(ABC News) – President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a tweet from the president.

“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19,” Trump tweeted. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!”

White House Dr. Sean Conley confirmed the news in a memorandum early Friday.

“This evening I received confirmation that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain home at the White House during their convalescence,” Conley wrote.

The news came just four hours after it was revealed that one of the president’s closest advisers, Hope Hicks, had tested positive.

Hicks had traveled with him to Ohio for the debate on Tuesday and to Minnesota for a rally on Wednesday.

Trump was on the debate stage Tuesday night in Cleveland with Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden.

Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the regional brackets for the football playoffs that begin October 9th.

The Findlay Trojans will travel to Springboro for their first game in the playoffs on October 9th.

If Findlay is victorious in that game they will go on to play on October 16th against the winner of the Dublin Coffman vs Beavercreek game.

But first, the 2-1 Trojans will take on Lima Senior in their Homecoming game on Friday night at Donnell Stadium.

Currently, 648 schools are scheduled to take part in the 2020 postseason.

In a typical season, 224 schools qualify for the playoffs, with eight schools from each of 28 regions earning a bid through the OHSAA’s Harbin computer ratings system, which will not be used this season.

This season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the playoffs will begin in Week 7 (Oct. 9-10) and all teams can opt in.

Click here for the full playoff brackets.

New Story: OHSAA Football Playoffs https://t.co/V3alyW55Zs

— Findlay Athletics (@FHSAthletic) October 1, 2020

Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn says, while it’s obviously disappointing that Marathon is cutting jobs in Findlay, the city will get over this economic hurdle.

“We’re a very resilient community, economic hard times come and go,” Muryn said.

She says Findlay-Hancock Economic Development will be working with the affected employees to potentially match them with one of Findlay’s other employers.

“There are a number of opportunities here locally and I know some folks are already finding new places of employment.”

The mayor says, while the loss of those 300 jobs will have an impact on local revenue, it’s nothing that will be unmanageable

Marathon on Wednesday announced it was cutting 2,050 jobs across the company and around 300 at their headquarters in Findlay due to a reduction in fuel demand during the pandemic that has resulted in big losses for the company.

Marathon will announce its third quarter financial results on November 2nd.

The Big Ten conference says all 14 football teams started undergoing daily COVID-19 testing on Thursday.

The testing is for every player, coach and anyone involved with the team.

The rapid antigen tests will be conducted every day.

If the team positivity rate is 2 percent or below, the team can continue.

If it’s between 2 and 5 percent, then the team will have to cut down on it’s practice schedule.

And if it’s above 5 percent, the team will have to cancel practice and competition for a minimum of seven days.

Ohio State is scheduled to begin the shortened season on October 24th at home against Nebraska.

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— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 1, 2020

Hancock and Putnam County stayed at their previous levels on the latest COVID-19 alert map that was released on Thursday.

Hancock County remained at level 2, or the orange level, while Putnam County is still at level 3, or the red level.

A total of 11 counties are now at the red level, which is more than at any point in September.

Hancock Public Health is reporting 743 total cases and 12 deaths from the virus as of Wednesday.

According to state data, Putnam County has had 636 cases and 25 deaths as of Thursday

Health officials say statewide there have been 155,314 total cases and 4,817 deaths from the virus.

Here is our updated alert map. We have 11 red counties, which is more than we’ve seen at any point in September. Although many Ohioans are working hard to keep this virus in check, unfortunately, we are seeing a rebound in some areas of the state. pic.twitter.com/3Ua49j6bPY

— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) October 1, 2020

Findlay High School has announced its 2020 Homecoming Court.

The students comprising the court were nominated by their peers to represent the student body.

The Homecoming King candidates are Oliver Bundy, Carson Dale, Marshall Frankforther, Shane Scalfaro, and Ryan Yarcusko.

The Homecoming Queen candidates are Leea Ibarra, Libby Sapp, Katie Short, Tara Spahr, and Sophia Yu.

Findlay High School previously announced that the Homecoming Parade and Dance would have to be postponed due to the pandemic.

The high school says it will still celebrate the Trojan spirit during Homecoming Week with a variety of events to recognize their athletes and student groups, show their Trojan pride, and support the football team to victory against Lima Senior on October 2nd.

You can listen to the Trojans’ game against Lima Senior on WFIN Friday night beginning at 6:30.

(above picture courtesy of Findlay High School)

A best-selling author spoke at the City Mission of Findlay and shared his story of hope and redemption.

Ron Hall wrote the book “Same Kind of Different As Me” which tells the true story of his relationship with a homeless man, Denver Moore, and how they changed each other’s lives.

Ron encourages people to open their eyes and be willing to look at homeless people in a different way, in the way God looks at them.

“We are all the same kind of different when you get right down to it,” he said.

Ron has spoken at more than 500 homeless shelters across the country and has raised millions of dollars for the homeless.

The book “Same Kind of Different As Me” was made into a movie starring Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight.

Ron will also be speaking at the City Mission of Findlay on Thursday and more details can be obtained here. 

Learn more about Ron’s story and his books here.

Marathon Petroleum is shedding jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hurt its business operations and financial position.

The company says it will be eliminating approximately 2,050 jobs across its operations.

The staff reductions will impact just under 300 of the 2,200 employees at Marathon’s headquarters in Findlay.

The company said, even after the reductions, they will continue to employ more people in Findlay than in any other community in which they operate, given that the Findlay campus remains their headquarters.

“We know our company and our people play important roles in the communities where we operate,” said CEO Mike Hennigan. “We also know these staffing reductions affect not just our people, but also families, colleagues and neighbors. These decisions were extremely difficult, and we are committed to supporting our employees during this difficult time.”

Marathon says it’s working with Findlay-Hancock Economic Development to establish a resource that will match impacted employees with local job opportunities.

The company had a dismal second quarter thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August Marathon reported a net income of $9 million in the second quarter of 2020.

That $9 million compares to $1.1 billion in net income for the second quarter of 2019.

The company will announce its third-quarter financial results on November 2nd.

Marathon announced in August that it was selling its Speedway gas stations to 7-Eleven.

Amusement park fans can buy a piece of Kings Island’s now defunct Vortex roller coaster.

The park says they’ll be selling track slices of the steel coaster that was enjoyed by millions of people from 1987 to 2019.

The pieces will cost about $200 a piece and can be purchased at the park this weekend.

The Vortex gave 46 million rides in its 33 seasons of operation.

The Vortex gave its final rides on October 27th, 2019 and was demolished prior to the 2020 season.

(above picture courtesy of Kings Island)

Two more Hancock County residents have died of COVID-19.

The total number of deaths in the county from the virus as of Wednesday stands at 12.

Hancock Public Health is reporting a total of 743 cases in the county, of which 69 are active cases.

An active case involves a patient that is currently under quarantine or isolation.

A total of 62 people have been hospitalized from the virus since the beginning of the pandemic and 12 have died.

Hancock County is still at level 2, or orange, on the state’s COVID-19 alert map.

State data shows Putnam County had 626 cases and 25 deaths as of Wednesday.

Putnam County is still at level 3, or the red level on the alert map.

The new map will be released by the governor on Thursday.