The Ohio State University says the Buckeyes game last weekend against Michigan State has set a new all-time record for Wi-Fi terabyte usage at a major sporting event.
According to data released by OSU, 104-thousand plus fans used a combined 25-point-zero-six terabytes, surpassing the previous Wi-Fi mark set in February at Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta.
Earlier this year, Ohio Stadium was renovated with 47 miles of fiber wire connecting over two-thousand access points and over four-thousand antennas to bring Wi-Fi to the entire stadium for the first time.
Ohio Stadium now owns four of the top eight spots in-stadium Wi-Fi usage.
A former Columbus, Ohio TV meteorologist is being indicted on four counts of possessing child pornography.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said a grand jury handed down charges against Mike Davis, who was arrested last month following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
O’Brien says Davis, former Chief Meteorologist for 10TV, downloaded images of child pornography on several devices and then emailed them to himself, and there is no evidence he produced the material or shared it with others.
Davis is due in court for an arraignment hearing on October 21st.
WBNS terminated Davis on the same day he bonded out of jail.
If convicted on all counts, he would face up to 25 years in prison.
Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn and challenger Chad Benschoter participated in a Mayoral Forum on WFIN Wednesday night.
Flooding, Blanchard Street, city finances are various other topics were discussed during the forum.
The two are on opposing sides of the Blanchard Street project.
Mayor Muryn says reconfiguring Blanchard Street to one through lane in either direction and a dedicated center left turn lane will increase safety for drivers and bicyclists.
And with the new design, some room would be left over on each side of the road which would become a bike lane.
“I want to be clear, the intention of this project was not initially bike lanes, that’s a secondary benefit to this project and I think it would be ill-conceived and irresponsible for us to move away from this project when it’s ultimately safer and more efficient.”
Chad Benschoter has a dire prediction about what will happen if the project moves ahead.
“What we need to do is make sure bicyclists are as safe as possible, and putting cars in a bike path when they have to get over for emergency vehicles or when they have to merge onto the street in general will lead to casualties.”
In her closing statement, Muryn, a Republican, said the city’s heading in the right direction under her leadership.
“We have a lot of areas we can improve and that’s a continual process. I’m open to having that dialogue, I want community feedback and I believe that I have the right vision to build on the successes that we’ve seen to keep our community moving forward.”
In his closing statement, Chad Benschoter, a Democrat, said he believes he’s the candidate that best represents the people of Findlay.
“If you want a mayor that actually listens when you give feedback instead of disregarding it, that’s me. If you want a mayor that sees the problems that the average person faces on a daily basis, nice to meet you.”
Early voting is already underway. Election day is November 5th.
A body was found alongside the railroad tracks west of Arcadia.
Hancock County Sheriff Mike Heldman says they received a call from a railroad employee about the body on Wednesday afternoon north of Knollcrest Cemetery.
The sheriff says the body had been there for quite some time and appears to be male.
The body was sent to the Lucas County Coroner’s office for an autopsy to determine the identity and cause and manner of death.
The director of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library is retiring.
Jeff Winkle’s retirement will be effective January 10th, 2020.
The library’s current assistant director, Sarah Clevidence, will take over as director on January 11th, 2020.
Winkle joined the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library in 1999. Prior to his library career, he owned and operated Winkle’s Open Book for 20 years.
“It has been a blessing to spend 40 years advocating for books in a city and county that embraces the importance of literacy,” Winkle said.
“It was a privilege to work with the library staff to serve the residents of our county-wide community. This is a wonderful group of hard-working, dedicated people. Under Sarah’s leadership, I know the staff and library will flourish.”
Clevidence has been with the library since 1996, starting while in high school at an entry level Page position.
During her career, she has worked in the Media Services, Children’s Services, and Adult Services departments, as well as in Library Administration.
Clevidence has a B.S. in Economics from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Library and Information Science Degree from Kent State University.
She has big shoes to fill, as Winkle was recently named 2019 Librarian of the Year by the Ohio Library Council.
A bike ride will be held in honor of a man who was hit while riding his bike in Findlay and later died.
55-year-old Kenny Bender was struck by a car in the 2300 block of North Main Street on the morning of September 27th.
He died a week later at a Toledo hospital.
The driver police say hit Bender, 36-year-old Kory Conley, fled the scene but was later arrested.
Conley was initially charged with possession of cocaine and more charges are likely after Bender passed away.
Kenny Bender’s niece says there will be a bike ride to Kenny’s visitation on Thursday.
She says the bike ride will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at 1 Amazing Place at 207 East Foulke Avenue and proceed to Upper Room Church of God at 520 West Bigelow Avenue where Kenny’s visitation will be held.
The bike ride will include a full escort from the Findlay Police Department.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the bike ride.
From Coldren-Crates Funeral Home:
Ken worked at Blanchard Valley Industries and was proud to have won a Gold Medal in the 1978 International Special Olympics in track and swimming. He loved riding his bike, and could be seen riding all year long, as evidenced by him putting over 24,000 miles on his bike in a single year. He also had a strong love for people and for his community.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 2:00-4:00pm and 6:00-8:00pm at the Upper Room Church of God, 520 West Bigelow Avenue in Findlay. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Friday at the church with additional visitation for one hour prior from 9:30-10:30am. Pastor David Price will officiate and interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME in Findlay. Memorials may be given to Hancock Handlebars Bicycle Club, P.O. Box 232, Findlay, Ohio 45840 in memory of Kenny Bender. This helps support the Findlay Police Dept. annual bicycle rodeo to purchase helmets and safety equipment for young riders. Online condolences are welcomed at www.coldrencrates.com.
A member of the Ohio House of Representatives is proposing a law that would ban packages from being delivered by drones in Ohio.
Details of House Bill 327, sponsored by Thomas Patton, call drone delivery a potential safety hazard because packages can be accidentally dropped onto pets or children.
The bill says in part “no commercial entity shall operate an unmanned aerial vehicle to deliver a package for business.”
Delivery companies UPS and Amazon say they are developing several layers of safety checks with their drones, which could involve lowering packages by tether or parachute.
Bigelow Hill Intermediate School’s Tonya Thorbahn earned the title of State Board District 1 Teacher of the Year and received a visit from State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria.
Thorbahn said she is honored to receive the title.
DeMaria said that he was impressed with all that Bigelow Hill was doing.
Thorbahn was named a Trojan Elite and DeMaria was made a member of the school’s house system during an assembly at the end of the school day.
You can catch a video of the visit on our Twitter.
