4/22/19 – 5:25 A.M.

Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn will give the State of the City address this week. The event will be at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Lindamood Room of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. It is open to the public.

Overflow parking is available in the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts on West Main Cross Street.

4/22/19 – 5:20 A.M.

A Sunday night motorcycle crash injured a Findlay man. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports 20-year-old Austin Flick was riding west on U.S. 224 near County Road 223 around 10 p.m. when he lost control and slid off the road.

Flick went to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of his injuries. He was wearing a helmet.

Deputies cited Flick for failure to maintain reasonable control.

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4/22/19 – 5:16 A.M.

Waterways are receding after a wet start to the weekend led to some minor flooding around the area. The National Weather Service reports the Blanchard River in Findlay crested just above flood stage at 11.2 feet early Easter morning. It had dropped out of flood stage by Sunday afternoon.

Downstream in Ottawa the Blanchard crested in the minor flood stage around noon on Sunday. The NWS expects it to slowly recede today and drop out of action stage by tomorrow afternoon.

The Eagle Creek rose to slightly above the moderate flood stage at just above 10.1 feet early Sunday morning. It has since returned to normal levels.

04/19/19 – 7:44 P.M.

There will be a couple of ramp closures coming to the I-75 reconstruction and widening project. The ramps that are closing will be at the interchange of U.S. 68/state Route 15 and Lima Avenue. The ramps that will close are U.S. 68/State Route 15 southbound to Lima Avenue westbound and Lima Avenue eastbound to U.S. 68/state Route 15 southbound. These ramps are located on the west side of U.S. 68/State Route 15 toward the airport.

The closure is expected to start on April 29 and last for about three weeks for roundabout construction. The ramps on the east side toward Cooper Tire will remain open until that project is finished. Then they will close for about three weeks for roundabout construction.

04/19/19 – 7:16 p.m.

The American Red Cross is now using the Amazon Alexa to help people. Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter executive director Todd James said that the Alexa is compatible with several of their apps.

James added that you can also ask the Alexa emergency questions, too. He said that this can help if someone is injured or you need immediate advice on a situation.

04/19/19 – 7:11 P.M.

First National Bank is celebrating 100 years of operations and they’re doing so by giving back to the communities they serve in. President and CEO Todd Mason explained that there are three principles that the bank was built on.

Mason said that it is important to make sure that their branches are involved in the community. The Findlay branches gave $1,000 each to Open Arms and A Renewed Mind in Findlay. You can see the full interview and the check presentation on our Facebook page.