The Humane Society says everyone has a crappy ex or two and for a minimum donation of $5 they’ll place the ex’s first name on the bottom of a litter box and let their wonderful felines do their business on it.
People can call 419-432-1664 and make a donation over the phone or by clicking here.
In the box that says “Write a note” people should write:
#CrappyEx
John (ex’s first name)
Jane Doe (your name)
janedoe0000000@gmail.com (your email)
The Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock County is located at 4550 Fostoria Avenue in Findlay.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a semi driver was arrested after crashing into and damaging an overpass on Interstate 75 in Rossford.
It happened at 1:45 Friday morning on Interstate 75 at the Lime City Road overpass.
The Highway Patrol said Lavoris Ruth, 43, of Florida, was driving northbound when his load struck the overpass, sending debris onto the roadway and damaging vehicles and injuring at least one driver.
The Highway Patrol said Ruth did not stop and a witness followed him and police later located him.
Ruth was charged with not having a valid license, driving an over dimensional vehicle and leaving the scene of a crash. He was jailed at the Wood County Justice Center.
Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn describes the proposed Downtown Recreation Area as potentially transformational.
“It is a significant investment in a large area of our downtown, creating a new hub for people to have recreational opportunities.”
Muryn added that investing in the new recreation area is wise and will pay dividends in the future.
The proposed recreation area would be part of the Phase 2 benching project north of the Blanchard River and east of Main Street.
The Downtown Recreation Area will be from Main Street east to the railroad tracks, and from the river north to Clinton Court.
There will also be a triangle-shaped area west of Main Street over to North Cory Street.
Mayor Muryn said the cost estimate from their consultant for the recreation area is $10 to $40 million.
She thinks the cost will end up being around $25 to $30 million, depending on how many things they include in final design such as playgrounds, a new pedestrian bridge, walking and biking paths and even an amphitheater.
The mayor is asking city council for $1.3 million to enter an agreement with the firm to go from the master plan to engineering – working on the bulk of the design and refining the project.
The Phase 2 benching project is slated for 2024, as is the replacement of the Norfolk-Southern bridge west of Cory Street to eliminate a choke point and help mitigate flooding.
The Eagle Creek Floodwater Storage Basin project just south of town could also happen in 2024 so that could be a big year for flood mitigation.
As for the proposed Downtown Recreation Area, the city wanted to ensure that the benching area east of North Main Street not only serves its primary purpose of flood mitigation but also provides a broader community benefit as a recreation and gathering area.
See potential designs for the Downtown Recreation Area by clicking here.
For the first time in its history, Flag City Honor Flight is planning four flights for its upcoming 2023 flight season.
One of those flights will be an all Vietnam-era Veteran flight sponsored by the Don Templin family in honor of Scott Atkins.
The 2023 flights departing from the Grand Aire Terminal in Toledo will be April 18, June 13, September 12, and November 7.
FCHF also has a new leader. Steve Schult is now president and flight director, succeeding longtime president and flight director Bob Weinberg.
Schult, who recently retired from local public accounting firm Gilmore Jasion Mahler, LTD, became an active FCHF supporter and was quickly identified for a leadership role with the nonprofit.
Weinberg, president of Flag City Honor Flight for over a decade, says now is the time for the leadership change and Schult is the right choice.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that Steve Schult will make his mark as FCHF president and flight director,” he said.
“Steve’s leadership and professional skills, business knowledge, active community service in retirement, and most importantly his energy and passion for Flag City Honor Flight, will bring many successes in the years ahead.”
Schult has similar praise for Weinberg, who plans to remain active, assisting with the leadership transition.
“As a past sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Bob Weinberg was the perfect person to lead Flag City Honor Flight,” says Schult.
“His passion for the organization and his desire to help Veterans get to see their memorials in Washington, D.C. was evident to everyone. While he will be stepping away from the president/flight director role, I know he will still do all he can to help us complete future successful missions.”
Flag City Honor Flight currently has 550 Veterans waiting to fly. The organization anticipates working through a good portion of that list of applications in 2023 and encourages other Veterans to come forward and submit applications.
FCHF is also in need of Guardians for the 2023 flight season. Guardians are paired with Veterans as their chaperones for the daylong visit to the memorials in Washington, D.C.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol are teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind football fans that Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.
“If you are heading out to a Super Bowl party and you plan to drink alcohol, make sure you plan for a designated driver to get you home safely at the night’s end.”
“If you are planning on being the designated driver, know that you’re the night’s MVP. Commit to a sober evening because people are relying on you.”
“If someone you know has been drinking and tries to drive, take their keys and help get them home safely.”
The sheriff’s office says the consequences of driving impaired are steep, with up to $10,000 in fines, days spent in jail, loss of driving privileges and a spike in insurance costs.
In 2020, 11,654 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in the U.S..
“So, making the poor decision of driving impaired could lead to you or someone you love to suffer serious injury or death.”
Those interested in learning more about the campaign can click here.
Reineke Ford Lincoln in Findlay held an event to answer questions about and provide demonstrations of electric vehicles.
The electric vehicle event was held at Reineke Ford Lincoln at 12000 County Road 99 on Thursday morning.
The event was hosted in cooperation with the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce and designed to educate, demonstrate, and answer any questions about electrical vehicles, in both residential and commercial settings.
Vehicles on display included the Ford F-150 Lightning, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and the Ford E-Transit. People were able to take test drives.
Representatives from Frankart Electric Inc. and the Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative were also on hand for discussion.
In the video below talk with Alex Reineke of Reineke Ford Lincoln and Ryan Goolsby with Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative.
A Bluffton man has been indicted by a Hancock County grand jury on charges of sexually assaulting a child.
The indictment shows that Jeffery A. Ludwig, 65, is facing a total of 11 counts.
Charge 1 in the indictment is rape, a first-degree felony, and the other ten counts are gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony.
The indictment alleges that the offenses happened between 2010 and 2015, and a penalty specification in the indictment indicated that the victim was less than ten years old at the time of the offenses.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office website showed Ludwig incarcerated on Thursday afternoon.
Court records didn’t yet list his arraignment date.
A reporter for a national cable news operation was arrested by the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office during the news conference in which Governor DeWine announced that the evacuation order was being lifted in East Palestine after the train wreck.
During the news conference, NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert was arrested while doing a live shot.
The video showed him being pushed to the ground, handcuffed and arrested.
Governor DeWine addressed the incident.
“All I can say is that person had a right to be reporting, they should’ve been allowed to report. If they were in any way hampered from reporting that certainly is wrong.”
NewsNation said Lambert was being charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.
He was released from jail about four hours after the incident.
A NewsNation reporter was arrested during a news conference held by the Ohio governor about a train derailment.
