Monthly Archives: August 2019

Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Looking For Missing Man

[WFIN] – The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a missing man.

38-year-old Dallas Critchet was last seen on July 19 near Arcadia. He was supposed to work that evening but didn’t show up and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

Critchet is a white man, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs around 200 pounds. He has brown eyes and had brown short hair and a goatee at the time of his disappearance. his picture is on our website.

Anyone with information on his location or his welfare is urged to call the sheriff’s office at 419-424-7097.

Marathon Reports Second Quarter Results

[WFIN] – Marathon Petroleum Corporation reported increased operating income last quarter compared to the same time period last year. The company reported over $2 billion in operating cash flow compared to $1.7 billion during the second quarter of 2018.

The retail segment saw $493 million compared to last year’s $159 million. The midstream segment also increased, seeing $878 million this year. Last year the midstream segment made $617 million.

Marathon saw a loss in the refining and marketing segment. Last year the company made over $1 billion whereas this year the segment made $906 million.

Marathon reports that these increases came from the acquisition of Andeavor Logistics last year.

106 And Still Gorgeous – Findlay Woman Shares The Secret To Living A Long Life

A very special young lady in Findlay has a big birthday coming up this weekend.

Eleanor Ronez will be turning 106!

She and her family were kind enough to let us spend some time with them ahead of her birthday party on Saturday.

We asked Eleanor what the secret to living a long and healthy life has been.

“No smoking, no drinking and no swearing,” she said.

Eleanor enjoys fishing, bowling, bingo, gardening and going on long car rides.

WFIN and The Courier both had a chance to meet Eleanor, and she was especially enamored with The Courier photographer’s big camera, which you can see in the video.

We joked that The Courier would be taking on a “new” intern in the photo department.

Eleanor has six children and 149 total grandchildren.

Happy Birthday Eleanor! As your shirt says you’re ‘106 and still gorgeous.’

Findlay YMCA Receives Big Check From Black Swamp Golf Classic

The Black Swamp Golf Classic Committee presented the Findlay Family YMCA with a large check on Wednesday.

The check amounted to $66,500, and the money will be used to support programs at the YMCA.

The Braden Kramer Foundation, which supports families affected by pediatric cancer, and the Putnam County YMCA will also receive checks of that amount.

The money was raised during the 20th Annual Black Swamp Classic.

In its 20 years of operation, The Black Swamp Golf Classic has donated more than $2.2 million to local agencies.

Fostoria Man Injured In Crash That Killed Couple From Out-Of-State

A Fostoria man was injured in a two-car crash that killed a North Carolina couple in Allen County on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lima post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Hillard Craft, of Fostoria, was treated for minor injuries at the scene and released.

Suzanne Schaab, 77, of Swansboro, North Carolina, and her passenger, David Schaab, 78, were pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the patrol, Suzanne Schaab was driving north on Thayer Road at 3:58 p.m. when she pulled into the path of Craft’s truck, which was eastbound on U.S. 30.

Craft’s truck hit the car on the driver’s side.

Schaab’s vehicle then traveled off the road into the median, east of Thayer Road.

The accident remains under investigation.

Jeff Winkle Named 2019 Ohio Librarian Of The Year

A big honor for the director of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library.

Jeff Winkle has been named the 2019 Librarian of the Year by the Ohio Library Council.

Winkle says he’s shocked and honored to win the award.

“I had no idea, it’s shocking because I know how many great librarians are in this state and I don’t think I’m one of them, to be honest with you,” Winkle told WFIN News.

“The true heroes of this library I can promise you are all the folks upstairs that work with our patrons every day, it’s not me.”

He says the award is not just about someone’s work in their profession, but even more so, for their work in the community.

“I owned a bookstore for 20 years before this, so really 40 years of my adult life has been spent putting books into people’s hands, which is certainly a blessing and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.”

He says the library has a lot of exciting things going on as always, and they’re very busy in the early planning stages of a library expansion that will help them serve the community even better.

Governor: Ohio Having Difficulty Finding New Set Of Execution Drugs

(ONN) – Governor Mike DeWine says the state is having difficulty finding a new set of execution drugs following concerns raised by a judge over the constitutionality of Ohio’s current lethal injection system.

DeWine says a significant obstacle is the possibility of drugmakers cutting the state off from supplies of drugs used for medicinal purposes if they learn a drug is to be used for an execution.

Multiple drug manufacturers and distributors in recent years have prohibited the use of their products for executions, severely limiting supplies around the country.

DeWine said thousands of Ohioans could be affected if state agencies that buy drugs, including the departments of health, developmental disabilities and others, lost their supplies.