The event on Wednesday, April 28th at 6 p.m. at Glenwood Middle School will feature high schooler Caiden Hooks from Columbus, who has been diagnosed with autism and is also legally blind.
Caiden recently made national news headlines by making it to the state wrestling tournament.
People who attend the event will hear Caiden’s story and also hear from his father Jamie and learn how they beat the odds.
People interested in attending should rsvp to swiegand@fcs.org by April 23rd.
The Findlay District of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has had a busy start to 2021 in removing drugs and weapons from roadways in northwest Ohio.
Lt. Scott Wyckhouse says a lot of the drugs they seize originate from Detroit — with a final destination of southern Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee or West Virginia — which makes Interstate 75 a highly traveled roadway for drug trafficking.
And he says they’re seizing a lot more weapons.
He says Troopers have made remarkable traffic stops that directly impact the safety of our communities.
Below is a snapshot of traffic stops with notable drug seizures since the beginning of the year.
– 153 pounds of marijuana seized with a street value of $382,500;
– Four pounds of hashish seized with a street value of $67,020;
– 374 grams of fentanyl seized with a street value of $31,790;
– 48 grams of crack cocaine seized with a street value of $2,544;
– 223 Oxycodone pills seized with a street value of $4,237;
– 1003 MDMA pills seized with a street value of $23,069;
– 75 grams of heroin with a street value of $9.900
Additionally, Findlay District troopers have made 311 misdemeanor drug arrests, seized 40 illegal firearms and recovered seven stolen vehicles.
The Highway Patrol reminds motorists to call #677 when they suspect illegal or drug activity.
The Findlay District of the Highway Patrol is comprised of the Findlay, Lima, Bowling Green, Van Wert, Toledo, Swanton and Defiance Posts of the Highway Patrol.
Hancock County officials plan to move the Hancock County Probate/Juvenile Court to the Findlay Village Mall.
The Hancock County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday announced they’ve negotiated a purchase price of $3.7 million for a 335,662 square feet section of the mall property and 28.8 acres of land total.
Commissioner Tim Bechtol is excited about this opportunity and tells WFIN it all stems from their continuing work to find the best location for Probate/Juvenile Court which has outgrown its current location behind the courthouse.
As Tim mentioned in the audio above the portion the county plans to purchase is the center section of the mall, essentially going from the old JCPenney to the Elder Beerman and everything in between out to Tiffin Avenue.
Not included would be the Stock+Field building which is a separate lot now and the Dunhams and Best Buy area or the Five Guys restaurant.
Bechtol said some of the square footage would be potential county office space use and some would remain leased space which he thinks would be very popular with retailers because of the built-in foot traffic.
The plan still would need a final approval from county officials before moving ahead.
The drive-thru distribution event will be held at Fostoria Elementary School at 1202 H.L. Ford Drive in Fostoria.
Signing up and lining up begins at 10 a.m. and then the distribution will be held from 11 to 1.
People are being asked to make sure there is trunk space available to load food into.
Only two households are permitted per vehicle.
A valid photo I.D. is required.
The food distribution event is being sponsored by the West Ohio Food Bank and Fostoria United Way.
Click here for details on other upcoming food distributions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted communities nationwide. Now more than ever our neighbors are turning to @WestOhioFB for help. Support the fight against hunger by donating via the @Walmart@SamsClub Fight Hunger Spark Change partnership! #FightHungerpic.twitter.com/vX2eerf0Ck
Shortly after the news surfaced on Tuesday that the FDA and CDC were recommending a pause on administering Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID vaccine, Governor DeWine issued a brief statement advising all vaccine providers in the state to halt the shots for now.
Governor DeWine tweeted “we are advising all Ohio vaccine providers to temporarily pause using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.”
His tweet included a statement explaining that the move is in response to a statement by the FDA and CDC recommending a pause following extremely rare blood-clotting events of six people in the U.S. after receiving the vaccine.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was the one being administered to University of Findlay students at a series of recent clinics.
The university sent students the following message regarding the vaccine.
To the UF Community:
Given Governor DeWine’s request this morning to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, UF is canceling the student vaccination clinic scheduled for this Wednesday. Once permission is given to resume vaccinations, new times will be scheduled. For more information regarding this, please see the Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine.
We are advising all Ohio vaccine providers to temporarily pause using the Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) vaccine.
A man was injured when he crashed his truck into a power pole, bringing down some wires and closing a Findlay street.
The crash happened at around 1:40 Monday afternoon in the 700 block of West Main Cross Street.
Police say Jonathan Parrish, 29, of Findlay, was driving a Ford F-150 east when he crossed over the street, jumped the north curb and slammed into a power pole.
The impact snapped the pole in half and brought some lines down. AEP responded to make repairs.
West Main Cross was closed from Western Avenue to Portz Avenue as the scene was cleared and repairs made.
Jonathan could be seen being tended to by responders and then he was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital with minor injuries.
Police say he was cited for driving left of center and driving on a suspended license.
The University of Findlay is holding COVID vaccine clinics for its students and some UF students are even helping administer the vaccine.
Tara Smith, Director of Health Services for the university, says UF pharmacy, nursing, and physician assistant students are helping give the shots, which provides them with valuable hands-on experience for their future careers.
We spoke with Maddy, a junior, after she got her shot at a clinic at the Koehler Complex.
UF received 1,200 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
A total of four clinics are being held, with the fourth one scheduled for Wednesday from 10 to 4.
Students interested in being vaccinated should check their email for instructions on how to register.
