5/9/17 – 11:34 A.M.

If you’re a small business owner, you need to focus on your cyber security efforts. That was the message from speakers at a meeting on the subject in Findlay Tuesday. Jordan Stock of RCR Technology says too many small business owners see hacking as a big business problem…

Audio: Jordan Stock

Stock says hackers target small businesses because they have smaller budgets for IT security.

Attorney Brian Schrock also spoke at the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce…

Audio: Brian Schrock

Schrock says that stat shows the importance of educating your employees about the different methods hackers use to try and steal sensitive data.

Schrock says there is a wealth of information on the subject on the web. IC3.gov and the FBI website are good places to start. The FTC also has a lot of material on cyber security for small businesses.

5/9/17 – 5:18 A.M.

Officials in the Carey school district are trying to decide the best way to sell the old school property. The Courier reports the board heard from Ben and Matt Walter of Walter Brothers Auctioneers Monday night. They told board members they could sell the entire 8.5 acre parcel as one unit, or divide it into nine parcels.

The decision likely hinges on which option could bring in more money. The board will likely have a minimum price it will accept for the property.

Superintendent Mike Wank says the village zoned the old school for special use. It goes back to residential use once the district sells it.

MORE: The Courier

5/9/17 – 5:01 A.M.

McComb has a new legal adviser. The Courier reports village council picked attorney Rob Feighner as the new village solicitor. He takes the place of Alan Hackenberg. The Hancock County Republican Party recently appointed Hackenberg to fill an empty seat in the Findlay Municipal Court.

Feighner also serves as the solicitor for Van Buren and Benton Ridge.

Feigner is a member of the Hackenberg, Beutler, Rasmussen and Feighner law firm.

MORE: The Courier

05/08/17 – 6:06 P.M.

A Kentucky man was arrested on drug charges after being pulled over on I-75 Monday morning. A post on the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page says they arrested 30-year-old Usbias Phillips. He was heading south on I-75 when a K-9 unit pulled him over. The officer noticed that he was acting suspicious and had K-9 Charlie search the car. He alerted the officer and they found cash and 6 pounds of marijuana.

Officers charged Phillips with possession of marijuana and trafficking of marijuana.

05/08/17 – 5:35 P.M.

Findlay Rotary club got to learn about the Family Dependency Treatment Court at their Monday meeting. Coordinator Sarah Sabol said that the voluntary program tries to keep families together.

Sarah Sabol

Hancock County has a Family Dependency Treatment Court aimed at getting families put back together. Coordinator Sarah Sabol said that they use communication to keep the recovery process going.

Sarah Sabol

The program is a voluntary drug court that allows people to focus on their family and recovery rather than serve jail time.