(From Visit Findlay)
Findlay ArtWalk will be happening in Downtown Findlay from 5-9 p.m. this Friday, August 2nd.
Whether with friends or solo, stroll from place to place to take in the local art scene.
Enjoy work from local artists/artisans, live music and good vibes!
For more information head to:
ArtWalk, a favorite event in Findlay, is an event taking place four times a year – the first Fridays in February, May, August, and November.
This is a free event that is open to the whole family.
(From the United Way of Hancock County)
Looking for a teambuilding opportunity outside your office’s 4 walls?
Or maybe you’re a nonprofit agency in need of some helping hands?
Registration is open for our Fall Days of Caring, where we’ll match volunteer teams with projects around the county.
Visit https://www.liveunitedhancockcounty.org/days-caring to register your team or project today!
The dates have been announced for Findlay’s Trick-or-Treat and the Cops and Kids Findlay Halloween Parade.
Trick-or-Treat will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Cops and Kids Findlay Halloween Parade is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 7 p.m.
The parade is organized through the Fort Findlay Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 20.
See some video from last year below.
An open house and ribbon-cutting will be held for the new Little Panthers Learning Center in McComb.
It will be on Thursday, August 1 from 1 to 7 p.m.
Little Panthers Learning Center is located at 321 Park Drive South in McComb.
Village officials have said the new childcare center will be a blessing for the people living in the community who have been scrambling to find sitters.
Officials said some parents go to Findlay and Bluffton for childcare and this new facility will make a big difference in many lives.
(From Hitchings Insurance Agency)
With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our former agency owner and insurance agent, Lee Hitchings, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.
Words cannot describe how much he will be missed, especially his contagious smile and laugh. Lee never really met a stranger.
He was a friend to so many!
We are so thankful for the time we shared with him and cling to the memories.
Click here to watch a video tribute to Lee on the Hitchings Insurance Agency’s Facebook page.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the county.
The crash happened at around 2:30 Monday afternoon at the intersection of State Route 25 and Mermill Road.
Crash investigators say Cassy Shank, 50, of Risingsun, was driving a car eastbound on Mermill Road and failed to yield to a northbound pickup truck driven by 57-year-old Michael Spangenberg, of North Baltimore.
The sheriff’s office said Cassy succumbed to her injuries at the scene while an 11-year-old girl who was Cassy’s passenger was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Toledo.
Spangenberg was taken to Wood County Hospital for minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
The 2024 ‘Stuff the Bus’ school supplies collection event in Findlay was a huge success.
Tammy Stahl, Executive Director of Christian Clearing House, says the community donated nearly 1,000 backpacks and a bunch of school supplies.
Additionally, they received nearly $1,300 in the money jar.
“We are beyond grateful for the incredible support you’ve shown for our ‘Stuff the Bus’ initiative!
Your generosity has been truly inspiring, and we can’t thank you enough.
There’s still time to contribute! We’re collecting supplies through August 4th.
Thank you for being such a wonderful and supportive community!”
She says If you didn’t get a chance to sign up for ‘Stuff the Bus’, you can still come in person to the Christian Clearing House office starting August 12th and they’ll do their best to provide essential back to school items.
“We’re here to help ensure your kids are ready for the school year with the supplies they need.”
Annually, McDonald’s, WFIN , WKXA and 106.3 The Fox join with area organizations like Christian Clearing House to “Stuff The Bus” with school supplies for local school children in need.
(From the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office)
We continue to receive notice that these scams are still going around. Please spread the word!
We have received information that people are receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be one of our Lieutenants and claiming the person has missed a court date and, in some cases, asking for money.
THIS IS A SCAM! We do not make calls of this nature.
Please do not give any personal information.
You do not need to call our office unless you have given out any information or given money.
The upcoming Veterans Empowerment Summer Fair and Family Picnic will provide an opportunity for area veterans and their families and friends to learn about local resources, helpful organizations, employment opportunities, and have some fun at the same time.
The event will be held on Saturday, August 3rd on the campus of Owens Community College at 3200 Bright Road in Findlay from 10 to 2 in the Community Education & Wellness Center.
Nichole Coleman is Executive Director of the Hancock County Veterans Service Office in Findlay.
As Nichole mentioned in the audio above the free event is open to the public and will include an indoor resource fair as well as outdoor fun with bounce houses and games.
Get more details below.
(From the Hancock Historical Museum)
Bring your lunch break to the Hancock Historical Museum at 422 West Sandusky Street to enjoy its monthly Brown Bag Lecture Series at 12 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, discussing “Urban Archaeology” presented by Dr. Robert C. Chidester, Cultural Resources Service Director at The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc.
Dr. Robert Chidester is the Cultural Resources Service Director at The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc., where he has been the senior archaeologist since 2009. He attended Heidelberg University in Tiffin for his undergraduate degree and holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology and History from the University of Michigan.
For most people, the word “archaeology” conjures up images of lost civilizations from long ago and far away. However, any archaeologist will tell you that archaeology can be anywhere – even in your own backyard! Archaeologists from The Mannik & Smith Group have been conducting archaeological studies in and around Findlay as part of the Blanchard River Flood Mitigation Program since 2009.
In this presentation, Dr. Chidester will discuss recent excavations that have shed light on the everyday experiences of working-class residents of Findlay in the first half of the 20th century.
Scheduled at noon on the first Thursday of each month and featuring a variety of topics relevant to Hancock County and Ohio, the museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series is free to members and available for the price of regular museum admission for nonmembers.
No registration is necessary.
For more information, visit Hancockhistoricalmuseum.org or call 419-423-4433