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After a sluggish start to the year, Hancock County sales tax receipts have recovered and this month were up 9 percent from September 2017,...

The deadline for voter registration for the Nov. 6 general election is Tuesday, Oct. 9. The Hancock County Board of Elections, 201 E. Lincoln St.,...

ARLINGTON -- Paul Beidelschies, an emergency medical technician from Arlington, will travel to New York City this weekend to provide medical support during the...

By KATHRYNE RUBRIGHT Staff Writer Hancock County Probate Judge Kristen Johnson will decide which of two candidates will join the Van Buren school board, after the...

By MORGAN MANNS FOR THE COURIER FOSTORIA -- A lengthy conversation about the district dress code was held at the Fostoria school board meeting this week. School...

By EILEEN MCCLORY STAFF WRITER A 33-year-old Findlay man, convicted of multiple counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor, will serve 120 days in the...

By JIM MAURER STAFF WRITER The Hancock County commissioners on Tuesday approved a payment of about $35,755 for additional work done by R.G. Zachrich Construction, Defiance,...

By LINDA WOODLAND For the courier FOSTORIA -- Fostoria city finances are shaping up, but overtime costs continue to take a big bite out of the...

By DENISE GRANT STAFF WRITER Findlay City Council gave a first reading Tuesday to legislation meant to comply with a new state law requiring local governments...

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Bright Road Monday night, the Findlay Police Department reported. Police said Nial Elder, 89, of Findlay,...