9/18/18 – 6:39 A.M.

Crime Victim Services of Allen and Putnam counties recently received two big awards. WLIO-TV reports the Ohio Victim Witness Association gave the agency the Program of the Year award during a ceremony last week. The agency’s Ryn Farmer also received the Future Leader award.

MORE: WLIO-TV

9/18/18 – 5:33 A.M.

An Arlington resident is still waiting for someone to fix a fire-damaged home in the village. Mike Best lives next to the home on North Main Street. He told council it’s been 18 months since the fire happened and no one has attempted to do anything. Best says the building is deteriorating and now has holes for animals to get into it.

Village Solicitor Don Rasmussen says he will send a letter to the person who owns the damaged home.

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9/18/18 – 5:25 A.M.

An ATV crash critically injured a Putnam County man Monday night. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened west of Vaughnsville on State Route 189 around 7:20 p.m.

John Fisher was riding an ATV on Route 189 about a half mile east of Road 17 when he swerved to avoid an animal. He lost control and wrecked. The impact of the crash threw Fisher from the ATV, causing injuries to his head and lower body. He was not wearing a helmet.

A medical helicopter took Fisher to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima where he is in critical condition.

9/18/18 – 4:58 A.M.

The city of Findlay has made a change at an intersection near the Osborn Avenue bridge. A post on the mayor’s Facebook Page says the intersection of Osborn Avenue and East Main Cross is now a four-way stop. The post says the city decided to make the change because of visibility issues with traffic coming over the bridge.

The county replaced the Osborn Avenue bridge last year. They expected the project to improve sight lines in the area. The project also removed an underpass under the bridge in part because the drivers of box trucks kept hitting the bottom of the structure.

09/17/18 – 9:21 P.M.

The University of Findlay featured an expert on voting rights for a free presentation. Mike Brickner from All Voting is Local said that Americans should be aware of their rights.

Mike Brickner

He said that his organization works to make sure people know what they can do and where they can go.

Brickner added that another major barrier is the system.

Mike Brickner

Brickner said that this can be fixed by making the polls easier to work through. He explained that when polls are poorly staffed or volunteers aren’t trained, it causes lines and confusion. He said that they are working to recruit volunteers like high school students to work the polls to make voting easy.

09/17/18 – 6:08 P.M.

The City of Findlay has issued a boil water advisory for several streets. The Water Department issued the advisory for the 1000 – 1100 blocks of South Blanchard Street. The advisory also affects the 500 and 600 blocks of Second Street, and the 900, 1000, and 1100 blocks of park street.

The advisory is due to water main repair work on South Blanchard and Second Streets. If you live in the affected areas then boil your water for at least a minute before using it.