6/2/17 – 7:27 A.M.
Carey is looking for a new fiscal officer for the village. The Courier reports Nickie Coppler announced her resignation as fiscal officer and council clerk this week. She’s taking a job in the Wyandot County Auditor’s Office.
Coppler served in the roles since January 2015. Before that she handled payroll for the village.
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6/2/17 – 7:15 A.M.
A pair of Findlay couples were involved in a motorcycle crash in Seneca County Thursday afternoon. The Review-Times reports 40-year-old Trent Pierce of Findlay and his wife were riding a motorcycle in the 6900 block of State Route 12 when Pierce slowed down for a chicken in the road.
70-year-old James Johnson and his wife were riding a motorcycle behind Pierce. Their motorcycles collided, sending Johnson off the side of the road. Seneca County EMS took Johnson’s wife to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital for treatment of a minor head injury.
State Highway Patrol troopers cited Johnson for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead.
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Original Post: 6/1/17 – 5:12 P.M.
Updated Post: 6/2/17 – 5:33 A.M.
A two-car crash injured five people in Hancock County Thursday afternoon. The collision happened just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Hancock County Road 216 and Allen Township Road 230.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports a northbound car on Road 230 driven by 59-year-old Karen Logan of Findlay hit a westbound SUV on Road 216 driven by 34-year-old Rory Ferguson of Findlay. Hanco EMS took Ferguson and three juvenile passengers to Blanchard Valley Hospital. A medical helicopter then took Ferguson and two of the juveniles to Toledo Hospital. Logan also went to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Authorities haven’t released the names of the juveniles injured in the crash. The incident remains under investigation.
6/2/17 – 5:22 A.M.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is down three employees. The Lima News reports three people under investigation by Ohio BCI all left the office on May 25. Officials fired Jared West, Anthony Recker retired, and Zeb Dulle resigned.
West is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with corrections officer Gina Meyer while clocked in for work. BCI is investigating Recker for alleged unauthorized use of a computer in the sheriff’s office. The agency is also investigating Dulle for alleged telecommunications harassment.
Sheriff Brian Siefker says Meyer can keep her job if she agrees to a last-chance agreement.
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6/2/17 – 5:07 A.M.
An Arlington man will spend more than two decades behind bars for sexually assaulting two girls. The Courier reports Judge Jonathan Starn sentenced 35-year-old Thomas Scarberry to 23 years in prison Thursday. Scarberry pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery and three counts of gross sexual imposition in March.
Scarberry will also have to register as a Level 3 sex offender for the rest of his life.
The crimes took place in Findlay and Arlington between 2009 and 2013. The victims in the case were 10-years-old and 11-years-old.
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6/2/17 – 4:35 A.M.
An investigation is underway into a deadly plane crash in Wood County. Sheriff’s deputies say Gary Conklin was killed yesterday when his single-engine aircraft went down in a field at Kramer and Hoffman roads in Center Township. Witnesses say the plane made a tight bank before plunging to the ground. There was no flight plan because Conklin used his own private airstrip.
06/01/17 – 4:59 P.M.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be focusing on failure to yield violations for June. Lt. Matt Crow of the Findlay Post says that 37% FTY violations ended in injury or death.
Crow said that there are ways to keep yourself safe.
He added that they will have strict enforcement of the violation and that there won’t be many warnings given. Tickets for a failure to yield violation can be over $100.
06/01/17 – 1:16 P.M.
Marathon and MPLX will have some changes to their executive teams. CEO Gary Heminger announced today that Donald Templin will become the president of Marathon Petroleum Corp. This will go into effect on July 1. Before this appointment, he served as the president of MPLX.
Mike Hennigan will replace Templin as president of MPLX. He is the former president and CEO of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. since 2012.
Both will report to Heminger and will be located in Findlay.
6/1/17 – 12:02 P.M.
Hancock County is getting nearly $1.1 million to tear down two flood prone properties near the Blanchard River. Aleta Boecker is a grants administrator for Hancock Regional Planning. She says the owners of properties at 321 Clinton Court and 130 North Main Street have seen a lot of flood damage over the years…
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Boecker says the HRPC will get appraisals for the properties and then make the owners an offer.
The Clinton Court address is home to a warehouse. The Tee Oriental Foods grocery store operates at 130 North Main Street.
06/01/17 – 11:41 A.M.
Hancock County Commissioner Brian Robertson asked for more communication with the Blanchard Valley Port Authority last week. Administrative Consultant of the Port Authority Jerry Arkebauer said that they are on the same page.
The Port Authority can offer sales tax relief on construction costs for incoming businesses. This can affect the county’s revenue. However, Arkebauer said that it will bring in more money in the long run by bringing in jobs.
Arkebauer said that they will continue to work with the county to create and maintain economic development.