A road closure southwest of Findlay will force drivers to take a different route for a day.
The Ohio Department of Transportation says State Route 698 will be closed on Thursday, May 20th from County Road 313 to State Route 103, just south of Jenera.
The closure is for a surface sealing project.
ODOT says local traffic will be maintained with flaggers.
ODOT says people who must travel that way should expect delays.
A lot of people spent some time walking down memory lane during an open house at Findlay’s Lincoln Elementary School.
The open house on Tuesday was held to give people a chance to check out the more than 100-year-old school one last time before it closes at the end of the school year.
Thomas Brumley started at Lincoln in 1947, and went to 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade there.
Brumley, who went on to become a physician, remembered his time at Lincoln fondly.
We also spoke with Cathy Floyd at the open house. (second from left in above picture)
She taught 2nd grade at Lincoln for 35 years and says it was just a wonderful place.
In January, Findlay City Schools announced that the school district would be undergoing some elementary school building consolidation in the wake of three failed operating levies in 2020.
Lincoln Elementary will close at the end of the current school year and will be sold.
The last day for students at Lincoln will be May 26th.
Also, Jacobs Primary will be repurposed and will no longer be a K-3 school building.
Ohio is keeping track of workers who refuse to return to their jobs after pandemic layoffs.
Governor DeWine says a new reporting tool has been added to the OhioMeansJobs website to be used for people who refuse to return to work.
Employers can use the mechanism and report work refusals back to the state.
Ohio will take away the extra $300 per week in federal pandemic unemployment benefits on June 26th.
DeWine says he hopes this will expedite the state’s pandemic recovery.
The second phase of a major renovation of the Tiffin Drive-In Theater is underway.
Construction has begun on a new concession stand building, which will house state-of-the-art movie projectors.
The project represents a second phase of major renovation to the Tiffin Drive-In Theater.
In October of 2020, the original movie screen was brought down, and a new all-steel screen was put up in its place and a second all-steel screen was also erected at the rear of the lot.
They will have a grand re-opening in late August or early September once construction is completed concession stand building.
Full details are in the following news release from the Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce and there’s also a video below it.
The Tiffin Drive-In Theater has commenced construction on another major upgrade project for the theater.
Last week construction began on an all-new concession stand building, replacing the old concession stand which had stood on the property since 1956. The old structure underwent demolition in January of this year, making way for the totally new building. In addition to an upgraded concession food operation, and new restroom facilities, the new building will bring state-of-the-art large screen projection capability to the drive-in as well.
The Tiffin Drive-In Theater’s new owner, Michael Cole, is working with the design team of RCM Architects and the building firm of Alvada Construction on the project. Many of the workers for both firms, as well as the project’s various subcontractors hail from the Tiffin/Seneca County area.
The project represents a 2nd phase of major renovation to the Tiffin Drive-In Theater since Cole took over the theater last August. In October of 2020, the original 1949 movie screen was brought down, and a new all-steel screen was erected in its place by Jerry Selby, whose company has built more than 2,000 drive-in screens over the last 50 years. A second all-steel screen was also erected at the rear of the lot.
The new concession stand building will house everything the theater needs to conduct a drive-in theater business for many years to come — the concession food operation, new restroom facilities, offices, even a gift shop. The most noticeable structural departure from the old building will be the addition of a partial second story — the location for two elevated projection booths for the theater’s two screens. These booths will house two all-new state-of-the-art laser cinema movie projectors, which will project the brightest, sharpest image available today in the movie industry.
The project will likely not reach completion until late August or early September, leaving only several weeks at the end of the season to debut the new building and its capabilities. An extension of the season is possible. Regular updates on the project will be posted on the theater’s website www.tiffindriveintheater.com and its Facebook page.
This is a major investment in the Tiffin Drive-in Theater, with the goal of providing quality outdoor entertainment and refreshment in a family atmosphere for many years to come.
(ONN) – Governor DeWine has signed legislation creating a grant program to help expand broadband access in underserved and rural areas of Ohio.
DeWine signed the measure at an elementary school in Middletown.
The measure provides $20 million for grants this year.
Supporters say the pandemic has highlighted how high-speed internet access is a necessity these days.
State officials say an estimated 300,000 Ohio households and more than 1 million residents lack high-speed internet.
The grants would fund the so-called “last mile” parts of broadband projects that providers might otherwise consider unjustifiable from a business perspective.
A woman was killed in a rollover crash in Putnam County near the village of Continental on Monday afternoon.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Cindel Fenter, 31, of Defiance, was southbound on County Road 22 in an SUV when she drove off the right side of the road, came back on the road and then went off the left side of the road and struck a ditch.
The Highway Patrol says Fenter was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.
Two young children in the vehicle, ages 3 and 1, were both secured in child safety seats and suffered only minor injuries.
The Highway Patrol says Fenter was not wearing a seat belt.
The crash remains under investigation.
Ohio’s Secretary of State is running for reelection.
Republican Frank LaRose made the announcement in a short video released on Monday morning.
The video highlights both his military and political experience.
In the video LaRose says as Secretary of State he made sure the state was ready for the biggest election of our lifetime.
“We knew 2020 was gonna be tough and things kept getting tougher, but we were prepared.”
“Every legal ballot was counted, a record-shattering 6 million, and the people of Ohio made their voice heard.”
In February, LaRose spoke at a legislative roundtable at the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce.
Among the things he spoke about in Findlay were modernizing elections and the entrepreneurial spirit of Ohioans.
The American Red Cross of North Central Ohio says an Arlington woman is among the latest lives saved through the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign.
The Red Cross says Ramona Martin escaped her home after fire broke out in the early morning hours of April 14th.
She was awakened when smoke alarms installed in 2018 by Red Cross volunteers Stephan and Valerie Mahler of Findlay sounded.
Their installation was part of the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which was launched in October 2014.
Since then, the Red Cross says 875 lives have been saved following the efforts of volunteers and partners.
“I never thought it would happen to me,” Ramona said.
She credits the fire safety information she received from the Red Cross volunteers when they installed her smoke alarms for giving her the knowledge she needed to safely escape.
“You have to have an escape plan.”
People can visit SoundtheAlarm.org/noh to request a virtual education session on home fire safety and to request smoke alarm installations.
While the Red Cross has postponed in-home visits due to COVID-19 concerns, it will contact residents to schedule an appointment when we resume our in-home visits or if we are able to offer in-home installations with local fire departments.
The Ohio Department of Health and Ohio Lottery have announced details for Ohio’s Vax-a-Million drawings.
Vax-a-Million is the name given to the series of five weekly statewide drawings for $1 million that officials hope will boost the number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
Ohioans 18 and older who have received a received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine can enter to win one of five $1 million prizes.
Ohioans ages 12-17 who have received a received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can enter to win one of five four-year, full-ride scholarships, including room and board, tuition, and books, to any Ohio state college or university.
Beginning Tuesday, May 18th, Ohioans who would like to enter the drawings must opt-in by visiting ohiovaxamillion.com or by calling the Ohio Department of Health Call Center at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).
The opt-in plan is a change from the original plan that would have used voter registration records to select the winners.
“The Ohio Department of Health is using federally funded Coronavirus Relief Funds to fund this innovative, public outreach campaign and initiative,” a news release from the Ohio Department of Health read.
Get more details by clicking here.
A youth service leadership program at Findlay High School is working to help ensure that seniors behind on their school fees still get their diploma.
The Findlay High School Key Club learned that 167 senior at the high school owe around a total of $30,000 in unpaid fees to the school.
While seniors who have outstanding fees will still be allowed to participate in graduation, they won’t get the official documentation showing that they graduated — their diploma — until all their fees have been paid.
Key Club member Maureen Jones (center) says the club is selling tickets to the Kiwanis Club of Findlay’s Pancake Day on June, 5th and Kiwanis has agreed to give the Key Club half of the proceeds which will go to help as many seniors as possible with their outstanding fees situation.
Maureen says what’s important to their club is serving the community and school through volunteerism.
In past projects they’ve collected canned goods for a Salvation Army food drive, volunteered with Project Hope and worked to help the environment by doing trash cleanups
Tickets to the Kiwanis Club of Findlay’s Pancake Day can be purchased at the Findlay High School office, from any Kiwanis member and at both Findlay YMCA locations.
Tickets are $6.
The drive-thru event will be held at Findlay High School on Saturday, June 5th from 8 a.m. to noon.
Findlay High School’s commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 29th.
There are 358 seniors in the class of 2021.