Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol were able to locate a missing child and get her returned home safely.

On Tuesday night, the Highway Patrol received a ‘be on the lookout’ (BOLO) for a car transporting an endangered child from Marysville, Michigan.

At approximately 8:45 p.m., troopers from the Wapakoneta Post located the car and pulled it over in Auglaize County. (video below)

The suspect was taken into custody and the child was safely recovered and returned home.

The Marysville, Michigan Police Department is investigating.

The Ohio Lottery says the Buckeye State had two $1 million Mega Millions winners on Tuesday night.

One of the auto-pick tickets was sold at The Party Pak in Upper Sandusky and the other at Corner Carry Out in Marysville.

Nobody hit the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, and Friday’s jackpot is estimated to be around $1.35 billion.

The Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center in Findlay is holding its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Walk on Sunday, January 15^th.

The walk will begin at 3 p.m. at The Church of the Living God at 701 North Main Street.

The 15-minute walk will proceed to Winebrenner Theological Seminary and be followed by prayers and songs in the atrium before proceeding back to the church.

The walk will be followed with an indoor program at The Church of the Living God.

Monday, January 16^th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Students in Findlay City Schools will be getting some days off.

The school district says there will be no school on Thursday, January 12^th, Friday, January 13^th and Monday, January 16^th.

Thursday and Friday are staff training days and Monday the 16^th there will be no school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The school district said all staff will receive training on the new SafeDefend active shooter protection system on Friday. Get more on that by clicking here.

Click here for the full school district calendar.

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation has announced its Fun for All series, a series of free events happening in January, February and March.

“We’ve heard time and time again that finding affordable, family-friendly activities is a challenge in Hancock County. The Community Foundation is proud to provide Fun for All to help bridge the gap.”

The first event, Family Movie Day, is on Saturday, January 14th at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts.

Monsters, Inc. will be shown at 2 p.m. No tickets or reservations are necessary.

Other events include a Free Skate Day at The Cube and a Free Play Day at the Children’s Museum of Findlay.

Click here to see the full schedule.

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation thanks its community partners for making the events possible.

Findlay City Schools is saluting its school board members as January is School Board Recognition Month.

Mayor Muryn presented a proclamation declaring January 2023 as “School Board Recognition Month” in honor and appreciation of the Findlay City School Board.

Preschoolers presented each board member with a handmade thank you with the help of Principal Nelson.

On behalf of the Glenwood leadership team, Mrs. Simon, Glenwood Principal, presented thank you notes along with a Dietsch Trojan chocolate.

The Board of Education members were elected by the community and spend countless hours each month volunteering on behalf of students. Board of Education members donate their salary back to the district.

“Please join us in thanking these committed representatives of our community.”

Mr. Matt Cooper, President; Ms. Laura Eier, Vice-President; Mrs. Susan Russel; Mr. Chris Aldrich; Mrs. Kathy Siebenaler Wilson.

The Findlay Fire Department has four new firefighters.

Whitney Parrish, Austin Hickman, Andrew Wells and Thomas Bland were sworn in by Mayor Christina Muryn.

The four new firefighters are flanked in the picture by Mayor Muryn and Fire Chief Josh Eberle.

Chief Eberle says he’s excited about this group and says they will get the department almost up to full strength following some retirements and resignations.

The chief says the four will report to the Ohio Fire Academy in early February and be there until early April.

And then when they return to Findlay they’ll be assigned a shift with the Findlay Fire Department.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has announced that the state’s sex offender registration system is receiving a technology upgrade.

All 88 Ohio county sheriffs have been provided new cameras to improve the routine registration process of convicted sexual offenders.

Also, sheriff’s offices that requested new computers will receive upgraded machines and software improvements to process sex offender registrations.

In total, nearly $400,000 in upgrades has been made to the registration system.

The money came from a grant provided by the office of sex offender sentencing, monitoring, apprehending, registering and tracking, which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Click here for the Hancock County Sex Offender database.

Findlay City Schools teachers and staff will receive training on the SafeDefend active shooter protection system that was recently installed in school district buildings.

The training will take place on Friday, January 13^th and will involve crisis scenarios utilizing the SafeDefend system in coordination with the Findlay Police Department and Findlay Fire Department.

“Findlay City Schools has an unwavering commitment to ensuring academic excellence and the safety of staff and students is paramount. Implementation of SafeDefend helps continue our work to ensure that our schools are safe places for learning and growth,” said Interim Superintendent Krista Crates-Miller.

The staff will be provided a full day of training to help prepare them to evacuate, evade or engage in an active shooter or life-threatening situation.

School Board President Matt Cooper says the SafeDefend system prepares for, notifies of, and protects in the event of an active shooter situation.

Cooper said, when activated, SafeDefend sends an instant alert (text, email or voice) to a nationwide monitoring company, select school personnel and all first responders with the exact location of the activated device.

He said Findlay City Schools is the first school district in Ohio to implement the system.

SafeDefend has been installed in more than 300 schools in nine states, with more than 20,000 teachers and staff for crisis management and active shooter response.

Findlay City Schools previously announced that there will be no school on Thursday, January 12^th and Friday, January 13^th for staff training and Monday, January 16^th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The Hancock Park District will be holding a ‘Winter Exploration Hike for Kids’ at Litzenberg Memorial Woods.

“Since children will have a day off from school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it would be a great time for them to visit a park, hike a trail, and look for animals,” the park district said.

“Finding fresh or frozen animal tracks is a fun activity that provides a clue to the kind of animals being active during winter. Maybe the animals will be seen. That would be exciting for them.”

The free hike is for families with children ages 5 and up.

People should meet at the Litzenberg Memorial Woods Gatehouse at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 16^th.

Litzenberg Memorial Woods is located at 6100 U.S Route 224, west of Findlay.

For more information about other upcoming park programs and events, visit the “Programs & Activities Calendar” at www.HancockParks.com or call the park office at 419-425-7275.