Marathon Petroleum President and CEO Michael Hennigan on Monday reaffirmed the company’s commitment to Findlay.

“Findlay is our corporate headquarters. There’s absolutely no plans to change that,” Hennigan said.

Hennigan says Marathon is opening an office in Houston, Texas but the company headquarters will remain in Findlay.

“Some people have misinterpreted that, that I wanted to move the company headquarters to Houston. That is not the case. We are committed to northwest Ohio, that’s where the corporate headquarters is.”

Hennigan says they are continuing to make significant investments in the Findlay campus to make it viable for many years to come.

Hennigan was the speaker at the Findlay Rotary Club’s meeting on Monday and you can listen to some of his comments below.

In September, Marathon cut jobs across its operations, including in Findlay, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to hurt its business operations and financial position.

You can read that story here.

(ONN) – The first shipment of coronavirus vaccines is arriving at hospitals around the state.

Within the next 24 hours the first COVID-19 vaccines will start going into the arms of some Ohioans.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has indicated that 10 hospitals in Ohio will be among the first to receive the vaccines.

The vaccines have to be stored at extremely low temperatures and several hospitals have obtained cold storage units.

The first vaccines will be given to healthcare workers and first responders on the front lines.

Then nursing home residents will be next to get the vaccine.

The governor was on hand at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Monday morning when the first vaccines arrived.

This is an historic occasion.
This is hope.
This is the beginning of the end of the pandemic.
 
The first #COVID19 vaccines have arrived in Ohio at @OSUWexMed. These safe and effective vaccines are a crucial step on our path back to normal. We’re #InThisTogetherOhio. pic.twitter.com/uunKBdNEGY

— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) December 14, 2020

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Findlay convenience store.

The police department says Conley W. White Jr., 48, of Findlay is in custody.

Hancock County jail records show he was arrested on Thursday and is being held on $30,000 bond.

He was arrested at a residence on U.S. 68 a little south of Findlay. (pictured below)

Som Carry Out, at 825 North Main Street, was robbed at gunpoint at around 9:30 Wednesday night.

Police say the suspect went to pay for a drink and asked for four packs of cigarettes.

The clerk asked if he needed anything else and that’s when he instructed the clerk to give him all the money in the cash register.

The clerk said, when she didn’t comply immediately, the suspect pulled a gun and began waving it.

The clerk gave the suspect the money and he fled southbound from the store.

The surveillance photo below of the suspect was posted inside the store just after the robbery.

Earlier that day, the Circle K on Crystal Avenue was robbed a few blocks away.

Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be undergoing a name change.

The New York Times is reporting that the team is dropping the Indians nickname after years of protesting from Native American groups and fans.

The Times reports that the team could make the announcement this week.

ESPN reporter Jeff Passan says sources also confirmed this to him, as you can read in the tweet below.

It’s unclear how soon the Indians name will be phased out and what the team’s new nickname will be.

Sources confirm the @nytmike and @DavidWaldstein report that the Cleveland Indians will be dropping their nickname. While it's unclear what they will replace it with, the Indians — who have been called that for more than a century and nearly 17,000 games — will be no more.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 14, 2020

Downtown Findlay’s annual Downtown Holiday Window Decorating Contest is underway.

People are urged to check out the window decorations at various downtown businesses and then vote for their favorite.

People can cast their vote on the Downtown Findlay Facebook page by clicking here.

The contest runs through Thursday and winners will be announced on Friday.

(picture below courtesy of Downtown Findlay)

The Ohio State Highway Patrol recovered a child that was abducted from Colorado.

The Swanton Post was alerted to a possible child abduction on Saturday night and troopers kept alert for the suspect vehicle.

Troopers located a car that matched the description of the vehicle on the Ohio Turnpike in Williams County and pulled it over.

The Highway Patrol says the abducted child was located inside the vehicle with its non-custodial mother.

The woman was taken into custody and will be extradited to Colorado.

The child was released to the care of Williams County Child Services.

It was held differently this year, but Findlay police officer Brian White says local police officers were still able to brighten the holidays for a lot of kids through the Shop With A Cop program.

Due to the pandemic, this year the kids did not accompany the officers to Meijer to purchase the gifts.

The officers bought the gifts and took them to the FOP Lodge on Romick Parkway in Findlay and families could stop by and pick them up.

Officer White says they shopped for 143 kids this year

And he says this year was extra special because they shopped for their 2,000th child.

Over the 19 years they’ve been doing Shop With A Cop he says they’ve reinvested $400,000 into the community while brightening the holidays for more than 2,000 kids.

A plane made an emergency landing on a highway outside Toledo on Friday afternoon.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the small plane landed on the Ohio Turnpike around the 48.5 mile marker near Swanton.

There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone on the ground.

The plane didn’t even sustain any damage.

The plane was moved to the side of the highway and traffic was able to get by.

After a few hours the plane was removed from the highway.

Troopers are on scene on @OhioTurnpike w/ a small plane that made an emergency landing near the 48.5 milepost near Swanton. No injuries to the pilot or anyone on the ground & no damage to plane. There is currently no impact on traffic, but drivers should use caution in the area. pic.twitter.com/C2ZbNV0VxS

— OSHP_NWOhio (@OSHP_NWOhio) December 11, 2020

A Trooper with the Findlay District of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has been honored for saving a woman’s life who was suffering a mental crisis.

Trooper Adam Hartford was presented with a certificate of recognition at the Bowling Green Post on behalf of Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.

From the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s news release:

In the morning of October 30, Trooper Hartford was dispatched to a woman walking in the lanes of Interstate 75 in Perrysburg. Prior to his arrival, the woman had walked across the lanes of traffic several times, nearly being struck by a semi.

Once Trooper Hartford arrived on scene, he positioned his patrol car across the lanes of the interstate with his emergency lights activated to protect her from oncoming traffic.

As he exited his patrol car, the female began to run down the interstate.

Trooper Hartford was able to catch her and prevent her from running back into traffic, ultimately saving her life. Once she was secured, she was transported to a local hospital where she was treated.

“The swift actions of Trooper Hartford is a true testament to his dedication to service,” said Captain John C. Altman, Findlay District commander.

“As troopers, we often deal with people during some of the worst days of their life. It is fulfilling when we are able to turn an unfortunate situation around and help someone during their time of need.”

Trooper Hartford is a member of the 152nd Academy Class and earned his commission in 2012.

He is a canine handler and assigned to the Findlay District’s Criminal Patrol unit.

Hancock Public Health released the latest COVID-19 data for the county on Friday.

The Friday numbers show that there have been seven additional deaths since Monday, and the death toll in the county now stands at 64.

As of Friday, there were 380 active cases of the virus in the county, a drop of 11 from Monday.

Active cases are patients who are currently under quarantine or in isolation.

38 people were hospitalized with the virus on Friday, an increase of five from Monday.

Statewide, more than 10,000 new cases were reported on Friday along with 128 more deaths.

There have now been more than 542,000 cases and 7,400 deaths in Ohio.