07/23/19 – 10:47 A.M.
Marathon subsidiary MPLX saw increased cash distribution for 26 consecutive quarters, including the second quarter of this year. The company posted a quarterly cash distribution of 66.75 cents per common unit for the second quarter of 2019. That’s an increase of 1 cent per unit or 1.5% over the first quarter of the year. It is 4 cents per unit or 6.4% higher than in the second quarter of 2018.
Common nit holders will be paid on August 14.
07/23/19 – 10:26 A.M.
ODOT is trying to have Lima Avenue open by the end of the year. The Courier’s Lou Wilin reports that was the message from district deputy director Chris Hughes. Hughes addressed the Findlay Rotary Club in a speech on Monday.
According to Hughes, state officials and a contractor are trying to speed up the reconstruction of the Lima Avenue interchange with U.S. 68/State Route 15. Lima Avenue has been closed at the interchange since last fall. Hughes said that they don’t want to go through another winter with the closure in place.
The interchange will include roundabouts to make it safer.
07/23/19 – 5:27 A.M.
Findlay Police stormed a house in Findlay’s south end and arrested a man for domestic violence last night. 50-year-old Scott VanWormer was taken in on charges of domestic violence and knowingly causing physical harm.
Police officers responded to a domestic dispute in progress around 5:06 p.m. at 212 East Edgar Avenue. When they arrived, they found a woman outside that multiple signs of physical abuse. She told officers that VanWormer had made threats to hurt her or even kill her. She added that he could be armed.
Police tried to make contact with VanWormer after they set up a perimeter around the house. After those efforts failed, officers stormed the house and arrested VanWormer.
The Findlay Police Department reports that more charges are being considered.
07/22/19 – 11:24 A.M.
Hancock County Jobs and Family Services celebrated recent donations from businesses at Tall Timbers for “Honda Cares.” Placement supervisor Angela Rader said that they accepted clothing, food, and gift cards to support kids in care.
Executive director Randall Galbraith said that he’s very grateful for all of the help they received. He added that he would love to see the number of kids in foster care come down.
Galbraith said they will start taking a proactive approach to come up with strategies to identify when something is about to go wrong in a family household and prevent it. He added that they are working on this with other local organizations such as school districts, businesses, and the ADAMHS Board.
07/22/19 – 5:32 A.M.
There are several road projects continuing in Findlay this week. Work will continue on South Blanchard Street between Sandusky and South Streets. The northbound lanes are closed to all traffic. You also cannot turn east onto East Sandusky Street from the southbound lanes.
The intersection at South Blanchard and Lincoln Street remains closed as well for a waterline installation project. That project is expected to finish up this Friday.
And finally, Sixth Street will be reduced to one lane between Eastview and Burson Drives. There is a temporary traffic light set up to help direct traffic.
07/22/19 – 4:56 A.M.
A man got away after leading Findlay police officers on a chase through the southern part of Findlay early yesterday morning. Officers tried to pull over a man whose name wasn’t released around 12:45 a.m. in the 600 block of South Main Street. The man instead led officers on a chase that spanned 2.7 miles and lasted around 5 minutes.
The chase exceeded speeds of 60 mph in the area of West Lima and West Hardin Streets. The suspect ran multiple stop signs and eventually hit a police car on Western Avenue. He then drove to Hurd Avenue got out of the vehicle, running away on foot. Officers did not find the suspect.
The investigation is ongoing.
AEP will have a planned outage Saturday morning at 3 to restore service to the West Melrose Avenue substation. The outage is expected to last 20 to 40 minutes in many of Findlay’s north and west neighborhoods.
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07/19/19 – 1:14 P.M.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be focusing on drivers that don’t move over for vehicles on the side of the roadway. Lt. Matt Crow of the Findlay Post explained that the law is designed to keep people from getting hurt…
Crow said that if you see flashing lights you are required to move into an adjacent lane or slow down if that’s not possible. He added that if you fail to do so, you could face a fine of at least $135. The patrol will be practicing zero-tolerance enforcement until next Saturday night.
07/19/19 – 10:50 A.M.
The Findlay Income Tax Review Board will be getting a policy proposal for waived income tax payments from City Auditor Jim Staschiak and Mayor Christina Muryn in the first week of August. Mayor Muryn said that this will help the income tax director manage the process…
The process has allowed the tax administrator to waive payments so that the city doesn’t have to give large refunds. City Auditor Jim Staschiak said that while he disagrees with the practice, he approves of the policy draft.
He said that while the city is practicing waived income tax payments, it is important to have a policy in place to clarify how it is done, who is doing it, and why they are doing it.
Muryn and Staschiak agree that the policy they worked on addresses the concerns raised by auditors and residents. It also clarifies the requirements needed to take part.
The Income Tax Board will look over the draft for approval during their August 7 meeting.