Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will be stopping in Findlay this morning.  He will be stopping at Pilgrim Family Restaurant on W. Main Cross St., for a “meet and greet” at 9 a.m.  Carson’s campaign website says he is scheduled to be at a rally later in the day at Spring Arbor University in Michigan.

Royal Pizza is back in business in Fostoria for the first time since 2002.  The pizzeria opened at 137 North Main Street with its first full day of operations this past Saturday.  Owner Shaun Babb says he will try to keep the same recipe that the shop was known for.  While the shop does not offer as much space to eat, with the exception of a handful of chairs, the entire kitchen — protected by a sneeze guard — is open to customers who can take a passenger seat in the pizza making process.
 

The Findlay AirExpo is this Saturday at the Findlay Airport.  The CAF Redtail Squadron “Rise Above” Exhibit that tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is featured.  A P-51 Mustang Flight Demo will take place, along with helicopter and airplane rides.  The free event is from 8a – 5p.

The Seneca County commissioners approved a cooperative agreement with Tiffin to operate the joint justice center, planned for construction on the former county courthouse property downtown.  The agreement covers use, management and lease of the 36,000-square-foot multi-story building to be constructed adjacent to the county courts annex building. The two structures will be connected by a common security entrance.

City of Findlay Auditor Jim Staschiak told city council during a committee of the whole meeting that the city carried just over $10.7 million into 2015 and will likely carry forward about the same amount of cash into 2016.  With a stable cash balance, the city will also likely continue to increase the amount of income tax revenue it puts toward capital improvements. In 2016, 19 percent of income tax revenue will go toward capital improvements, up from 18 percent in 2015…City Council will plan out its 2016 budget on December 10.

The unemployment rates in the Tri-County area fell in August.  Hancock County’s unemployment rate fell to 3.2, Seneca County dropped to 4.1 and Wood County to 3.7.  Jobless rates fell by a similar magnitude among each of Ohio’s other 87 counties, the state Job and Family Services Department reported.  The statewide jobless rate, which is seasonally adjusted, declined to 4.7 percent in August from 5 percent in July.

The University of Findlay will be receiving a donation from Rowmark Chief Executive Officer Duane Jebbett and his wife, Kathy, in support of the new Center for Student Life and College of Business building.  The university did not announce the amount of the donation.  Jebbett also said that Rowmark will make a major contribution to support the project.  The building, which is projected to cost $15 million, will be constructed between Davis and College streets with no timeline for construction being announced.