Students and staff at the University of Findlay gathered for a 9/11 service on Friday.

At the service, Matthew Ginter, director of Christian Ministries, asked people to remember and pray for those who lost their lives 20 years ago on 9/11 and to pause and consider the innumerable lives that have been affected since.

Video of his remarks is below.

Saturday will mark 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America.

The City of Findlay and Hancock County will be holding a parade and memorial service on Saturday.

Get more on that by clicking here.

The Ohio Department of Transportation says it’s never too early to get ready for winter.

And that’s why they’re already hiring snow plow drivers.

ODOT is inviting people who have a commercial drivers license (CDL) to come plow snow for them this winter.

District 1 is hiring in Hancock, Putnam, Wyandot, Allen, Defiance, Hardin, Paulding and Van Wert Counties.

Plowing snow is the primary job responsibility for winter seasonal positions but employees may also be asked to perform other operational duties.

The pay is $18.59 per hour.

Previous experience plowing snow is not necessary.

Training is available for applicants who meet the basic requirements.

Click here for more details and to apply.

The Fostoria Police Division will be holding a gun safety course for women from the Fostoria area.

Officers will provide instruction to women on gun safety for a variety of firearms.

Women who already have a firearm may bring it, unloaded, with ammunition to the range on the day of the course.

Loading and unloading of any weapon will be conducted with a range officer present.

All firearms will be inspected before the class and any deemed to be unsafe by the range officers will not be allowed to be used on the range.

For people who don’t have a firearm, there will be several available to try out and train with during the course.

The course will be held on Saturday, October 2nd from 10 to 4.

There is no cost to attend.

You must be 21 years of age or older to participate.

To register and for more information call 419-435-1982 or check out the Fostoria Police Division Facebook page by clicking here.

Hancock County health officials are reporting another jump in COVID cases in the county.

Hancock Public Health says there were 253 new cases, 19 new hospitalizations and one new death during the week of September 3rd through the 9th.

Hancock County is averaging 36 new cases per day.

Community transmission in Hancock County remains “high” as defined by the CDC.

Hancock Public Health says 43 percent of Hancock County residents are fully vaccinated.

There were 208 new cases of COVID over the previous reporting period, the week of August 27th through September 2nd.

Some Findlay police officers made quick work of a robbery suspect.

The Findlay Police Department says officers were dispatched to Wolfies Roasted Nuts on Glessner Avenue for a robbery in progress at around 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon.

Police say a man had entered the business, stated that he had a gun, and demanded the money.

Police arrived to find the suspect, 43-year-old Christopher Sterling, of Findlay, in front of the store.

He was taken into custody without incident.

Sterling was booked at the Hancock County Justice Center for aggravated robbery.

No one was injured during the robbery.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 12 people were killed in 12 fatal crashes over the Labor Day holiday this year.

Last year 15 people were killed in 13 fatal crashes over the holiday weekend.

Troopers arrested 420 drivers for OVI and issued 2,465 safety belt citations.

Troopers also made 292 drug arrests and 128 felony apprehensions.

Troopers also provided assistance to 1,861 motorists over the holiday weekend.

The Labor Day reporting period began Friday, September 3rd at 12 a.m. and ended Monday, September 6th at 11:59 p.m.

For a complete breakdown of the Highway Patrol’s Labor Day enforcement click here.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that $5 million in grant funding is now available to help local law enforcement agencies invest in body camera equipment and pay for associated expenses.

A total of $10 million has been allotted to the Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program as part of the 2022-2023 operating budget.

The remainder of the grant funds will be available next year.

Governor DeWine prioritized the creation of the new Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program in the state’s 2022-2023 operating budget that was passed by the Ohio General Assembly in June.

The program will assist local law enforcement agencies with costs related to camera equipment, video storage, public record management personnel, and more.

The use of body cameras is not mandated in Ohio.

It is estimated that up to two-thirds of all law enforcement agencies in the state, primarily Ohio’s smaller agencies, do not outfit their officers with cameras due to equipment and video storage costs.

The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS), which administers the new grant program, began accepting applications on Tuesday.

Applications will be accepted until October 8th.

Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn has said that body cameras are something they consider on a regular basis and are not opposed to.

However, she said the cost of the technology and the ongoing data storage is quite expensive and, as things stand now, that cost is not justified, saying they don’t get many complaints or have many issues.

Mayor Muryn said a lot of the incidents that make headlines across the country can primarily be avoided with the proper training.

She said the Findlay Police Department does a lot of training on de-escalation and the proper procedure for physical altercations.

The Findlay Trojans won big over Bowling Green at Donnell Stadium Friday night.

Freshman Ryan Montgomery got the start at quarterback and quickly showed off his arm strength and accuracy.

Tim Montgomery and Cliff Hite with the call on WFIN as Montgomery threw a dart to Justin Roth who made a tremendous catch for the first TD of the night.

The Trojans went on to beat Bowling Green 49 – 0.

Findlay is now 2 – 1 on the season and they travel to Central Catholic on Friday night.

You can listen back to the game and check out the WFIN sports schedule by clicking here.

Video of the above TD is below.

A lot of people took a tour of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady” at the Findlay Airport over the weekend, and some people even got to take a ride in it.

Joe Amend, a B-17 Flight Engineer with the Yankee Air Museum, was happy to see so many people checking out the plane.

Joe says a lot of people have a connection to the aircraft.

“The thing that we find is that a lot of people have a tie to it. Grandpa flew in it, or Uncle Bill flew in one of these. We’re able to let the family experience something that maybe they heard about, but in a lot cases didn’t hear anything because a lot of time those guys would clam up and not want to talk.”

Joe says the “Yankee Lady” was the 13th to last to come off the line in 1945 and saw no action in the war.

You can take a look inside the plane and get more of our interview with Joe in the video below.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a driver who failed to move over or slow down crashed into a trooper’s cruiser, killing one person.

The crash happened at 2:35 Saturday afternoon in Defiance County on westbound U.S. Route 24 between Jewell and Independence Roads.

The Highway Patrol says the trooper had a car pulled over and was writing them a speeding ticket when Justin R. Johnson, 28, of Defiance, drove his truck off the right side of the highway and struck the trooper’s cruiser.

Johnson suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to a hospital, while his passenger, Steven R. Johnson, 52, of Bryan, died at the scene from his injuries.

The OSHP trooper was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

Two people in the car the trooper had pulled over were also taken to a hospital for possible injuries after their car was also caught up in the crash.

The Highway Patrol reminds drivers to move over or slow down for vehicles on the side of the roadway with flashing lights and to always buckle up.