Tiffin City Board of Education has approved an affiliation with North Central Ohio Educational Service Center.  Terms of the contract, which is to take effect in July 2017, are to be determined.  The board terminated its contract with the educational service center in October 2014 over financial concerns and past disagreements.  The board has since been contracted with Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center.

Christy Manley of Grand Rapids, who was convicted of theft while she served as the fiscal director of the Wood County Juvenile Court, was ordered to serve three years of community control sanctions.  Manley had taken nearly $54,000 in court deposits.  Her attorney said she was not motivated by greed, but was facing personal and financial difficulties and used the money to help her family at the time.  Manley is to maintain a lawful occupation, perform 400 hours of community service, seek and comply with mental health assessments, pay court costs and a $50 supervision fee.  If Manley fails to comply, show will serve 18 months in prison.

A Findlay woman who had just been released from jail about two hours earlier was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly stole a bottle of liquor from a gas station across the highway from the Seneca County Jail.  59 year old Cynthia K. Stevens was charged with theft.  According to a Seneca County Sheriff's Office report, a person from G&L Shell reported at 2:05 p.m. a woman who had been released from jail was picked up at the gas station and stole a bottle of liquor.  Stevens had been in jail for two days on a failure to appear charge and was released because the judge dropped the warrant.

Roy Armes, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. chief executive officer and chairman, will retire Aug. 31 after nine years in the position.  His successor as chief executive officer will be Bradley Hughes, who is chief operating officer.  Succeeding Armes as chairman of the board of directors will be Thomas Capo, who has been on the board since 2007.  The 63 year old Armes came to Cooper in 2007 after a 31-year career at Whirlpool.

Bowling Green Police K-9, Arci, now has extra protection.  Arci received a bullet and stab proof vest to wear when responding to crime scenes.  Arci's handler, Sargent Gordon Finger says that when they're on a scene looking for someone, for example, Arci is usually the first out there.   ProHealth out of Perrysburg donated this vest.

A bill authored by Representative Robert Sprague of Findlay passed in the Ohio House that will give Ohioans “the right to try” if it’s signed into law.  House Bill 290 would allow Ohio residents suffering from a terminal illness to try drugs not yet approved by the Federal Drug Administration.  The trial treatments would only have to have gone through “phase one” approval, meaning doctors are sure the treatments won’t kill patients.  The bill has received bipartisan support and expected to go to the Senate in April.

The city of Findlay is seeking written public comments on improvements planned for pedestrian traffic on Main and Cory streets.  The project, which has undergone several revisions since it was first announced in March 2015, includes sidewalk repairs, curb extensions, installation of new curb ramps, mid-block pedestrian crossings on Main Street between Lima and Center streets and a new designated bicycle lane for southbound traffic along Cory Street between Lima and Frazer streets.  Written comments regarding the projects may be sent to: City of Findlay, Attention: Main Street/Cory Street Improvements.  Comments must be received within the next 30 days, and should include contact information.

On Tuesday, the Hancock County commissioners voted to join the “Stepping Up” initiative, which provides grant money to communities willing to develop a plan to help people with mental illnesses get treatment and avoid jail.  The initiative is a project of the National Association of Counties, the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation.  By joining the “Stepping Up” initiative, the commissioners agreed that the county will form a multi-agency team to address the issue, collect data, examine current treatment and services, and develop a plan, with measurable outcomes, to track and report progress.