A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued that includes Findlay and Hancock County and goes until 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Damaging wind, large hail and heavy rainfall are the main threats and a tornado is also possible.

The Ohio State University is anticipating that Ohio Stadium will be packed with fans this season.

Athletic Director Gene Smith said, barring the COVID Delta variant getting out of control, the stadium will be at full capacity.

“Right now, we’re all the way live.  Full stadium, full tailgating, the whole nine yards.”

Ohio State opens the season at Minnesota on Thursday night, September 2nd.

The Buckeyes’ first home game is Saturday, September 11th against Oregon at noon.

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting a drop in fatal crashes over the 4th of July weekend this year compared to last.

The Highway Patrol says 16 people lost their lives in 15 traffic crashes during the July 4th reporting period this year.

Over the 4th of July weekend last year 25 people were killed in 24 crashes.

This year, troopers made 536 arrests for impaired driving and 368 for drug-related charges.

The Highway Patrol responded to 534 crashes and made more than 40,000 traffic contacts in total, which included providing assistance to more than 2,761 motorists.

See the Highway Patrol’s July 4th Holiday recap map by clicking here.

The Stuff the Bus community school supplies drive is happening this week.

Your local radio stations are partnering with McDonald’s to host the annual Stuff the Bus campaign at the McDonald’s on Tiffin Avenue in Findlay.

The goal of the campaign is to make sure students have everything they need to start the new school year.

Backpacks are always the largest need, but you can also donate pencils, crayons, binders, calculators and more.

The filled backpacks will then be distributed before the start of the school year.

For a full list of needed items click here.

Stuff the Bus will be held Thursday, July 8th through Saturday, July 10th.

After Stuff the Bus, donations can be made at Stonebridge Church through August 3rd.

If you are unable to stop by the bus, donations can also be made at www.cchsupport.org.

The Ohio Department of Transportation wasn’t pulling any punches with one of its message boards over the 4th of July weekend.

The sign read “Buckle Up, Windshields Hurt.”

ODOT said, they hate to be so blunt, but not buckling up can result in being ejected from your vehicle in a crash, which almost always results in death.

ODOT says there have been around 25,000 crashes this year in Ohio involving unbuckled motorists.

Another message board over the 4th of July weekend read “Fireworks Are Bright, Driving Drunk Is Not.”

Governor DeWine has signed Collin’s Law, which increases penalties for hazing in Ohio.

Under the new law, penalties will be elevated from 4th degree to 2nd degree misdemeanors, and hazing involving forced consumption of drugs or alcohol that seriously harms someone would be a third-degree felony punishable with prison time.

The law is named after Collin Wiant of Dublin, Ohio who died from a hazing incident at a fraternity house at Ohio University in 2018.

The measure also requires that college campuses provide anti-hazing training and online information about reported hazing violations.

Shari Foltz, the mother of Stone Foltz, who died in a hazing incident at Bowling Green State University in March, said the new law is a step in the right direction.

“We are not done, we will continue to fight. Our fight is zero tolerance to prevent this from happening.”

She said she made a promise to Stone in the hospital that they would keep fighting and not allow this to happen to anyone else.

The Findlay Police Department says a man was arrested after stabbing another man during a fight.

It happened in the 2400 block of Jennifer Lane at around 9:30 Monday night.

Police arrived at the scene to find a 26-year-old man suffering from a stab wound.

He was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of the wound that police describe as not life-threatening.

Police say William R. Burkhalter, 35, of Findlay, was taken into custody at the scene.

He was taken to the Hancock County Justice Center on a charge of felonious assault.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Governor DeWine has authorized a contingent from the Ohio State Highway Patrol to respond to Texas to assist local law enforcement with border surveillance.

The authorization is in response to a request for assistance from Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

A total of 14 OSHP troopers and supervisors will travel to Texas later this week.

During this two-week assignment, the OSHP will not be tasked with making arrests.

Last week, Governor DeWine approved the deployment of 185 members of the Ohio Army National Guard to Texas to provide non-law enforcement support to the United States Custom and Border Protection.

The activation was made at the request of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Guard Bureau.

The service members will be deployed on federal Title 10 status in late 2021.

Approximately 115 members of the Ohio National Guard’s 1484th Transportation Company were previously deployed to support the Southwest Border operations at the request of DHS and NGB.

Those soldiers currently remain on active duty.

The Marathon Classic Presented by Dana is one of the longest running events on the LPGA Tour.

The Marathon Classic was founded in 1984 and has been played yearly, except in 1986 and 2011, in the Toledo suburb of Sylvania.

Over the past 36 years, the tournament has raised $12 million for more than 190 local children’s charities.

Click here to learn more about the tournament and for the schedule of events.

People were excited for the return of Findlay’s 4th of July parade this year after it was canceled last year because of the pandemic.

People lines both sides of South Main Street for the parade on Sunday.

The parade went from Lima Street up to Center Street.

People waved American Flags as youngsters scrambled to gather the candy that was tossed their way.

The fireworks show also returned this year, and was held on Saturday night at the Hancock County Fairgrounds.

See some video of both events below.