The Ohio Department of Transportation is letting drivers know that a stretch of Interstate 75 in Findlay will be reduced to one lane for a few hours.
ODOT says I-75 southbound, between County Road 99 and U.S. 224 (Trenton Avenue), will be reduced to one lane on Tuesday night April 13th from 7 to midnight.
The left lane will be open for traffic and the right two lanes will be closed.
The lane closures are necessary to allow for pavement testing operations.
A teenager was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Findlay.
The crash happened at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday on the ramp from Interstate 75 southbound to U.S. 68/S.R. 15.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Markis A. Lawson, 19, of Galion, drove his truck off the left side of the roadway and struck a guardrail and then went off the right side of the roadway and overturned down the side of a hill.
Firefighters extricated Lawson by mechanical means.
He was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital by Hanco EMS for treatment of injuries described as minor by the Highway Patrol.
The crash remains under investigation.
The Findlay City Planning Commission has approved the site plan for a convenience store and restaurant along Tiffin Avenue.
The Turkey Hill convenience store and gas station, and a Schlotzsky’s restaurant with a drive-thru will be located at 1705 Tiffin Avenue. There will also be a Cinnabon counter inside.
It will be on the southwest corner of Tiffin Avenue and Londonderry Drive.
That parcel was split recently from 1701 Tiffin which is St. John’s Lutheran Church
The 7, 767 square foot retail building would be on a 2.24 acre parcel.
The fueling station will have ten pumps and 54 parking spots.
(ONN) – A new law went into effect in Ohio on Monday allowing for home delivery of alcohol as long as it remains in its original container.
In January, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 674, which makes delivery of alcohol permissible seven days a week, including holidays, as long as the beverage remains in its original container.
The person receiving the delivery must be at least 21-years-old.
A suspect involved in a pursuit with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Findlay Police Department was later found dead inside the vehicle in a retention a pond.
The Findlay Police Department says it was asked by the Highway Patrol to assist with a pursuit that was entering Findlay on West Sandusky Street a little after 3 a.m. Sunday.
The pursuit went through the city at speeds of up to 95 miles per hour at time before going back westbound on West Sandusky Street.
The suspect’s vehicle, a silver Lincoln Navigator, gained distance from officers and went over the Interstate 75 overpass.
By the time authorities crossed over the overpass the vehicle was not able to be seen or located and the pursuit was terminated.
At around 11:30 Sunday morning the Wood County Sheriff’s Office contacted Findlay police saying they were trying to located the same vehicle and that the driver was involved in a domestic violence incident in North Baltimore and the vehicle was taken without permission.
Wood County authorities received information that the suspect’s cell phone was in the area of 555 Marathon Boulevard, which is near the area where the pursuit was terminated.
Findlay police say the suspect’s vehicle went south of 555 Marathon Boulevard on an access road and into a retention pond at a high rate of speed.
Divers located the suspect’s vehicle and it was pulled from the pond at 3:45 Sunday afternoon.
Police say the suspect, Trevor Clark, 22, of Oregon, Ohio was found dead inside.
The incident remains under investigation.
The Family Resource Center, LGBTQ+ Spectrum of Findlay and Equitas Health will be holding a health and wellness event at The Family Center.
The event will be held on Monday, April 12th from 11 to 2.
The Family Resource Center now offers free HIV testing and Equitas Health is bringing their new HIV testing van.
This event will launch weekly free walk-in testing at the Family Center every Thursday 11 to 2.
The Family Center is located at 1800 North Blanchard.
Liberty-Benton Local Schools says a matter involving allegations of student misconduct and sexual harassment is under internal investigation.
The school district says since minors are involved it’s limited in the information it can provide.
In a message to the Liberty-Benton community Superintendent Mark Kowalski said there is misinformation circulating in the community about the matter and that these matters take time to investigate and need to be handled very carefully.
“Without abridging the confidentiality rights of all of the minors involved, I want to assure our school community that the matters are still being investigated internally, and that the investigation may take a few more weeks to complete. The investigation involves speaking with several different students, staff members, parents and school employees.”
“Allegations of student harassment, bullying, and violations of our student code of conduct are matters that the Board of Education and the District’s administration take very seriously. Investigations of school policy and code of conduct violations must be handled in such a way as to protect the rights of all involved. This is especially true in cases involving students.”
A Findlay driver was issued a citation after causing a two-vehicle crash that sent them to the hospital.
The crash happened in the 400 block of North Blanchard Street at around 4:30 Friday afternoon.
The Findlay Police Department says Helen Fanning, 51, of Findlay, was driving a minivan south on North Blanchard when she attempted to turn into the Wendy’s and she collided head-on with a northbound SUV.
Helen was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital with neck and back injuries.
The driver of the SUV was not injured.
Police cited Helen for a right of way violation.
The Findlay Fire Department, Hanco EMS and D&D Towing assisted at the scene.
There was a jump in the number of active COVID cases in Hancock County in the latest numbers released by Hancock Public Health.
The agency on Friday reported that there were 170 active cases in the county, which is an increase of 32 cases from Monday’s case count of 138.
Back on March 26th, there were 114 active cases and on March 19th only 75 active cases.
Active cases are defined as cases currently under quarantine or in isolation.
11 people on Friday were hospitalized with the virus in Hancock County, an increase of one from Monday.
There have been 123 deaths from the virus in Hancock County since the beginning of the pandemic.
On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health released data showing that Hancock County had the highest occurrence of COVID-19 cases in the state based on population.
Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccination dashboard shows that nearly 4 million Ohioans have received at least one dose of the vaccine so far, which is around 34 percent of the state’s population.
The dashboard shows that more than 24,000 people in Hancock County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, which is around 32 percent of the county population.
Click here for information on scheduling a vaccination through Hancock Public Health and here through Blanchard Valley Health System.
Bowling Green State University has permanently expelled the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, the organization that was involved in the suspected hazing death of student Stone Foltz in March.
“This is permanent loss of recognition – the fraternity will never again be recognized at BGSU in the future,” a statement from BGSU read.
The statement says the fraternity’s expulsion is because of hazing, which is absolutely intolerable.
BGSU says its investigation found the fraternity to be reckless with a disregard for the health and safety of our community.
“This investigation also revealed a deep culture of deception rooted in the organization, filled with dishonesty and disrespect for our community.”
BGSU says Pi Kappa Alpha’s expulsion is a step forward in eradicating hazing at BGSU, and that local law enforcement and individual student conduct investigations are ongoing.
Read the university’s full statement here.
