Findlay Trojans freshman quarterback Ryan Montgomery has received yet another offer to play college football.

Ryan posted on Twitter that he was humbled and blessed to have received an offer from Ohio State to play football for the Buckeyes.

Ryan has also received offers from Notre Dame, Michigan and others.

Ryan led the Trojans to a 28-26 playoff win over Miamisburg at Donnell Stadium on Friday night.

Findlay (8-3) will host Dublin Coffman (4-7) at Donnell Stadium on Friday night in the Regional Quarterfinals.

Below is a TD pass from Montgomery to Justin Roth against Bowling Green earlier in the season.

The Fostoria Police Division is urging parents to check their kids’ trick-or-treat candy after a disturbing incident in the city.

Police say a sewing needle was found sticking in a candy bar that a child received while trick-or-treating in the community on Saturday.

Police say the needle was located in the candy bar by an observant child who said they received it while trick-or-treating in the area of N. Union, Summit, and Rock Streets in Fostoria.

“We’ve all heard of these types of things happening, but to actually have someone do this in our community is truly disturbing!” police wrote in a Facebook post.

Police are reminding parents to check their kids’ candy for any irregularities before allowing them to eat it.

The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Hancock County Engineer’s Office are moving ahead with a project to construct an overpass at the intersection of State Route 15 and County Road 169 near Vanlue.

The purpose of the project is to improve safety, reduce crashes, and control access to the divided highway at the location.

The estimated $4.5 million project is expected to begin construction in the spring of 2023.

ODOT and Hancock County Engineer Doug Cade worked together to secure funds through Ohio’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).

HSIP dedicates about $158 million for engineering improvements at high-crash locations every year.

“We appreciate Hancock County’s commitment to improving the safety of the State Route 15 corridor,” said Chris Hughes, ODOT District 1 deputy director.

“The most common concern voiced during public involvement had to do with the loss of access to State Route 15 at the adjacent township roads where construction of cul-de-sacs is currently underway,” said Hughes.

In 2020, Hancock County Commissioners approved a request by Amanda Township Trustees to remove access to State Route 15 at Township Road 196 and Township Road 198 on either side of Vanlue.

The township roads were closed in late September, the median pavement has been removed, and work on the cul-de-sacs is expected to be completed in mid November.

ODOT says with increasing traffic on State Route 15, the gaps needed to cross the divided highway are becoming smaller and less frequent.

The cul-de-sacs support the long-term vision of creating a true limited access corridor.

During public involvement, concern was expressed that the project would impact emergency response time.

“One of the challenges of projects such as this one is balancing the various public safety needs. The location at State Route 15/County Road 169 was selected for an overpass as it was determined to best provide an additional crossover point for both emergency responders and the local community,” said Doug Cade, Hancock County Engineer.

Transportation officials are also planning the construction of an overpass on County Road 180 over State Route 15, just southeast of Findlay.

That project could begin as soon as 2022. Read more about it by clicking here. 

(above pic courtesy of ODOT)

Sunrise Senior Living in Findlay held a walk-around Halloween parade for residents who have been unable to have visitors because of the ongoing pandemic.

Typically, Sunrise has kids and families in for Trick-or-Treat but they couldn’t do that for the last two years.

Executive Director Stephanie Hight says, as part of the walk-around Halloween event on Friday, they had staff work with residents in making posters to place in their windows.

One poster read “Happy Halloween! I Love You! – Ardyth” and another said “Boo! Happy Halloween! Did I scare you? – Elnora.”

Family members and kids then went window to window in their costumes and waved to their loved ones inside.

“Lots of smiles and waves and blown kisses at us, so staff, residents and families alike all had a really great time,” Hight said.

Hight says, beginning Monday, they are expecting to allow visitors in once again.

Sunrise Senior Living is located at 401 Lake Cascades Parkway in Findlay.

Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Ohio’s white-tailed deer population will continue during the 2021-22 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no strong evidence that CWD is transmissible to humans.

Two CWD-positive wild deer were confirmed during the 2020-21 hunting season in Wyandot County.

A disease surveillance area has been established in response to the confirmed cases, and intensive monitoring will continue for at least three years in Wyandot County as well as portions of Hardin and Marion counties.

Specific regulations apply to hunters who harvest a deer in this location, including mandatory testing on Nov. 6-7, Nov. 13-14, and the seven-day gun season, Nov. 29 – Dec. 5.

In-person sampling is available at the Big Island Wildlife Area Headquarters, Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Headquarters, and the Wyandot County Fairgrounds on those dates.

Self-serve kiosks are also available.

A list of kiosk locations and instructions can be found at ohiodnr.gov/cwd.

The Interstate 75 southbound exit ramp to U.S. 68/State Route 15 and Lima Avenue in Findlay will be closing for some pavement work.

The Ohio Department of Transportation says the ramp will be closed on Wednesday, November 3rd for pavement grinding to improve friction and skid resistance.

Also, chevron signs will be added to the curves of the ramps similar to what is displayed in the picture below.

The closure will last approximately from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The detour will be I-75 south to SR 235 to I-75 north back to U.S. 68/State Route 15.

ODOT recently told WFIN that they would be looking into what could be done to lessen the number of crashes on the flyover ramp.

There have been a number of crashes on the flyover ramp since it opened in November of 2018, particularly in wet weather.

ODOT says, while the ramp is up to standards and meets all safety specifications, measures can be taken to reduce the number of crashes occurring.

Drivers are being reminded to slow down when approaching the ramp, and to not take it too fast, especially in wet weather.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is reminding everyone to be mindful of kids trick or treating in residential areas over the next several days.

Drivers need to slow down and be alert for children who may dart into and across the roadway.

Do not pass stopped vehicles, yield to pedestrians, and of course say off the cell phone.

Safety advice for parents taking their kids trick or treating includes; use all crosswalks and traffic signals and look both ways before crossing the street.

Make sure children have a flashlight or glow stick to make them more visible.

Children should only accept commercially packed candy items.

If a child is going trick or treating without parents, have them go in a larger group and take a familiar route.

Crime Prevention Specialist Corey Hartman has some more safety advice below.

Trick or treat locations and times:

October 28th
Bluffton 6:00-7:30
Vanlue 6:30-8:00

October 30th
Arcadia 5:00-6:30
Arlington 4:00-6:00
Findlay 4:00-6:00
Jenera 6:30-8:00
Mt. Blanchard 6:00-8:00
Mt. Cory 6:00-7:00
Rawson 6:00-7:30
Van Buren 4:00-6:00

October 31st
McComb 6:00-7:00
N. Baltimore 6:00-7:30

The City of Findlay is on the lookout for its 2021 Christmas Tree.

The city is taking suggestions from people who may have a tree on their property that they think would look great all lit up outside the municipal building.

People with a recommendation can send an email to klaunder@findlayohio.com or call Kathy Launder in the mayor’s office at 419-424-7137.

The tree should be 25 to 35 feet tall and preferably be a short needle spruce.

It should be easily accessible for equipment to get to and have no obstructions like overhead lines.

It should not be a backyard tree unless the yard is totally accessible for large equipment.

The city will remove the tree, grind the stump, clean up the area and seed.

The city will also plant a new tree in the spring if desired by the property owner.

Last year’s tree (pictured) was courtesy of Ray and Danny Hines and Mike Bridenbough.

Drivers are being reminded that nearly half of all deer-related traffic crashes in Ohio happen this time of year.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says deer become very active from late October through November due in large part to the fall breeding season.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says, since 2016, there have been 100,672 deer-related crashes on Ohio roadways.

While 95 percent of the crashes only resulted in property damage, 27 crashes resulted in fatal injuries to motorists, with 28 killed.

Nearly half of the crashes occurred in October, November, and December.

Drivers are encouraged to use extra caution and slow down, especially at dawn or dusk when deer are more active.

If a collision with a deer is unavoidable, drivers should brake firmly and avoid swerving, because that could cause an even worse crash.

The Ohio Department of Transportation says northwest Ohio’s first Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) may be open by the weekend.

The signage in the picture above and pictures below was recently installed at the U.S. 30/Thayer Road intersection in Allen County.

The project was proposed to address an increase in crashes along the U.S. 30 corridor, particularly at the Thayer Road intersection.

A restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) was constructed at U.S. 30 and Thayer Road, with the right turn lanes offset to allow those entering U.S. 30 a sightline beyond those exiting U.S. 30.

The project also closed access from Cool Road on both the north and south sides of U.S. 30, and Mayberry Road on the south side only at U.S. 30.