U.S. Rep. Bob Latta has introduced legislation to rename the Findlay post office after former Congressman Mike Oxley.  The bill would designate the Findlay post office as the Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building.  Oxley served 12 terms in Congress from 1981 through 2006, representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District.  The Findlay native, died of cancer on Jan. 1 at the age of 71.

A benefit spaghetti dinner will be held at Lakota Local Schools this Saturday from 4-8pm to help defray the medical expenses of Lakota students Cora and Chase Grine and Samarah Johnson who were injured in a March 24 auto accident.  Cost is $5 for the dinner and there will also be raffles, t-shirt sales and a silent auction.  For those who can’t make the benefit but are still wanting to donate, GoFundMe accounts have been set up for both families.

Wood County’s first recovery house for people with addictions will be opening in the near future.  The Zepf Center’s recently-purchased home near Cygnet is almost ready for residents.  The “sober house” will take in eight to 10 men healing from addiction.  The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services’ has mandated that Ohio counties have recovery housing by September of this year.

Seneca County Park District's board has taken the next step in placing a levy on the Nov. 8 ballot.  Board member and treasurer Jim Nordholt said the levy resolution is the next step in the process, and requests the county auditor to certify how much money the 10-year, 0.5-mill levy would generate.  The levy would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $17.50 a year.

Construction of the University of Findlay’s $23 million Center for Student Life and College of Business building will be partially financed with a $10 million bond issue through the Blanchard Valley Port Authority.  Fifth Third Bank will own the building and lease it to the port authority, which will sublease it to the university until the bonds are redeemed June 1, 2041.  Then the university will own the building.  The port authority will receive $30,000 for its role.

A Zumbathon fundraiser to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project is this Sunday from 2-4pm at Cowboys and Angels in Fostoria.  The event is hosted by nine northwest Ohio Zumba instructors.  For $10, participants will receive 100 minutes of Zumba.  Area students can also participate in a “Battle of the Schools” for only $5, as long as they have a signed permission slip available by contacting Kathy Kapostasy via Facebook.