1/23/18 – 5:21 A.M.
Jon Cross officially filed his paperwork to run as a Republican candidate for the 83rd Ohio House District Monday…
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Cross is the president and economic development director of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.
He’s looking to take the spot of Robert Sprague, who is running for state treasurer.
1/23/18 – 5:14 A.M.
McComb Village employees are getting pay raises this year. The Courier reports council voted to give 2 percent pay hikes for employees during their Monday meeting. It’s the first raise for municipal workers in the village in two years.
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1/23/18 – 5:09 A.M.
Findlay’s LGBTQ+ Community Council is working to identify businesses, organizations, and churches that support their mission of inclusion. The Courier reports the group is putting together a directory of supportive businesses and other entities. The council will also provide those businesses with window decals they can use to show their support.
Jasmin Bradley works with the council. She tells the newspaper the directory will help people spend money at businesses that support them. She says people don’t want to spend money at establishments if their values “don’t align with the values of that business.”
The council has identified around 100 businesses already.
SpectrumOfFindlayLGBT.org is hosting the directory.
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01/22/18 – 6:33 P.M.
The Harrison Street overpass could be opening sooner than expected. ODOT District 1 deputy director Kirk Slusher said that this is an important moment for the I-75 Widening project.
Slusher said that they will get the overpass striped and open on Wednesday, weather permitting.
Project manager Robert White explained that the road needs to be dry before they apply any paint. He added that the temperature has to be above freezing.
01/22/18 – 2:33 P.M.
Findlay will get to hold the Inaugural Miracle League Game later this year. Miracle League Board vice-president Brad Koller explained that the game is meant to include children with disabilities.
Koller added that this event will bring hundreds of families into Findlay for the game. Koller said that they are upgrading the facility as well.
Koller explained that the national game will be bringing hundreds of families to the Findlay area.
Findlay will be the first city to host the national game. Houston was supposed to host the game last year but had to cancel due to flooding.
01/22/18 – 11:02 A.M.
A Sycamore man is facing charges for driving through a garage door at an Upper Sandusky factory. The Courier reports that officers were called to Bridgestone APM around 1:45 p.m. Sunday. 41-year-old Sean Cassaro allegedly drove his vehicle through a large garage door, damaging several pieces of equipment. Officers found the vehicle and a driver’s license but did not see the driver.
Cassaro was found later claiming to be a part of management and that he didn’t know his name. Wyandot County EMS took him to Wyandot Memorial Hospital. He was later charged with vandalism for causing at least $100,000 in damage.
1/22/18 – 7:15 A.M.
Local gas prices are down as we start a new week. OhioGasPrices.com reports the average price in Findlay is $2.29 per gallon today. That’s down 16 cents from last Monday.
Ottawa drivers report paying $2.34 per gallon, a 15 cent drop over the last week.
Local prices are below the state average, which stands at $2.38 per gallon. That’s down 12 cents over the last seven days.
1/22/18 – 6:51 A.M.
Health officials are growing more concerned about the latest viral video trend. Teenagers have been biting into laundry pods to get attention on the internet. The “Tide Pod Challenge” has drawn the attention of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. The agency says they handled 39 cases of intentional exposure to laundry pods among 13- to 19-year-olds in 2016. They’ve already handled that many cases this year.
Dr. Jason Russell is a toxicologist at the poison control center in Columbus, which serves the Findlay area. He tells the Courier the chemicals inside the pods pose risks beyond regular detergent. Russell says laundry pods can cause burns to the esophagus and are also a choking hazard.
Dr. Kevin Johnson is a pediatric doctor at Blanchard Valley Hospital. He tells the newspaper if your child ingests a laundry pod you should not make them try and vomit it out. He adds you take anyone exposed the chemicals to the emergency room immediately.
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1/22/18 – 5:37 A.M.
A two-car crash near Bluffton injured two people Sunday night. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says the collision happened on State Route 103 near Orange Township Road 52 just before 10 p.m.
17-year-old Taylor Combs of Ada was driving an SUV east on Route 103 when she went off the road. She swerved back onto the highway, rolling the SUV in the process. The crash ejected Combs from the SUV, which was then hit by an eastbound car driven by 19-year-old Emily Phillips of Rawson.
An EMS crew took Combs and 45-year-old Frederick Wibbing of Ada to the hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. Wibbing was a passenger in Comb’s SUV.
1/22/18 – 5:28 A.M.
An educational series about drug overdose prevention and education kicks off in Fostoria this week. The Review-Times reports the H.O.P.E organization is presenting a program called, “It All Starts with One Pill.” The program takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Fostoria Intermediate Elementary School.
Amie Hathaway is H.O.P.E’s president. She tells the newspaper that prescriptions for painkillers are a gateway to opioid addiction so the group wanted to start there.
Orman Hall is a public health analyst for the Heroin Response Project and is scheduled to speak. Hall has worked with the Ohio Supreme Court, overseeing the development of drug courts.
For more information, you can call (419)435-4836.
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