A recent online study from smart asset dot come has ranked Fostoria as the second most affordable place to purchase a home in Ohio.  The average annual mortgage payment in Fostoria was $ 3,399.  Wapakoneta was ranked number one.  Nationally, Fostoria ranked 112 with Mesquite, Texas number one.

Members of the Brooks family, who many suspect had a connection to the murder of a Findlay woman in 2011, are now accused of selling prescription drugs from their city home.  Cheri L. Brooks, her husband, Kevin L. Brooks Sr. and Cheri’s son, Scottie E. Emmons are accused of selling a generic version of Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication.  They were arrested Wednesday on drug trafficking charges.  All three are scheduled to be arraigned in Hancock County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday.

Three people were hurt when a Findlay man drove off Tiffin Avenue and struck a porch Sunday night.  26 year old Randall Rayle of Findlay was driving a Ford Freestyle east in the 700 block of Tiffin Avenue at 8:33 p.m. when he drove off the southbound side of the street and struck the porch at 721 Tiffin Avenue.  Rayle and two of his three passengers who were ages 7 and 4 were taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of injuries.  Police said the driver may have been suffering from a medical condition at the time of the accident.  The house sustained minor damage, and none of the residents were hurt.
 

Fostoria City and Seneca County officials are in the early stages of planning to regularly hear court cases from the area in Fostoria’s Municipal Building Courtroom.  Seneca County Judge Steve Shuff plans to bring as many local cases to Fostoria as possible.  Cases will be heard in Fostoria on a trial basis for the next several months.  Once an effective system is created for domestic trials, criminal and felony cases will be incorporated.

The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant remained shut down on Sunday after being a steam leak was discovered on Saturday.  A First Energy spokesman says the plant is under an "unusual event" classification, which is the lowest level emergency classification.  The leak was found in the non-nuclear part of the plant and has since been stopped.  It is currently in the process of being fixed.  According to the spokesman, the public is not at any risk.

Gas prices are up a nickel to start the work week.  According to Triple A, a gallon of regular gas in Ohio is averaging $2.49 as compared to $2.44 last week.  Nationally, the average is $2.66 per gallon.