The United Way of Fostoria approved a $5,000 grant to the Fostoria Summer Recreation Program: Fostoria Community Enriching Our Youth during its April board of trustees meeting. 
The grant is the first the United Way of Fostoria has awarded since 2012.  Extra money was left over from unused 2015 administration funds and the board felt the summer rec program was a worthy recipient.
 

Brent R. Houdeshell of Arlington man pleaded innocent Wednesday to a murder charge and two other felony counts related to the death of a 2-year-old Breydon Ferrel of Findlay.  Hancock County Common Pleas Magistrate Robroy set bond at $ 537,500.  A pretrial hearing is scheduled for May 13.  Common Pleas Judge Reginald Routson has been assigned the case. 

HHWP Community Action Commission’s Head Start preschool program will hold an ice cream social and open house next Friday, May 6^th  from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the Findlay Head Start building, 545 Winfield Ave., Findlay.  Parents interested in registering their children for the 2016-17 school year may bring their children and tour the facility, meet the staff, participate in activities, and pick up or complete an application.   Activities include Dietsch’s ice cream, carnival games, and prizes.  For more details visit www.hhwpcac.org.

About 20 people gathered outside Marathon’s Main Street, Findlay headquarters yesterday to protest the company’s involvement with the Sandpiper pipeline project.  The proposed pipeline would be in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.  The protesters from Minnesota, Detroit, Yellow Springs and Dayton aired concerns about potential spills that could damage drinking water and crops in that region.

Thirty-four students from Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Centers in Tiffin are bringing home gold medals following an award ceremony Wednesday during the 64th annual SkillsUSA Ohio Championships.  Students competed in areas, such as health careers, nail care, culinary arts, crime investigation, public safety, collision repair, digital technology and medical assistance, among many others.  These students will go to national competition in June in Louisville, Kentucky.

A planned solar project in the city is expected to move forward after action taken by the Bowling Green Board of Public.  The board approved a resolution to allow BG Utilities Director Brian O’Connell to enter into a revised contract with American Municipal Power and NextEra for the proposed project, to be located along Carter Road.  The project, to place solar panels on the site and allow the city to subscribe to the power thus produced, has been in the works since early last year.