6/28/18 – 4:25 A.M.
Findlay Brewing Company is opening its new location today. It will open this morning at 11 o’clock on East Crawford Street in Findlay. Since a fire in downtown Findlay in the winter of 2016, Findlay Brewing Company has only been open to serve to-go orders. The new facility has 20 taps.
06/27/18 – 3:59 P.M.
The Maumee man accused of driving into Charlottesville protestors faces hate crime charges. The Courier reports 21-year-old James Fields was charged today for allegedly driving his car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed and dozens more were injured.
Fields faces one count of a hate crime act resulting in death and 28 counts of hate crime acts resulting in bodily injury. He already faces state charges of first-degree murder.
06/27/18 – 3:20 P.M.
The southbound lanes of I-75 between County Road 99 and U.S. 224 will be shifted overnight Monday. ODOT reports that the lanes are currently shifted towards the center of the highway. With Monday’s change, the southbound lanes will be moved towards the outside of the highway.
This is being done in preparation for the shift of the northbound lanes from the outside to the inside of the highway. Access to all of the exits will be maintained.
06/27/18 – 3:18 P.M.
FOCUS!, formerly Focus on Friends, is urging people to take part in a Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care survey. The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities ROSC Implementation Committee launched the survey. Researchers from the Ohio State University are helping to implement the survey.
The survey will measure the progress communities have made in creating local ROSC’s. The results will provide county and state-level data to show the impact of recovery work in local communities.
You can access the survey below.
6/27/18 – 8:42 A.M.
The 911 system is down in Wood County at the moment. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office says if you have an emergency you should call 419-354-9001 until further notice.
A cut fiber optic line is to blame for the outage.
6/27/18 – 7:26 A.M.
The North Baltimore school district continues to see the benefits of an anonymous charitable act. The district recently received $10,000 to buy school supplies for students at Powell Elementary School. It’s the ninth straight year the school has received the donation.
MORE: The Courier
6/27/18 – 7:20 A.M.
The Fostoria Habitat for Humanity is celebrating its sixth home in the city. The Review-Times reports construction on the East Jackson Street home began in early June. Office Administrator Christine Stansbery says this is the group’s first build in three years. They plan to build a second home on Lynn Street later this year.
Stansbery says they are putting a lot of effort into Cherry, Lynn, and Spruce streets.
Habitat for Humanity partner families must take an active part in building the homes.
MORE: Review-Times
6/27/18 – 6:50 A.M.
The Seneca County Commissioners voted Tuesday to increase funding for the Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corporation, but not without some debate. The Review-Times reports Commissioner Shayne Thomas voted against the measure. Thomas had concerns that the SIEDC doesn’t benefit the rural areas of Seneca County. He lobbied to change the scope of expectations for the group. However, the commissioners voted 2-1 to spend $67,000 per year with the SIEDC.
Thomas went as far as to call for opening up bids for economic development to other agencies. Commissioner Mike Kerschner called the request “absurd.” Kerschner said he believed the move was vindictive and a response to the SIEDC not fully supporting a controversial wind project in eastern Seneca County.
MORE: Review-Times
6/27/18 – 5:36 A.M.
A Cincinnati area man who pleaded guilty to a sexual battery charge in Findlay was in another courtroom Tuesday. WLWT-TV reports Gregory McCloud learned his sentence for three misdemeanor sex crimes in Lebanon, Ohio. McCloud will spend three months in jail for imposing himself on his daughter’s teenage friends.
McCloud will face a judge for sentencing in Hancock County on August 9. He has pleaded guilty to a felony sexual battery charge. In February, prosecutor Phil Riegle said McCloud was responsible for the girl at the time of the incident.
No other details on the Findlay case are available.
MORE: WLWT-TV
6/27/18 – 5:22 A.M.
The Putnam County Fair rolls into day number three. Today is community day at the fair, and along with that, it is carload night. You can bring in a carload of people for $20 starting at 5 p.m. at Gate 5.
The featured event in the grandstand today is once again harness racing. The races start at 5 p.m. The fair will also feature an Ohio craft beer tasting event starting at 6 p.m.