04/06/17 – 4:58 P.M.
State Senator Cliff Hite shared some of the talking points of the Governor of Ohio’s State of the State Address. Hite said that education will play a role in preparing people for jobs in technology.
Hite said that they need to change the way education is handled to help prepare children.
Hite said he is going to suggest changes to education standards if it isn’t already being put in the budget.
4/6/17 – 10:53 A.M.
The city of Findlay signed off on their share of Dorney Plaza renovations earlier this week, and Hancock County made its contribution to the project official Thursday. The county commissioners voted 2-1 to spend $75,000 on construction. Commissioner Brian Robertson says the county’s contributions are actually more than that though…
Audio: Brian Robertson
Commissioner Mark Gazarek voted against the resolution. He has previously said he thought the county should spend the money in areas where they’ve had to make cuts in the past.
Officials will open bids for the project on later this month.
4/6/17 – 8:39 A.M.
A Findlay woman may have suffered from a medical episode before a Wednesday morning crash in the city. The Findlay Police Department reports the crash happened at 1317 South Main Street around 8:50 a.m. yesterday.
80-year-old Sueann Shrader was driving south on the roadway when she crossed the northbound lanes and hit a tree. Hanco Ambulance took Shrader to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of her injuries.
4/6/17 – 5:26 A.M.
Some Fostoria residents are getting their mail in a different way after someone threatened a letter carrier. The Review-Times reports the Post Office has set up curbside mailboxes on part of East Sixth Street. The move comes after a subject threatened to kill a mail carrier while they were walking in the area on their route.
Postal officials told residents in the affected area they could have a free post office box or curbside mailboxes. Carriers won’t do door deliveries in the area for the time being.
Postmaster Ken Price tells the newspaper curbside delivery cuts costs in half and reduces accidents and incidents by 30 percent.
MORE: Review-Times
4/6/17 – 5:16 A.M.
Rural communities in Hancock County are eligible for a grant from the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation. The organization wants small communities not participating in the Heart & Soul grant program to apply. Up to $25,000 is available for projects in rural areas.
Community Foundation program director Brian Treece says, “By working with the communities in small ways now, we can grow that partnership into the future.”
For more information call (419)425-1100.
4/6/17 – 5:10 A.M.
An effort to keep prescription medication out of the wrong hands takes place in Hancock County this weekend. The Hancock County Opiate Task Force is hosting its semiannual community medication collection. The event runs from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday in the Findlay Municipal Building parking lot on Crawford Street.
Numbers from the 2015 Hancock County Community Health Assessment show the amount of adults misusing prescription medications has doubled. The task force says drug drop-off events can help keep family members safe.
4/6/17 – 5:01 A.M.
Fire destroyed a home near Rawson Wednesday night. Firefighters responded to a house at 16523 County Road 12 around 9:20 p.m. Five fire departments from the area helped battle the flames.
No other details are available yet.
4/6/17 – 4:34 A.M.
The owner of a Wood County exotic animal farm will be allowed to see his big cats. Kenny Hetrick and Ohio Department of Agriculture officials reached a settlement yesterday to let Hetrick and his veterinarian see the cats at a Florida farm next month. The state took the cats from Hetrick’s farm amid a dispute over permits to keep the animals. That dispute will be taken up by a state appeals court.
04/05/17 – 5:49 P.M.
Update – 4/6/17 – 7:25 A.M.
The Hancock County grand jury indicted a Fremont woman on rape and aggravated robbery charges this week. The Courier reports that 23-year-old Brittany Carter and 20-year-old Cory Jackson of Lima got into a taxi in Findlay on the night of January 28. Jackson then allegedly held the male driver of the taxi at knifepoint while Carter raped the man. The duo also robbed the driver.
Jackson is facing aggravated robbery and complicity to commit rape charges in the case.
04/05/17 – 5:22 P.M.
The University of Findlay helped welcome new U.S. citizens by hosting a naturalization ceremony. The ceremony had 75 people pledge the Oath of Allegiance and become naturalized citizens. United States bankruptcy Judge John Gustafson presided over the ceremony and explained the importance of becoming a citizen.
The new citizens came from all over the world. Musical accompaniment was provided by several area schools.
Naturalization Ceremony underway at the University of Findlay.
Posted by 1330 WFIN on Wednesday, April 5, 2017