The Blanchard River Stream Enhancement Project voted Thursday to temporarily delay awarding a $923,000 contract to clear dead ash trees and other leaning trees from the banks of the Blanchard River.  Questions about the cost of financing the project caused the delay.  Hancock County Auditor Charity Rauschenberg is seeking financing bids on several county projects, including the river cleaning which won’t be available until next week.  The contract is expected to go to H&H Land Clearing, Middlefield, which submitted the lowest of two bids.

There is plenty of high school football on tap as area teams jockey for a position in the playoffs that begin in four weeks.  On ESPN Radio 1430 WFOB, Fostoria travels to Genoa.  On WFOB Gridiron One on wfob.com, Riverdale will be at Vanlue and on sister station Mix 96.7 WBVI, the Findlay Trojans travel to Toledo Central Catholic.  Coverage for all games begin immediately following the Northwest Ohio Orthopedics Psyche Up show live from Fricker’s at 6pm.

Police body and dashboard cameras were a top topic at last night’s forum for four candidates seeking three at-large Findlay City Council seats.  Democratic candidate Mary Harshfield was the only candidate to fully support the purchase of cameras.  Republican opponents incumbents Grant Russel and Tom Shindledecker and new candidate Jeff Wobser were skeptical because of money and police logistics.  On the topic of Findlay’s practice of deferring income taxes for some businesses, all four candidates called for changes in the practice. 

United Way of Hancock County will host its eighth annual World of Downtown Restaurants tour from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 12.  The self-guided tour will feature 16 downtown restaurants that will provide a sample of their food for “passport holders.”  Passports are $25 each and are available at Buggy Whip Bakery, Coffee Amici and United Way of Hancock County…Only 300 passports will be sold.

Tiffin residents are invited to a meeting to implement a citywide block watch program.  Tiffin Police Department's citizens academy alumni group is meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at North Central Ohio Educational Service Center to discuss specifics.  Tiffin Police Department Sergeant Jared Wilson will speak about specific details of the program.