5/11/17 – 10:42 A.M.

A waterproofing company plans to set up shop in Findlay and employ 30 people. The city’s planning commission approved plans for EverDry Waterproofing during their Tuesday meeting. The company plans to start construction on an office and warehouse at 1760 Romick Parkway soon…

Audio: Mike Dunipace

Mike Dunipace is the project’s building contractor.

EverDry is a national basement waterproofing company with franchises across the country. The Findlay office will be part of the Toledo franchise area.

5/11/17 – 7:21 A.M.

Farmers could see some tax relief if Ohio legislators pass a bill sponsored by State Senator Cliff Hite. The Ohio Senate passed a Current Agricultural Use Valuation reform measure Tuesday. The House of Representatives still has to sign off on the bill before it can get to the governor’s desk.

Hite says the bill aims to change the CAUV formula. He said that while commodity prices have declined, CAUV assessments have skyrocketed. Hite says some farmers have seen a 300 percent increase in their tax bill as a result.

The bill removes land value appreciation and equity buildup from the CAUV formula.

5/11/17 – 5:32 A.M.

A Putnam County man serving a life sentence for drowning his 13-month-old son in 2005 can withdraw his guilty plea. The Associated Press reports Judge Randall Basinger made the ruling last week. The Lima News reports Michael Luebrecht was taking multiple medications for mental health issues at the time of the murder in Fort Jennings. New psychiatric testimony in the case said some of the medications reportedly cause homicidal thoughts as side effects.

Luebrecht’s lawyer says he wants to meet with the county prosecutor and work out a new plea deal.

Luebrecht pleaded guilty to an aggravated murder charge in exchange for prosecutors taking the death penalty off the table.

5/11/17 – 5:16 A.M.

The investigation into the shooting of a Seneca County Sheriff’s deputy continues. Authorities released more information about the Tuesday incident yesterday. The Advertiser-Tribue reports Sheriff Bill Eckelberry identified Luke Cantu as the deputy shot by 34-year-old Scott Bloomfield. Eckelberry said the shot hit Cantu in the shoulder. A medical helicopter took him from Tiffin to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Cantu was in stable condition Wednesday.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office tells the newspaper the stabbing incident that happened before the shooting injured 25-year-old Johnny Reino. Life Flight also took him to St. Vincent’s in Toledo. There’s no word on his condition yet.

Ohio BCI continues to investigate the shooting on North Tecumseh Trail. A representative of the agency says investigators confiscated a Remington .270 bolt-action rifle from the scene of the shooting as well as a hunting knife.

05/10/17 – 4:57 P.M.

The Ohio GOP Chairwoman had to cancel her upcoming visit to Putnam County. Jane Timken was going to stop by the Putnam County Educational Service Center on May 17. Putnam County Republican Central Committee’s Tony Schroeder reports that she has to stop at the White House that day. He said that they will work on rescheduling the event for another day.

05/10/17 – 4:17 P.M.

NAMI of Hancock County’s Color Me Happy 5K is coming up next Saturday and there is a lot coming with it. NAMI’s Sunny Davis said the event will have something for the entire family to enjoy.

Sunny Davis

She added that the 5K will have stations where you will get colored and there are prizes for the most colorful at the end.

Aside from running or walking you can also volunteer.

Sunny Davis

The event will be at Riverside Park next Saturday with registration starting at 9 a.m. It costs $30 for adults and $6 for ages 6-17. You can register to compete or volunteer online at namiofhancock.org

05/10/17 – 11:36 A.M.

A former University of Findlay student was sentenced in a Bowling Green rape case. The Sentinel Tribune reports that 20-year-old Thomas Schoenlein was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday. He was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of kidnapping back in March.

The incident was reported to have happened on January 17 of last year. UF media relations Joy Brown said that Schoenlein was kicked off the football team in the fall of 2015 and left the university on January 19 of 2016. The school was unaware of the rape case.