The Fostoria Police Department reports that early Wednesday morning three incidents of vandalism to vehicles took place on Jones and Hays Street. The vehicles were damaged by having bricks thrown at them. No items were reported missing from the vehicles. Fostoria officers will conduct extra patrol throughout the area and all of town in an effort to both prevent another vandalism attack in the city and capture those responsible.
Owens Community College has received a five-year Trio Student Support Services grant. The $220,000 grant from the US Department of Education will be used to increase persistence, academic standing and graduation and transfer rates of students through an integrated and comprehensive set of services. The grant will serve 140 students in its first year.
Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik, Bowling Green Mayor Dick Edwards and Lima mayor David Berger have sent a letter to Bowling Green State University president Mary Ellen Mazey urging the university not to sell WBGU-TV’s spectrum rights. The Federal Communications Commission is offering broadcasters the chance to participate in an auction of the rights because of a spectrum need resulting from increased smartphone and tablet use. If BGSU sells its rights to use the spectrum, it could receive close to $40 million. The mayors said they support the public television station because of the “valuable educational and cultural programming which it offers to all of us.”
Governor John Kasich has authorized personnel at Ohio National Guard recruitment centers to carry weapons following last week's shooting in Tennessee that killed four Marines and a sailor. The guard says Major General Mark Bartman, the Adjutant General of Ohio, granted the authorization as part of an update of policies and training requirements for the recruiting centers and a review of all security measures.
The Calvert Catholic Board of Trustees has announced Michael Kaucher will return after 12 years as superintendent/principal. Kaucher has served as the principal at Central Catholic in Toledo. He was assistant principal and business manager at Calvert 1988-2000. Kaucher is to begin his three-year term Monday.
The University of Findlay College of Pharmacy has donated $1,500 to the Findlay Health Department to purchase 25 naloxone kits. Naloxone, a drug that prevents people from overdosing, can now be distributed without a prescription. The Findlay city Health Department plans to distribute the kits in the community.
The Fostoria Athletic Booster’s annual membership and patron drive is scheduled for August 3. From 6-9pm that day, athletes from both Fostoria and St. Wendelin high schools will be out and about asking for donations to the Booster who provide support to both school’s athletic departments. Annually, the Boosters provide $40,000 to the schools.
