The Fostoria Planning Commission on Thursday approved a proposed parking expansion at ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital’s West Fourth Street medical center.  A second parking lot will be constructed.  53 additional spaces and an easy-access entrance from West Lytle Street will be created.

Phoenix Technologies’ in Bowling Green is planning a new expansion with a new facility that will bring 30 new jobs.  Phoenix manufactures rPET pellets, used in the manufacture of a variety of plastic packaging.  The $18 million expansion will allow the company to produce its own “clean flake” plastic material, which is used to make rPET pellets...The new facility will be located at 501 E. Poe Road, the former Thomas & Betts factory site.

Lily Bay Gift Company on Croy Drive in Findlay is closing after 32 years.  Owners Jim and Connie Hutchinson plan on retiring.  At this time, there are no buyers for the business.  Lily Bay started under the name Crabapple Cove but changed its name when it moved to the Findlay Village Mall 26 years ago.  It has been at the Croy Drive location for 19 years…

During an event to unveil new school uniforms, Brian Shaver, the Director of parish and St. Wendelin Schools, shot down rumors that the school is closing.  However, he did say that declining enrollment numbers continue and there is a possibility of staffing changes may be needed, as well as, the elimination of some elective courses that would not affect the curriculum…

The Hancock County commissioners agreed Thursday to scrap plans for renovations at the Litter Landing recycling center.  The commissioners met with board members from the Hancock County Solid Waste Management District to discuss abandoning the project due to money concerns.  There was also a discussion Thursday about abandoning the center altogether, or trying to create a public/private partnership to continue operations.
 

Starting Monday and running through May 31, area law enforcement agencies will be joining the 2015 Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization.  Officers will be cracking down on seat belt violations during this time.  If caught in violation of the seat belt law, no warning will be given.  You will get a ticket.  The main objective of Click It or Ticket is to save lives and to remind motorists that wearing a seat belt is a law…

A Monday night fight in Fostoria has several individuals facing charges after an incident involving baseball bats and a car crash left five people injured on Hart Avenue.  According to Fostoria Police Capt. Patrick Brooks, the incident began as a result of a dispute between two parties, one from Fostoria, the other from out of town.  A planned meeting a City Park between the two groups ended up on Hart Avenue where one party pulled a person from a vehicle and into the fight.  The vehicle’s windshield was damaged by a baseball bat causing the driver to hit a residence.  No injuries were reported to the residents.