06/03/19 – 6:58 P.M.

The Findlay Country Club was busy this past weekend into Monday with the 2019 Julie Cole Charity Golf Classic. The Blanchard Valley Health System and Julie Cole bring in professional golfers to raise money for local programs. BVHS President and CEO Scott Malaney said that he was amazed with how much they raised in their first night.

Malaney said that the money will support youth golf, hospice, and a simulation lab at BVHS.

06/03/19 – 6:44 P.M.

Fostoria Police arrested a man after investigating reports of an intruder inside one of the buildings at Good Shepard Home on Sunday. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, they arrested 38-year-old Noel Sims II. Officers were told that a man had barricaded himself in the bathroom after he was discovered assaulting the resident.

Police charged Sims with aggravated burglary. The victim is an 83-year-old woman who may have been sexually assaulted. She was examined by a sexual assault nurse examiner but the results aren’t available yet.

The investigation continues.

06/03/19 – 5:30 P.M.

Dr. Jessica Bibbo from the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging joined us on WFIN to talk about service animals. Bibbo explained that she took part in a recent study that looked at how service animals affected family members.

Bibbo added that the study was done to provide empirical evidence on how service animals can provide a sense of relief for families.

She also talked about how some people will register their pets as service animals. She said that only trained animals that fulfill a specific purpose should be labeled as service animals.

She explained that there has been a lot of progress in getting acceptance for service animals in communities and that this practice works to derail that progress.

06/03/19 – 4:46 P.M.

An accident on I-75 by the State Route 613 entrance ramp involving two semis and a box truck lead to two injured and a lane closure early this morning. The OSHP Findlay Post reports that 51-year-old Anthony Breitner was heading southbound around 4:30 a.m. when he rear-ended a box truck driven by 54-year-old Robert Pasho. The accident detached the box from the truck and sent cargo into the roadway which was struck by a semi driven by Dana Widener.

Breitner’s semi and trailer went off the road and had to be pulled from a flooded field. Both he and Pasho were taken to Blanchard Valley hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. All Lanes of traffic were cleared around 10:30 a.m.

6/3/19 – 8:46 A.M.

The Forest-Jackson Public Library is accepting applications for a summer reading program. “A Universe of Stories” provides tickets for kids and teenagers to redeem for prizes. It also features events at various parks over the summer.

For more information, you can call 419-273-2400.

6/3/19 – 5:31 A.M.

After nearly five decades in business, Masterson’s hardware and farm supplies will close its doors later this year. John and Barb Masterson announced Friday that they plan to retire by the end of the summer. They have sold the building, but haven’t said to whom.

John says when they first opened the store the mostly sold farm supplies. After around 20 years they started to sell more hardware items and work clothing.

The Mastersons plan to stay in the area.