An electrical fire at a Bascom residence caused extensive damage, but no injuries.  The Bascom Joint Fire District responded to the fire Saturday afternoon at 673 Elm Street.  No one was home at the time of the fire…Brandy Cook and three others who lived in the home have been displaced and are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking public comments about the widening of I-75 in Findlay, which is now slated to begin next year.  The state plans to reconstruct and widen about five miles of I-75 through Findlay, to improve safety and traffic flow. Construction work will begin just south of the Hancock County 99 interchange and extend south beyond the Harrison Street overpass, about one mile south of the U.S. 68/Ohio 15 interchange.  Comments can be made be made by contacting Nate Tessler at ODOT District 1in Lima.

The commercial bids in this year's Seneca County Fair livestock sale increased by more than $40,000 from 2015.  This year’s total was $284,000.  Part of the increase can be attributed to the return of birds to the fair this year.  Last year, there was a statewide ban on live bird exhibits.