Findlay and Hancock County will be holding a parade and memorial ceremony to recognize the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

On Saturday, September 11th the parade will begin at 9 a.m. on South Main Street at Lake Cascades Parkway/Sixth Street.

The parade will travel north to Sandusky Street and turn east on Sandusky, ending at the Hancock County Fairgrounds.

A memorial ceremony will then be held at the Old Millstream Centre.

The parade participants will consist of first responders and military vehicles from Findlay and Hancock County.

The memorial ceremony is open to the public.

The City of Findlay recently put up 9/11 banners in downtown that say “we will never forget’.

Hancock Public Health is reporting 208 new cases of COVID over the week of August 27th through September 2nd.

There were seven new hospitalizations during that timeframe and no new deaths.

Since the middle of August there have been three new COVID deaths.

Average cases per day in Hancock County stands at 29.7 and community transmission remains “high” as defined by the CDC.

Hancock Public Health says about 72 percent of all COVID cases and 75 percent of hospitalizations since August 1st were people who were unvaccinated or had not reached the time requirement for full immunity after receiving the vaccination.

Health officials say the three COVID deaths in August were unvaccinated individuals.

A special event will be held at the Findlay Airport.

The B-17 Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady” will be at the airfield on Sunday, September 5th from 10 to 4 for paid tours and a limited number of paid rides.

The Flying Fortress was developed in the early 1930s by Boeing and was a staple in the US air forces during World War II.

More than 12-thousand were built, but only 40 survive. Yankee Lady is one of less than a dozen of the craft that are still airworthy.

Also part of the festivities will be the opportunity to see and ride in a biplane.

The event is being put on by the Yankee Air Museum.

Get more details here.

(pic courtesy of the Yankee Air Museum)

A man was injured when authorities say he caused two crashes in Arlington, one involving three semis.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says John R. Drumm, 26, of Kenton, was driving south on North Main Street in Arlington at around 10:10 Thursday morning when he struck a vehicle that had slowed to turn into a business.

The sheriff’s office says Drumm fled the scene at a high rate of speed southbound on Main Street.

The sheriff’s office says Drumm then tried to pass a semi on the double yellow center line and was struck by a northbound semi.

The collision pushed Drumm’s car into the trailer of the semi he was attempting to pass.

Drumm’s car then struck a third semi that was northbound on Main Street.

The sheriff’s office says Drumm was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash and that alcohol is believed to have been involved.

Drumm was issued citations for improper passing and leaving the scene for the first crash.

In the second crash he was issued citations for passing in a no passing zone and OVI.

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown was in Findlay on Thursday for a roundtable discussion on housing needs and infrastructure as Congress works to make new investments in communities.

The Democrat is the chair of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

We also caught up with Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn after the roundtable discussion.

The senator and mayor agree that upgrading local housing and other infrastructure is crucial in helping attract businesses and residents.

Senator Brown said that Ohio towns like Findlay can’t reach their full potential and attract as many new jobs and residents as they could without more affordable housing.

We also asked Senator Brown about his thoughts about how President Biden handled the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

He said for 20 years administrations have bungled Afghanistan.

“It could’ve been done better but what was handed to him was a big problem, and I think he’s mostly gotten us out of that problem.”

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend.

The Highway Patrol says troopers will be focusing their enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio’s roadways.

“Motorists can do their part in keeping the roadways safe by never driving impaired and always designating a sober driver,” said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

“Protect yourself, your passengers, and others on the road by making smart choices and planning a safe ride home.”

During the 2020 Labor Day holiday weekend, 15 people were killed in 13 fatal crashes.

Ten of those fatalities involved alcohol and/or drugs, while six fatalities were unbelted. Troopers also made 545 impaired driving arrests during last year’s holiday weekend.

“When someone chooses to drive impaired, the consequences can be deadly,” said Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.

“Help make everyone’s holiday weekend safe by designating a sober ride home and asking friends and family to do the same.”

The 2021 Labor Day weekend reporting period begins Friday, September 3rd at 12 a.m. and ends Monday, September 6th at 11:59 p.m.

Motorists are encouraged to dial #677 to report impaired drivers and drug activity to the Highway Patrol.