The University of Findlay’s Physical Plant, in cooperation with the Findlay Fire Department, will be performing an annual fire drill for all University academic and athletic buildings today at 9:15 p.m. Each building’s fire alarm system will be activated simultaneously by security and maintenance personnel. Building occupants will be expected to exit the building and assemble away from entrances. Personnel will then search the building, reset each alarm system and inform occupants when they can reenter. The drill is expected to take between 10 and 20 minutes to complete.
United Auto Workers union members have voted down a four-year contract deal with Fiat Chrysler. Members at large assembly plants in Toledo and Sterling Heights, Michigan, rejected the pact in voting Tuesday. Plant-level union leaders were summoned to Detroit for a meeting Thursday to decide the next move. Fiat Chrysler had previously announced that among those changes, Jeep Cherokee production would leave Toledo and move to the Belvidere plant. In place of the Cherokee, Toledo would produce a new Jeep pick-up truck alongside the Jeep Wrangler.
Seneca County is one of five recipients of the Auditor of the State award given by State Auditor Dave Yost. The award recognizes an the entity that files timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs. Other nearby recipients are the City of Waterville in Lucas County and Henry County.
Two North Baltimore men were arrested Monday for their involvement in a heroin-related death in May. Sealed indictments against 34 year old William Patterson and 31 year old Bradley Stemen were issued by a Wood County grand jury on Sept. 17. The two men have each been charged with reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter. North Baltimore Police Chief Allan Baer says the charges are related to the May 27 death of 34 year old Todd Williams of North Baltimore…The two men were involved in the sale of heroin to Williams.
Beginning in the spring of 2016, the University of Findlay will be offering a master’s degree progam in applied security and analytics. The new program is designed to be completed in two years, and will focus on areas that range from secure coding and risk analysis to data analytics and visualization. The university said it is the only Ohio institution offering this degree. A detailed list of criteria to qualify for the program, along with other information, can be found on the University of Findlay’s website.
