(WFIN) – Hancock County Republicans got to learn more about the stress farmers and the agribusiness community are facing during their First Friday Luncheon.

Legacy Farmers Cooperative president and CEO Mark Sunderman explained that many crops didn’t get planted due to the rainy spring.

Sunderman told the group that the repercussions from the rainy spring will be felt for a long time.

Sunderman said that they are trying to focus on the future and implementing new programs to help nutrient management and pesticide use.

The Hancock Park District is inviting people to participate in their 5th Annual Hike-It Challenge.

The Hike-It program is a way for people to get out and explore the trails throughout Hancock County.

11 designated trails are part of the challenge this year.

They are Blue Rock Nature Preserve, Civitan Park, Litzenberg Memorial Woods, Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Riverbend Recreation Area, Emory Adams, Findlay Reservoir Area, Fostoria Reservoir Area, McComb Village Park and Van Buren State Park.

People who complete the registration will receive a complimentary walking stick and people who complete all the trails by November 29th will receive a medallion which can be placed on the walking stick.

Get more details on the program and registration forms here.

A morning radio show host in Findlay got turned into a human sundae for a good cause.

“I’m here, I’m supporting Hancock Literacy, it’s an important thing even if sometimes you have to get chocolate sauce in your cornea!”, said Big Dave of 100.5 WKXA.

Big Dave sat patiently in the parking lot of State Bank as people poured syrup on him, scooped whip cream on him and sprinkles, and one person even put a cherry on top.

“I just want to thank the Big Kahuna and Chris Oaks for not even showing up today, what the heck, they raise all this money for Hancock Literacy and didn’t even show up.”

Chris, of WFIN, and Kahuna, of 106.3 The Fox, didn’t have to be made into a sundae because they had more money raised in their name.

The money raised goes to Hancock Literacy and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Curtis Frisch with Brimley & Frisch Wealth Management also got turned into a human sundae during the sticky event.

“Just another Thursday in radio baby,” said Big Dave as the stickiness was really starting to set in.

(ONN) – Mike Davis, the Chief Meteorologist for 10TV in Columbus, has been charged with possessing child pornography.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said its Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began investigating weeks ago based on a tip.

On Thursday morning, investigators served a search warrant on Davis’ home before serving another at WBNS TV – seizing his personal computer and four thumb drives from his bag.

Court records show the charge Davis is facing relates to an image of a “prepubescent” juvenile female” involved in a sex act.

Authorities say Davis both sent and received images, and sources say the images number in the thousands and span years.

There will be lane reductions and road restrictions for a busy Findlay intersection on Friday.

The city says the intersection of East Main Cross and Blanchard Street will be restricted all day on Friday, starting at 7 a.m.

The restrictions will allow a city crew to repair a water line.

See all road construction projects here.

(WFIN) – The Findlay Education Association’s previous agreement with the Findlay City School Board expired June 30, leaving teachers in the district starting the school year without a contract.

The Courier reports that the union and the school board are still in negotiations.

Superintendent Ed Kurt told the newspaper that both sides agreed to push negotiations back until the state budget was finalized.

Negotiations started on August 23 and the next meeting is scheduled for September 18.

You can read more on The Courier.

(WFIN) – The program dedicated to giving local inmates a second chance through mentorship and resources got a big funding boost.

Welcome to a new Life co-founder Puck Rowe explained they received a grant from a local family.

Rowe said that the gift comes from Duane and Kathy Jebbett and said that it does have some stipulations.

Rowe said that this will not stop them taking donations from local businesses, but that they are pushing for residents to donate.

You can learn more about the organization and what it does from our previous story here.

You can also donate to the organization by visiting welcometoanewlife.org.

(WFIN) – Safety officials saved a person who was contemplating jumping off an overpass in Fostoria.

The Review Times is reporting that police and paramedics responded to Jones Road Wednesday night on the report that a female was thinking about jumping from the overpass onto the railroad tracks below.

The paper says the railroad was contacted and asked to hold all trains until the incident was resolved.

Safety officials were eventually able to get the woman off the overpass.

(ONN) – Longtime northern Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Toledo was treated and released from a hospital after a car crash.

The Toledo Blade says Kaptur was driving through a construction zone on a street in Toledo on Wednesday when a backhoe working in a construction lane swung around into her lane, smashing the windshield on the driver’s side.

The newspaper says the 73-year old lawmaker was treated for minor injuries and is expected to be back on schedule Thursday.

Kaptur has been in Congress for 36 years and is currently the longest serving woman in the House.

(ONN) – Health officials say they’re investigating 11 additional reports of Ohioans who experienced severe breathing illnesses after vaping.

The Ohio Department of Health also says three previous illnesses under investigation were likely caused by vaping.

The agency said those three involved two women and a man from Lucas, Richland and Union Counties. All required hospitalization.

The state has asked healthcare providers to report all suspected cases of serious pulmonary illness where the cause is unclear and the patients have a history of vaping or using e-cigarettes.

Symptoms have included coughing, shortness of breath, and fatigue.

Federal health officials say they are looking into more than 200 possible cases in 25 states.