Gas prices in Ohio are down slightly to start the work week.  A gallon of regular gas in Ohio was averaging $2.44 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA.  That's down 6 cents from a week ago.  Gas prices remain significantly cheaper than last year at this time, when prices were averaging $3.66 per gallon.  Analysts have said prices at the pump could rise as gasoline costs catch up to higher oil prices.

Ohio’s primary election is tomorrow.  Numerous candidates in the Tri-County area are running unopposed.  However, in Findlay, there are contested races for city auditor and city council seats.  In Fostoria, council seats are also contested.  Blanchard Valley Center and the Findlay-Hancock Public Library have county-wide levies on the ballot, as well as, other schools and.  Polls are open from 6:30am to 7:30pm

According to a recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey, earthquakes are directly linked to hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas and to injection wells for fracking wastewater.  The report was the survey’s first large-scale examination of the connection between earthquakes and oil and gas extraction.  Geologists identified 17 regions across the country, including the area around Youngstown in northeastern Ohio, that are at higher risk of earthquakes because of oil and gas activities.

A woman was uninjured after her car went over a sidewalk and struck Dollar Tree's storefront Sunday morning.  The Tiffin Police Department said eighty-nine year old Rosemary Gerber of Tiffin, was attempting to leave a parking spot when her accelerator became stuck and her 1993 Taurus struck the storefront.  No other injuries were reported.

According to a review of records by The Associated Press, the number of abortion providers in Ohio has shrunk by half amid a flurry of restrictive new laws over the past four years, and the number of the procedures also is declining. Seven of 16 abortion providers have either closed since 2011 or curtailed abortion offerings. An eighth, in Toledo, is operating under the cloud of pending litigation.