4/8/19 – 5:29 A.M.

The Putnam County Health Department recently received national accreditation. The Lima News reports the Public Health Accreditation Board recognized Putnam County for its efforts to meet or exceed national standards.

The accreditation board is jointly sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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4/8/19 – 5:15 A.M.

A Saturday night motorcycle crash injured a Defiance couple in Putnam County. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says 72-year-old Charles Murray was riding west on State Route 15 near Road G-14 around 7:15 p.m. when he lost control and hit a tree.

Continental EMS took Murray to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima for treatment. His passenger, 69-year-old Mary Murray suffered moderate injuries. A medical helicopter took her to St. Rita’s for treatment.

Charles and Mary were not wearing helmets.

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4/8/19 – 5:07 A.M.

A motorcycle crash injured an Upper Sandusky man in Hancock County Saturday night. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on State Route 37 near Township Road 234 just after 6:30 p.m.

22-year-old Riker Scott was riding his Harley-Davidson north on Route 37 when he lost control on a curve. Hanco EMS treated him at the scene of the crash, and then a friend took him to Blanchard Valley Hospital.

Deputies cited Scott for failure to control. He was not wearing a helmet.

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4/8/19 – 4:38 A.M.

State troopers say a broken wheel is to blame for a deadly motorcycle crash in southern Wood County. The State Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Kevin Suber of Detroit was southbound on I-75 on Saturday when a wheel came off his three-wheeled motorcycle. Suber died when his bike hit the concrete median and overturned.

04/05/19 – 7:52 P.m.

It’s getting close to prom season and the Ohio State Highway Patrol wants teens to be safe. According to the Patrol, from 2016 through 2018, there were more than 132,000 traffic crashes in Ohio involving at least one teen driver. Teens were at fault in 71% of those crashes.

The patrol said to make sure you aren’t driving impaired or distracted to help keep the roads safe. They will also be practicing high visibility enforcement.

04/05/19 – 7:09 P.M.

Litter Landing in Findlay is all set to accept hazardous household materials from residents of Hancock County. Litter Landing director Courtney Comstock said they’ll take the items that you can’t properly dispose of yourself.

Comstock said this doesn’t include dangerous items like ammunition. All of the items that can be taken will be processed and, if they’re able to, recycled. You can drop items off every Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. until August.

04/05/19 – 4:08 P.M.

A Fostoria man was arrested earlier this week after he was accused of sex-related crimes involving two teenage girls. The Advertiser-Tribune reports 21-year-old Brandon Lane faces two counts of sexual battery and two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The alleged victims are 14-year-old girls.

The newspaper reports that the girls worked at the McDonald’s in Fostoria where Lane is the manager. The girls told law enforcement that Lane provided them with alcohol at his residence in late March.

Lane’s bond was set at $100,000 with a 10% allowance. The $10,000 was posted.

04/05/19 – 2:35 P.M.

An educational program is coming up next Wednesday about nuisance geese. The meeting is for anyone that is interested. It will feature wildlife professionals that will go over ways to prevent nuisance geese and what to do if you have them.

The program will be at the Lima Park District in Lima at 6 p.m. It is free and no preregistration is required.