10/23/17 – 1:38 P.M.

Blanchard Valley Industries is preparing to move to a new location in early 2018. Cindy Maag is with the Blanchard Valley Center and says state and federal mandates require BVI move off the BVC campus…

Audio: Cindy Maag

Maag says they haven’t determined a new location for BVI just yet, but it will stay in Hancock County. After the transition, the BVC will turn the work space into new offices.

During a presentation to the Findlay Rotary Club Maag said there are also several other agencies in Hancock County that provide work opportunities for Blanchard Valley Center clients.

10/23/17 – 7:38 A.M.

A hunting accident injured a Seneca County man over the weekend. The Advertiser-Tribune reports the incident happened Saturday morning in a wooded area. Marty McQuistion of Tiffin was hunting for squirrels with a friend when he suffered a shotgun blast to the chest.

Sheriff Bill Eckelberry tells the newspaper the other hunter shot at a squirrel and then fired a second round that hit McQuistion from about 50 feet away. Eckelberry says McQuistion’s friend was focused on the squirrel and didn’t know anyone was standing so close.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is investigating the incident.

MORE: Advertiser-Tribune

10/23/17 – 7:21 A.M.

Local gas prices are down as we start a new work week. OhioGasPrices.com reports the average price for a gallon of regular is $2.29 in Findlay today. That’s a 15 cent drop from last Monday. Prices are still about eight cents higher than they were a month ago.

Drivers in Ottawa report paying $2.29 per gallon today, a 10 cent decline over the last seven days.

Local prices are below the state average, which sits at $2.31 per gallon.

10/23/17 – 7:15 A.M.

The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce has a new director. The Putnam County Sentinel reports the organization has tapped Cathy Burgei as its new leader. Burgei takes the place of Amy Sealts, who served in the director’s role for nearly a decade.

Sealts became the director of the Putnam County Community Improvement Corporation last month.

10/23/17 – 6:51 A.M.

A weekend crash in Findlay sent four people to the hospital. The Findlay Police Department says 49-year-old Robert Williams of Fostoria was driving on West Main Cross Street around 1:25 p.m. Saturday when he drifted left of center. Williams’ car hit a minivan driven by 61-year-old Cynthia Barfell of Findlay near the Hurd Avenue intersection. Williams stayed left of center, hitting a car driven by 72-year-old Beulah Johnson of Findlay.

Hanco Ambulance took Johnson and two teenage passengers to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Hanco also took Williams to the hospital.

Police say Williams fell asleep while he was driving. Officers cited him for driving left of center, operation without reasonable control, and a seatbelt violation.

10/23/17 – 5:34 A.M.

Aside from the I-75 road widening project, ODOT doesn’t have much planned in Hancock County this week. The agency says crews will continue to reduce the width of the northbound lanes of I-75 near Bluffton. Workers are replacing the curb and the guardrail in an area just north of State Route 103.

ODOT says they might reduce the interstate to one lane in that area at times as the work continues.

The project should wrap up early this week.

10/23/17 – 5:29 A.M.

More people are expressing interest in the State Senate seat left open by Cliff Hite last week. The Lima News reports the Putnam County Republican Party is endorsing State Representative Robert McColley for the post. Thomas Liebrecht (LEE-breckt) is the chair of the Putnam County Republican Party. He tells the newspaper McColley already gives the county Republicans updates on issues in the State Senate that could affect Putnam County.

An Ottawa businessman also plans to throw his hat into the ring. Franklin Miller sold State Farm insurance for nearly 25 years in Ottawa. Miller has run for county commissioner in the past.

MORE: Lima News

10/23/17 – 5:18 A.M.

A car and truck collided near Benton Ridge Sunday afternoon, taking the life of a Findlay woman. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports 47-year-old Anna Shulaw of Findlay was driving her car west on County Road 54 just before 3 p.m. when she hit a truck driven by 80-year-old Daryl Garmatter of Rawson. Garmatter was turning onto County Road 12. The impact of the collision caused Shulaw’s car to roll several times.

A medical helicopter took Shulaw to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Toledo where doctors pronounced her dead. A medical helicopter also took 27-year-old Ryan Shulaw of Fostoria to Mercy St. Vincent’s. The hospital listed him in stable condition Sunday night. Hanco EMS took 14-year-old Josh Shulaw and Cody Shulaw of Findlay to Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation.