Putnam County Sheriff Michael Chandler died early Wednesday as a result of complications from surgery at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.  The 65 year old Chandler of Fort Jennings, served in the sheriff’s office for more than 30 years.  Lt. David Roney was sworn in as the interim sheriff Wednesday afternoon and will oversee the administrative duties and operations of the sheriff’s office and adult detention facility until the Putnam County Republican Central Committee appoints a successor to finish out Chandler’s term.
 

Findlay High School’s “We the People” civics team won first place in the 29th annual We the People state championship last Friday at the Ohio Statehouse.  Findlay has won the state title 15 consecutive years and 25 out of the 29 state championships.  The team now advances to the national finals at the University of Maryland.  We the People is a competition where students present a four-minute presentation on a variety of different constitutional issues followed by a six-minute follow-up session, where judges ask questions related to their presentations or their topics.
 

The University of Findlay has announced that Shiv Gupta, a retired UF economics and marketing professor, has made a major donation toward construction of the Center for Student Life and College of Business building.  One of the building’s two auditoriums will be named the Shiv K. and Elizabeth Gupta Grand Auditorium in his and his late wife’s honor.  Gupta retired in 2015 after 45 years with the university, where he helped to develop the College of Business and many of its programs.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed Wednesday that the next generation Jeep Wrangler will offer a hybrid and diesel option and that they will be built in Toledo.  Marchionne said he wants to put more emphasis on Jeep, as the company expects Jeep sales to double to $2 million worldwide by 2018.  Low gas prices and new models are two of the reasons for the optimism.  And although he did not mention any effect on employment at Toledo's Jeep complex, he said the new Wrangler, at its home in Toledo, will have quote "additional production capacity."