5/15/18 – 10:33 A.M.
Hancock County is working to improve the look and safety of some flood-prone properties. During their Tuesday meeting, the Hancock County Commissioners approved a contract with Feasel’s Ground Maintenance to seed and grade 15 properties. The work will cost the county just over $6,000.
The work aims to improve flood-prone properties bought by the county to lessen damage from future Blanchard River flooding.
5/15/18 – 7:34 A.M.
The installation of a storm sewer is closing a busy road on Findlay’s west side for the next several days. Hancock County Road 140 is closed between State Route 12 and Westfield Drive. The closure should take 10 work days, weather permitting.
5/15/18 – 7:21 A.M.
A car collided with a house near Fostoria Monday night. The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports the accident happened around 8:20 p.m. at 5957 North U.S. Route 23.
49-year-old Dennis Branch was driving south when he lost control. His car went off the road, through a cornfield, and into a home. No one was in the house at the time.
EMS crews treated Branch at the scene of the crash. Deputies cited him for failure to control.
5/15/18 – 6:51 A.M.
Residents in the Carey school district will likely see a renewal levy on the November ballot. The school board voted on Monday to seek the renewal of a 1 percent, five-year income tax. The tax currently provides the district with around $1.17 million per year for day-to-day operations.
Voters last approved the levy in 2014. It will expire at the end of 2019 if residents don’t approve it again.
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5/15/18 – 5:29 A.M.
A two-car crash injured two people just south of Findlay Monday night. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says the collision happened at the intersection of Jackson Township Roads 168 and 179 around 7:20 p.m.
36-year-old John Patterson III of the Findlay was driving west on Road 168 when he failed to yield at the intersection and pulled into the path of a car driven by 29-year-old James Fletcher of Arlington. Hanco EMS took both men to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
5/15/18 – 5:21 A.M.
It’s getting closer to pool season in McComb. Village Administrator Kevin Siferd says the village will fill the pool Friday. That comes after workers completed caulking work at the facility. Crews will also paint areas around the pool this week. Siferd adds they have plenty of lifeguards as well.
In other park matters, council is considering adding more security cameras next year. They already installed cameras near the pool and in other areas. Councilwoman Carol Cary says some out-of-town juveniles recently caused damage to fencing and a new swing for handicapped children at the park.
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5/15/18 – 5:13 A.M.
A Fostoria man will spend three years in prison for an aggravated arson conviction. Hancock County Common Pleas Court Judge Jonathan Starn sentenced 45-year-old Chad Reinhart Monday. He’ll also have to pay around $16,000 in restitution to the owner of the fire-damaged building.
Reinhart set fire to a building at 519 West Lytle Street in Fostoria last June. Two people were living in the building at the time, but no one was injured.
Both the prosecution and the defense mentioned Reinhart’s mental health during sentencing. Judge Starn said he would make the issue known to state prison officials.
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5/15/18 – 5:01 A.M.
Mondays aren’t so bad for some students at Jacobs Primary School in Findlay. That’s because students take part in hands-on learning activities to start off the week. The teachers taking part say doing hands-on work at the beginning of the week gives their students something to look forward to.
So far, projects have included things like building paper plate rollercoasters, making mazes, and camouflaging paper ducks for different environments.
Second-grade teacher Sarah Strohscher says many kids learn best from hands-on work. She adds that the projects also help students learn to work together and encourage each other.
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05/14/18 – 7 P.M.
The City of Findlay’s Utility Billing Department accidentally issued water bills to 1,995 accounts. The city typically bills the north end one month and the south end the following month. The auto pay processed on May 11 took care of bills for both the north and the south side of the city. As a remedy, the city is offering credits of the amount debited from your account.
If your water bill is due today, the city will debit your account on May 21, with no penalty.
If the utility bill is due in June, the debit will be made closer to the due date.
If there are any overdraft charges due to the error, you should send a copy of the statement with the account number, name, date and the dollar amount of the overdraft to overdraftinfo@findlayohio.com. Any overdraft charges will be refunded.
05/14/18 – 8:24 P.M.
Girls will be allowed into the Boy Scouts of America as early as this fall so that they too can gain leadership experience. Local Scout Executive Marc Kogan said that this will help families.
Kogan explained that though girls are allowed, they won’t be with the boys.
The Cub Scouts will remain the same except that girls will be in separate dens starting this fall. Boy Scouts will be changed to Scouts BSA with the separate troops starting this February.
Kogan said that it is still too early to tell if there will be any all-girl troops. Below is an informational graphic from Kogan to help explain the changes.
