2/5/18 – 5:26 A.M.

A two-car crash near Arcadia injured a Florida woman over the weekend. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports the collision happened around 4:50 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of County Roads 109 and 18.

27-year-old Brandy Thomas of Fostoria was driving west on Road 109 when she pulled into the path of a car driven by 19-year-old Tiffany Jeffery of Dunnellon, Florida. Hanco EMS took Jeffery to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of her injuries.

Deputies cited Thomas for failure to yield.

2/5/18 – 5:20 A.M.

Freezing rain and snow were factors in a few crashes around the area Sunday. The Findlay Police Department, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, and State Highway Patrol dealt with a number of slide-off crashes on area roads.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a crash at the intersection of State Route 568 and Hancock County Road 330 around 3:35 p.m. The State Patrol dealt with a crash on I-75 northbound near the Hancock-Wood County line around 5:45 p.m.

Details on the crashes aren’t available just yet.

2/5/18 – 5:14 A.M.

The flu is showing no signs of slowing down in northwest Ohio. Representatives for Blanchard Valley Health System say doctors have seen more than 670 people with the flu between their locations in Findlay and Bluffton. The flu has hospitalized 54 people so far this winter.

BVHS recommends you get a flu shot if you haven’t already. You can get the vaccine on Tuesdays at Hancock Public Health between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. or by appointment.

You should also wash your hands several times a day, and make sure you cough or sneeze into your elbow or shirt sleeve instead of on your hands. It’s also important to stay home if you are sick.

Flu symptoms may include fever or feeling feverish or having chills, a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, and fatigue.

02/02/18 – 5:12 P.M.

The Community Gardens of Hancock County program on North Blanchard Street in Findlay is taking applications for 2018. All who apply will also get free membership to the men’s and Women’s Garden Club of Findlay. Anyone can apply but preference is given to low- to moderate-income families.

There is a $20 fee to take part but a $10 refund is given to plots that are maintained and clean at the end of the season. The fee is waived for people on financial assistance. Applications can be filled out until February 28 and can be found at liveunitedhancockcounty.org/community gardens.

02/02/18 – 4:49 P.M.

Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik is leading a group to help make working with the Army Corps of Engineers better. She said that working with the corps isn’t always an easy thing to do.

Lydia Mihalik

Mihalik said that she was surprised to learn that Findlay wasn’t the only city that thought the process was too long and cost too much. The group will work with the corps to make changes so that it is easier.

She said that the group has already started working together but will meet with the Army Corps in April.

02/02/18 – 4:41 P.M.

Mayor Lydia Mihalik talked about city operations and goals for 2018 at the First Friday Republican luncheon. She said that her administration wants to make the city better by citizen standards.

Lydia Mihalik

She said that 2018 is looking to be a good year for Findlay based on 2017’s numbers. She added that the city and county will start implementing the same emergency dispatch system to aid in response time.

Lydia Mihalik

The new system will allow city and county emergency services to work smarter and more efficiently. Mihalik added that this will help lower response times.

02/02/18 – 2:37 P.M.

The Findlay post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol had 47 felony arrests last year, 38 of which were drug-related. Lt. Matt Crow explained that this was an increase of 24% compared to 2016. He added the increase comes from a combination of better training and getting troopers to look beyond the reason for stopping a driver.

Matt Crow

From across the state, there were a total of 16,653 total drug arrests. This was a 25% compared to 2016.

2/2/18 – 5:21 A.M.

The Fostoria City School district is looking for tutors. Media partner WTOL-11 reports the district has 75 students spending free periods reading to third through sixth graders, but they need some more help.

Pam Berrier is the Project MORE coordinator. She tells the TV station they need people who can come in for 30 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during the week. Berrier says volunteers don’t need a degree.

For more information, you can call (419)436-4125.

MORE: WTOL-11

2/2/18 – 5:12 A.M.

A Findlay man is facing charges for allegedly breaking into a bar in the city. The Courier reports authorities have charged 28-year-old Paul Stytle with breaking and entering.

Investigators say Stytle trespassed in Lucky’s Tavern on Crystal Avenue on January 1.

2/2/18 – 5:08 A.M.

A Putnam County Commissioner says this year will be his last year on the board. The Putnam County Sentinel reports John Love has decided not to run for a fourth term as commissioner. He tells the newspaper, “I just feel as though it’s time for somebody else to take over. Whoever that is, the people will decide.”

He adds he wants to focus his efforts on the six funeral homes he runs.

Love says he let the Putnam County Democratic Party know he wasn’t going to run again around a month ago.

MORE: Putnam County Sentinel