6/12/17 – 7:05 A.M.

A two-car crash injured a Findlay woman over the weekend. The Findlay Police Department says the collision happened in the 500 block of Broad Avenue just before 5 p.m. Saturday.

26-year-old Randy Smith of Findlay was driving his pickup truck north on Broadway when he went left of center and hit a southbound car driven by 22-year-old Sara Robinson. A medical helicopter took Robinson to a Toledo hospital for treatment of her injuries.

Police cited Smith for driving under suspension and a lane violation. Smith wasn’t injured in the crash.

6/12/17 – 6:39 A.M.

Pavement repair continues on several Putnam County highways this week. You’ll see crews working on U.S. 224 between the Hancock and Van Wert County lines and State Route 109 between Ottawa and Henry County. Work is also set for State Route 634 between U.S. 224 and State Route 114, and State Route 114 between State Route 694 and Kalida.

ODOT says crews will maintain traffic through the work areas.

6/12/17 – 5:34 A.M.

Road work continues around Findlay this week. The city says West Main Cross between Western and Glessner avenues remains closed as crews pave the road through the area.

A road widening project continues this week, closing Sandusky Street from Main Street to Cory Street.

Elsewhere, the city is closing H Street from Tiffin Avenue to the dead end, Greendale Avenue between Woodworth and Canterberry drives, and Circle Drive for curb replacement. Crews will also reduce North Main Street to one lane between Trenton and Melrose avenues for a curb replacement project.

Dayton Avenue remains closed between Tiffin and Balsey avenues for storm sewer installation.

6/12/17 – 5:26 A.M.

ODOT doesn’t plan any major changes with the I-75 widening project this week. Crews will continue placing a concrete barrier on the northbound side of the interstate. Once that’s finished you’ll see more daytime construction work.

ODOT plans to close the exit ramp from northbound I-75 to U.S. 68 and State Route 15 next Monday. The closure will last three years.

Elsewhere in the county crews continue to work on the berm of State Route 235 between the Hardin and Wood County lines. You’ll see the highway limited to one lane in some places as a result.

State Route 12 west of Benton Ridge and the exit ramp from State Route 15 to U.S. 68 south of Findlay remain closed for bridge repair.

6/12/17 – 5:16 A.M.

Efforts by the Maumee Watershed Conservancy District to buy land for a diversion channel in Putnam County have hit a road block. The Courier reports two property owners have filed appeals in the case. The move halts pre-trial hearings slated to start earlier this month.

The property owners claim the conservancy district didn’t follow state law governing eminent domain. Their argument says the conservancy district failed to perform a “before and after” appraisal for the properties, and did not identify which acreage it plans to take. It also says they weren’t told about the proposed depth or dimensions of the proposed diversion channel.

The landowners are appealing a decision made in the case by Judge James Brogan on April 20. Brogan overruled their request for a judgment on pleadings. The cases now move to the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Lima for further hearings.

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