08/24/18 – 10:46 A.M.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol Findlay post announced that they are having an OVI checkpoint tomorrow evening and Sunday morning. The checkpoint is planned to deter and catch impaired drivers.
The location of the checkpoint will be announced Saturday morning.
8/24/18 – 8:32 A.M.
What started as a high-speed chase in Hardin County ended with the suspect taking his own life. WKTN radio reports deputies tried to pull over a man who had an active warrant for his arrest. The man refused to stop and sped away. Deputies cut off the chase for safety reasons but caught up with him at his home on County Road 95 west of Kenton.
After trying to talk him out of his garage, deputies forced their way in. The man fired a gun, taking his own life.
BCI is helping with the investigation. The sheriff’s office hasn’t publicly identified the man.
MORE: WKTN Radio
8/24/18 – 7:57 A.M.
Officials in Wyandot County are looking for a new administrator for the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Greg Lonsway stepped down from the role on Thursday. He didn’t give a reason for his decision in a letter he wrote to the Wyandot County Commissioners.
The county is taking resumes for the position.
MORE: The Courier
8/24/18 – 7:48 A.M.
North Baltimore village council members aren’t happy with upgrades to the concession stand at Village Park. The Sentinel-Tribune reports council members recently voiced concerns about the work done to make the restrooms ADA accessible.
Complaints included bathroom doors that didn’t latch and cement work that made it difficult to get wheelchairs to the restrooms. The village has since fixed the door latches.
Village officials also thought the project would include a new roof, doors, and kitchen upgrades. Village administrator Allyson Murray says bids for those items came in too high so they weren’t included.
MORE: Sentinel-Tribune
8/24/18 – 6:51 A.M.
If you don’t have your diploma, a state program could help you get it. Findlay Digital Academy is offering Ohio’s 22+ Adult High School Diploma Program. The academy is an online school that offers dropout prevention and recovery for students in grades nine through 12.
Sandy White is the program coordinator for Findlay Digital Academy. She says so far two people have received their diplomas through the program. One of them moved on to take nursing classes at Owens Community College. Around 10 adults are taking part this fall.
Students in the 22+ program only need to finish the classes they didn’t fulfill when they were in high school. The standards are determined by what year you entered the ninth grade.
MORE: The Courier
8/24/18 – 5:29 A.M.
Two Putnam County women will likely avoid jail time for the death of a resident at the Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. The Putnam County Sentinel reports 20-year-old Destini Fenbert and 36-year-old Rachel Friesel both pleaded guilty to counts of forgery and gross patient neglect during a Thursday hearing. Sentencing for both women is set for September 28. The state is recommending community control.
Prosecutors charged Fenbert and Friesel following the death of 76-year-old Phyllis Campbell on January 7. Campbell walked out of an unlocked door and died of hypothermia in the courtyard of the facility. Fenbert and Friesel both initially faced manslaughter charges.
A third defendant in the case is going to a jury trial. Megan Schnipke faces charges of forgery, gross patient neglect, and patient neglect.
MORE: Putnam County Sentinel
8/24/18 – 5:09 A.M.
The parent company of a Findlay restaurant says it experienced a data breach last year. Darden Restaurants owns Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, and says a cyber attack targeted restaurants in 23 states. The company believes the attack exposed 567,000 credit card numbers between November 3 of 2017 and January 2 of 2018.
If you visited Cheddar’s during that time, you can call 888-258-7280 to learn more about identity protection services available to you. You can also go to ide.myidcare.com/cheddars.
Federal authorities believe the data breach involved a legacy point-of-sale system of certain Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants.
The Findlay Rotary Club announced its nine semifinalists for the 2018 Golden Apple Awards. The club picks three teachers each from the elementary, middle, and high school levels. There will be a winner from each level announced on October 17.
The winners will get the Golden Apple Award as well as $2,500 for their classroom. Second and third place winners will get $250.
The semifinalists are…
Elementary School
Jeanine Baker, fourth-grade history teacher at Bigelow Hill
Bridgett Bunn, K-5 intervention specialist at Van Buren
Jennifer Stillings, fourth-grade reading and science teacher at Bigelow Hill
Middle School
Miranda Kennedy, reading teacher at Vanlue
David Sorensen, band teacher at Arlington
Sue Harrington-Williams, art teacher at Donnell Middle School
High School
Krista Bigger, music and choir teacher at Findlay
Gary Holland, math teacher at Cory-Rawson
Lisa Willson, business instructor at Millstream Career Center
08/23/18 – 6:04 P.M.
The Princeton Review listed the University of Findlay as one of the best four-year institutions in the midwest for 2019. The rankings are based upon student survey information. Students recognized the university for experiential learning, expert faculty, and varied academic offerings. They also mentioned study-abroad and service opportunities in the survey.
There were 159 schools recognized as “Best in the Midwest”.
08/23/18 – 5:02 P.M.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown was on WFIN to talk about his views on the conviction of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen. He said that he isn’t an investigator and just wants to get back to work.
Brown said that their convictions are serious business and added that he wished the information needed for the investigation would be released to speed things up.
He also talked about his meeting with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. He said that he is troubled by his opinions on healthcare, specifically pre-existing conditions.
Brown also said that he disagrees with Kavanaugh on labor rights, women’s health, and consumer issues.