3/20/19 – 5:15 A.M.

Congressmen Bob Latta and Jim Jordan attended a Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner in Leipsic Tuesday night. WLIO-TV reports Jordan talked about President Trump’s efforts to reduce taxes and regulations and to grow the economy. He also said he’s excited that Trump is going to tour the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima.

Latta added that it was good for the President to see the importance of the tank plant to northwest Ohio. He added that the JSMC is the only place in the country where the M1 Abrams Tank is built.

The Putnam County Republican Party hosted the event at the Fogle Center. WLIO says around 400 people attended.

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3/20/19 – 5:06 A.M.

The Blanchard River benching project is making its way through a former tire dump. Project manager Steve Wilson says that so far crews have removed around 1,500 tires from the area between Cory Street and Broad Avenue. That amounts to around 70 tons of rubber. Wilson says they are recycling the tires they find.

The benching project is widening the river. The $6.1 million project is meant to expand the river’s capacity during a flood. Stantec Engineering says the benches should lower the 100-year flood in downtown Findlay by about a foot.

3/20/19 – 4:39 A.M.

President Trump will pay a visit to northwest Ohio today. The president is scheduled to visit the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center for a tour and a speech on military investments. The facility makes the M-1 Abrams Tank.

White House officials say Trump will stay in Ohio tonight for a GOP fundraiser in Canton.

03/19/19 – 6:52 P.M.

U.S. Senator Martha McSally came forward about being sexually assaulted while serving in the military, but she isn’t alone. Hancock County Veterans Service director Nicole Coleman was drugged and raped at a unit party. She explained that many women find it difficult to come forward and that if she wouldn’t have if she remembered the event at the time, she wouldn’t have either.

She said that there was a lack of trust of the system that the issues would be addressed. She added that coming forward can also be traumatic.

Coleman said that there is much being done to address sexual harassment in the military, though, and she remains optimistic.

Coleman explained that during her time in the Air Force she was subject to a lot of sexual harassment. She said that she has spoken with many female service members today and things are getting better, but that there is still room for improvement.

03/19/19 – 6:20 P.M.

Findlay is taking part in a statewide test of the tornado warning system tomorrow morning. The test is typically done the first Monday of every month. The Findlay Police Department announced that the test will be at 9:50 a.m.

The department adds that there is no emergency, just a test of the system.

03/19/19 – 4:56 P.M.

Several homes and businesses in Findlay were vandalized with spray paint on Sunday. Findlay Police Lt. Ryan Doe said that the Hancock Hotel, The Wine Merchant to Painters’ Pottery, Wolfie’s on Glessner Avenue, and 718 Putnam Street were all vandalized. Doe said that they aren’t sure if they are all connected but are confident that the Hancock Hotel and the area around the Wine Merchant are connected.

Doe added that they are working to get security footage of any suspects. He said that they will post the pictures on their Facebook page.

3/19/19 – 6:43 A.M.

A two-car crash killed a Fostoria man late Monday afternoon. The State Highway Patrol reports the collision happened on U.S. 224 and State Route 587 near New Riegel.

Dustin Soals of Fostoria was driving south on Route 587 when he failed to stop at the intersection and pulled into the path of a westbound car driven by Brendan Valentine of Findlay. The impact of the crash caused Soals’ car to hit a signpost and a house.

The Patrol says the collision killed Soals. Valentine received treatment for non-life threatening injuries at Fostoria Community Hospital.

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