A memorial service for former U.S. Rep. Mike Oxley will be held Saturday at Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay.  The time of the service is yet to be announced.  Oxley, a 12-term Republican congressman from Findlay, died Friday in McLean, Virginia. He was 71.

Elder-Beerman’s department store at the Lima Mall is closing this month.  About 51 full- and part-time employees in Lima will be affected when the store closes Jan. 31.  Bon-Ton Stores announced the Lima closing with one in Huntington, West Virginia, and one in Syracuse, New York.  Elder-Beerman’s Findlay store will remain open at the Findlay Village Mall.  Elder-Beerman also has stores in Bowling Green, Marion and Defiance.
 

David Zak, the former president and CEO of Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. is one of two finalists for the position he left in September.  Zak left SIEDC in September to become vice president of University Advancement and Economic Development at Tiffin University. Zak left TU at the end of December.  In addition to Zak, Lisa Wagner of Maumee, a former regional project manager at Jobs Ohio with 17 years of experience in project management and business development, was also a finalist for the position.

Arlington Village Council chose former mayor Ed Solt to fill the vacant position…Solt was the mayor through the end of last year.  He intended to seek re-election last November, but a wrong date on his candidacy petitions prompted the Hancock County Board of Elections to keep him off the ballot.  No other candidate ran for the office.  Council President Thad Dempster, who did not want to be mayor, resigned from council at Monday night’s meeting. The remaining council members selected Solt to replace Dempster on council and promptly elevated Solt to the position of mayor.  Then council reinstated Dempster to his original council seat.
 

Carey Village Council heard from Nikki Wagner Matheny, with Wagner Ford, about the company’s plans to construct a new dealership on South Vance Street across from the Dollar General store, near the U.S. 23/Ohio 15 interchange.  The dealership now is located at 300 E. Findlay St. and is landlocked.  The new location will provide additional vehicle display space on about two acres.  The nearly $2 million investment will allow the company to retain 13 jobs, and add eight full-time jobs and four part-time jobs.