Ohio motorists can expect to have plenty of company on the roads this Labor Day weekend.  The AAA Auto Club says 1.5 million Ohioans are expected to be among the 35.3 million people in the U.S. taking trips of at least 50 miles away from home this weekend.  That's the highest number of projected travelers during the holiday weekend since 2008.  Gas prices have stabilized since a mid-August spike to around $3 a gallon because of refinery problems in Indiana. Last year, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $3.49 during Labor Day weekend.  As of Thursday, it was $2.26.

Joe Vera III of Arcadia sentenced to prison Thursday for aggravated robbery and endangering children, both involving 14-year-old children.  Vera was sentenced by Hancock County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Niemeyer to five years in prison for aggravated robbery and 17 months for endangering children with credit for 161 days spent in jail.  The sentences will be served consecutively.

The fourth and final public forum held at Bowling Green State University Thursday about the fate of WBGU-TV.  University officials have been holding the forums as they consider whether and how to participate in an upcoming Federal Communications Commission spectrum auction.  Those who spoke offered words of support for the university to keep the station in some capacity either by maintaining the status quo or moving to VHF spectrum.  The BGSU administration will present its recommendation to the Board of Trustees on Sept. 18.  The trustees will have the final say in the matter.

The Hancock County Fair continues today at the Old Millstream Fairgrounds in Findlay.  On tap is KOI Drag Racing in the South Grandstand at noon and 7pm…Anything that has a motor can race.  4-H Freestyle Riding will be in the North Grandstand at 6pm.  Junior Fair Best Dressed Goat is a 5:30 in the South show arena.

Livestock feeds maker Hamlet Protein is building a $750,000, 976-square-foot addition to its plant north of Tall Timbers Industrial Center and south of Hancock County 212.  Increased sales and more anticipated growth are driving the expansion, which will include additional equipment and storage.  In addition to the expansion Hamlet Protein will also be adding two more employees.

The City of Fostoria is hosting an event in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.  The public is invited to the event that is to pay tribute to victims of the attacks and honor fire, police and emergency personnel.  The ceremony will take place at the Fostoria Fire Station at 11 a.m. on the 11^th.  Fostoria Mayor Eric Keckler is to host the ceremony which will be brief and intimate.  Fostoria Fire Chief Ken Chapman and Fostoria Police Chief Keith Loreno also are to speak at the ceremony. Afterward, there will be a moment of silence and a prayer.