10/26/18 – 5:11 A.M.

A two-car crash injured three people on Sixth Street in Findlay Thursday afternoon. The collision happened at the intersection of Sixth and Washington Avenue around 4:45 p.m.

67-year-old John Nichols was driving north on Washington. He stopped at the intersection, but then pulled into the path of a car driven by 23-year-old Breana Adams of Findlay. Hanco Ambulance took Nichols and his wife Carolyn to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Adams received treatment at the scene of the crash.

Officers cited Nichols for failure to yield at a stop sign.

10/26/18 – 4:31 A.M.

Police departments across northwest Ohio will take unused prescription medications off people’s hands this weekend. The annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Law enforcement agencies launched the program eight years ago to keep drugs out of landfills and the hands of potential abusers. A list of drop-off locations is online at DEAtakeback.com.

10/25/18 – 7:33 P.M.

ODOT has announced some restrictions on I-75 From 9 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. Friday. The Interstate will be restricted to one lane for berm work between Harrison Street and U.S. 68/State Route 15. You will also see I-75 restricted to one lane from U.S. 224 to County Road 99 for paving work.

10/25/18 – 7:20 P.M.

The United Way World of Downtown Restaurant Tour is kicking off in Findlay on November 8. Community Impact Director Heather Heilman said that this allows downtown Findlay restaurants to engage in the United Way campaign.

Heather Heilman

Heilman said that they have 19 restaurants taking part this year. She added that you can take part by getting one of 300 available passports at Coffee Amici or United Way of Hancock County. The passports cost $25 and the event will be from 5 -9 p.m. on November 8.

10/25/18 – 7:02 P.M.

The Hancock County Commissioners voted 2 to 1 today to impose a quarter percent sales tax. Commissioner Brian Robertson explained that the money raised by this tax is long overdue.

Brian Robertson

Commissioner Tim Bechtol voted in favor saying that they can’t continue to struggle with finances.

Tim Bechtol

Bechtol explained that there won’t be any new taxes coming out of this decision. This tax replaces the previous quarter percent tax for flood mitigation.

Commissioner Mark Gazarek said he opposes the tax because he thinks voters should decide taxes, but also because he thinks it could hurt future endeavors.

Mark Gazarek

The tax collection for flood mitigation will end on December 31st with the final payment coming back from the sate in March. The replacement tax will start on January 1.

10/25/18 – 6:02 P.M.

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Rich Cordray was on WFIN this morning to talk about his campaign. He said that he is the candidate fighting for Ohioan’s healthcare.

Rich Cordray

Cordray claimed that his opponent Mike DeWine has shown that he does not support healthcare. According to Cordray, DeWine has voted for legislation that would take health care away from Ohioans with pre-existing conditions.

DeWine has claimed that Cordray’s spending proposals will lead to increased taxes. Cordray says this not true.

Rich Cordray

He explained that he would use budget surpluses to accomplish his goals.

Rich Cordray

Cordray said that the state had a surplus of over $670 million in the last fiscal year. He said that money can be used to support things like early childhood and workforce development.

He added that if there is another recession, he and DeWine will both have to rethink their spending proposals.