7/25/18 – 6:53 A.M.
The Cory-Rawson school district is getting ready for the upcoming school year. They’ll host a new student registration day on August 2 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. District officials say any parents or guardians who are new to the district this year should plan to attend.
You’ll need to bring a birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization records, and proof of residency.
For more information, you can call 419-963-3415.
7/25/18 – 6:46 A.M.
A workshop for Findlay parents is coming up next month. Scott Ervin, the “Kid Whisperer,” will appear at Findlay High School on August 7. The event will feature tips on guiding children to “exhibit positive, pro-social behaviors in a low-stress manner.”
The workshop runs from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Findlay High School auditorium.
You can email Stephanie Roth at sroth@findlaycityschools.org for more information.
7/25/18 – 5:32 A.M.
A three-car crash injured two people on Findlay’s east side Tuesday afternoon. The Findlay Police Department says the crash happened in the 7500 block of Hancock County Road 236 just before 1:30 p.m.
77-year-old Patricia Snook was driving north on Road 236 when she tried to turn into the Walmart parking lot. She pulled into the path of a pickup truck driven by 26-year-old Thomas Cunningham of Bloomdale. The impact of the collision caused Snook’s car to spin and hit a car waiting to leave the parking lot.
Hanco EMS took Snook and her 81-year-old husband to Blanchard Valley Hospital for examination.
Officers cited Snook for failure to yield while making a left turn.
7/25/18 – 5:25 A.M.
The Findlay Fire Department is getting more than $101,000 to help prevent emissions from fire trucks from getting into two fire stations. A release from Senator Sherrod Brown says FEMA recently awarded the grant to the city. Fire Chief Josh Eberle says the money will pay for a duct system that attaches to the fire trucks’ exhaust pipes when they are in the station. It’s designed to keep diesel fumes from getting into the living areas.
The system is going into stations 1 and 4. Eberle says the city paid to have it installed in station 2 last year. Findlay Fire Station 3 is already scheduled to have the exhaust removal system installed this year.
Eberle says stations 1 and 4 are bigger than the other two, so it’s more costly to install the ductwork.
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7/25/18 – 5:16 A.M.
The Findlay water department has issued a boil water advisory from homes along North Main Street and East Bigelow Avenue. Repair work on a water main means homes in the 100 and 200 blocks of East Bigelow Avenue and a home at 2801 North Main Street need to boil water before use.
You should boil water for at least a minute before using it if you live in the affected area.
7/25/18 – 5:11 A.M.
Hancock County is facing a funding crunch when it comes to housing jail inmates. On Tuesday, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office asked the County Commissioners for more money to house overflow inmates in other jails. However, the commissioners say there isn’t any money available to cover the expenses. Funding for overflow inmate housing could run out next month.
Hancock County has spent around $386,000 to transport and house inmates in other jails this year. Only around $14,000 remains in that budget line item for August. At the current rate, the county will spend that amount in roughly 10 days.
Hancock County voters rejected a levy to pay for a jail expansion last year. The commissioners can impose a sales tax, but Commissioner Tim Bechtol says he wouldn’t favor that without broad community support. A change in Ohio law allows counties to impose sales taxes in tenths of a percent without a ballot issue.
Prosecutor Phil Riegle says he and the courts are working to find ways to reduce the jail population. They’ve added arraignments on Friday mornings so defendants who can get a bond can get it quicker. However, Riegle says there are a lot of inmates the county needs to keep in jail.
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7/24/18 – 12:05 P.M.
Unemployment jumped in June in Hancock County. The latest numbers from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show Hancock County had a 4.1 percent jobless rate last month. That’s up from 3.1 percent in May. It’s also higher than the unemployment rate in June of 2017, which was 3.8 percent.
Putnam and Wyandot counties tied for the lowest unemployment rates in the area, both at 3.7 percent. Both counties saw unemployment increase compared to May and compared to June of last year.
Unemployment was higher all across the region last month. Wood County was the only other county in our region under 5 percent unemployment, coming in at 4.9 percent. Seneca County was at 5 percent, Allen and Henry counties checked in at 5.1 percent, and Hardin County’s jobless rate jumped to 5.5 percent.
7/24/18 – 11:45 A.M.
The 2020 census is a couple of years away, but Findlay is already making plans to drive up engagement. The Municipal Complete Count Committee met for the first time Tuesday. Mayor Lydia Mihalik says the group will work to make sure the census gets an accurate count in Findlay…
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Mihalik says census numbers help determine everything from council wards to congressional district lines. It also impacts federal emergency response and community development block grant funding…
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Mihalik adds that it’s important that the city has accurate representation in the census and for more than just normal governmental reasons…
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Mihalik adds that 50 North also needs an accurate count so they know what to provide for senior services over the next decade.
The Municipal Complete Count Committee will help drive the engagement effort. It’s made up of representatives of organizations like Findlay City Schools and 50 North among others. Mihalik says they will likely add more people as they move forward.
If summer cooling bills are putting a crimp on your budget, you could qualify for financial help. American Electric Power says they are taking applications for their Neighbor to Neighbor assistance program until the end of August. The program offers breaks on utility bills to qualifying families.
For instance, a family of four with a household income of up to $50,200 per year is eligible. You have to have made an effort to pay at least $75 on your bill within the last 90 days and have a minimum balance of $50.
For more information go to AEPOhio.com/HelpANeighbor.
7/24/18 – 6:39 A.M.
The Seneca County junior fair named its king and queen Monday. The Review-Times reports Denver Staib is this year’s king. Dannah Smith earned the honor of fair queen for 2018.
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