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• Commissioner: Money from expiring tax won't go to operations (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:09:17 am
  More than $2 million in revenue from Hancock County's .25 percent sales tax, meant to finance a new court center, will not be used to help out with county operations even though plans for the court center have been canceled and the tax is being allowed to expire, Commissioner Ed Ingold said.
• Cell phones a challenge for educators (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:08:57 am
  Cell phones worry educators, and "sexting" makes them cringe.
• School chief: Thank you! (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:43:57 am
  "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
• Voter Guide: City schools try again for 3 new buildings (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 04:15:40 am
  Findlay residents can expect a barrage of blue and gold ribbons, phone calls and maybe even a visit, as the campaign for the city schools' 4.3-mill bond issue nears its final days.
• Voter Guide: Three compete for two seats on school board (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 04:15:10 am
  There was no rush to the elections board this fall to fill out petitions to run for Findlay City school board. It will be a contested race, however, with both incumbents and one challenger vying for the two open seats.
• Seniors turn out, officials field questions on tax issues (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:01:07 am
  Findlay, Hancock County and school leaders enjoyed a better turnout Tuesday at a public forum about their three tax issues.
• Tiny turnout for public forum on taxes; officials surprised (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:59:50 am
  Was it election information saturation? Voter apathy? The flu season?
• Forums on ballot issues slated (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:59:28 am
  Representatives from the Our Community 2010 campaign will host three public forums to answer questions about the November election local ballot issues, including Findlay's income tax request, Hancock County's sales tax increase and Findlay City Schools' bond request.
• School calendar draws interest at public forum (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 05:14:48 am
  Findlay school board fielded questions about the district calendar, but none about the bond issue during a public forum Monday.
• City getting $1M tax windfall; layoffs linked to tax hike (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:56:43 am
  Findlay Mayor Pete Sehnert announced Tuesday the city will be receiving more than $1 million from a single estate tax payment.
• City to synchronize Tiffin Avenue lights (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:56:33 am
  Tiffin Avenue drivers with vast red light experience will undoubtedly be pleased to hear that Findlay City Council accepted a federal grant to implement traffic signal synchronization there.
• Sheriff's office pleased with new radio system (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:56:23 am
  The county's new, digital radio system has been operating at the Hancock County Sheriff's Office for several weeks now, making communication clear and reliable.
• Putnam County gets flood cleanup funds (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:56:13 am
  OTTAWA -- Putnam County will receive $693,000 of the five-county $1.5 million federal grant to continue a flood debris cleanup program.
• Department heads asked to cut budget (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:55:53 am
  NORTH BALTIMORE -- In an effort to slice into a projected budget shortfall, North Baltimore village department heads have been asked to cut spending by 4 percent.
• Two indicted on assault charges (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:55:43 am
  Two Findlay men were indicted Tuesday on unrelated felonious assault charges, according to records from the Hancock County Common Pleas Court.
• Public Record (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:55:33 am
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• Quick, quiet talks led to changes in ballot issues (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 05:40:02 am
  By JOY BROWN
• Officials campaign for three tax issues (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 05:01:48 am
  Findlay Rotary Club members on Monday were the first to face a barrage of campaign material and slogans aimed at promoting three tax issues on the November election ballot.
• Teachers endorse bond issue (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 04:46:18 am
  Findlay schools' teachers union has endorsed the district's bid for a 4.3-mill bond issue, which will appear on the November ballot.
• Owens College raises tuition (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:09:20 am
  Owens Community College's board of trustees voted Tuesday to raise the college's tuition by 3.5 percent for the spring semester to help offset state funding cuts.
• Hancock County reduces budget (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:09:10 am
  The Hancock County commissioners on Tuesday voted to reduce the 2009 operating budget by 5 percent, as they try to offset deeper than expected revenue declines.
• Grant encourages alternative fuel (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:08:59 am
  A federal grant to encourage use of an alternative motor fuel -- compressed natural gas -- has been preliminarily approved for a Findlay company and four others.
• Owens enrollment jumps (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:08:49 am
  Student enrollment at Owens Community College's Findlay campus rose 23.1 percent this fall, the college announced Tuesday.
• HPD property purchase OK'd (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:08:39 am
  The purchase of a 62-acre addition to Oakwoods Nature Preserve was finalized Sept. 1. The land is located north of the nature preserve between Hancock County 9 and Hancock County 144.
• County grand jury indicts six people (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:08:19 am
  Six people were indicted Tuesday by a Hancock County grand jury, three of them on drug charges related to traffic stops.
• Agencies make it easier for job seekers, employers to connect (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:08:11 am
  JOBsolutions agencies in Hancock, Wood and Wyandot counties have made it easier for employers and job seekers to find each other.
• Findlay City Schools Continues Effective Rating! Submitted Story - 8/26/2009 (WLIO NBC Lima)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 06:29:18 pm
  Report Cards released this week. This is the 5th year in a row that Findlay City Schools has earned an Effective Rating! Findlay City Schools has a history of setting and meeting its goals and expectations.
• City school bond issue campaign gearing up (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 05:07:45 am
  The campaign for a 4.3-mill school bond issue will need to target the city's north end to be successful, Findlay City School officials said Monday.
• Hancock County, Findlay ease cash issues on ballot (The Toledo Blade)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 10:37:38 am
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• City, county, schools join forces, trim tax requests (The Findlay Courier)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 04:32:12 am
  Tying together their financial fates, Findlay, Hancock County and Findlay City Schools have agreed to reduce tax requests on the November ballot in an effort to win voter support.