6/23/17 – 5:22 A.M.

The Osborn Avenue bridge replacement project should start next month. The Hancock County Commissioners appropriated money for the project during their Thursday meeting. The county expects the project to cost around $2 million, but Hancock County is only on the hook for around $100,000 of that. State grants will cover the rest of the bill.

The project will lower the structure to improve sight lines for people trying to turn onto Osborn Avenue near the bridge. Crews will remove the road underneath, which they closed last September after a truck hit the bridge while trying to use the underpass.

Work should finish in November.

6/23/17 – 4:19 A.M.

One man is hospitalized after a golf outing nearly turned tragic in Bowling Green. Police say the man was playing at the Bowling Green Country Club yesterday when he parked his cart under a tree to take cover from thunderstorms. That’s when a large branch broke and crashed on the cart, pinning the victim inside. A second man in the golf cart was not hurt.

06/22/17 – 5:11 P.M.

The president of the Ohio Education Association was on WFIN to talk about the upcoming meeting of the nation’s largest teachers’ union. Becky Higgins said that now is a good time to get changes to the education system.

Becky Higgins

Higgins said that the unions have been talking about testing and graduation requirements. She said that teachers would like to see less restrictions on education by lightening these requirements.

Another big topic is funding.

Becky Higgins

She added that he should listen to people who know are “in the know” in regards to public education and it’s benefits.

06/22/17 – 2:56 P.M.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says they believe they have identified the suspects in a Pandora break in. In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said that they think Clark Sturgeon and Melanie Logan broke into Ted’s Market. The post added that Auglaize and Allen County are looking for them as well for similar crimes.

The break-in happened Wednesday night after a male threw a large rock through the door. Afterward, they drove off in a white Chevy Malibu. If you have any information please contact the Pandora Police Department or the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

06/22/17 – 1:40 P.M.

The Jon Cross for State Representative campaign committee announced the campaign chairs for Hancock, Hardin, and Logan Counties. Cheryl Blakely and Edward Ingold , both of Findlay, were selected for Hancock County. Blakely served as the Hancock County campaign chair for Donald Trump. Ingold is a business executive and a former Hancock County Commissioner.

Hardin County Chairs are Charles VanDyne and Rosalie Elliott. Doug and Libby Zimmerman and Mark and Joan Haushalter are serving as the chairs for Logan County.

6/22/17 – 7:11 A.M.

Two wooden covered bridges in Wyandot County are set for renovation. The Progressor-Times reports the county will spend more than $1.2 million for the restoration initiative. according to the newspaper, most of the money for the work is coming from federal grants.

The contract covers work on the Parker Covered Bridge and the Swartz Covered Bridge. Both bridges are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Parker bridge burned down in 1991, but a community effort saw it rebuilt a year later.