Fostoria City Auditor Steve Garner presented his financial report for the first quarter of 2015 at last night Fostoria City Council meeting.  Garner reported the general fund’s $284,000 shortfall and said he expects to shorten the gap between the red and the black of the city’s budget within the month.  The Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response grant has accounted for much of the red in the general fund’s ledger.  Timing issues affected the reimbursement of funds at the end of 2014, which carried over into the first three months of this year.  .As a result, the grant — which provides the city with more than $50,000 per month to fund eight firefighters — was absent, leaving the city with a deficit of nearly $150,000.
 

Last night's event An Evening with Urban Meyer at The University of Findlay’s was postponed after Meyer had surgery Wednesday morning for an emergency appendectomy.  Meyer’s wife, Shelley Meyer said the Ohio State football coach had appendicitis, but that his appendix had not burst.  Meyer is expected to make a complete recovery.  A new date for the event has not been announced yet. All tickets for the event will be honored at the later date.

Ohio voters approved 85 percent of the 101 school levies on the ballot statewide in this week’s primary election.  This is the highest passage rate in a primary or general election in more than a decade.  The previous record was a 73 percent passage rate in the 2012 primary election.

The Upper Sandusky Police Department has issued a Missing Adult Alert for 72-year-old James Zoll, last seen in Wyandot County on West Street.  Zoll is a white male, 5' 11” tall, weighs 170 pounds with red/gray hair and green eyes.  Zoll does suffer from a medical condition.  The car involved is a dark green 2003 Chevy S-10 with Ohio plate number GDD3406.  Authorities are asking that if you see Zoll or the car to call 911.

The University of Findlay has filed a lawsuit against USA Lawn and Landscaping of Findlay after the majority of the university’s grass was killed when it was accidentally sprayed with the wrong herbicide last year.  The university is suing the company for more than $25,000.  The university said the goal of the suit is to obtain money from the landscaping firm’s insurance company, Celina Mutual Insurance, which has refused to cover all of the university’s costs.
 

Bowling Green State University's campus will break ground today on the brand new Greek Housing Village which will bring all of the chapters to one spot.  Demolition on the site started back in 2013 and now the rebuilding is ready to begin.  The ground breaking ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday. The housing village will be open for the Fall 2016 semester.

Cassie Carlson, an Upper Sandusky native, has been named the new executive director for the Carey Area Chamber of Commerce.  She replaces Ron Dunn, who has been executive director for four years and is retiring to spend more time with family.  Carlson has been a board member since January and a Chamber Ambassador for the previous four years.
 

A state House committee has heard testimony on several proposed gun laws.  The laws would expand concealed weapons by potentially allowing them in places like churches or daycares and letting certain gun owners carry concealed weapons without a permit.  The House State Government Committee heard initial testimony on several measures yesterday.  No votes were taken.