7/26/18 – 6:45 A.M.

Findlay will hold a grand opening for its new pickleball courts at Riverside Park later today. The opening is at 5 p.m., and the Recreation Department is hosting a “Keep Active” session featuring pickleball from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The Flag City Pickleball Club will help teach you how to play the game. The event is free and the club is providing equipment.

The pickleball courts are just off McManness Avenue behind the Riverside Park baseball diamond.

Findlay recently announced it had received an AARP Community Challenge grant of more than $23,000 for amenities to make the pickleball courts more accessible.

7/26/18 – 5:28 A.M.

More than 200 Lowe’s employees from all across the region are volunteering in Findlay this week. The group is tackling several projects for the Findlay City School district.

One of the projects includes a sensory room for students with autism at Jefferson Primary school. The room will include dim lighting and sensory boards. It will also have a swing for students with autism who like a sense of motion. The volunteers are also building a section on the playground for students who feel overstimulated.

At the high school court yard the group is installing a water feature, a walkway made of pavers, a pergola and a shed to store lawn equipment.

Perrysburg Lowe’s store manager Misty Handly says some volunteers traveled more than an hour to help out.

MORE: The Courier

07/25/18 – 5:30 P.M.

Though we aren’t in a drought, rain has been scarce in parts of Hancock County this summer. OSU extension educator Ed Lentz explained that soybean crops could use a good inch of rain. He said that getting that rain could make the difference between a good yield and a great yield.

Lentz added that corn should be fine since the sensitive stage of its growth has passed.

07/18/18 – 5:07 P.M.

Ohio Gubernatorial candidate Rich Cordray said that he wants to focus on getting healthcare to Ohioans. The Democratic candidate was on WFIN and said that he thinks financial burdens shouldn’t be a part of the healing process.

Richard Cordray

He said that, as governor, he will put more emphasis on preventive care.

Richard Cordray

Cordray added that he wants to protect Medicaid. He explained that there are over 700,000 Ohians dependent on Medicaid and that without it premiums would go up.

7/25/18 – 7:18 A.M.

The debate about wind turbines in Seneca County carries on. The Review-Times reports several people spoke about the issue at Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting. Community members questions Commissioners Holly Stacy and Shayne Thomas about their stance on wind turbines. They said the “majority” of the community seems to oppose a wind project in the eastern part of the county.

Stacy and Thomas said their job is to work to serve the greater good of the county. Stacy also pointed out there’s no data to show the majority of the county is against wind turbines. She added that supporters have less incentive to be vocal because two projects are moving forward.

Published reports say that even if the commissioners voted to rescind zoning for wind turbines, it wouldn’t affect projects approved back in 2011.

MORE: Review-Times