05/12/17 – 12:10 P.M.

May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Ohio State Patrol has some advice. Findlay post Lt. Matt Crow said that experience is important.

Matt Crow

Crow added that if you’re riding you should wear a helmet and remain sober. He said that 75% of the people killed riding a motorcycle were not wearing helmets. Last year, 38% of the fatal crashes involving motorcycles were drug or alcohol related.

Crow said that safety precautions aren’t just for motorcyclists though.

Matt Crow

Crow said that paying extra attention to the roadways can save lives. It’s easy to miss a motorcycle if you glance both ways before entering an intersection. Crow said to also give extra space to a motorcycle in front of you.

5/12/17 – 7:29 A.M.

Ohio Northern University is preparing for three graduation ceremonies this month. More than 400 undergraduate students will get their degrees this Sunday at 2 p.m. Earlier in the day the Raabe College of Pharmacy will hold ceremonies for more than 150 graduates.

The Pettit College of Law commencement exercises for 81 students are set for May 21 at 2 p.m.

5/12/17 – 6:52 A.M.

One of the people connected to a Fostoria stabbing death will spend more than two years in prison. The Review-Times reports a judge sentenced 18-year-old Arlando Crowe Jr. to 30 months in prison Thursday. Authorities had charged Crowe with obstruction of justice following the January 25 stabbing death of 18-year-old D’Andre Gehring.

The teenager charged with killing Gehring remains in the Seneca County Juvenile Detention Center in Tiffin. Officials haven’t moved the case against 17-year-old Cristian Brown to the Seneca County Common Pleas Court yet.

MORE: Review-Times

5/12/17 – 6:43 A.M.

A semi hit a power pole in Putnam County Thursday afternoon. The Putnam County Sentinel reports the incident happened on State Route 65 south of Columbus Grove around 3 p.m. The crash caused law enforcement to close the highway while crews fixed the power lines.

The crash remains under investigation.

MORE: Putnam County Sentinel

5/12/17 – 5:33 A.M.

McComb teachers have approved a new contract. The Courier reports the three-year deal gives teachers in the district a three percent raise in the first year. They’ll get two percent raises in the second and third years of the agreement.

The contract increases health insurance contributions from 10 percent to 15 percent.

The McComb school board approved the deal during a Thursday meeting.

MORE: The Courier

5/12/17 – 5:26 A.M.

Students at a school in Ottawa say someone tried to lure them into a van Wednesday. The Lima News reports the incident happened near the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School around lunch time. Two student crossing guards told the principal a blue minivan pulling a trailer stopped in the crosswalk, and one of the people in the van tried to convince the students to get in.

The principal reported the incident to the police. A release from the Ottawa Police Department says they have identified the people in the van. Their investigation is ongoing.

Police stressed there are no other safety concerns stemming from the incident.

MORE: Lima News

5/12/17 – 5:13 A.M.

Governor John Kasich made a stop in Bluffton Thursday. The Courier reports Kasich talked about business and education while at Grob Systems. The Governor praised the company’s efforts in producing skilled workers.

Grob hires around 15 apprentices each year. The company pays for the apprentices’ schooling to get an associate degree in electrical engineering technology or manufacturing engineering technology. Grob also pays for employees to get their bachelor’s degrees.

Kasich proposed having someone like Grob’s CEO as a non-voting member of a school board. He suggested having business leaders serving as advisers to the boards, giving them a look at the needs of local employers.

MORE: The Courier

05/11/17 – 4:54 P.M.

Living in Hancock County could mean having a long life. New life expectancy research by JAMA shows that Hancock County residents born after 2014 can live between 78 and 81 years. That is an increase of 5-6 years from statistics shown between 1980 and 2014.

The national average life expectancy for people born after 2014 is 79 for men and 81 for women. This is an increase of over 5 years for both sexes combined.

The research can be found here: jamanetwork.com

05/11/17 – 4:35 P.M.

A bicycle rodeo is coming to the Hancock County Fairgrounds this weekend. Crime prevention officer Brian White said that the rodeo is a fun way to teach kids.

Brian White

White said that the event is broken up into several phases.

Brian White

There will also be free helmets available as well as an informational session about bike laws. There will also be an obstacle course. White said that the event is geared towards children in grades 3-6 but all are welcome to come.

It will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday.