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Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) announced that David E.

Constable will join its board of directors effective Mar. 1, 2027 in Findlay, bringing the board to 11 members and adding more than four decades of energy and engineering leadership.

The University of Findlay will host a Veterans Day ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

11 at the Veterans Honor Wall in the Watterson Center, 233 Davis Street, with keynote speaker Vernon Preston and a reading of new names being added to the wall.

The City of Findlay will pick up leaves placed in biodegradable paper bags at the curb from Nov.

16 through Dec. 4; crews will make several rounds and will collect limbs placed beside the bags at a later time. Residents may also drop leaves, brush, and grass at the green waste site, which closes Dec. 5.

The University of Findlay will hold its 21st Helping Hands Food Drive collection day on Wednesday, Nov.

4 at the Watterson Center (301 Davis St.), accepting donations 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with volunteers at city collection points 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Donations of nonperishable food or money will go to CHOPIN Hall; donations will be sorted and delivered Thursday, Nov. 5, and an awards ceremony will follow at noon in the Watterson Center.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Doug Chamberlain will speak about his Vietnam War service and his effort to bring Pfc.

Michael John Kelly home on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the AMU North Multipurpose Room; the free event is open to the public and will offer light refreshments.

Richard L. Ludwick was inaugurated as the 18th president of the University of Findlay on Friday, Oct.

16, at Old Main where community leaders, university officials, and alumni gathered to mark the event. He pledged to guide the university’s future while honoring its rich heritage.

City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony today for the Urban Prairie Project along East Main Cross Street, which converts about five acres of floodplain land into a native prairie (complete with walking paths, native trees and educational features) in partnership with WILD Toledo and the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership.

The University of Findlay inaugurated Richard L.

Ludwick as its 18th president on Friday, Oct. 16. He comes from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and will focus on strengthening academic programs, student success, and community engagement.