Opening ceremonies for the Blanchard Valley Health System’s Miracle Park at the Marathon Diamonds Sports Complex in Findlay are slated for tomorrow morning at 1:15.  The park is a custom baseball field with a cushioned, rubberized surface that allows players with disabilities to play baseball.  The first games are at 2, 3 and 4.  The $1.6 million park, paid for entirely by public and private donations, also features an inclusive playground.

Former Hancock County assistant prosecutor Elizabeth Smith pleaded guilty this week in Putnam County Municipal Court to drunkenly driving a vehicle this spring.  Smith, of Kalida, was fired following an internal investigation by the prosecutor’s office after she was arrested on a drunken driving charge on April 17.  She was sentenced to 33 days in jail with a one-year license suspension.  Thirty days of the jail sentence were suspended on the condition that Smith attend a driving intervention program, and she will be given three days of jail credit upon completion of the program.

After receiving complaints about large holes left on Rock Street in Fostoria, KS Energy Services began repair work yesterday.  The holes were created when a natural gas line was replaced.  Former Fostoria Mayor Jim Bailey began calling officials from Columbia Gas, KS Energy, and the city several months ago to ask the sidewalks be fixed and two large open pits be filled in because of safety concerns of children walking to school.  Riley School Principal Kori Bernal said until the work is completed, adults will be in the area before and after school to make sure students stay safe as they traverse the hazards.