09/11/18 – 2:46 P.M.
The University of Findlay held a remembrance of 9/11 by the flagpole in front of the Old Main building. UF pastor Matt Ginter said it is important to make sure the memory of the event doesn’t fade.
Ginter added that 9/11 also serves as a reminder that horrific events like this can happen worldwide.
It’s official, a flood mitigation project will take place for the Blanchard River in Findlay. The Maumee Watershed Conservancy District approved a contract for the benching project during their Tuesday meeting…
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Project manager Steve Wilson says work could start soon…
Audio: Steve Wilson
Wilson says they aim to finish construction by the end of next September. He adds that there are certain windows they have to work in the river because of mussels and fish spawning. However, Wilson says they hope to get waivers to allow them in the stream sooner rather than later.
Stantec Engineering anticipates the project will lower the 100-year flood level in Findlay by around a foot.
Stantec gave the conservancy district their approval of the nearly $6.1 million bid from Helms & Sons of Findlay. $5.4 million is coming from money raised by Hancock County’s quarter percent sales tax. Findlay is paying around $634,000 for replacement of a sanitary sewer line.
9/11/18 – 5:20 A.M.
The Wyandot County Fair kicks off today in Upper Sandusky. Musical entertainment this year includes two concerts. On Friday night the Masters Building will host the Rough Country Band. Saturday night brings Whey Jennings and the Backroads Band.
Grandstand events include a truck pull on Friday, a tractor pull on Saturday and the demolition derby on Monday.
Daily admission is $7.
9/11/18 – 5:15 A.M.
Carey High School could have new baseball and softball diamonds by the end of this school year. The school board has approved a resolution with the athletic boosters to start work on the future ball fields. Superintendent Mike Wank says drainage and grading work has started at the school already.
The boosters are continuing to raise money toward their $265,000 goal. Wank says the organization can ask for school assistance on things like fencing and sidewalks. Approval for those items would come from the school board.
Wank says while the diamonds could open near the end of the 2019 season, they’ll delay the opening until 2020 if it means the difference in getting the work right.
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9/11/18 – 5:06 A.M.
Carey is moving ahead with installing automated water and electric meter-reading devices. Village council voted to approve buying the system during a Monday meeting. The project will cost around $879,000 and will take 120 days to finish. There are around 1,450 water meters and 1,950 electric meters in Carey.
Once the village installs the readers the utility billing office will receive information from them on a regular basis to prepare monthly bills. Employees who walked through Carey to take readings will take other jobs in the village.
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9/11/18 – 4:58 A.M.
McComb’s police department could get a new cruiser soon. During a Monday meeting, Village Council gave Police Chief Greg Smith the authority to begin the process with money from the 2019 budget. Smith says a new cruiser could cost around $30,000. The equipment to turn the car into a police car costs another $9,000.
The village will likely try and trade in a 2005 Dodge Durango used as a police vehicle as part of a trade-in deal.
9/11/18 – 4:26 A.M.
A new course at the University of Findlay will prepare students for life outside of their career. The school is launching Adulting 101, a free series of classes that cover practical and personal skills. UF officials say classes include car care, personal finance, laundry, and cooking.
09/11/18 – 1 A.M.
Findlay City School District will be having a meeting soon to discuss the safety and security levy on the ballot this November. Superintendent Ed Kurt explained that the meeting will cover what’s being done.
Kurt added that they will try to have same people that presented earlier in the year present at the meeting. It will be at 6:30 p.m. in the FIndlay High School Auditorium on September 24.
09/11/18 – 1 A.M.
There have been stories circulating on Facebook about Findlay High School students being caught up in a fight before the Trojan game versus Toledo Start in Toledo last Friday. The stories say that the fight lead to the threat of gun violence and that prompted a heavy police presence and a police escort. FCS superintendent Ed Kurt said that’s not what happened.
Kurt explained that once the school heard the rumors they investigated to see what happened.
Kurt said that all of the schools that go to home Toledo Start games are given a police escort following the game. He compared the rumors to a bad game of telephone.
09/10/18 – 5:52 P.M.
This week is National Suicide Prevention Week and there are things you can do to help those in need. NAMI of Hancock County executive director Eric McKee said that people will start acting differently when they are depressed or suicidal.
You might notice things like anger, self-medication, or being withdrawn from things they enjoy. McKee added that you should always listen to someone that opens up to you.
He recommends to have them talk about it and for you to tell them how much they mean to you.