10/12/17 – 4:58 A.M.
Findlay police responded to a crash in the 700 block of West Sandusky this morning. A car appeared to have hit a utility pole near the railroad crossing. American Electric Power reported a small outage in that area just before 2 a.m.
No other details are available yet.
10/11/17 – 5:51 P.M.
A 20-month-old Findlay infant was killed in a crash south of Carey Tuesday morning. The Courier reports that a sheriff’s deputy found the crash around 5:45 a.m. on U.S. 23 at County Highway 97. 21-year-old Michelle Weatherholtz of Findlay was driving south on 23 when she slowed down to make a right turn. 43-year-old Frank Bauer of Hamilton rear-ended Weatherholtz’s car with his semitrailer.
The vehicle was pushed off the road by the impact. Wyandot County EMS took Michelle and two passengers, 21-year-old Cody Weatherholtz and her daughter Candase to Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Candase was pronounced dead at the hospital. Michelle was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for her injuries.
Bauer was not hurt in the accident. The Upper Sandusky Municipal Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing possible criminal charges. The crash remains under investigation.
10/11/17 – 2:48 P.M.
A 60-year-old Findlay man will spend 30 months in prison after he pled guilty to sex charges. The Courier’s Eileen McClory said that Jeffery Julian is guilty of importuning.
Julien previously faced kidnapping and gross sexual imposition charges. They were dropped when he pled guilty in September. He will have to register as a sex offender.
10/11/17 – 2:30 P.M.
A Chicago man pled guilty today to voluntary manslaughter for the murder of a Toledo man in Findlay. The Courier’s Eileen McClory said that 37-year-old Husam Coleman’s plea came as part of a deal.
McClory explained that there are two others allegedly involved in the murder.They are 27-year-old Jessica Kisseberth of Leipsic and 27-year-old Joseph Fleming of Toledo.
Coleman agreed to testify against Kisseberth and Fleming. Coleman shot and killed 31-year-old Marcus Alexander at the Econo Lodge motel on Emma Avenue in Findlay.
10/11/17 – 10:52 A.M.
Findlay Police are on the lookout for a suspect in a shoplifting case at a Mobil gas station on North Main Street. The Courier reports that a man went into the store and took beer without payment. You can find a video of the incident with the suspect below, courtesy of Findlay Mobil.
If you have any information you can call the Findlay Police at 419-424-7150.
10/11/17 – 5:28 A.M.
If you didn’t register to vote in the November general election, it’s now too late. Tuesday was the final day to get registered. If you are a registered voter, you can cast your ballot now. Early in-person absentee voting starts today at the Hancock County Board of Elections.
Early Voting Schedule:
Today-October 27: 8am-5pm
October 30 – November 3: 8am-7pm
November 4 – 8am-4pm
November 5- 1pm-5pm
November 6 – 8am-2pm
10/11/17 – 5:18 A.M.
The Carey school board agreed to buy more land during their Tuesday meeting. The Courier reports the district is paying $22,000 for 5.7 acres of property. The land is south of the old railroad bed property that the district already owns.
The district could use the area for a parking lot for the track and junior high football field.
MORE: The Courier
10/11/17 – 5:12 A.M.
The North Central Ohio chapter of the American Red Cross needs your help later this month. The agency is looking for volunteers to install smoke alarms in Findlay homes on October 21. They’ll send groups of people across neighborhoods in the northwest area of Findlay to install free smoke alarms for residents. They’ll also change the batteries in smoke alarms already installed.
The Red Cross needs around 100 volunteers for the effort. It’s the largest smoke alarm canvassing event the agency has ever attempted.
If you’re interested you can call (419)422-9322 for more information.
10/11/17 – 5:04 A.M.
The Findlay Police Department is a step closer to providing another level of help to overdose survivors. Century Health reports the police department has received a grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to form a “quick response team.”
The agency says a quick response team will visit a survivor within 72 hours of an overdose. They’ll offer education and referrals to drug treatment agencies for assessment. The process also includes information about detoxification, ongoing addiction treatment, and aftercare. Hancock Public Health will also visit to offer further education and provide Naloxone.
The quick response team will have one city police officer and a quick response team coordinator from Century Health.
Century Health did not say how much the grant was for.
10/10/17 – 10:39 P.M.
There was a candidate forum for Findlay City Council At-Large candidates Tuesday. One of the topics was about the city saving money for a rainy day. The Republican candidates and current incumbents said that this is being done already.
Those speaking were Jeff Wobser, Tom Shindledecker, and Grant Russel respectively. The Democratic candidates said there should be practices of putting money back and using it to fix the community.
The speakers were Barb Lockard, Heidi Mercer, and Mary Harshfield in order.
Another of the topics was the opioid epidemic. Democratic candidates said that the city should be doing more and having police carry the overdose-reversing drug Narcan.
The speakers were Heidi Mercer, Mary Harshfield, and Barb Lockard respectively. Their Republican counterparts said that there are reasons police officers don’t carry Narcan and that they should wait to see what happens at the state level.
Republicans on Opioid Epidemic
The order of those speaking is Jeff Wobser, Tom Shindledecker, and Grant Russel. Shindledecker did clarify that Findlay Police would be getting Narcan soon.
There are three open seats for Findlay City Council At Large. You can see the full video from UFTV below.