Ohio Attorney General David Yost announced Thursday that a settlement was made with NCAA involving the double transfer that restricts an athlete’s ability to compete with other schools. The announcement comes after U.S. District Judge Preston Bailey approved schools to forbid the NCAA from enforcing transfer rules through at least spring. 

The lawsuit began in December when Yost and a group of attorney generals sued the NCAA on accusations of violating antitrust laws. Yost believed what the NCAA was doing restricted a college athlete’s ability to maximize their economic opportunities.

In 2021, the NCAA automatically exempted first-time transfers athletes from competing in their first year after transferring while doing the same with double transfers even if they had a granted waiver, which was allowed in the rules. 

In a statement released Wednesday, Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn clarified the news of the selling of Marathon Oil (MRO) to ConocoPhillips, and that this sale will not affect the city of Findlay. 

The Mayor states that Marathon Petroleum (MPC) was not part of the deal because in 2011, MPC and MRO both split in 2011. This divided the two organizations where MRO does oil exploration and production. While MPC is a petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company. 

Marathon Oil is based out of Houston, Texas. 

The Toledo Mud Hens donated $2,500 to Micah Hyde's IMagINe for Youth Foundation for the upcoming football camp held at Memorial Stadium June 1.

The grant was approved by the Greater Toledo Community that looks over the Helping Hens Fund. This money will help with the 500 kids that show up to this camp to learn the fundementals of football. Volunteers, coaches, and NFL players also help Hyde out with the camp.

This will be the seventh year of the football camp held in Fostoria.

Findlay High School Quarterback, Ryan Montgomery, has been invited to the Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles, CA.

The University of Georgia commit was competing at State College on Sunday for the last of eight regional events around the country. These regionals decide who the best quarterback is based on competition and training. There are 11 regions and one quarterback is selected to move on from those regions. 

Montgomery will compete in the finals starting June 18 to 20.

A civil complaint was filed by 2006 Findlay High School graduate, John R. Eakin, claiming the district failed to comply with the Ohio Public Record. 

Eakin’s filed the complaint in the Hancock County Common Pleas Court after requesting records from a recently closed investigation by the school district. He was asking the school for information about the 2023 Findlay First Edition program, and did not receive any documentation after filing a public information request, February 5.

The civil complaint is to hold Findlay City Schools accountable for future public record requests and to add any fines or penalties from Ohio law or being noncompliant to Eakins’ request. 

In November 2023, a two-month probe was conducted on Findlay First Edition, resulting in the resignation of FFE Director Kevin Manley. 

On Thursday, the Hancock County commissioners voted to have Rumpke Waste and Recycling to replace Litter Landing for recycling duties for the county.

This partnership will be for five years that will pay Rumpke $550,000 for the first three years, and up to $600,000 to $650,000 for years four and five. It is estimated that Rumpke will make 15,808 pickups a year, with each trip costing $35.36 when going to one of the 16 stations in the county. Even though Litter Landing will no longer be in charge of the county’s recycling, they will continue stay open as a collection station.

Commissioner Michael Pepple said that collection stations could increase to 21 or 25 stations. Making it easier for residents to drop off their recycling. 

On Wednesday, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was recognized by Lexipol for Excellence in Policy Management and Training. For the third year in a row, the Sheriff’s Office has received recognition in this field of expertise. 

They achieved the highest level of recognition, gold, for consistent and effective policy dissemination to personnel, timely policy updates as laws change, and officer training on policies. Five metrics are used to track the Sheriff’s Office performance by Lexipol.

Lexipol is known to be the nation's leading provider of policy, training and wellness support for first responders and public servants.