Ohio Highway Patrol celebrating 90 years

The Findlay post of Ohio State Highway Patrol will hold an open house celebrating the Patrol's 90th anniversary Wednesday. The open house gives a chance for Patrol personnel including troopers, dispatchers and professional staff to interact with the public, a release from the post states. Members of the community can tour the facility, ask questions and learn about employment opportunities. A recruiter will be on-site to assist with recruitment questions and help people with applications. As part of the Patrol's 90th anniversary activities, the agency is partnering with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio to help educate families about the free book program. Families with kids younger than 5 can enroll their children into the program during the open house Wednesday. After enrollment, the Imagination Library mails children one book each month until their fifth birthday, at no cost to families. All Ohio children are eligible for the program. To learn more, visit https://ohioimaginationlibrary.org The Ohio State Highway Patrol began on Nov. 15, 1933, when the first 60 patrolmen earned their commissions following training at Camp Perry on the Lake Erie shore and began patrolling Ohio's roads, according to the release. Founders envisioned an agency that "showed compassion and sincerity and promoted the safety and welfare of all Ohioans," it states.