(Toledo, OH) — With the impending verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, the Ohio Highway Patrol has dispatched 100 officers to Minnesota to help keep the peace.
Chauvin is charged with the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.
On Monday, a spokesperson for the patrol said that Ohio troopers will help to protect property allowing local officers to remain able to respond to routine emergency calls.
The State of Minnesota is covering the cost of Ohio presence.
Officers from Nebraska are also responding to Minnesota’s request for assistance.
The Findlay City Schools Board of Education voted to join the Northern Lakes League at its Monday night board meeting. The vote was unanimous.
The NLL made the offer to Findlay to join the league on April 9th.
Clay High School, Fremont Ross High School and Whitmer High School were also invited to join.
Findlay Athletic Director Nate Weihrauch says Findlay is honored to to join the Northern Lakes League with their long tradition of excellence, first class facilities, first class people and traditions.
It’s anticipated that Findlay will join the NLL beginning with the 2023-2024 season.
The NLL also said it is committed to exploring additional expansion in the future “to provide a more equitable competitive balance based on student enrollments.”
Findlay High School is currently a member of the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC).
The man charged with inducing panic for allegedly walking on the Bowling Green State University campus with a gun on Sunday made his first court appearance on Monday.
Daniel P. Seymour, 39, of Bowling Green, pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge during his video arraignment.
He was released from the Wood County Jail after posting bond with the condition that he not possess any weapons.
His next court date is set for May 3rd at 2 p.m.
On Sunday afternoon a little before 2 o’clock, BGSU sent an alert to the campus community to shelter in place when the BGSU Police Department was notified of a man with a firearm on campus.
The university said the individual was located within minutes, identified by BGSU police and taken into custody.
Hancock County has received a $1.3 million federal grant to continue services and programs for people with substance abuse problems.
The funds will be administered by the Hancock County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS), of which Jennifer Swartzlander is Deputy Director.
She says five entities will receive funding, including Blanchard Valley Hospital for their MOMS program.
You can get more details on the grant by listening to Jennifer’s full conversation with WFIN’s Chris Oaks by clicking here and in the news release from ADAMHS below.
Hancock County has received a $1.3 million federal grant over two years to continue development of support services and programs for youth and adults with substance abuse problems.
The award, from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is being administered statewide by Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and locally by the Hancock County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services.
The county had previously received funding in the first round of Ohio’s State Opioid Response (SOR) project grants.
Through SOR, individuals with opioid use disorder and/or stimulant use disorders will have access to family supports, primary care, recovery supports, treatment, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and workforce innovations.
In Hancock County, the $1,334,892 grant will allow for the continuing advancement of its recovery-oriented system of care (ROSC) network, which began to take shape in 2013 and addresses both substance abuse and mental health issues in the county.
With the latest grant, five entities, Blanchard Valley Health System, FOCUS, Family Resource Center, A Renewed Mind (ARM), and Habitat for Humanity will receive funding.
The grant breakdowns are as follows: Blanchard Valley Health System, (Maternal Opiate Medical Support program), $143,505; FOCUS, (Wellness and Recovery Support Center), $127,307; Family Resource Center, $869,430; A Renewed Mind (ARM), $199,751; Habitat for Humanity, $50,000.
Among other things, the grant will allow for growth of the MOMS program, which started in 2018. The new funding will help increase engagement in the program through a collaborative effort with the BVHS, ARM, and Hancock Public Health.
ARM will also use SOR funds to increase capacity related to peer support, MAT prescribing and residential treatment.
FOCUS will apply grant dollars to costs of its lease at the new location of the LOFT, a support network for youth; replace needed furnishings at the recovery home and center locations, and pay to train facilitators for the CRAFT program.
The Family Resource Center, the county’s largest certified agency, will use funding to pay for MAT; hire a full-time contract prescriber; and purchase the Nurturing Families curriculum and associated program expenses. To engage and maintain clients in available services, an additional peer support position will be added.
In addition, the agency will sub-contract with a local employment service to provide employment services to clients in need. A jail-based care coordinator will be hired to help inmates connect to community-based services, including treatment and recovery supports.
The Habitat for Humanity will use funds to support the newly established Financial Opportunity Center, which will provide financial coaching through connections to workforce for residents in need. A director has been hired and the Center is beginning to accept clients. Funds from the SOR grant will also assist with staff costs associated with the FOC and provide financial counseling, education and support to individuals struggling with addiction
(ONN) – The mayor of Dayton has announced that she is running for Ohio Governor.
Nan Whaley, a 45-year-old Democrat, launched her campaign on Monday.
Whaley is running on a theme of toughness by drawing on her experience in leading Dayton through a mass shooting and tornadoes that devastated parts of the city, while taking swipes at scandals within the Ohio GOP.
Whaley says the same politicians have been in charge for 30 years and that it’s time for change.
(ONN) – A Congressman from central Ohio is stepping down from his position in the U.S. House of Representatives to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Steve Stivers, of Upper Arlington, announced Monday morning that he will leave his position as Representative of Ohio’s 15th congressional district on May 16th to become the president of the state’s chamber of commerce.
Stivers was among names being floated as contenders for the U.S. Senate seat that Rob Portman will vacate at the end of his term, next year.
The Republican Stivers raised $1.4 million as part of an exploratory campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Stivers was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010.
People can simply drive in, drop off their old medications for safe disposal and go on their way.
The Findlay Police Department says, not only will you be cleaning out those cluttered cabinets but you’ll be doing so in a safe manner.
Many people flush their medications, leading to environmental concerns.
Others dispose of medications in the trash or leave them in their house enabling people to find them and abuse them.
People who can’t make it to the medication collection on Saturday can drop off their medications anytime in the medication collection drop-boxes available in the lobby of the police department and sheriff’s office.
Bowling Green State University says a man will be criminally charged after walking around campus with a gun.
BGSU sent an alert to the campus community around 2 p.m. Sunday to shelter in place when the BGSU Police Department was notified of a man with a firearm on campus.
White male on BGSU campus with a fire arm. In area of Kohl & Carillon at time of call. Was wearing black hoodie with american flag on back, jeans, black hat. Do not approach. Shelter in place at this time!
The university says the individual was located within minutes and identified by BGSU police and is in police custody.
The individual is not a BGSU student or staff member.
BGSU points out that no shots were fired and this was not an active shooter situation.
The university says the man will be charged with inducing panic.
