5/2/17 – 5:32 A.M.
A collision between a car and train took the life of a Hardin County teenager Tuesday afternoon. WLIO TV reports the crash happened south of Dunkirk just before 4 p.m. on Hardin County Road 60, west of U.S. 68.
Hardin County Sheriff’s deputies say 16-year-old Layton Rogers of Dola failed to yield for a southbound train.
The crash remains under investigation.
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5/2/17 – 5:25 A.M.
Grant money for an electric substation in Carey is in jeopardy. The Courier reports the village council didn’t pass a measure to set aside money for the project on an emergency Monday. Village Administrator Roy Johnson says the federal Economic Development Administration is waiting for a copy of the legislation before they can release up to $418,000 for the substation.
Council needed five votes to pass the legislation on an emergency. Councilman Chad Kin was absent Monday and Councilman Robert Styer voted against the measure. Styer has voted against the project since the village accepted a bid from Vaughn Industries that was around $700,000 more expensive than a bid from Quality Lines of Findlay.
Styer says accepting the higher bid cost Carey the chance to get more federal funding.
Village officials say they can’t afford to do the project without the grant money.
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5/2/17 – 5:15 A.M.
The Arlington swimming pool won’t get new filters this summer. The Courier reports despite the setback, the pool should still open. A Columbus pool company told village council a delay in the shipment of sand filters is causing the issue. The company said they could install new filters by the fall.
Patterson pools also told the village that they’ll start up the current filters soon to check for any problems.
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5/2/17 – 5:10 A.M.
Primary election day has arrived. Voters in Findlay will see three contested races and one issue on the ballot. In a Council at-large race, the top three vote-getters in the Democratic Party move on to the November general election. The candidates are Tim Davis, Mary Harshfield, Barb Lockard, and Heidi Mercer.
The city council president race pits Republicans Tom Ross and Ron Monday against each other. There is no Democratic candidate running for the position.
In the third ward, Republicans Dina Ostrander and Michael Tanner are running for the council seat. There is no Democratic candidate running for the position.
The lone city-wide issue is the Findlay City School District’s 4.9 mill renewal levy for operations. Approval would change the levy from a temporary tax to a permanent tax.
You can hear interviews with all the candidates at WFIN.com. We’ll have complete coverage of the results after the polls close at 7:30 p.m.
5/2/10 – 5:00 A.M.
Two I-75 ramps are briefly closing this week for the interstate widening project north of Findlay. ODOT says crews will repave the ramps at State Route 18 tonight starting at 7 p.m. The closure lasts until 6 a.m. tomorrow. Crews will repave the ramps at Eagleville Road the following evening.
The work is weather permitting.
05/01/17 – 6:08 P.M.
A crash on Bright Road in Findlay injured a Vanlue man Monday afternoon. The Findlay Police Department reports the accident happened around 2:30 p.m. after a bus stopped at the railroad crossing.
64-year-old David Nye of Vanlue failed to stop and hit the back of a minivan driven by 33-year-old Alicia Cook of Bloomdale. Cook rear-ended another vehicle driven by 75-year-old Rosemarie Fenton of Mount Blanchard.
Hanco EMS took Nye to Blanchard Valley Hospital with a fractured sternum. Police cited him for failure to maintain an assured clear distance.
05/01/17 – 5:54 P.M.
A two-vehicle crash sent a Fostoria man to the hospital Monday afternoon. The Hancock Sheriff’s Office reports that the accident happened around 1:15 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 613 and Township Road 229. 63-year-old Randall Eibling of Findlay stopped at the stop sign then headed into the intersection. He struck the car of 63-year-old Phillip Martin of Fostoria
Both vehicles suffered heavy damage. Martin was taken to the Blanchard Valley Hospital ER for treatment of minor injuries. Officers cited Eibling for Right of Way at a Stop Sign.
05/01/17 – 5:32 P.M.
An independent has entered the race for Findlay’s Council-At-Large seats. Scott Klinger Sr. filed to run as an independent making it a contested seven-person race. He is the only independent to have filed before the deadline on Monday. The race for Council-at-Large has three Republican incumbents as well as Klinger. Three Democrats will join the race after the primary. Voting will be held in November.
05/01/17 – 3:44 P.M.
Findlay Rotary Club got to learn about the recent updates with flood mitigation. Project Manager Steve Wilson said that the enhancements to the Blanchard River should start this year.
Wilson said that the proposed dry storage basins will be taken to the conservancy court this Friday.
He added that the storage basins will take much longer to get approval.
05/01/17 – 11:27 A.M.
The Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign teams are making a stop in Carey this Saturday. Volunteer teams will be going door to door to install smoke alarms and teach people what to do in case of a fire. The Carey Fire Department will be partnering with the teams.
The volunteers will be meeting at the Carey Fire Department at 9 a.m. on Saturday for training. Food and beverages will be provided. To Volunteer, you can call 419-422-9322.