New staff needed for jail medical department made better by Ken Majors By Sheri Trusty, Public Relations / Community Engagement Coordinator When Seneca County Sheriff Fredrick Stevens began his first term in 2021, he had a vision of a better, safer, and more efficient jail. He set out to improve the building and the procedures, […]
FOSTORIA – At the Fostoria City Council meeting held on March 4th, 2025, the mayor put forth a proposal requesting an additional $550,000 in funding for the Splash Pad Project from the City Council. Previously, the City had committed $100,000 to the project during the fundraising efforts of Fostoria Vision 2020. The meeting began with […]
Lucas County, OH – Rachel Heier, a disgusting excuse for a mother, has been indiced on 5 charges of severe chid abuse. Some peole ask if Satan lives on Earth, I show them examples of pure evil like this case. Rachel Heier faces five counts of endangering children, including abuse, torture, and excessive corporal punishment, […]
FOSTORIA – On Feb 4th, 2025 Mayor Don Mennel announced that he made the decision alone to restart leachate processing at the Fostoria Waste Water Treatment Plant. The leachate from the recent “spill” at Win Waste Innovations is curretly being transported to Fostoria. Mayor Mennel bypassed the normal channels of democracy by going over the […]
FOSTORIA, OHIO – In a decisive step toward sustainable energy and fiscal responsibility, the City of Fostoria is paving the way for a new solar energy initiative at Reservoir 5. On March 02, 2025, the Fostoria City Council introduced Ordinance No. 2025, a measure designed to authorize the lease of a portion of city-owned land—identified […]
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines. Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years. The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water […]
FOSTORIA – Originally provied to the Fostoria Free Press in 2024, these design specs can be found in this Google Drive Folder along with other documents. Fostoria, Ohio, is gearing up for a refreshing addition to its community with the unveiling of design plans for the new Fostoria Splash Pad, an ADA-accessible restroom facility, and […]
POPLAR VILLAGE, FOSTORIA – All tenants in the park have been given a Drinking Water Warning letter due to a “Power Outage”. For many people if not all have been buying bottled water since summer of 2024. One resident said they don’t trust the water “It’s slowly killing us”. This is not as farfetched of […]
Photo byThe Fostoria Free Press Photo bySCSO (ATTICA, Feb. 27, 2025) – Following the train derailment on Feb. 11, 2025, which involved two tanker cars leaking – one containing corn syrup and the other ethanol – the Village of Attica confirmed that the water system has remained fully pressurized since the incident. This means the […]
FOSTORIA – The Mayor of Fostoria City made the decision to bypass the usual democratic channels by approving the acceptance of leachate from Win Waste Innovations Landfill (formerly known as Sunny Farms Landfill) without seeking the input of the voters or the city council. The City set a price of $.04 per gallon for this […]
