6/12/18 – 6:52 A.M.

Police in Tiffin are warning business owners about a rash of people using counterfeit money in the city. Media partner WTOL-11 reports officers took four reports of counterfeit $20 and $50 bills between June 10 and 11.

The bills didn’t have common security features. They also had other marks that indicated they were fake, like faint red foreign lettering on the face and back side, or a set of hashed marks on the upper right corner on the face of the bill.

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6/12/18 – 6:45 A.M.

Continental Structural Plastics in Carey has made a large donation toward the baseball and softball complex at the new school building. The company gave the school $8,500 toward the project. The new fields could be ready for at least part of the 2019 season.

So far the athletic boosters have collected more than $150,000 in pledges for the project. The total price for the facility is more than $265,000. The boosters plan on selling commemorative bricks to raise more money.

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6/12/18 – 5:31 A.M.

Repair work on the water slides at the McComb pool continues. Village Administrator Kevin Siferd says they’ve fixed a leak in a pipe in one water slide area. The smaller water slide remains closed while the village looks at repair options. Pool staff members have noted rusted bolts and cracks on the water chute.

Siferd says they’re looking into the cost of replacement parts for the slide.

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6/12/18 – 5:23 A.M.

Plans are in the works for a new cattle barn at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. The Findlay City Planning Commission will review plans for the more than 7,000 square foot facility during their Thursday afternoon meeting. The Hancock County Agricultural Society wants to build the cattle barn near the eastern edge of the fairgrounds.

6/12/18 – 5:16 A.M.

If you throw trash away with your recycling in Putnam County, you could get an official reminder asking you not to do that again. The Putnam County Sentinel reports the county is sending letters to offenders. In some cases, police officers are reminding residents about what they can take to the recycling center at the fairgrounds.

The recycling center has several security cameras. Alaina Siefker at the County Commissioners office can use video from the cameras to identify who is dropping off non-recyclable items by using the license plate on their car.

The county says trash left with recycling slows down the recycling process and causes costly repairs.

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6/12/18 – 5:06 A.M.

A multi-state salmonella outbreak made a local resident sick last month. The Ohio Department of Health has confirmed the outbreak sent a 73-year-old Hancock County woman to the hospital in May. She is recovering from the illness.

The news comes as Caito foods issued a recall notice for several products last Friday. The recall includes pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fruit medleys containing at least one of those melons. The salmonella outbreak in eight states comes from pre-cut melon sold at Walmart, Costco, Walgreens, and Kroger stores among others not in our area. Hancock Public Health Epidemiologist Chad Masters says they don’t know where the woman bought the melon that made her sick.

The outbreak started in late April. Salmonella causes fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain in healthy people. It can cause fatal infections in people with weekend immune systems, young children, and the elderly.

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