(From the University of Findlay)

The University of Findlay will offer its next Oiler Preview Day on Tuesday, November 11. Oiler Preview Days are designed to give future students and their families the information they need to take the next step.

During these events, you’ll have the opportunity to meet with faculty in your program of interest, get acquainted with our Admissions team, learn about financial aid and scholarships, gain an understanding of the admissions process, and explore campus via a guided tour.

To learn more, visit: https://www.findlay.edu/admissions/visit-experience/.

The public is invited to a grand opening celebration for the Findlay Family YMCA’s new Early Learning Center.

“Our Early Learning Center Grand Opening on Friday, November 7 will give you the opportunity to explore this beautiful, inspiring, functional new space where children will soon learn, grow, and thrive,” the YMCA said.

The new ELC will be able to serve as many as 320 children, offering innovative learning and individualized care for optimal growth and inspiration. It will also provide much-needed additional childcare services for the region.

For children of all ages and abilities, the existing focus on innovative and values-driven teaching will carry over to the ELC, where the new space will better support these efforts and community partnership growth.

The ELC will serve children with sensory needs by providing space, specialized equipment, and developmentally appropriate teaching, socialization, and individualized discovery approaches.

The grand opening celebration is on Friday, November 7 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at 300 East Lincoln Street.

(ONN) – Funding for the Cleveland Browns’ suburban move may have hit a roadblock.

Two northeast Ohio law firms are trying to block the team from using $600 million in state unclaimed funds for a new Brook Park stadium.

Dann Law and the Palmer Law Group are asking a federal court for an immediate order to halt the plan while a class action lawsuit – which was filed last month – proceeds in court.

The attorneys argue using the funds without notice or compensation violates both the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions.

(From the Hancock County Naturalists)

The Hancock County Naturalists will hold their next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Oakwoods Nature Preserve, 1400 Oakwood Ave. The program is free and open to the public.

Tim Kleman, program specialist with Hancock Park District, will present data from the Naturalists’ annual Christmas Bird Counts. Since 1944, members of the club have attempted to record as many bird species as possible in the county on a single winter day. Kleman will share information on species recorded, population trends, and how to participate in the upcoming count.

Kleman is a naturalist with more than 10 years of experience educating the public about local birds, insects, and other wildlife. He holds a bachelor’s degree in ecology and conservation biology with a minor in environmental science from Bowling Green State University. He is also a Certified Interpretive Guide through the National Association of Interpretation.

Kleman has provided educational programming for Hancock Park District since 2020. Since 2023, he has compiled data for both the county Christmas Bird Count and the Spring Bird Count.

Membership and events are open to those aged 15 and older. Annual membership fees are $15 per adult, $20 per couple, and $10 for youth. For more information, contact Jane Riker at 419-306-3697 or emaggin117@aol.com. The group’s website is hancockcountynaturalists.org.

The Hancock County Naturalists, a membership organization, was established to further the study of the fauna and flora of Hancock County and the surrounding area and to participate in selected conservation and educational projects.   

(From the City Mission of Findlay)

Darrel the Barrel November needs!

Darrel the Barrel allows City Mission to collect essential items at different locations across Findlay.

Find the nearest location for your convenience to make an appreciated contribution to our mission.

Thank you for continuing to support us and those we serve through your generous donations this holiday season!

(From Night to Shine)

Registration is now open for Findlay’s Night to Shine 2026 for Honored Guests, Buddies, and Volunteers. The event will take place on Friday, February 13, 2026, from 6:00–9:00 PM at a new location: the Alumni Memorial Union (AMU) at the University of Findlay.

Night to Shine is a worldwide event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, offering a prom night experience for individuals with special needs ages 14 and older. The 2026 Findlay event is being hosted in partnership with St. Marks Findlay, Movement Findlay, and College First Church of God.

All registration will be managed through the event website at findlaynighttoshine.org. Buddies and volunteers age 18 and older will be required to complete a background check as part of the registration process. 

For additional information or to make a donation, visit findlaynighttoshine.org or contact the event committee at hello@findlaynighttoshine.org

About Night to Shine:

Night to Shine is an annual worldwide event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, designed to provide an unforgettable prom night experience for individuals with special needs, ages 14 and older.

The Host Churches:

St. Marks United Methodist Church of Findlay, Movement Church of Findlay, and College First Church of God are partnering to host the 2026 Findlay Night to Shine event.

 

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the second round pairings for the football playoffs.

The Findlay Trojans (6-4), who had a bye in the first round, will host Huber Heights Wayne (7-4) on Friday, November 7. The game will be aired on WFIN from Donnell Stadium with pregame beginning at 6:30 and the kick at 7.

Liberty-Benton (11-0), who won their first round game against Delta, will play at Creston Norwayne (8-2) on Friday, November 7 at 7.  That game can be heard on 100.5 WKXA.

Pandora-Gilboa (8-3), who beat Arlington in the first round, will play at North Baltimore (10-0), on Friday, November 7 at 7 in a game that will be aired on 106.3 The Fox.

See the full list of pairings for the second round below.

Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 7, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.  

Division I

Region 1

No. 8 Berea-Midpark (7-4) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (8-2)

No. 7 Massillon Jackson (6-5) at No. 2 Mentor (10-0)

No. 11 Medina (4-7) at No. 3 Canton McKinley (8-2)

No. 5 Perrysburg (9-2) at No. 4 Toledo Whitmer (8-2)

 

Region 2

No. 8 Lebanon (8-3) at No. 1 Middletown (8-2)

No. 7 Hilliard Bradley (6-5) at No. 2 Troy (8-2)

No. 6 Huber Heights Wayne (7-4) at No. 3 Findlay (6-4)

No. 5 Springfield (7-4) at No. 4 Springboro (7-3)

 

Region 3

No. 8 Delaware Olentangy Berlin (6-5) at No. 1 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (10-0)

No. 10 Groveport Madison (6-5) at No. 2 Pickerington Central (9-1)

No. 6 Upper Arlington (9-2) at No. 3 Pickerington North (9-1)

No. 5 Powell Olentangy Liberty (7-4) at No. 4 Lewis Center Olentangy (8-2)

 

Region 4

No. 8 Fairfield (6-5) at No. 1 Cincinnati Elder (10-0)

No. 7 West Chester Lakota West (7-4) at No. 2 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (7-3)

No. 6 Liberty Township Lakota East (8-3) at No. 3 Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-2)

No. 5 Cincinnati Winton Woods (9-2) at No. 4 Cincinnati Princeton (8-2)

 

Division II

Region 5

No. 9 Youngstown Boardman (6-5) at No. 1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (8-1)

No. 7 Macedonia Nordonia (8-3) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (8-1)

No. 11 Uniontown Green (6-5) at No. 3 Austintown Fitch (8-1)

No. 5 Hudson (9-2) at No. 4 Uniontown Lake (7-3)

 

Region 6

No. 8 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (7-4) at No. 1 Medina Highland (10-0)

No. 7 Toledo St. Francis de Sales (7-4) at No. 2 Wadsworth (10-0)

No. 6 Olmsted Falls (7-4) at No. 3 Avon (9-1)

No. 5 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (7-4) at No. 4 North Ridgeville (9-1)

 

Region 7

No. 8 Columbus Walnut Ridge (8-3) at No. 1 Sunbury Big Walnut (9-1)

No. 7 Ashland (10-1) at No. 2 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (8-2)

No. 6 North Canton Hoover (9-2) at No. 3 Massillon Washington (7-3)

No. 5 Westerville South (9-2) at No. 4 Canal Winchester (9-1)

 

Region 8

No. 8 Cincinnati Withrow (9-2) at No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (10-0)

No. 7 Harrison (8-3) at No. 2 Kings Mills Kings (9-1)

No. 6 Lima Senior (9-2) at No. 3 Trotwood-Madison (6-3)

No. 5 Cincinnati La Salle (8-3) at No. 4 Xenia (8-2)

 

Division III

Region 9

No. 8 Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-4) at No. 1 Canfield (9-1)

No. 10 Geneva (9-2) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (9-0)

No. 6 Akron East (9-2) at No. 3 Gates Mills Hawken (8-2)

No. 12 Maple Heights (8-3) at No. 4 Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (8-1)

 

Region 10

No. 8 St. Marys Memorial (8-3) at No. 1 Medina Buckeye (10-0)

No. 7 Lima Shawnee (8-3) at No. 2 Wapakoneta (10-0)

No. 6 Toledo Central Catholic (7-4) at No. 3 Lexington (9-1)

No. 5 Rocky River (9-2) at No. 4 Richfield Revere (8-2)

 

Region 11

No. 8 Granville (8-3) at No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (9-0)

No. 7 Carroll Bloom-Carroll (8-3) at No. 2 Newark Licking Valley (10-0)

No. 6 Delaware Buckeye Valley (9-2) at No. 3 Steubenville (7-2)

No. 5 Columbus Hamilton Township (9-2) at No. 4 Dresden Tri-Valley (8-2)

 

Region 12

No. 8 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (7-4) at No. 1 London (10-0)

No. 7 Oxford Talawanda (10-1) at No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (10-0)

No. 6 Kettering Archbishop Alter (8-3) at No. 3 Hamilton Badin (9-1)

No. 5 Washington Court House Miami Trace (10-1) at No. 4 Jackson (8-2)

 

Division IV

Region 13

No. 8 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (8-3) at No. 1 Perry (8-2)

No. 10 Salem (7-4) at No. 2 Cleveland Glenville (7-3)

No. 6 Streetsboro (9-2) at No. 3 Mentor Lake Catholic (8-2)

No. 5 Norton (10-1) at No. 4 Beloit West Branch (9-1)

 

Region 14

No. 9 Orrville (7-4) at No. 1 Shelby (10-0)

No. 10 Lodi Cloverleaf (7-4) at No. 2 Galion (9-1)

No. 6 Sandusky Perkins (8-3) at No. 3 Napoleon (8-2)

No. 5 Bellevue (8-3) at No. 4 Lima Bath (8-2)

 

Region 15

No. 8 Lancaster Fairfield Union (7-4) at No. 1 New Lexington (9-1)

No. 7 Circleville (8-3) at No. 2 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (9-0)

No. 11 Johnstown (8-3) at No. 3 Plain City Jonathan Alder (9-1)

No. 5 Columbus East (10-1) at No. 4 Chillicothe Unioto (10-0)

 

Region 16

No. 8 Washington Court House Washington (6-5) at No. 1 Cincinnati Indian Hill (10-0)

No. 7 Cincinnati Wyoming (10-1) at No. 2 Germantown Valley View (9-1)

No. 6 Brookville (10-1) at No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (9-1)

No. 5 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (10-1) at No. 4 Cincinnati Taft (10-0)

 

Division V

Region 17

No. 8 Canfield South Range (7-4) at No. 1 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (7-2)

No. 7 Akron Manchester (8-3) at No. 2 Girard (10-0)

No. 6 Youngstown Liberty (9-2) at No. 3 Poland Seminary (8-2)

No. 5 St. Clairsville (8-3) at No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (8-2)

 

Region 18

No. 9 Oak Harbor (9-2) at No. 1 Liberty Center (10-0)

No. 7 Fairview Park Fairview (9-2) at No. 2 Wooster Triway (9-1)

No. 11 Port Clinton (7-4) at No. 3 Genoa Area (9-1)

No. 5 Findlay Liberty-Benton (11-0) at No. 4 Creston Norwayne (8-2)

 

Region 19

No. 9 McConnelsville Morgan (8-3) at No. 1 Wheelersburg (10-0)

No. 10 Chillicothe Zane Trace (9-2) at No. 2 Gahanna Columbus Academy (8-2)

No. 11 Belmont Union Local (8-3) at No. 3 Nelsonville-York (10-0)

No. 5 Portsmouth (8-3) at No. 4 Barnesville (8-2)

 

Region 20

No. 8 Richwood North Union (7-4) at No. 1 Williamsburg (10-0)

No. 7 Camden Preble Shawnee (10-1) at No. 2 Lewistown Indian Lake (8-2)

No. 11 Cincinnati Mariemont (7-4) at No. 3 Casstown Miami East (9-1)

No. 5 Carlisle (9-2) at No. 4 St. Paris Graham (8-2)

 

Division VI

Region 21

No. 8 Wickliffe (9-2) at No. 1 Kirtland (10-0)

No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (8-2) at No. 2 Columbiana Crestview (10-0)

No. 6 Dalton (8-3) at No. 3 Columbia Station Columbia (9-1)

No. 5 Smithville (9-2) at No. 4 Hanoverton United (9-1)

 

Region 22

No. 9 Carey (7-4) at No. 1 Castalia Margaretta (9-1)

No. 10 Collins Western Reserve (9-2) at No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (9-1)

No. 6 Attica Seneca East (8-3) at No. 3 Archbold (8-2)

No. 5 Sherwood Fairview (10-1) at No. 4 Paulding (10-0)

 

Region 23

No. 9 West Lafayette Ridgewood (9-2) at No. 1 Centerburg (9-1)

No. 10 Caldwell (8-3) at No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye (8-1)

No. 6 Toronto (10-1) at No. 3 West Jefferson (9-1)

No. 5 North Robinson Colonel Crawford (10-1) at No. 4 Mount Gilead (9-1)

 

Region 24

No. 9 Portsmouth West (6-5) at No. 1 New Madison Tri-Village (10-0)

No. 7 Ironton Rock Hill (7-4) at No. 2 Springfield Northeastern (9-1)

No. 6 Anna (8-3) at No. 3 Mechanicsburg (8-2)

No. 5 Coldwater (7-4) at No. 4 St. Bernard Elmwood Place (9-1)

 

Division VII

Region 25

No. 8 Warren JFK (6-5) at No. 1 McDonald (10-0)

No. 7 East Canton (9-2) at No. 2 Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding (10-0)

No. 6 East Palestine (8-3) at No. 3 Mogadore (9-1)

No. 5 Malvern (7-4) at No. 4 Monroeville (8-2)

 

Region 26

No. 8 Edon (9-2) at No. 1 Lima Central Catholic (9-1)

No. 7 Pandora-Gilboa (8-3) at No. 2 North Baltimore (10-0)

No. 6 Sycamore Mohawk (9-2) at No. 3 Leipsic (9-1)

No. 5 Gibsonburg (8-3) at No. 4 Columbus Grove (7-3)

 

Region 27

No. 8 Bowerston Conotton Valley (8-3) at No. 1 Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-1)

No. 7 Strasburg-Franklin (8-3) at No. 2 Waterford (8-2)

No. 11 Danville (6-5) at No. 3 Lancaster Fisher Catholic (8-2)

No. 12 Glouster Trimble (7-4) at No. 4 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (8-2)

 

Region 28

No. 8 Sidney Lehman Catholic (10-1) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (10-0)

No. 10 New Bremen (7-4) at No. 2 St. Henry (9-1)

No. 11 Cedarville (6-5) at No. 3 Cincinnati Country Day (9-1)

No. 12 Fort Recovery (6-5) at No. 4 Beaver Eastern (10-0)

The City of Findlay is considering an ordinance prohibiting loitering.

Law Director Rob Feighner says it has come to his attention, and that of the Mayor, of increased complaints regarding loitering in and around parts of downtown.

The loitering often includes signs of drug use and other criminal acts, Feighner said.  

The city says the intention of the ordinance is to have some control and enforcement of such conduct which currently does not exist in city code.

You can read the ordinance below.

The next Findlay City Council meeting is on Wednesday, November 5, beginning at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers in the Findlay Municipal Building.

(From the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office)

Our office has received reports regarding scam phone calls circulating in the area. In these calls, the scammer claims to be a deputy from the Sheriff’s Office and states that the person being called has missed a court date and that the warrant has been issued for their arrest. The caller then demands payment to resolve the matter.

This is a scam.

Please remember – the Sheriff’s Office will never call and demand personal information or payment over the phone. Do not provide personal details such as your social security number, bank account information, or credit/debit card information over the phone. If you receive a scam call, hang up immediately.

(From the Hancock County Veterans Service Office)

In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day Holiday, The Hancock County Veterans Service Office invites you to illuminate office buildings, government buildings, retail establishments and more green from November 4 – 11 as part of Operation Green Light for Veterans, a nationwide effort uniting communities to support military veterans and their families.

The initiative, led by the National Association of Counties and National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, raises awareness around the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources available at the county, state and federal levels to assist veterans and their families.

According to Nicole Jenkins with the Hancock County Veterans’s Service Office, “Operation Green Light reminds us that our community’s strength comes from those who have served and sacrificed for our freedom. Lighting Hancock County in green is a small gesture with a big message, we stand united in support of our veterans and their families.”

Nicole was on with WFIN’s Chris Oaks to discuss Operation Green Light.

In addition to lighting buildings, bridges and other meaningful landmarks, residents, businesses and other organizations are encouraged to participate by simply changing one light bulb inside or outside their home to a green bulb. By shining a green light, we let our veterans know they are seen, appreciated and supported and we open up the conversation about the needs of veterans in our community.

We encourage everyone to show your support on social media by using the hashtag #operationgreenlight #hancockveterans