07/15/19 – 9:59 A.M.
A Columbus Grove man was killed in an industrial accident Saturday morning at Colonial Surface Solutions in the village. The Lima News reports that 53-year-old Darren Langhals was struck in the head around 8 a.m. by a steel beam. The Allen County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is expected to start an investigation today.
07/15/19 – 9:55 A.M.
The woman wanted in connection to a Mt. Blanchard man’s suspicious death on July 4 was arrested Friday. Authorities arrested 29-year-old Ashlie Velasquez after getting a warrant to search the apartment they thought she was in at Redwood Apartments in Findlay. She was charged with tampering with evidence and placed in the Hancock County Jail.
Velasquez is a “person of interest” in the death of 22-year-old Boe Bushong. Sheriff Michael Heldman refused to comment on what evidence Velasquez allegedly tampered with. He also did not discuss Bushong’s cause of death.
07/12/19 – 12:00 P.M.
You’ll want to make sure you shred confidential documents like old tax forms or medical files to help protect your identity. Courtney Comstock from Hancock County Solid Waste Management District said that they want to help you out with a paper shredding event tomorrow.
Comstock said they’re even bringing in specialized trucks to help.
She added that they will take up to four boxes of your documents and shred them for free. They will be out at the Hancock County Educational Service Center at 7868 County Road 140 from 9 a.m. to noon.
07/12/19 – 10:30 A.M.
The City of Findlay is urging residents in both the city and the county to sign up for the alert system. Mayor Christina Muryn (Murn/rhymes with burn) explained that the system has many features…
Muryn said that this can help clarify specific parts of the county that are affected. She added that they have been working with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office to include people outside of the city as well.
You can learn more or get signed up at findlayohio.com.
07/12/19 – 7:55 A.M.
Blanchard Valley Hospital earned 2 stroke distinctions. The hospital was named a recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus award. They also earned the Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. These awards recognize the hospital for ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to national guidelines and standards.
07/12/19 – 5:22 A.M.
The care and housing of foster children continues to require additional funds in Hancock County. The Hancock County Commissioners approved an additional appropriation of $327,000 to the county JFS to help with the issue. The county spends almost 100,000 per month for the service.
The opioid epidemic has caused an increase in the number of children placed in foster care. Back in 2014, there were only 34 children in foster care. That number has nearly tripled to 91 kids in care now.
07/11/19 – 9:03 A.M.
A hearing is set for Sunny Farms Landfill’s operating license later this month. The hearing will be in the basement conference room of the Seneca County General Health District building at 9:30 a.m. on July 29. The Advertiser-Tribune reports that the hearing is expected to last 3 to 4 days.
The hearing is set because of the health board decision made in February to issue a notice of intent to deny the landfill’s operating license. Over 80 residents voiced opposition to the landfill late last year when the board was scheduled to consider the renewal of the license. Residents were concerned with odors coming from the landfill.
07/11/19 – 7:58 A.M.
A Lima teen was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday. The Lima News reports that D’Sean Robertson received the sentence for what was described as a poorly-executed drug deal. Robertson was sentenced to three years on a non-mandatory prison term. That will be served consecutively with a mandatory three-year sentence for the use of a firearm on a felony charge of felonious assault.
According to the newspaper, Robertson was robbed of marijuana and money by the victim of the case before taking the actions that lead to the 6-year sentence.
07/11/19 – 5:29 A.M.
Authorities believe the person of interest in a Mount Blanchard man’s death may have been given a ride. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone that might have given a ride to Ashlie Velasquez to step forward. Sheriff Michael Heldman said that she is the last person known to have seen 22-year-old Boe Bushong alive.
A woman called the sheriff’s office in the early morning hours of July 5. She told the authorities that Velasquez may have been trying to flag down a vehicle for a ride from the State Route 37 area between 11 p.m. on July 4 and 5 a.m. on July 5.
The sheriff’s office was called to Bushong’s home just after 10 p.m. on July 4. Heldman did not give any information on the cause of death.
07/10/19 – 10:23 A.M.
We’re getting into fair season and the Hancock County 4-H is getting ready. County director Cassie Anderson explained that many projects are getting judged ahead of the fair.
Anderson explained that they get the judging done early to get them in time for the Ohio State Fair qualifiers.
Livestock and dogs don’t require qualifiers to get into the state fair.