High School Football Playoffs begin tonight.  On ESPN Radio 1430 WFOB…Tiffin Calvert will be at Hicksville…On wfob.com Gridiron One.  Leipsic will host Arlington and on Mix 96.7 WBVI.  McComb hosts Convoy Crestview.  All games kick off at 7:30.

Nominations for the third annual Fostoria Snow Queen contest are now being taken.  The Fostoria Snow Queen Contest is a fun, informal contest where people can nominate a Fostoria resident who is well known in the Fostoria community, active in local clubs or organizations and over the age of 60 to represent Fostoria at the Chamber’s “Christmas in Fosterville” on Dec. 6 in downtown Fostoria.  Nominations forms are available in the mayor’s off and due by 4 p.m. Nov. 13.  A public vote will be held from Nov. 16-23.

The Hancock County Commissioners began hearings on the 2016 budget.  Litter Landing could see fewer workers because of falling commodity prices.  Closing the recycling center on Sundays may also be away of balancing the budget.  In the Sheriff’s office, Sheriff Mike Heldman reported that the staffing levels at the jail must be increased.  About 80 to 85 percent of inmates being booked at the jail have addictions and require stricter supervision as they withdraw from drugs and alcohol.
 

On Thursday, the Hancock County Agency on Aging, which operates the senior center, announced that the agency and the center have been renamed as 50 North.  According to executive director Carolyn Copus, the change comes after surveys indicated that people are reluctant to come to a center that gives the perception that it’s a place where only old people congregate.  No programs or services are changing at the agency. 
 

McComb Volleyball, which is ranked #1 in the state, downed fourth ranked Ayersville in the regional semi-finals.  The Lady Panthers will now face third ranked Monroeville at 2pm Saturday at 2pm at Elida.  The game will be a rematch of the Panthers only loss of the season.  The winner will advance to the state finals.

In a plan before Tiffin City Council, City Administrator Debra Reamer will leave her current position to fill a newly-created director of human resources position within the city's government.  According to Mayor Aaron Montz said in a press release the new position will allow Reamer to focus more on aspects of the job she currently holds.    Montz said funds for the new position's salary of about $55,000 will be covered by savings from a previous decision to eliminate the positions of special projects administrator and the city administrator's administrative assistant.

Despite numerous concerns expressed by faculty members, the faculty senate narrowly endorsed a tobacco-free policy for the Bowling Green State University campus.  The policy, which still needs approval from the trustees, would take the current non-smoking policy a step further.  The use of any tobacco product, including chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes and vapor devices, would be forbidden on campus.