05/17/17 – 6:09 P.M.

A group of students from Findlay High School hit the streets downtown to raise awareness of the opioid epidemic. Project leader and high school senior Carter Fox said that he wants people to be aware of how bad the situation is.

Carter Fox

He and a few classmates worked to spread awareness of the epidemic for their AP Government Class. Fox said that they created a helpful pamphlet.

Carter Fox

The students walked around Main Street to hand out the pamphlets and conduct small surveys. Fox said that they are going to turn in their surveys to the ADAMHS Board so they can see how much people know about the epidemic.

05/17/17 – 3:41 P.M.

The United Way of Hancock County and the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation want to hear your concerns. United Way’s Bev Phillips said that they are scheduling Community Conversations.

Bev Phillips

Community Foundation’s Brian Treece said that the conversations won’t be like town halls.

Brian Treece

These small sessions will be held throughout the summer. They will release the results of their discussions in September. Treece said that these sessions will help them decide on what they need to focus on for the coming years.

To schedule a session to voice your concern, you can visit liveunitedhancockcounty.org

5/17/17 – 5:31 A.M.

Fire damaged a home near Fostoria Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a blaze at 11426 Township Road 33 just before 2 p.m.

First responders didn’t report any injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

5/17/17 – 5:26 A.M.

Fostoria school officials got their first look at what the new junior/senior high school building could look like Tuesday. The Courier reports the school board saw artist renderings for the new building. The proposal arranges classrooms in “pods” on the northeast and northwest corners of the facility.

Brad Garmann of Garmann-Miller and Associates says the entrance to the school will be obvious and secure.

Designers haven’t picked colors or materials for the school yet. The goal is to start construction on the building next April. November of 2019 is the target date for construction to finish.

Construction on an addition to the intermediate school starts next April as well.

MORE: The Courier

5/17/17 – 5:14 A.M.

Another attempt to change Fostoria’s charter fell flat Monday night. The Review-Times reports city council members refused Councilman Mathew Davoli’s proposal to get rid of the charter and go back to a statutory form of government. The measure aimed to place legislation to do away with the charter on the fall ballot.

Several Fostoria residents spoke out against changing the charter during the city council meeting.

Davoli has tried to change the charter three times this year. He says it would give the city better flexibility in dealing with a budget deficit.

MORE: Review-Times

05/16/17 – 11:13 P.M.

Two Findlay High School students will be working on bat houses for city parks. Garnet Peeler asked Findlay City Council for their support during their Tuesday meeting. She and Michael Dudash will build ten bat houses to be put in 5 of the city parks. Council agreed to support their effort and will install the houses when they are completed. The bats will help keep the insect population in check.