04/03/19 – 3:00 A.M.
Findlay City Council heard the first reading for a waterline replacement project on South Blanchard Street Tuesday. City Service Director Brian Thomas said that the line has had issues and they want to fix it before an upcoming pavement project.
The project is estimated to cost around $1.4 million. It would replace the waterline from Sandusky to Sixth Streets. Thomas added that he has everything ready to go.
Council took no action on the appropriation for the time being
04/02/19 – 5:54 P.M.
Bond has been set for the man accused of attacking two Arlington women with a hatchet Monday morning. Findlay Municipal Court Judge Mark Miller set bond at $250,000 for 37-year-old Brandon Pinks. Pinks currently faces two felonious assault charges.
Pinks allegedly attacked Breanna Lemos and her teenage daughter, Arianna Teague. Pinks was dating Lemos. Both victims remain hospitalized with severe injuries. A family member posted information on social media Monday indicating that both women will require multiple surgeries.
04/02/19 – 3:15 P.M.
The Findlay AAA and ODOT will be hosting a meeting on Thursday to talk about summer construction that could affect travel. Residents can stop by to visit with ODOT representatives and ask questions and learn more. Afterward, AAA will have a presentation on travel.
The meeting is this Thursday at the Findlay AAA. ODOT will be available from 3-6 p.m. and the AAA presentation will follow.
4/2/19 – 11:35 A.M.
A second river benching project could be in Findlay’s future. The Maumee Watershed Conservancy District has voted to move forward with a contract with Stantec Engineering to look at another potential project near downtown Findlay…
Project engineer Steve Wilson says initial estimates from Stantec show a second benching project could lower the 100-year flood in downtown Findlay by another three to four inches.
The contract for the study is for $78,000. For their part, the Hancock County Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve funding from money set aside for mitigation projects. It should take around four to six months to finish the study.
The current benching project between North Cory Street and Broad Avenue should wrap up late this year. Stantec estimates it will reduce the 100-year flood by a foot.
4/2/19 – 7:27 A.M.
Carey took another step toward a new wastewater treatment plant Monday. Village council approved a motion of intent to award Peterson Construction a contract to rebuild the plant. The company offered a bid of a little more than $10 million for the contract.
Council could approve the contract as soon as April 15th. The village will pay for the project using a half-percent income tax set aside for sewer improvements. They are also waiting on approval for a low-interest loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Fund.
Construction could start this summer. It would take about two years to finish.
4/2/19 – 5:27 A.M.
Arlington’s annual spring cleanup is coming up next month. Village council says they’ll hold the event in the village park from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on May 11th. The event is a chance for Arlington residents to get rid of unwanted household items.
They are not accepting batteries. They also aren’t taking items from people who live outside the village.
4/2/19 – 5:22 A.M.
Sunny Farms Landfill is requesting a hearing with the Seneca County General Health District. Media Partner WTOL-11 reports the move is an attempt to keep its operating license. The health district announced its intent to deny than landfill’s operating permits in late February.
Lawyers for the landfill and the county will set a meeting date. The meeting will be open to the public.
The landfill sits around four miles south of Fostoria. Residents in the city and other communities have said the facility isn’t doing enough to contain odors.
If the health district denies the operating license, Sunny Farms could still appeal the decision.
MORE: WTOL-11
4/2/19 – 5:11 A.M.
McComb’s Cookie Fest has a chance to keep going this summer. Organizers say a recent public meeting sparked interest in saving the event. They had feared the festival could go away due to a lack of support.
Organizers haven’t provided any more details about the future of Cookie Fest just yet.
4/2/19 – 5:06 A.M.
The suspect in an attack in Arlington is in jail this morning. After a day-long search, authorities found Brandon Pinks in rural Hardin County around 6 p.m. Monday. Deputies had been searching for Pinks following an incident at 219 West Main Cross Street in Arlington around 8:40 a.m. Hancock County Sheriff Michael Heldman says deputies found two victims when they arrived…
Heldman says both victims suffered injuries from a sharp object. The names of the victims and their conditions haven’t been released.
Investigators focused their search in Hardin County, as Pinks’ last known address is in Alger. Ada Police say someone saw Pinks switching from his red Chevy HHR to a “dark-colored” truck around 11 a.m. at Ada Technologies.
Pinks was reportedly in a relationship with the adult victim. The initial incident caused school officials in Arlington to lock down their building as a precaution.
The case remains under investigation.
4/1/19 – 10:21 A.M.
UPDATE – 7:57 P.M.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an assault that happened near the Arlington school building this morning. Sheriff Michael Heldman explained that there isn’t much information available at the moment…
Heldman said that from what they know there are two victims…
Authorities were seeking Brandon Pinks in connection to the case. After eluding authorities for several hours he was finally caught Monday evening.
The incident put the school building in Arlington under a lockdown. The school announced later that the lockdown was lifted and that there was no danger to the students.
Superintendent Kevin Haught spoke to us this morning and confirmed that the students were safe. Haught tells us that a medical helicopter used a practice field to land to remove one victim from the nearby incident.