Free testing for COVID-19 will be available in Findlay on Monday.

A pop-up testing site will be open from 10 to 2 at The Cube at 3430 North Main Street.

No appointment or doctor’s note is necessary.

Testing will be on a first come, first served basis.

Hancock Public Health announced on Friday that an 87-year-old man had died from the virus, becoming the county’s fifth COVID death.

The number of active cases went down to 49 on Friday, compared to 65 on Wednesday.

The number of overall cases increased by five on Friday, up to a total of 460.

 

Findlay City Schools is asking everyone to do their part to help ensure that the fall sports seasons don’t get derailed by a jump in coronavirus cases.

Athletic Director Nate Weihrauch says a lot of work has gone into preparing the sports seasons under COVID-19 guidelines.

 

 

 

The governor’s order allowing sports to be played says coaches, volunteers, athletic trainers, and officials must wear a face covering at all times, and players must wear a face covering when not on the field or court of play.

Weihrauch says players and coaches have done a good job adjusting and fans will need to as well.

The limited number of spectators who are allowed to attend games will be required to wear a mask throughout the entire game and family members should be seated together and socially distanced from others.

 

 

Weihrauch says ticket information will be sent to each student-athletes family through Final Forms.

The Findlay Trojans Football team begins the season at Whitmer on Friday night August 28th. You can hear their games on WFIN.

Blanchard Valley Conference games can be heard on 100.5 WKXA, and Ottawa Glandorf games can be heard as usual on 106.3 The Fox.

Click here for more details on the governor’s order allowing high school sports this fall.

 

 

Findlay Trojans Football updated OHSAA six-game TRAC schedule. #TrojanTrue.
8/28 @ Whitmer
9/4 @ Fremont Ross
9/11 St. John's
9/18 @ Central Catholic
9/25 Oregon Clay
10/2 Lima Senior
10/9 Playoffs pic.twitter.com/KbcCVWYmtC

— Findlay Athletics (@FHSAthletic) August 11, 2020

 

A fifth Hancock County resident has died from the coronavirus.

Hancock Public Health announced the fifth death on Friday, saying the patient was an 87-year-old man.

On Wednesday, the county’s fourth death from the virus was announced.

The number of active cases went down to 49 on Friday, compared to 65 on Wednesday.

Active cases are patients who are currently under quarantine or isolation.

The number of overall cases increased by five on Friday, up to a total of 460.

40 people have been hospitalized from the virus in Hancock County since the beginning of the pandemic and five residents have died from it.

Hancock County is still at level 2, or orange, on the state’s COVID-19 alert map.

Pop-up COVID-19 testing will be held from 10 to 2 on Monday at The Cube on North Main Street in Findlay.

 

Findlay Brewing Company is joining more than 1,000 breweries across the United States and the world in releasing Black is Beautiful, an imperial stout, on Tuesday, August 25th.

Findlay Brewing Company says more than 1,100 breweries across all 50 states and 21 countries are brewing Black is Beautiful to bring awareness to the injustices people of color face daily and to raise funds for police brutality reform and legal defenses for those who have been wronged.

Beginning Tuesday, Black is Beautiful will be available for dine-in in FBC’s taproom at 213 East Crawford Street.

64 ounce growlers and 32 ounce crowler cans will be available for takeout as well.

People who have growlers or howlers may bring them in to have filled.

Proceeds from Black is Beautiful at Findlay Brewing Company will be donated to the Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center in Findlay.

 

The Interstate 75 reconstruction project was featured on the Ohio Department of Transportation’s weekly video series ‘The Loop’.

ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks was in Findlay recently to celebrate the milestone of the opening of the ramps at State Route 15/U.S. 68.

Interstate 75 is also now in its final traffic pattern.

There is still some paving, striping and other work to be completed and the project in its entirety will be finished in October.

The project reconstructed and widened about five miles of I-75 from just south of the Harrison Street overpass up to the County Road 99 interchange.

Notable features of the project included construction of a third lane in each direction on I-75 and the redesign of the interchange at Lima Avenue with U.S. 68 / State Route 15 into a double roundabout.

 

 

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be extra focused on removing impaired drivers from the roads over the next few weeks.

The highway patrol’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is underway through Monday, September 7th which is Labor Day.

The patrol is asking drivers to do their part in keeping the roadways safe by following all traffic laws, never driving impaired and always designating a sober driver.

In 2019, there were 13,047 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roads, which resulted in 597 deaths and 8,178 injuries.

In 2019, troopers arrested 22,520 drivers for OVI.

“Our focus is removing impaired drivers from our roadways and educating motorists of the dangers it presents,” said Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.

“We take impaired driving seriously and remain dedicated to promoting safety on Ohio’s roadways.”

Drivers are encouraged to dial #677 to report impaired drivers and drug activity to the highway patrol.

 

You may have seen the signs popping up in front of houses that read ‘A Findlay High School Military Veteran Lives Here’.

The signs were the idea of Roger Powell, the Findlay High School Alumni Director for the past 22 years.

He says it was unfortunate that they had to cancel their annual Findlay High School Military Veterans Recognition Dinner and Program due to the pandemic and he wanted to do something special for the school’s Veterans.

 

 

Roger got the go-ahead and the signs were made and this week they started being delivered to Veterans’ homes by members of the baseball and basketball teams.

Roger says Veterans are very appreciative of the signs.

 

 

He says, so far, 115 signs have been made.

Anyone who wants one of the free signs can contact Roger at rpowell900@aol.com, and give their name, address, phone number, years and branch of service and year graduated FHS.

 

Trojans basketball and baseball players delivering military yard signs to FHS grads who served this great nation. #TrojanTrue Thank you for your service! pic.twitter.com/tt6CrwH6wi

— Findlay High School (@FindlayHS) August 20, 2020

The United Way of Hancock County’s Days of Caring service event has been rescheduled for September.

With COVID-19 project-specific safety protocols in place, the United Way of Hancock County says it will be holding its Days of Caring service event from September 21st through the 25th.

Days of Caring is typically held in May but it was postponed due to the pandemic.

Days of Caring is an annual week-long event where employees of area businesses and corporations help local organizations with projects like landscaping, painting and construction.

Last year about 1,100 people volunteered their time for the event.

“While traditionally Days of Caring has been organized in a corporations helping agencies kind of format, we love that the event is expanding into all facets of the community – an all hands on deck, community building event,” said Angela DeBoskey, CEO of UWHC.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to help the organizations that serve our community, with clear COVID guidelines keeping volunteers safe.”

Learn more about Days of Caring and how you can help out by clicking here.

 

The governor’s office has released details about the health orders under which fall high school sports will be allowed to be played in Ohio.

The order also applies to college, amateur, club and professional sports.

The governor previously said that spectators will be limited to family members and people close to the athlete.

The state order shows that a limited number of fans will be allowed at sporting events.

According to the order, outdoor spectators will be limited to 15 percent of the venue’s capacity or 1,500 people, whichever is less.

For indoor venues, it’s 15 percent of the venue’s capacity or 300 people, whichever is less.

The order says the primary purpose for allowing spectators is so that family members are be able to watch.

The order says family members must sit together, socially distanced from other individuals and family groups.

The order says coaches, volunteers, athletic trainers, and officials must wear a face covering at all times, and players must wear face coverings when not on the field or court of play.

Read the full order here.

 

Parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Findlay gathered to pray for the victims, the parish, school and community a day after their pastor was arrested on child sex abuse charges.

Kerry organized Wednesday night’s candlelight prayer vigil.

 

 

And Kerry  is asking people who don’t attend St. Michael Parish to say a prayer for them during this difficult time.

 

 

Father Michael Zacharias was arrested on Tuesday morning on charges of coercion and enticement, sex trafficking a minor and sex trafficking an adult.

The offenses he has been charged with allegedly involve two boys from Catholic schools in Toledo.

The FBI believes there are additional victims they are unaware of and is asking anyone who had contact with Zacharias and was inappropriately touched or sexually assaulted by him to contact the FBI at 216-622-6842.

 

 

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