6/26/18 – 6:48 A.M.

A former Findlay resident received her sentence for selling drugs during a Monday court hearing. 36-year-old Averi Rose Gamache will serve eight years in prison for a felony drug trafficking conviction. She’ll serve that concurrently to a 10-year prison sentence she’s is already in prison for.

Police arrested Gamache for attempting to sell 28 grams of meth within 1,000 feet of Donnell Middle School in March of 2017.

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6/26/18 – 5:30 A.M.

Road work continues in Findlay this week. You’ll want to avoid North Blanchard Street between Trenton and Crystal avenues today. The city is closing the road to through traffic so crews can tie into an existing storm sewer. North Blanchard Street between Trenton and Melrose avenues is also reduced to one lane for curb replacement and paving work.

Fishlock Avenue remains closed between Sandusky Street and Blanchard Avenue for road reconstruction. The southbound side is open during non-work hours.

The city has reduced southbound South Main Street to one lane during working hours this week between Lima and Sixth streets.

Crews are also still installing a new storm sewer line in the area of East Foulke Avenue. You’ll continue to see closures near the railroad tracks on Garfield Avenue as well as George Street.

06/25/18 – 11 P.M.

Findlay City Schools has a lot of students on the path to success. Director of secondary education Rich Steiner explained that many students have been getting credits for graduation.

Rich Steiner

Steiner added that this includes students that have already started taking end of course exams. The data collected is still raw and needs finalized.

Rich Steiner

Steiner said that they should have the final numbers in the next few weeks.

06/25/18 – 4 P.M.

ODOT reports that there are a lot of changes coming to the I-75 widening project through Findlay over the next few weeks. During nighttime hours, the interstate will be restricted to one lane in both directions from Harrison Street to County Road 99. All of the exit and entrance ramps will be maintained during the project, except during the reconstruction of the northbound ramps at the State Route 12 and U.S. 224 interchanges.

The northbound ramps to and from U.S. 224 will be closed in early July. The entrance ramps will be closed for about 30 days. the exit ramps will close for about 60 days.

The State Route 12 ramp closures are expected to happen in September.

U.S. 68/State Route 15 is reduced to one lane in both directions between Lima Avenue and the City of Findlay. Crews are working on drainage and road reconstruction. That work will last throughout the summer. The ramp from U.S. 68 to I-75 will close on July 10 for the setting of bridge beams.

Lima Avenue will also see some changes due to the project. ODOT will close the road for about a year starting in mid-July for work on a roundabout.

You can find more information on the project at tinyurl.com/hancock75