04/04/19 – 5:28 P.M.
A Findlay man is scheduled to enter a plea next week for a reckless homicide charge. 27-year-old Jack Killion is accused of killing his 3-month-old baby in March of last year. The Courier’s Kathryne Rubright said that although the death was labeled as accidental, Killion’s actions may have played a part in the death.
A plea hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Judge Jonathan Starn’s courtroom. You can read more about the case and what happened on The Courier
04/04/19 – 4:55 P.M.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is looking to upgrade its radio dispatch console. Sheriff Michael Heldman said that the current console has issues…
The console currently runs both the jail doors and dispatch radios. Heldman said that this system intermingling is another problem. The AVTEC system they are looking to buy will separate the two systems.
Heldman said that they have an offer that will save money.
Heldman explained that the entire system would cost $470,000. Since the system being offered is already programmed the cost is only $366,000.
The Hancock County Commissioners will have to approve the transaction but made no action yet.
4/4/19 – 12:24 A.M.
A federal grant means you’ll see more road resurfacing work in Hancock County this year. County Engineer Doug Cade says his office will resurface around 36 miles of road in 2019…
Normally the county repaves around 12 miles of county roads each year.
Cade says the grant will pay for two large resurfacing projects…
Cade says they’ll submit bridge projects at a later time.
April is national Child Abuse Awareness Month and you can help keep kids safe. Karmen Lauth of the Hancock County Child Protection Services Office said if you see something, say something because nobody will have to know you did…
Angie Rader added that many people get worried about getting someone in trouble when they think about calling in a potential issue. She said that you don’t have to worry though because they will do a complete investigation.
She adds that they also do their best to keep families together. You can learn more at hancockjfs.org/children-protective.
4/4/19 – 11:32 A.M.
Hancock County is bringing in an adviser to help explore options for debt management. The commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to contract with a municipal adviser. Auditor Charity Rauschenberg explained why she requested the adviser…
Commissioner Mark Gazarek voted against the measure. He said the county needs to stop financing so much and focus on paying cash for projects…
Commissioner Brian Robertson voted in favor, saying that it makes sense to bring in outside guidance on the issue. Commissioner Tim Bechtol also voted in favor.
The county will pay the adviser a percentage of any debt they decide to take out to pay for the jail expansion and the construction of a new juvenile and probate court building. They would use money from a quarter percent sales tax to pay back the debt.
Gazarek says they have three years before they’re ready to build, so they should save the money and pay cash when it’s time for construction.
Rauschenberg says the move gives them an expert on finance and debt limitations. She adds that Hancock County is unique in that the auditor’s office handles debt issues rather than the commissioners themselves. She says less than five of Ohio’s counties handle their debt management that way.
04/04/19 – 10:24 P.M.
State Representative Jon Cross announced his district office hours for Hancock and Hardin Counties and part of Logan County. Cross has two dates in April and May to meet with constituents. The first meeting is tomorrow from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The second meeting will be May 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Both meetings will be held at the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library.
4/4/19 – 7:22 A.M.
A two-car crash injured a Bluffton woman in Findlay Wednesday afternoon. The Findlay Police Department says the collision happened at the intersection of South Main and Lima streets just before 4 p.m.
81-year-old Betty Heldman was driving north on South Main Street when she tried to turn left onto Lima Street and pulled into the path of a truck driven by 44-year-old Sabrina Victorian of Kenner, Louisiana.
Heldman went to Blanchard Valley Hospital as a precaution. Officers cited her for failure to yield while making a left turn.
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4/4/19 –
A two-car crash injured two people near Arcadia Wednesday night. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on State Route 12 near the intersection with Hancock County Road 330 just after 8:30 p.m.
29-year-old Joseph Biller of Findlay was driving west on Route 12 when he hit the back of an SUV driven by 40-year-old Shelbie Harden of Vanlue. Harden had stopped for traffic ahead of him. Harden and his passenger, 40-year-old Monie Harden, both went to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.
Deputies cited Biller for failure to stop in the assured clear distance ahead.
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4/4/19 – 5:28 A.M.
A recently released secret indictment accuses a Tiffin man of selling drugs in Findlay. 32-year-old Andrew Parkins faces two counts of trafficking in drugs. He allegedly sold fentanyl within 1,000 feet of Jefferson Primary School two times last summer.
4/4/19 – 5:23 A.M.
The northbound lane of the Osborn Avenue bridge is closed for the time being. The Findlay water distribution department closed it Wednesday so they could complete work on a project in that area.
You’re asked to avoid the bridge if possible. For more information, you can call 419-424-7121.