4/29/17 – 6:00 A.M.

A candidate for Findlay City Council is responding to a news story published about him on April 28. Michael Tanner tells the Courier the city banned him from the Cube, but says his ex-wife made false claims to get the ban put in place. Tanner told the newspaper, “The accusations were 100 percent false and made by a 100 percent uncredible source with a long history of false accusations against a number of other people.”

Police responded to the incident last June after Tanner’s ex-wife said he elbowed her in the stomach. The county prosecutor declined to press charges due to a lack of probable cause.

Tanner says a ban from the fire station on Tiffin Avenue is also based on a child custody dispute. He says he left a letter at the station about his son being at the station. A complaint filed against Tanner said the letter included sexual information about his ex-wife.

An article in Friday’s Courier and reported on WFIN also indicated Tanner was involved in a domestic dispute on April 24. Police Lt. Bob Ring says that Michael S. Tanner was not a party in the Monday complaint, and that police listed his name on the report by mistake.

04/28/17 – 7:36 A.M.

There will be an open house for the University of Findlay’s Rieck Center for Habitat Studies this Sunday. The open house will feature lessons on different species of bees and why they’re important. The Rieck Center is used by UF science classes for observation, study, research, and entertainment. It is open to the public all year.

The open house will be from 1-3 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Rieck Center is between Arlington and Findlay at 17311 County Road 166.

04/28/17 – 5:31 A.M.

Vaughn Industries of Carey will start the installation of a fiber optic network that will be shared by three entities. The Courier reports the network is being spearheaded by the Findlay City School district. It will be shared by the city and the county. Hancock County Commissioners approved a memo of understanding with the city yesterday. The county’s share is $338,000.

The project can provide the school district with future revenue as more organizations sign on to use it. It will support state-of-the-art voice video and data with high broadband capabilities.

04/28/17 – 5:20 A.M.

A Findlay is going to be celebrating Arbor Day on May 8 and there won’t be much sitting. The Courier reports that the Shade Tree Commission will be planting trees with volunteers from West Park and South Ridge Estates. They will be planting 21 trees in those neighborhoods on Arbor Day Saturday. Residents taking part in the “NeighborWoods” program paid $25 per tree for a total of $525. The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation paid the rest of the bill.

Next year the program will become the responsibility of the Shade Tree Commission. Chairman Tom Mills said that they plan to continue with the NighborWoods program. The program is meant to replace the Adopt-A-Tree program because it has an element of education.

04/27/17 – 2:29 P.M.

Allergy season is here and it could be bad since it came early. That’s according to Findlay allergist Dr. Amber Patterson.

Amber Patterson

Patterson said that there are ways to avoid the allergens though.

Amber Patterson

Patterson said another option is to use over the counter allergy medication. She added that it would be a good idea to see an allergist if your conditions persist.