9/13/18 – 10:23 A.M.

An assisted living facility for women in Findlay is considering an expansion. The Findlay City Planning Commission approved plans for a more than 17,000 square foot addition to the Judson Palmer House on North Main Street during their Thursday meeting…

Audio: Doug Warren

Doug Warren is is a board member for the home and the project coordinator. He adds the project would turn the existing living areas on the second floor into storage and meeting areas.

Warren says they need to update the living facilities…

Audio: Doug Warren

Warren says the project is pending board approval. They’re still working out financing details.

9/13/18 – 5:24 A.M.

If you’re a fan of courthouse architecture you can take a tour of the Putnam County Courthouse this weekend. The Lima News says the courthouse is hosting an open house from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The county built the court in 1913. The building includes extensive use of marble, stained glass, and oak wood carvings.

MORE: Lima News

9/13/18 – 5:19 A.M.

Leipsic is offering help to a family dealing with water issues that could be the result of a water project near Gilboa. The Putnam County Sentinel reports Vanity and Keith Ellerbrock spoke to council about the problem at a recent meeting. They said they can’t drink water from their well or bathe their 10-month old son.

Mayor Kevin Benton said the village would fix the problem if it’s something they caused. He added that in the meantime Leipsic would reimburse the family for the cost of bottled water.

The village is also conducting a study to see what caused the change in water quality.

MORE: Putnam County Sentinel

9/13/18 – 5:10 A.M.

The Owens Community College registered nursing program has received an important accreditation. The college says the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing has given Owens an eight-year accreditation. That’s the maximum length a school can get.

The accreditation is quite the turn around for the Owens program. The agency denied Owens accreditation in 2009 because not enough faculty members had master’s degrees. It earned a five-year accreditation in 2013.

During the second quarter of 2018, 145 students who took the National Council Licensing Exam for registered nursing passed on the first attempt. Two students who took the National Council Licensing Exam for practical nursing passed on the first attempt.

9/13/18 – 5:03 A.M.

A Rawson man will go to North Carolina to help with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. Steve Mahler will deploy to Durham, North Carolina to work with a Red Cross disaster assessment team. Todd James is the executive director of the American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter and says much of the volunteer effort will likely focus on setting up and running shelters.

James says the Red Cross may open shelters on its own or may provide support and expertise at shelters already established.

Forecasters expect Hurricane Florence to make landfall Friday. Florence is now a Category 2 storm but is still packing dangerous winds of 110 miles per hour. The storm surge along the coast could reach up to 13 feet.

MORE: The Courier

09/12/18  – 7:57 P.M.

The University of Findlay is looking to add more names to the Veterans’ Honor Wall. The school wants to have more names on the wall prior to Veterans Day this November. If you know of any UF alumnus or alumna, or a current student or staff member that served in the military, you can submit their name by using the form on the Veterans’ Honor Wall webpage.

The wall is on the first floor of the Center for Student Life. It was funded by the Class of 1966 last year. There are nearly 700 names on the wall now.

09/12/18 – 5:52 P.m.

The Findlay Area Human Resources Association met for a presentation on workplace stability. Assistant Vice President for Human Resources at Tiffin University Nadia Lewis said companies should do more to understand the risks their employees have.

Nadia Lewis

Lewis added that if you take an interest in your employees and make those connections, then the employees will be more engaged and motivated.

Lewis told the group Wednesday that employers should learn more about their employees.

Nadia Lewis

Lewis added this will help you build those resources you’ll need to create policies and programs that cater to the employees’ interest. This will help them feel more connected to the company and want to stay.

9/12/18 – 10:31 A.M.

This week is Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and Garner Trucking celebrated with their annual employee appreciation meeting. The Findlay-based company named Robert Downing as their driver of the year. Jason Gensler took home “Rookie of the Year” honors.

Garner picked the award winners based off of safe driving records, fuel efficiency, and delivery times among other criteria.

Garner representatives say they are also providing lunch for their drivers all week as a token of their appreciation.