08/15/18 – 4:41 P.M.

A Findlay man was hurt after rear-ending a city water department truck Wednesday morning. The Findlay Police Department reports that the accident happened around 10 a.m. on North Blanchard Street. 71-year-old William Sanford was heading north on North Blanchard Street when a City of Findlay Water Department truck driven by 27-year-old Cameron Freed stopped for traffic. Sanford was unable to stop in time and hit the back of the truck.

Hanco EMS took Sanford to Blanchard Valley Hospital for a minor knee injury. Police cited him for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead.

8/15/18 – 5:18 A.M.
Update – 11:41 A.M.

You’ll want to avoid Lima Avenue near Cooper Tire & Rubber Saturday. The city of Findlay says construction crews will close the road between Western Avenue and Lake Cascades Parkway from 6 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Cooper is making an electrical upgrade and needs to use Lima Avenue for a crane to move equipment.

They originally planned to do the work on Thursday.

8/15/18 – 11:38 A.M.

You should call ahead if you have business at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles today. A post on the office’s Facebook page says a statewide network outage has shut down all BMV systems. So far there’s no word on what’s causing the outage.

In Hancock County, you can call 419-425-3313 for more information.

8/15/18 – 5:07 A.M.

You’ll pay more to rent facilities in a couple of Hancock County parks starting today. On Tuesday, the Hancock Park District board approved raising rental fees and deposits for the Brugeman Lodge at the Riverbend Recreation Area, and for the Activity Barn at Litzenberg Memorial Woods. Park District director Gary Pruitt listed higher operating and maintenance costs as one reason for the increases. He also said higher fees would discourage “noncompliance and damage.”

The board approved a fee increase of $75 for Brugeman Lodge for weekday use. The price went from $250 to $325, for rental Monday through Thursday. The deposit is now $250. Weekend and holiday use increased by $150, from $500 to $650.

The Activity Barn weekday rental fee is now $50 more, going from $150 to $200. The new weekend and holiday rate will be $400. The refundable deposit will increase $200, from $50 to $250.

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