The Seneca County Drug Task Force-Metric Enforcement Unit is at it again.  With their third drug raid in four days, 35 year-old Matthew Fuller of Fostoria was arrested after a search warrant found suspected crack cocaine, criminal tools and evidence of drug trafficking at his Poplar Street home.  Fuller is in custody at the Fostoria city jail and faces a maximum of 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine.
 

During a special session Tuesday, the Arcadia school board narrowly reaffirmed its choice of Bill Dobbins as the new high school principal.  Tuesday’s action was taken to remedy a procedural error made in the school board’s May 20 agenda.  Dobbins’ two-year contract will start August 1.

Back to school shoppers will get the chance to shop tax free from August 7-9, thanks to House Bill 248, signed by Ohio Governor John Kasich.  The Sales Tax Holiday will allow parents to get everything they need for their children before school starts without paying more than the price tag.  That weekend shoppers won’t have to worry about county or state sales tax.  There is no cap on how much you can spend on clothing and supplies, but there are two rules when it comes to the prices of individual items.  School supply items cannot be over $20 individually and clothing and shoes have to be less than $75 per item.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Findlay City Council finalized the sick time payout for retired Fire Chief Tom Lonyo, capping months of debate.  The city will pay Lonyo $32,375 after council approved an ordinance for the payout by an 8-2 vote.  The payout is half of what Lonyo accrued in unused sick time prior to his retirement.
 

Hancock County and the city of Findlay have agreed to pay for a joint study to investigate bringing fiber optics into government buildings from the Findlay City Schools’ planned fiber network.  Hancock County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award $16,750 to Sigma Technologies of Perrysburg, to conduct a cost feasibility assessment of the project.  The school’s network is expected to cost the school district about $1.5 million to establish and will connect the school buildings with a state-of-the-art voice, video and data platform with high broadband capabilities.  Blanchard Valley Hospital has also expressed interest in the project.

The project of the widening of Stearns Road has lost almost 14 days because of rain.  Fostoria Mayor Eric Keckler reported to Fostoria City Council that the project was scheduled to be completed by July 31, but now crews will be working to at least the end of August.  The project began on May 11.

Bowling Green City Council voted to remove language in the city's codified ordinances restricting the number of taxi licenses which could be issued.  The wording, in place for decades, was the subject of a recent lawsuit against the city of Bowling Green by an in-state taxi firm.  Green Cab, an Athens, Ohio-based cab company, which had been looking to expand in the city filed suit on June 3.