Findlay City Schools are holding payment of more than $500,000 to the company that installed new artificial turf at Donnell Stadium last month. Superintendent Ed Kurt says the field isn’t flat and doesn’t meet the standards set in the contract with the company FieldTurf of Georgia. When the schools are satisfied, the bill will be paid by the Donnell Foundation. The district hopes to get a firm plan on how FieldTurf will fix the problem on Wednesday.
The Fostoria Area Historical Society has announced that it will present a live dinner theater event. ”An Evening with Dillenger” will recount one of the most exciting and famous day in the history of Fostoria. On May 3, 1934, John Dillenger and his gang robbed the First National Bank of Fostoria in a hail of gunfire. The show will take place on Saturday, May 21inside the BANKquet Hall on South Main Street. Tickets are $40 and can be obtained by calling 419-435-0786. All proceeds will go to renovating the electrical system inside the North Street historical museum.
Carla Treadway has been named Downtown Findlay coordinator for Findlay-Hancock County Economic Development. She succeeds Maria Reza, who left in October to become president of Tarpon Springs (Florida) Chamber of Commerce. The 34 year old Treadway was vice president of the Leipsic Chamber of Commerce since 2014.
Bowling Green State University announced Athletics Director Chris Kingston is resigning this year. Kingston served three years at the university and was the thirteenth full-time Athletics Director for the institution. His last day will be May 1. Kingston will become the new vice president for Learfield Sports.



.png)
.png)



