8/2/18 – 7:17 A.M.

A four-car crash resulted in minor injuries earlier this week. The Findlay Police Department says the collision happened around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Bright Road and East Sandusky Street.

23-year-old Ashlee Haynes of Findlay was driving east on East Sandusky when she tried to turn left and hit a car driven by 68-year-old Lana Peaytt (PEAT) of Rawson. Both cars hit two others already stopped at the intersection.

Hanco EMS took Haynes to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of her injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

8/2/18 – 6:54 A.M.

A one-car crash injured a Findlay woman Wednesday afternoon. The Findlay Police Department says the crash happened around 1:10 p.m. in the 200 block of West McPherson Street. 78-year-old Mary Broad was driving west on McPherson when she swerved to avoid hitting a small animal and hit a tree.

Hanco EMS took Broad to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of chest pains and a small cut on her arm.

8/2/18 – 6:43 A.M.

Efforts to remove a large tree will close part of East Main Cross Street in Findlay today and tomorrow. The city says you should avoid East Main Cross between Huron and Osborn Avenue while crews work to remove the tree.

8/2/18 – 5:32 A.M.

The Putnam County prosecutor has offered plea deals to two of the women charged in the death of a Pandora nursing home resident. The Lima News reports prosecutor Gary Lammers offered to drop involuntary manslaughter charges against 36-year-old Rachel Friesel and 20-year-old Destini Fenbert. The women have three weeks to decide if they’ll take the deal.

Authorities charged Fenbert and Friesel with involuntary manslaughter, forgery, patient neglect, and gross patient neglect in the January 7 death of Hilty Home resident Phyllis Campbell. Lammers says if they plead guilty to the forgery and patient neglect charges the state will dismiss other counts.

32-year-old Megan Schnipke of Columbus Grove faces counts of forgery and gross patient neglect in the case. She has a court hearing tomorrow.

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8/2/18 – 5:19 A.M.

Fire damaged a Findlay apartment Wednesday. Firefighters responded to 330 Sterling Hill Drive around 4:50 p.m. They were able to help a woman out of the apartment when they arrived. A 10-year-old and a 12-year-old were already outside of the building.

Investigators say a child playing with a lighter sparked the blaze in the apartment’s garage. The flames did $10,000 worth of damage. The fire department says there were no injuries.

The Red Cross is helping the family with temporary housing, food, and clothing.

8/2/18 – 5:12 A.M.

Hancock County Judge Jonathan Starn saw the first two graduates of his drug court pass through his courtroom Tuesday. 30-year-old Alissa Smith and 26-year-old Brandon Muzzy both have more than 400 days clean and sober as a result of the drug treatment program. Both Smith and Muzzy said they weren’t sure about the program when they started, but are grateful that it was available.

Judge Starn’s drug court saw its first two participants start in late spring last year. Judge Reginald Routson has been running a drug court for three years. The Hancock County Drug Court is a volunteer program aimed at helping vulnerable people get the help and support they need to stay off drugs.

Chief probation officer Kim Switzer says about 50 percent of the people in the drug court avoid relapse. She says that’s above the national average for drug courts. Hancock County is also looking at partnering with a college to further measure recidivism and relapse.

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