Three people were killed in a shooting a Lima bar Tuesday morning.

The Lima Police Department reports that they responded to a shooting at Levels Lounge around 2 am.

Officers say they found 2 victims inside the bar and 1 on the sidewalk between two businesses.

The police department has not released the names of the victims.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact:

• Lima Police Department at 419 227-4444
• Det Sgt Jason Garlock at 419 221-5291
• Det Sean Neidemire at 419 221-5295
• or Lima / Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419 229-7867

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says hunters in the Buckeye State nabbed nearly 12,000 more deer this season than one year ago.

Officials released county by county totals with a final state count of 184,465 deer in 2019-2020, which is up from 172,670 in 2018-2019.

Coshocton County led Ohio followed by Tuscarawas, Ashtabula, Muskingum, and Licking rounding out the top five.

1,387 deer were taken in Hancock County. 849 were taken in Putnam County.

The final harvest total represents all deer taken during archery, gun, muzzleloader, and youth seasons.

A man’s car came to rest in a cemetery during a crash west of Findlay.

The crash happened at around 7:15 Monday night at County Road 86 and State Route 12 in Liberty Township.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Schreiber, 22, of Ottawa, was driving east on County Road 86 when he failed to negotiate the sharp turn approaching State Route 12.

His car went through a guard rail and flipped onto its side, coming to rest in the small cemetery at that location.

The cemetery sign, tombstones and other property was damaged.

Schreiber was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for his injuries.

The sheriff’s office issued him a citation for failure to control.

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame is seeking nominations.

Nominees must be current or past Ohio residents who have served in the U.S. armed forces.

They also must have been outstanding in volunteerism, advocacy, professional distinction, public service or philanthropy.

Nearly 900 veterans have been inducted since the hall of fame’s 1992 inception.

They include astronaut Neil Armstrong, actor Paul Newman and Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas.

The Ohio Department of Veterans Services encourages people to submit nominations before the June, 1st deadline.

UPDATE 7:40 a.m. – The Fostoria Fire Department tells us that they and Columbia Gas have given the ‘all clear’ and the hospital is back open.

ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a possible gas leak.

The Fostoria Fire Department tells WFIN News that at about 5:45 a.m. an odor of natural gas could be smelled outside the hospital.

The hospital was then evacuated as the situation is investigated.

ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital is at 501 Van Buren Street.

Three young officers were sworn in by Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn Monday morning.

Muryn said that the officers will be filling openings this June as two officers retire and one moves on to become a parole officer.

23-year-old Justin Jolliff is a graduate of Findlay High School and then attended Owens Community College where he graduated from the Owens Police Academy. He will begin his field training in the department’s patrol division.

24-year-old Kyle Bormuth graduated from Arlington High School and got his bachelor of criminal justice degree from Tiffin University. He also serves as a member of the U.S. Navy Reserves.

29-year-old Matthew Schroeder graduated from Leipsic High School and went to Defiance College to get his bachelor of criminal justice degree. He previously worked as a probation officer.

Both Bormuth and Schroeder will attend the Ohio State highway Patrol Academy to get their Ohio Peace Officer Certificate.

Saturday marks the one-year anniversary since Habitat for Humanity and ReStore of Findlay moved into their new building on Commerce Parkway.

Executive director Wendy McCormick invited everyone to come in and help them celebrate.

The ReStore will open at 10 am and the first 100 people through the door will receive coupons to use that day.

There will also be a 25% discount applied to items and snacks available.

McCormick said that the doors will open at 10 am Saturday and they’ll have a short welcome and thank you celebration.

Listen to the full interview below.

The City of Findlay has created a new online tool to help people learn more about capital projects and where they will take place.

Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn explained that the new Capital Project Dashboard will allow people to see a list of projects as well as a map of where the projects will be.

Muryn said this will help people see if a project will affect them.

The dashboard also allows you to search for specific projects and filter by type such as sewer, transportation, or parks.

We have a link to the dashboard here and the full interview with Mayor Muryn below.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is asking Ohioans to help count every bald eagle nest in the state.

“For the first time in eight years, the Ohio Division of Wildlife is attempting to find every bald eagle nest in the Buckeye State and is asking citizen scientists to report their sightings of the national bird,” the Ohio Division of Wildlife says on its Facebook page.

Wildlife officials say counting the nests is an opportunity for people to get outside and see eagles while providing a valuable conservation service.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife estimates that Ohio hosted more than 350 nesting pairs of bald eagles last year.

The bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species in 2007 and from Ohio’s list in 2012.

(ONN) – A memorial paying tribute to a central Ohio-based Marine reserve company that lost 23 Marines in Iraq in 2005 once again can be viewed at the Ohio Statehouse.

The display of “The Eyes of Freedom ” honoring the members of the Columbus-based Lima Company runs through Friday in the statehouse rotunda.

The exhibit, first displayed at the statehouse in 2008, has been viewed at hundreds of events nationwide.

15 of the 23 Marines killed were from Ohio.

The memorial includes paintings, names, statistics and the boots of those killed.

“The Eyes of Freedom” came to Findlay in September and we spoke with the organizers.