The Christmas for Every Child toy drive in Fostoria is underway and according to organizer Amber Herbert it is off to a slow start.  The annual drive is in conjunction with Toys for Tots and Fostoria Cash Mob.  Last year, A Christmas for Every Child toy drive helped nearly 450 children.  New toys are being collected in boxes all around the Fostoria community for children up to age 12.  The deadline to donate is December 12.
 

The head of Ohio's failed campaign to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in a single vote says the effort is regrouping for 2016 and will be gathering input from residents on how best to proceed.  In an "open letter to Ohioans," ResponsibleOhio Executive Director Ian James acknowledges the campaign made two major mistakes: limiting marijuana production to 10 exclusive private growing sites and using the playful Buddie mascot, which critics said was inappropriately aimed at children.

The University of Findlay has narrowed its search of a chief of police to two candidates.  Alexander Bebris, the chief of police and fire for Oakwood, in Montgomery County, and Brian Hurd, assistant director of the police department at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, have been named as the two final candidates.  The university hopes to have a chief in place by the beginning of the spring 2016 semester, which starts in January and the new department operational by the next school year in August.

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says that the pilots of a business jet that crashed into an Akron apartment building last week were warned that the weather had made landing conditions barely suitable. The jet crashed and exploded less than 2 miles from Akron Fulton International Airport, killing all nine people on board.

Republic Services has entered into an agreement to purchase Karl's Hauling of Tiffin.  Paul Rasmusson, senior area manager for municipal services with Republic Services, said the company recently signed an agreement to purchase Karl's Hauling, but the deal is in its early stages.  He said through the purchase, Republic Services will be taking on Karl's Hauling customers and employees.  It is unclear on the timeline for the takeover and whether Republic is purchasing Karl's building on South SR 53.

Bowling Green residents will soon be able to get a closer look at proposals to improve Bowling Green's East Wooster Street corridor.  A public, open house-style session is scheduled for Dec. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at a location to be named.  Drawings for the proposed improvements were originally presented Saturday at a work session of City Council and are on display at the City Administrative Services office.  The drawings depict the street with a series of long "traffic island" style areas along its center, also with trees, and including intermittent pedestrian crossing areas. Also depicted are a series of traffic roundabouts, including the intersection of Alumni Drive/Campbell Hill Road and the Interstate 75 northbound and southbound ramps.