East Melrose Avenue in Findlay will be closed to through traffic between Crystal Avenue and Bright Road start today through Friday.  The closure will be from 6:30a to 6:30p because of resurfacing work.

Authorities has identified 47 year of Bryan P. Emans of Findlay as the man who was struck and killed by a train in Findlay on Saturday night.  Emans was lying on the tracks at 10:00 p.m. when a southbound CSX train neared his location in the 400 block of East Lincoln Street.  The train sounded its horn and Emans tried to get off the tracks, according to Findlay police.  The train engine struck Emans and knocked him off the tracks, where officers found him and tried to do CPR.  He was declared dead after emergency medical service personnel arrived.

26 year old Kayree D. Jeffery of Fremont, was arrested by Fremont police Saturday and charged with felonious assault and discharge of a firearm.  Jeffery was involved in a financial dispute inside Pallet Logistics in Fostoria.  He allegedly fired a weapon at the other individual.   Jeffery is expected to appear today for arraignment in Tiffin-Fostoria Municipal Court.

Anthony Stateler, who has been serving as interim chief of the Northwest Hancock Fire District since April has been tabbed to head the fire department.  The fire district, formed last year, covers McComb, Pleasant and Portage townships.  Stateler replaces Jeffrey Dawson, who stepped down as the district’s first chief in March.