08/14/18 – 2:17 P.M.
Securitas Security Services USA is having a job fair tomorrow at Ohio Means Jobs. The job fair is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will cover open positions in Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, and Columbus Grove. It will be located at Ohio Means Jobs Hancock County on County Road 140.
You can learn more online at omjhancock.com
08/14/18 – 2:08 P.M.
School is starting back up soon for most districts which means you can expect to see school buses on the roads. The Ohio State Highway Patrol wants to remind you to follow the law to help keep children safe. You are required to stop if at least 10 feet in front of or behind a school bus that has flashing lights and an extended arm displayed. You cannot start driving again until the bus begins moving.
There were almost 4,200 drivers ticketed for failing to stop for a school bus between 2015 and 2017. You’re urged to allow extra time for school bus stops during your commute.
08/14/18 – 1:51 P.M.
The conversation over whether to separate McComb and Pleasant Township continued Tuesday. McComb mayor Chuck Latta said that there is no real benefit from their taxes going to the township.
Latta added that the separation would give the residents of McComb a tax break.
The Hancock County Commissioners want to take a look at how the separation will affect millage and population.
Bechtol said that the commissioners want to have more understanding of how the separation would affect both parties. He said that this could also cause some issues with state funding.
8/14/18 – 7:42 A.M.
The Carey village council and the Carey school board are forming a joint committee to talk about traffic flow around the school. Superintendent Mike Wank says he hopes to find a way to allow three points of entry to the school property.
The village has made the road through Memorial Park one-way toward the school during school hours. They’ve also blocked one entrance and exit from the school parking lot. Some school board members say the barricade isn’t needed.
Mayor Jenn Rathburn said the one-way street and the barricade are necessary to keep down maintenance costs for the road in the park. She added that the school board turned down a proposal to build a road on school property out to Vance Street.
Village council plans to talk more about the issue during their next meeting.
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8/14/18 – 7:29 A.M.
The State Auditor’s Office has recognized the Van Buren school district. Auditor Dave Yost presented the district with the Auditor of State Award for having a clean audit report.
The auditor gives the award to schools and government agencies that give timely financial reports. The reports also can not have any findings for recovery among other citations.
8/14/18 – 7:19 A.M.
The Findlay Police Department has three new officers on the force. Mayor Lydia Mihalik swore in 21-year-old Kasey Adelsperger, 25-year-old Ryan Tittle Jr., and 27-year-old Alec Traxler during a Monday ceremony.
Adelsperger has a master’s degree in criminal justice. Tittle served in the Marines and recently graduated from the police academy at Owens Community College. Traxler has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and will attend the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy to get his Ohio Peace Officer certificate.
All three new officers will work in the patrol division.
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8/14/18 – 6:58 A.M.
Some McComb residents have concerns about the details of a proposed Safe Routes to School program. Around 12 people attended Monday’s village council meeting to talk about the plan that calls for building new sidewalks and crosswalks for kids who walk to school.
Residents at the meeting asked about how the sidewalks could affect drainage. Others said they weren’t aware of the proposal that council approved two years ago. A few said kids would walk in the street even if there are new sidewalks.
Beth Clark of ODOT says the planning phase of the proposal is almost finished.
8/14/18 – 6:43 A.M.
A one-car crash near Fostoria sent a New Riegel woman to the hospital Monday night. The State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened on State Route 587 just south of State Route 18 around 5 p.m.
44-year-old Elizabeth Cartegena was driving south on Route 587 when she lost control on a curve. Her SUV rolled and came to a stop on the driver’s side door. An ambulance took Cartagena to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital, and then a medical helicopter transferred her to ProMedica Toledo Hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
8/14/18 – 5:28 A.M.
A three-car crash injured four people just west of Findlay Monday night. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports the collision happened at the intersection of U.S. 224 and County Road 140 just before 10 p.m.
37-year-old Chad Mitsch of Portage was driving north on Road 140 when he hit the back of an SUV driven by 17-year-old Zakkary Stiles of Rawson. The impact of the crash pushed Stiles’ SUV into the back of a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Jenson Hiegel of Findlay.
A medical helicopter took Mitsch to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima for treatment. Hiegel, Stiles, and Stiles passenger, 16-year-old Zachary Tinman of Findlay, all went to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
8/14/18 – 5:19 A.M.
You’ll want to avoid part of Bright Road in Findlay today if you can. The city says road work will reduce Bright to one lane in each direction between Tiffin and Greendale avenues between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.