The Fostoria Pantry on South Street was robbed at gunpoint on 9pm Saturday evening.   Fostoria Police Chief Keith Loreno said the robbery is believed to be linked to other robberies in the area.  No injuries were reported.  The Fostoria Pantry is now the fifth business to be robbed and it is believed that the same criminal is doing the crime.  Little Caesers, South Side Carry-Out, and Taco Bell have been victim, as well.
 

In the regional finals in the high school football playoffs, Van Buren fell to Tinora 44-14 to end a remarkable season where the Black Knights started 0-3.  McComb defeated Lucas 36-6 to advance to the state semi-finals in Division VII.  The Panthers will meet Fort Recovery this Friday at Lima Senior Spartan Stadium at 7:30pm with the winner advancing to the state final.  You can listen to that game on Mix 96.7 WBVI.

The city of Fostoria’s plan to eliminate the tax credit given to those who pay income taxes in other cities but only pays the difference locally is causing concern among some citizens.  The plan to eliminate the credit begins on January 1 when all residents will pay the full amount.  The move comes as the city nears the end of the SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant, which has provided nearly $1.2 million toward the salaries and benefits of eight Fostoria firefighters over a two-year period.
 

Ohio's transportation department says a traffic-pattern change this weekend will put motorists on entirely new pavement between suburban Toledo and Findlay.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that the $260 million project is only about halfway completed.  A spokeswoman with Ohio's transportation department says that it at least should be a smooth ride for motorists through the rest of the project.

An environmental project at the University of Findlay’s Rieck Center for Habitat Studies is completed, and is expected to produce results about floodwater filtration and collection.  The Center is the University’s 55-acre nature preserve located south of Findlay in Amanda Township.  The project’s purpose is to reduce sediment and phosphorus runoff from farmland, which goes into the Blanchard River watershed.

Officials are ready to mark the completion of a $2.25 million renovation of the Wyandot County courthouse in Upper Sandusky with a ceremony today.  Wyandot County voters approved a six-year bond issue two years ago to generate for the funds for work on the historic courthouse.  The building was featured in scenes of the 1994 movie "The Shawshank Redemption."