(From Findlay City Schools)

We are so excited to host Hancock County’s Summer Lunch Program, offering FREE lunches to everyone under 18 years old this summer! Adult Meals are available for $4.25!

Mondays-Thursdays (with a meal to take home for Friday!)

11:30-12:30

Glenwood Middle School

There will be activities provided each day, so this is more than just a meal…it’s fun, too!

We have so much incredible help to make this amazing summer opportunity available:

Thank you to United Way of Hancock County, Findlay YMCA Feed-a-Child, and the Hancock County Family and Children First Council for your support, as well as the support of our entire community to take care of our kids when they’re away from school for the summer.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help regarding a hit-skip crash.

The sheriff’s office says an older model Crown Victoria struck the side of the Eagle Township building at 9054 County Road 37 on March 24th, causing damage.

The sheriff’s office said the vehicle fled the scene to DNC Hydraulics where the suspect and vehicle were picked up by a second person.

Anyone who recognizes the vehicle or individuals in the pictures is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 419-425-8477 or the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 419-424-7097.

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation has announced the schedule for its ‘Fun for All’ series of free community events for the summer.

According to the Community Foundation’s website, the June events are as follows:

June 7 – National Movie Night
5 – 8 p.m.
50 North
Registration required: Find Yourself at 50 North, Findlay, Ohio

June 17 – Symphony Storytime
10 a.m.
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library

June 23 – Art Class for Families – Painting on Unique Surfaces
3:30 p.m.
Awakening Minds Art
Space is limited, and registration is required: Community Programs — Awakening Minds Art

See the full summer schedule by clicking here.

“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,” said Community Foundation President and CEO Brian Treece.

Brian says the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation is thankful to its community partners for making the events possible.

The Fun for All series started in January 2023 and that year more than 10,000 people attended events such as Family Movie Nights at MCPA and Free Play Days at the Children’s Museum.

(ONN) – Former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arraigned from federal prison on state charges.

Ten new felony counts were recently brought against him by the state.

Householder did not speak as his defense entered a not guilty plea. His bond was set for $100,000 and a pretrial hearing is set for June 24th.

Householder is currently serving 20 years for his role in the $60 million FirstEnergy bribery scheme, the largest corruption case in state history.

The state’s case charges two former FirstEnergy executives, ex-CEO Chuck Jones and senior vice president Michael Dowling, on a combined 22 counts, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, bribery, telecommunications fraud and money laundering.

Both have pleaded not guilty.

Another man the state charged, Sam Randazzo – former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, pleaded not guilty before dying by suicide last month.

Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges, a former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, were both convicted in March 2023 of a single racketeering charge each, after a six-week trial.

Borges was sentenced to five years in prison for his role.

Two others, Juan Cespedes and Jeff Longstreth, pleaded guilty.

A third man, the late statehouse lobbyist Neil Clark, pleaded not guilty before dying by suicide in 2021.

(From Hancock Public Health)

5 Hancock County organizations participated in this year’s Quick Click Challenge for seat belt awareness.

Click it or Ticket awareness period started last week and goes to the end of the month.

Stay Safe and Buckle Up!

Did you know that wearing a seat belt can reduce the risk of serious injury or death by nearly 50% in a car accident?

It’s a simple action that takes just a few seconds but can make all the difference.

Let’s set a good example for our friends and family by always wearing our seat belts and encouraging others to do the same.

Your safety and the safety of your loved ones depend on it.

The WINNER for 2024! Ohio State Highway Patrol Findlay Post with a time of 38:20 seconds.

(From the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library)

The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library invites the community to join in on the joy of reading with the 2024 Summer Reading Program,“Adventure Begins at Your Library”! 

Join us at the main library on June 3 at 10 AM for a special kick-off party! There will be special SummerREAD activities from 10 AM – 1 PM and again from 4 PM – 6 PM.

Come and enjoy our obstacle course, face painting, inflatable archery and more!

The library’s Brittany Lutes was on with WFIN’s Chris Oaks to discuss their SummerREAD program.

The kick-off party at the Arlington Branch is scheduled for June 8 from 11AM – 2 PM, and will include games, crafts and snacks. Enjoy exciting summer activities and programs at the library that encourage curiosity all summer long. Participants are encouraged to celebrate the “Adventure Begins at Your Library” theme and share in the adventure of reading!

SummerREAD registration begins on June 3, and is open to all ages, infant through adult at findlaylibrary.readsquared.com.

The library is providing a free gift book to all early literacy, children, and teen registrants. This summer, the library is again using an online platform, READsquared, for participants to keep track of their reading progress. 

Participants can earn great prizes by logging reading, writing a review, or completing fun activities. There will be weekly drawings for amazing prizes.

If you prefer not to track your reading online, there will be paper forms available at the library to log reading progress. 

The new Findlay High School Boys basketball coach has been announced.

“FHS Athletic Department is excited to announce Coach Ryan Grose as our FHS Boys Basketball Coach! We are excited to have him join Trojan Country!!” the athletic department said on Facebook.

Grose has some huge shoes to fill – those of longtime Findlay Trojans Boys Basketball Coach Jim Rucki who finished his career with an overall record of 545 wins including 385 at Findlay High School.

Findlay City Schools Athletic Director Nate Weihrauch says Coach Grose has had great success at previous stops at North Union and Marysville and is excited that he is now a Trojan.

“Coach Grose comes to Findlay with a wealth of knowledge in the game of basketball, but most importantly will bring the same set of values and characteristics we teach within our athletic department in the Findlay City School District.”

The Findlay Fire Department conducted some boat drills on Lake Cascades.

Captain Clevidence says they hold the refresher course each spring to go over lake and river rescue procedures so they’ll be ready when needed. 

In addition, they have some rookies in the department who needed to get in some time on the boats.

The Captain says every year they get called out to the reservoir for boaters in distress and there is always the possibility of river rescues.

He says they take their three boats to Lake Cascades, the reservoirs, and to the Blanchard River in the spring to get their firefighters back into the swing of things and familiarized with their equipment.

Get more of our conversation with Captain Clevidence in the video below.

The Findlay Police Department says a man was taken to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency and causing a crash.

It happened at the intersection of South Main Street and Sixth Street/Lake Cascades at around 9:30 Thursday morning.

Police say Terry Boston, 75, of Findlay, was southbound on South Main in his pickup truck and rear-ended another pickup truck that was stopped at the light at South Main Street and Sixth Street/Lake Cascades.

Police say Boston was taken to the hospital for the medical emergency he suffered prior to the crash.

The Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay has a full slate of outdoor events in the coming months, and it won’t be long before they’ll be announcing their next season of top-notch entertainment.

Executive Director Heather Clow was on with WFIN’s Chris Oaks to discuss all the upcoming events, including Boogie on the Block, which is happening on Friday, June 7 and is a big fundraiser for MCPA and supports their mission-based programming.