04/21/17 – 11:08 A.M.

Area cities made National Council for Home Safety and Security’s list of Ohio’s safest cities. The council listed Ada as the 16th safest city in Ohio. Fostoria made 30th on the list. They are the only cities in our area to make it in the top 50.

The list comes from a review of the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics. They also look at population data and internal research. Only cities and townships with populations over 5,000 qualify to make the list.

The remaining cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes and property crimes.

You can look at the list here.

4/21/17 – 5:25 A.M.

The wording of an agenda item for the Seneca County Commissioners Thursday meeting caused some concern. The Review-Times reports the commissioners voted to declare an emergency at the county jail. The declaration didn’t have anything to do with activity in the jail, rather emergency repairs to the roof.

County administrator Stacey Wilson said the county had to declare the roof repair an emergency measure to skip a lengthy bid process. Recent high winds damaged the roof of the facility.

Commissioner Shayne Thomas suggested being more descriptive with items like this in the future. He said the emergency declaration even caught the sheriff off guard.

MORE: Review-Times

4/21/17 – 5:14 A.M.

The Hancock County Veterans Council is planning an event to honor Vietnam War era veterans this year. Council president Bill Johns says they are planning a “Welcome Home” event for September 23. The event includes a parade in Findlay, a service at the War Memorial on North Main Street, and possibly a dinner and dance.

The Courier reports Johns says the council is trying to raise $10,000 for the event. Johns told the county commissioners, “Our goal is to show the veterans from this trying time in our world that what they sacrificed was not in vain and we do appreciate them beyond measure.”

Johns says 27 Hancock County residents either died in Vietnam or listed as missing in action.

MORE: The Courier

4/20/17 – 11:15 A.M.

Northwest Ohio Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is building a surgery center on Findlay’s east side. Company CFO Matt Boehm says the company plans to hire more employees to staff the new facility…

Audio: Matt Boehm

Boehm says they’ll tear down an old veterinary clinic at the corner of U.S. 224 and County Road 236 to make way for the center. He believes construction should wrap up by the end of next March.

04/20/17 – 11:20  A.M.

Harvest Time International Ministries Church is hosting a Feed-A-Child 5k run/walk in May. The race will start at the Waterfall Pavilion at Riverside Park on May 13. The money raised by the 5k will go to provide weekend meals to students in grades 5-k in the Findlay City, Cory Rawson, Van Buren, and Blanchard Valley schools.

You can register at LiveUnitedHancockCounty.org. The cost to enter is $25 and entering registering before April 28 gets you a free t-shirt. The event will coincide with Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. They will be accepting non-perishable food donations.

04/20/17 – 11:04 A.M.

The Hancock County Park District will close the Field of Dreams Dog Park until the beginning of May. They will be updating the facility with a contained waste disposal system and a new fence. The work will begin this Friday and end on May 1 depending on the weather.

You can go to HancockParks.com or call 419-425-7275 for more information.

4/20/17 – 10:58 A.M.

Last week Valfilm announced it was moving its North American Headquarters to Findlay. This week plans to expand the facility on the north side of the city moved forward. It won’t take long to get to work on the more than 48,000 square foot building…

Audio: Mike Arnold

Mike Arnold is an engineer working on the project. He says work on utilities will start first, followed by work on the building in July. Steve Shiparski is with Valfilm and says they expect the new manufacturing lines to start running sometime during the second quarter of next year.

That means new jobs for the company…

Audio: Steve Shiparski

The Findlay City Planning Commission approved the plans during a Thursday meeting.