(From the Mazza Museum)

Area children in grades 5 to 8 are invited to participate in the STEAM CLUB at University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum.

The six-week afterschool program, with a theme of “Pump up the STEAM,” is designed for “the innovators of tomorrow,” said Amanda Davidson-Johnston, education manager at the Mazza Museum.

Each session will cover a different topic in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math and will be led by field experts.

“If students are interested in science or how the earth works, this would be a perfect after-school activity for them,” she explained. “STEAM Club is great because it allows students to explore their passions outside of the classroom and have fun.”

Students who attend all six sessions will earn a lab coat and be invited to attend a special Lab Coat Ceremony.

Sessions take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday, from March 25 to April 29, at the Joseph & Judith Conda STEAM Education Center on the UF campus. The cost is $175 per student.

Registration is required by March 24 and can be completed at mazzamuseum.org/steam-club.

For more information, contact Davidson-Johnston at 419-434-4777 or send an email to amanda.davidson-johnston@findlay.edu.

(From Findlay City Schools)

Mark your calendars for a Findlay City Schools Town Hall on April 9, 2025 at Donnell Middle School!

We are sticking with the same topic for this Town Hall (district finances) to be sure we get all your questions answered!

Join us to hear accurate information straight from our Superintendent, Treasurer, and members of the FCS Board of Education.

A link will be provided one week ahead of Town Hall for those wishing to submit questions ahead of time.

Watch the livestream here: youtube.com/live/69klF7k4rsY

WFIN – Findlay City Schools in February held a Town Hall at Glenwood Middle School on the district’s finances and financial challenges following the failed levy last November which resulted in a $6.1 million budget reduction. 

The Findlay City Schools Board of Education recently shared a second phase of potential budget reductions should the district’s 1 percent earned income tax levy on the May 6 ballot not pass.

(From Blanchard Valley Center)

The Celebrity Basketball Game, hosted by Blanchard Valley Center at Findlay High School will tip off at 7 p.m. on March 25, 2025.  

Hancock County Special Olympics athletes and local celebrities come together for an evening of friendly competition. 

Nadine Weininger says the event is free and open to the public and hopes to see you there.  

There will be items for purchase such as concessions, a 50/50 raffle, half-court shot contest, and new this year, ‘Fling the Fidget.’  

We’re looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces come together for an evening to celebrate inclusion in Findlay and Hancock County.

(ONN) – Ohio Republican lawmakers are seeking to solve a growing state labor shortage issue by adjusting underage work limitations.

An Ohio Senate committee approved two bills to allow more legal work hours for 14 and 15 year olds.

Current law prohibits them from working past 7 p.m. during the school year.

Ohio Senate Bill 50 would change that to 9 p.m. with written permission from the employee’s parent or guardian.

In addition, the bills want to add hours and days to the work week cap that currently stands at three days and eighteen hours.

(ONN) – Immunization rates among Ohio kindergarteners has fallen again and ranks well below the national average.

That’s according to the annual report from the Ohio Department of Health.

Currently, the vaccination rate in Ohio is 85.4 percent compared to the national average of 92.7 percent.

This comes amid an ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.

Measles can be potentially deadly for children under the age of five.

Doctors are urging parents to get their kids the MMR vaccine if they haven’t already, and to talk to their pediatrician about any possible concerns.

Findlay City Council has approved an ordinance creating the zoning code to allow for the retail sale of cannabis in the city for recreational or medical use.

A Cannabis Overlay District allowing for adult-use cannabis dispensaries has been added to the Findlay Zoning code.

The city says the purpose of the Cannabis Overlay District allows for up to two dispensaries to operate in the city.

The district regulations are designed to encourage compatibility with adjacent or nearby land uses, the city said.

The overlay district consists of four areas:

Tiffin Avenue

I-75 exit 161 / CR 99

Trenton Avenue (west of I-75)

West Main Cross Street / I-75

The city previously placed a 12 month moratorium on the establishment of dispensaries.

Ohio voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana in November of 2023.

(From Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn)

Mayor Christina Muryn has issued a proclamation declaring March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day in Findlay, Ohio, and encourages everyone to ‘Rock Your Socks‘ by wearing mismatched socks to acknowledge and embrace the beauty of our individual differences.

(From the City of Findlay)

Starting March 19, 2025, East Street between E. Lincoln St. and E. Lima St. will be closed Monday-Friday from 7:30am-3pm each day until April 7, weather permitting, for waterline installation.

Motorists are advised to avoid this area.

The City of Findlay will release updates on information and schedules when it becomes available.

(From the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library)

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio has reached a remarkable milestone– over **20 MILLION** books delivered to children under five throughout Ohio! 

As the proud Local Program Partner for Hancock County, we’ve mailed 168,421 of those wonderful stories, ensuring every family with young children can register to receive books at NO cost!

Let’s keep inspiring a love for reading together!

Sign up your child today: OhioImaginationLibrary.org

(ONN) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife confirmed that 24 white-tailed deer taken during Ohio’s 2024-25 hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

A total of 5,783 deer were tested.

23 of the deer that tested positive were taken by hunters in Allen, Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot Counties.

For the first time, a deer harvested by a hunter in Morrow County also tested positive.

CWD is a neurological disease that is fatal to white-tailed deer and other similar species.

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