9/4/18 – 9:52 A.M.

Findlay’s Chick-fil-A location is kicking off their new location with a day of service Wednesday. The first 100 people in line at the store at 1931 Tiffin Avenue Wednesday morning won’t only win free Chick-fil-A for a year, but they’ll also take part in community service projects in the city.

Registration starts at 6 a.m. The first 100 people to register will take part in projects for Habitat for Humanity and the City Mission of Findlay. The “Grand Opening Road Trip” will last until around 3 p.m., when the group will come back to Chick-fil-A for a party outside the store.

The Findlay Chic-fil-A location officially opens Thursday morning.

9/4/18 – 8:58 A.M.

The Liberty-Benton school district wants to buy land south of the high school. During a Tuesday morning board meeting, the board voted to offer $115,000 for 10 acres of land along Hancock County Road 9. The district doesn’t have any specific plans for the land just yet.

Superintendent Mark Kowalski called it “prudent” to buy the land.

The Larry Porter Living Trust owns the property in question. It’s part of a 40-acre parcel across the street from Gateway Church. The land has had a for sale sign in front of it for a few months.

9/4/18 – 6:54 A.M.

Local gas prices are down as we start the Labor Day-shortened work week. OhioGasPrices.com reports the average price for a gallon of regular in Findlay is $2.66 today. That’s down 13 cents from last Tuesday.

Drivers in Ottawa are paying $2.67 per gallon. That a two-cent decline over the last week.

Local prices are below the state average, standing at $2.71 per gallon. That’s a 10 cent decline over the last seven days.

9/4/18 – 6:48 A.M.

The Hardin County Fair kicks off in Kenton today. The event runs through Sunday and features country artist Dylan Scott as the headline performer in the grandstand this year. Scott performs Saturday night, along with music duo Brown & Gray.

Other grandstand events this year include harness racing on Thursday, a truck and tractor pull Friday night, and a demolition derby on Sunday.

Daily admission to the fair is $9 for those ages 9 and over.

9/4/18 – 5:18 A.M.

A motorcycle crash sent one person to the hospital in Findlay Sunday night. The Findlay Police Department says the crash happened at the intersection of South Blanchard and East Sandusky streets around 6:10 p.m.

59-year-old Kevin Ammons was riding south on Blanchard Street when he laid his motorcycle down to avoid a car that had stopped to turn onto Sandusky. Hanco Ambulance took Ammons to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of lacerations.

The crash remains under investigation.

9/4/18 – 5:11 A.M.

A motorcycle crash injured two people east of Findlay over the weekend. The State Highway Patrol says a motorcycle driven by 54-year-old Chris Zeigler of McCutchenville collided with a car driven by 87-year-old Donald Kendrick of Findlay. The crash happened at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Marion Township Road 237 just before 4 p.m. Sunday.

Kendrick was driving north on Road 237 when he pulled into the path of Zeigler’s motorcycle. Hanco Ambulance took Zeigler and his passenger, 51-year-old Tammy Browning, to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Troopers cited Kendrick for failure to yield.