchen on administrative leave and is conducting an internal investigation.