Evening,
I can’t say what for, but we are asking for your broken Christmas lights. They WILL be repaired and used for something locally in the future. Please email TheFostoriaFreePress@gmail.com if you have lights to provide.
NO! I am not stripping the copper to cash in for money 🤣
FOSTORIA WRESTLING | The girls competed at the Marion Harding Invite today. Ariana Espinosa-snowden placed 2nd at 170 pounds and Ahmani Lee placed 5th at 135 pounds. Fantastic job today Redmen! 
FOSTORIA | In July 2025, Josh Tolento, owner of The Mindful Beekeeper™ responded to a unique challenge in Fostoria, where a customer reported honeybees nesting inside the door of an exterior grain bin. Requiring a 20-foot climb, our team expertly used ropes to safely lower the comb and bee box to the ground. With precision and care, we successfully removed and relocated the bees to our thriving farm, ensuring their preservation while protecting the property.
“At The Mindful Beekeeper, we take on challenging bee removal tasks with dedication and care. This image captures me in action during a July 2025 job in Fostoria, where I tackled a honeybee colony nestled inside the door of an exterior grain bin. Dressed in my protective gear, I’m seen crouching at the base of a towering 20-foot structure, preparing to use ropes to safely lower the comb and relocate the bees to our farm.”
“I managed a honeybee colony housed inside the door of a grain bin, featuring 7 tightly packed layers of comb. Using cool mist water to calm the bees during extraction, I carefully removed over 20,000 bees and relocated them to our thriving farm, showcasing our dedication to preserving these vital pollinators while ensuring a safe and controlled process.”
7 layers of comb can be seen at the top of the door where the remaining comb is still attached. The area was pressure washed & any beeswax scraped away to prevent re-infestation.
Once the bees were relocated, they were inspected and tested for mites. “This colony was one of the least aggressive colonies I have extracted this summer.”
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“Darkness fell before I could restructure the colony into an acceptable hive for the bees. Therefore I used red light while I worked throughout the night.”
Did you know a honeybee will only produce 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in it’s lifetime?
Hey Fostoria—Train City USA! We all know our town lives and breathes railroads. With the iconic Iron Triangle, over 100 trains rumbling through daily, and the beloved Rail Park drawing fans from around the world, trains are in our DNA.
But while big cities drop glittering balls in Times Square style, why not lean into what makes us unique? Imagine this: A New Year’s Eve “Train Drop” downtown!
Picture a smaller-scale model train—decked out in thousands of twinkling lights, festive decorations, and maybe even a glowing caboose—slowly lowered from a bucket truck or crane at midnight. As the clock strikes 12, the lighted train “drops” amid cheers, fireworks, and train whistles echoing through the night.
It would be family-friendly, affordable, and totally on-brand for the rail capital of Ohio. Host it near the Rail Park or downtown—add hot cocoa, food trucks, live music, and a countdown with real train horns for extra flair.
Other towns do quirky drops (pickles, peaches, giant acorns)—why not us? This could become our signature tradition, drawing visitors and putting Fostoria on the map for New Year’s fun.
What do you think, Fostoria? Let’s make the “Train Drop” happen! Share this if you’re in—tag the Chamber, city leaders, or rail society. Time to choo-choo into 2026 in style! 🚂🎉
Small Town Findlay, Ohio – home to around 40,000 residents – embodies classic small-town living in northwest Ohio. Far from the hustle of big cities like Columbus (over 900,000 people) or Cleveland (around 370,000), Findlay offers quiet streets, friendly neighbors, and a relaxed pace without skyscrapers, gridlock traffic, or overwhelming urban crowds.
Drug-related issues exist, as in many communities—the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force made several busts in 2024-2025, seizing methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and more—but these remain targeted enforcement efforts rather than widespread daily concerns.
Property crime is the bulk in both towns—Findlay has more volume due to larger size/commercial areas, but per-person rates are similar or slightly higher in Fostoria.
Both towns see regular busts via METRICH Task Force:
FOSTORIA | The ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation has received a generous $10,000 donation from the Henry H. Geary Memorial Foundation, administered by KeyBank. This meaningful contribution will directly support and enhance the hospital’s Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation services, providing vital resources for patients recovering from heart and lung conditions.
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access facility serving Fostoria and surrounding communities in northwest Ohio, offers comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation programs. These include supervised exercise, education, and lifestyle counseling designed to help patients regain strength, improve cardiovascular health, and manage chronic respiratory issues.
The gift will enable expansions or improvements in these essential programs, ensuring local residents have access to high-quality care close to home—reducing the need for travel and supporting faster, more effective recoveries.
The Henry H. Geary Memorial Foundation continues a legacy of community support in the region, with ties to Fostoria through the Geary family—known for contributions to local institutions like the Geary Family YMCA. Administered by KeyBank, the foundation focuses on philanthropic efforts that align with community health and wellness.
“Together, we’re building a healthier community!” said representatives from the ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation. This partnership exemplifies how targeted philanthropy can make a tangible difference in rural healthcare, empowering patients to lead stronger, more active lives.
For more information on supporting the ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation or its rehabilitation programs, visit their giving page or contact the hospital directly.
December 24th, 2025
FOSTORIA | Long behold! Sunshine and a well maintained home has been exposed. After years of waiting, Seneca County finally demolishes animal infested house. Removing dilapidated houses normally leads to increased property values in the neighborhood. This is great for everyone that has had to look at this house for years.
How to get houses torn down?
Hold Seneca County & City of Fostoria accountable. Keep asking questions via email for paper trail. And criticize departments, works nearly every time.
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Tuesday night in Fostoria, what should’ve been just another Northern Buckeye Conference basketball game—Eastwood, Fostoria—turned into something uglier.
With the clock winding down, Eastwood’s player bounced the ball off a Fostoria #1 defender’s chest to stop the clock, which in slow motion appears to brush #1’s face but not hard enough to move his head, but enough to result in a bloody nose claimed by one FHS source. Legal tactic? Yes. Classy? Not if struck in the head on purpose.
Less than twenty seconds later, Fostoria’s (#1) spun and struck the Eastwood player across the side of the head with an open hand while he was not looking. This type of assault is what is considered a “cheap shot”, a less skilled person’s way of getting the advantage. The Eastwood player dropped to the floor. Refs ejected #1 on the spot. Now social media is on fire. and comments from parents and community members claim Eastwood called #1 the N-word right before the bounce-pass play.
Some grown adults including parent of #1 are openly defending the hit, saying the Fostoria player had to stand up for himself and shouldn’t take that kind of disrespect.
Here’s where the Fostoria Free Press draws the line—and we draw it hard.
There is never, ever a place for physical violence in sports. Not in retaliation, not in the heat of the moment, not because he said something. If a kid gets called the worst word in the language, the answer is still not a fist or an open-hand to the skull. That’s not standing tall; that’s stooping lower and making Fostoria High School look like trash.
When grown adults—parents who should be the example—publicly cheer that violence or excuse it with “I don’t blame him,” what exactly are we teaching the next generation? That words justify assault? That the scoreboard also keeps track of who hits harder when they’re mad?
Full stop. If that word was used, it’s disgusting and the player, the program, and everyone who lets it slide should face real consequences. But right now there is zero audio, zero clear lip-read, zero impartial witness confirming it happened. Accusations aren’t evidence. Until proof surfaces, we can’t treat rumor as fact—doing so only pours gasoline on an already bad fire.
Claiming racism when things don’t go your way is easy, now you must prove it with evidence, as any court would require in any assault cases. Had roles been flipped there would have been a mob with pitchforks waiting for the Eastwood player. Although, this contradictory mindset simply has no basis.
That’s on video. That’s undeniable. The Fostoria Free Press isn’t here to pick teams or fan flames. We’re here to call balls and strikes the way they actually land.
Physical attacks have no defense, and adults who give them one are failing every kid on both benches. Teach respect with actions, not excuses. Teach self-control when it’s hardest. Anything less turns high school gyms into places parents should fear instead of celebrate. That’s the only win any of us should be chasing tonight.
Not even the slightest. We see this type of gross generalization on all levels of politics, defend this person your a racist etc. etc. It’s annoying to hear the broken record.
#1 should be dropped from the team, and Fostoria High School Boys Basketball should move on. Does not matter what was said, assault is assault.
If the N-word was used then there needs to be a joint coaches & parents meeting between the schools. Get to the bottom of any systematic racism that some are alleging is occurring on a regular basis.
Beyond that, fabricating racism to justify a defense is just dumb and sets a horrible example for kids.
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FOSTORIA | Backroad Reptiles & Exotics places new sign at Plaza building located at 610 Plaza Dr, Fostoria, OH 44830.
