The event will be held via Facebook Live Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. and is titled “Our Response to the Rising COVID-19 Cases in the Community.”
BVHS President and CEO Scott Malaney and Dr. William Kose, vice president of special projects, will discuss the organization’s planning of operations and processes to ensure the safety and care of patients as COVID cases continue to rise.
The event can be viewed on the BVHS Facebook page by clicking here.
Anyone needing assistance with viewing the event can call 419-423-5551.
It will also be posted to the BVHS website once it has ended.
Findlay Fire Chief Josh Eberle was presented the 2020 CARES Award for his work in battling Ohio’s opioid and addiction epidemic. (video below)
The honor is presented annually by the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities to first responders, frontline workers, and community leaders who have gone above and beyond in helping individuals, families, and their community navigate the adverse effects of the epidemic.
As a result of the actions of recipients, lives have been saved, families have been helped and communities have benefited from their commitment to serving those in need.
Eberle was nominated for the award by the Hancock County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) and was one of only eight recipients in the state.
Eberle is a member of the Hancock County Opioid and Addictions Task Force, and has served on the Medical and Community Awareness Committees since 2017.
He has also served as a board member of ADAMHS since 2018 has worked with Hancock Public Health to promote the use of Narcan and distribution of Project Dawn kits.
Eberle was presented his award Monday morning in city council chambers by ADAMHS Director Precia Stuby and Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn.
Findlay City Schools thanks Great Scot customers for their generous donations and the faculty, staff, and school families who donated more than $9,500 to the effort.
The University of Findlay is inviting children and their families to take part in a Letters to Santa Drive-Thru.
The event will be on Sunday, December 20th from 4:30 to 5:30 in front of Old Main.
“In a year when we could all use a little more joy, University of Findlay wanted to make it possible for our community’s children to visit Santa and make a new treasured memory,” said UF’s Natasha Lancaster.
She says Santa will be waving from a safe distance as his elves, also at a safe distance, accept letters in a special drive-thru.
People joining in on the fun should pull through the half circle drive, entering near the College First Church of God, and then place their letters in Santa’s bag from their vehicle.
The first 200 vehicles will receive a free University of Findlay Christmas goodie bag.
The Findlay Rotary Club will be showing their appreciation for law enforcement in Hancock County over the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Rotary Club will be sponsoring free meals for local law enforcement (Findlay Police, Hancock Sheriff’s Office, Highway Patrol) at participating restaurants from Thursday through Sunday.
Rotary Club President Sarah Sisser says Rotarian Kent Rogers came up with the idea and several anonymous donors have helped to make it happen.
She discusses the free meals and how the Rotary is giving back during the pandemic in the interview below.
Participating restaurants include:
Tony’s, 10280 US 224 West
Jac & Do’s Pizza, 1201 West Trenton
The Dark Horse, 4136 North Main
Oler’s, 708 Lima Avenue
Miller’s Meat, 400 West Trenton
McDonald’s, three locations; Tiffin Avenue, Trenton Avenue and the I-75 exit in North Baltimore.
The Findlay Police Department says two drivers were injured in a head-on crash at the intersection in front of the Walmart on West Trenton Avenue.
The crash happened at around 6:30 Saturday night.
Police say Jaye Remaly, 17, of Deshler, was leaving Walmart and turning west onto Trenton Avenue in a Mercury Mountaineer.
Police say Cheradin Hauenstein, 18, of Findlay, was driving south on County Road 300 in a Nissan Altima and was crossing the intersection to enter the Walmart parking lot.
Police say Remaly told them that she had a green turn arrow and that Hauenstein told police that she had a green light.
The two vehicles collided head-on in the intersection, causing disabling damage to both.
Both drivers were transported to the hospital for potential injuries.
Police say no citations were issued and the crash is still under investigation.
The association has now donated $20,000 for the Simulated Tactical Response and Incident Command Training (STRICT) Center.
The STRICT Center would be a city-owned, multi-agency training complex located behind Findlay Fire Station 4 on County Road 236.
Mayor Christina Muryn says the STRICT Center will prove to benefit emergency personnel throughout the county.
Conceptual drawings for the facility show two buildings, including a “Burn Building” and a “Tower Building”.
Fire Chief Josh Eberle says the structures will allow for live fire training, technical rescue, law enforcement, EMS, and other training scenarios.
“An exciting aspect of the STRICT Center is the ability for our safety agencies to train together. At almost every emergency, there is a fire department, law enforcement and an EMS component all working alongside each other. Currently it is difficult for these agencies to train as a unit, even though we respond together. The STRICT Center will allow that joint training to happen on a regular basis.”
The McComb Volunteer Fire Department has donated $1,000 and the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department $1,500 for the project.
Chief Eberle says a conservative cost estimate for the construction of the training complex is $1,000,000, with funding commitments from public, private, and non-profit sources.
The recent donations bring the current amount committed to $638,000.
Learn more about the STRICT Center ( pictured below) by clicking here.
CCW registration will not be available from Saturday, November 21st through Sunday, December 6th.
Beginning on Monday, December 7th, the sheriff’s office will start having people set up an appointment for CCW registration.
Appointments may be set by calling 419-424-7098.
The appointments will occur 15 minutes apart, and people are asked to wait inside their vehicle outside the sheriff’s office until they receive a call.
People applying for a CCW license should have all the necessary documents and a form of payment ready before arriving for their appointment.
The sheriff’s office says it apologizes for any inconvenience this creates, but says it’s attempting to comply with all COVID-19 restrictions set forth by Governor DeWine, and that the new process will help ensure a safe environment for both the public and their staff.
Click here for more information on the CCW licensing process.
