Hancock County’s commissioners voted Thursday to contract with the Seneca County Board of Developmental Disabilities for oversight of the county’s Help Me Grow caseworkers for at least the next six months.  In January, the Hancock County Family First Council hired Stacy Shaw as coordinator and project director at Help Me Grow. However, Shaw is still working toward the accreditation required by the State of Ohio to oversee the caseworkers.  Hancock County will pay the Seneca County board up to $650 over the next six months to provide the supervision.

Benjamin Spence, the former director of the Stroh Center at Bowling Green State University has been indicted on theft in office and tampering with records charges.  The theft in office counts denote that the “value of property or services stolen” was $7,500 or more.  The incidents reportedly took place between July, 2012, and May, 2015.  The tampering with records charges, alleging incidents occurring in February of 2014, concern documents “regarding events held by the Ohio High School Athletic Association” at BGSU.  Spence resigned his position in October and is no longer a BGSU employee.

The Findlay Ministerial Association (FMA) has announced the 2016 Backyard Mission Trip will take place Saturday, April 23.  The Mission Trip will have Findlay area churches gathering volunteers to do yard work, painting, and modest house repairs to homes in the community.  In 2015, 35 churches, 3 organizations, 1421 volunteers worked to complete 242 projects in and around Findlay.  The Association is asking that if there is a home repair or maintenance project that a home is unable to complete, to visit Findlay m-a dot org and complete a request form.  Deadline for assistance applications will be Thursday, March 31.

A recently retired Ohio police officer has been allowed to buy his K-9 partner for $1.  Officials in Marietta had created a social-media stir when they said Matt Hickey's police dog, Ajax, had to be sold at auction because it was city property and could still work.  Hickey and Ajax worked together for three years, and the dog lived with him.  Hickey was allowed to buy Ajax from the city on Thursday.  Earlier this week, the city had said it would allow Hickey to keep the dog if Hickey continued to work for the police department on a volunteer basis after his retirement.  Hickey refused, noting he retired in January over health concerns.  Hickey says he's "speechless and very grateful" that he gets to keep Ajax.