Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn recently attended the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Columbus.

Muryn says the panel brings together mayors for discussions on things like best practices, economic issues and advocacy.

“We also have a large business council of organizations that come in and talk about what they’re seeing in their markets and industries.”

On with WFIN’s Chris Oaks, Muryn said she also likes using the panel as an opportunity to share Findlay’s story with people that wouldn’t normally hear it.

(pic courtesy of US Conference of Mayors)

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a scam.

The sheriff’s office says someone is calling people and pretending to be from the sheriff’s office in an effort to get personal information.

The sheriff’s office says no one from their office is making the calls and to not give out your information.

Several fire crews responded to a fire that destroyed three structures and damaged others on the north end of Findlay. (video below)

The fire began around 1:45 Saturday afternoon at 2520 Northtowne Drive, not far from Broad Avenue, and just outside the Findlay city limits.

Liberty Township was primary and Allen Township and McComb also responded as did Findlay.

We spoke with Findlay Battalion Chief Matt Cooper at the scene.

The fire destroyed a shed, a garage and the house at 2520 Northtowne Drive.

Some nearby home on Northtowne Drive and Villa Drive were also damaged by radiant heat.

We were told by neighbors at the scene that everyone in the house, including pets, were able to get out safely.

No word on the cause of the fire.

Flag City Honor Flight’s All Vietnam-Era flight will be held on Tuesday, June 13^th, taking 85 Veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the war memorials built in their honor.

This will be the second of four flights in 2023, the first time Flag City Honor Flight has offered four flights in a single flight season.

We previously spoke with new Honor Flight President and Flight Director Steve Schult, who succeeded former president Bob Weinberg who retired from the position after a decade.

The June flight is an all Vietnam-era flight which is fully sponsored by the Don Templin family of Findlay.

World War II and Korean War Veterans typically get priority on flights due to their age.

As a result, many Vietnam Veterans remain on the waiting list, some for an extended period.

All Vietnam-era flights allow Vietnam Veterans to move up the waiting list more quickly.

Flag City Honor Flight currently has more than 550 Veterans waiting to go on flights.

Each Veteran will have a Guardian accompanying them, a chaperone for the entire day’s activities.

The flight will include students from both Rossford and McComb High Schools as Guardians. “Starting this year, our board made the decision to get high school students involved as Guardians.

The Veterans love it, and what better way for the students to learn history than to be on an Honor Flight with a Veteran in Washington, D.C.” says Steve Schult, president and flight director for Flag City Honor Flight.

The public is encouraged to welcome the Veterans home at Toledo’s Grand Aire hangar at around 9:30 p.m.

Flag City Honor Flight’s remaining 2023 flight dates are September 12th and November 7th.

Veterans on all flights pay absolutely nothing to take the trip with Flag City Honor Flight.

They are accompanied by Guardians, who are asked to make a donation to help with expenses.

Learn more about Flag City Honor Flight by clicking here. 

The Findlay Fire Department was battling a fire at Hamlet Protein on Friday.

The fire department got the call of the fire around 4:49 p.m. and responded to the business on Hamlet Drive, on the northeast side of town.

Crews discovered that the fire was in the venting system and went to work getting water on it.

A deck gun was used to put water on the fire and firefighters on the ground also put water on the venting system.

Crews got some of the fire knocked down and were investigating how further the fire had spread through the ventilation system.

The fire department said crews would be on scene for a while looking for new flames and putting water on hot spots.

No word on the cause of the fire. Nobody was injured.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says two people were injured in a crash on State Route 12.

The crash happened at approximately 12:22 Friday afternoon at the intersection of State Route 12 and Township Road 128, east of Benton Ridge.

The sheriff’s office said Paulina Bucaro, 20, of Rocky River, was driving an SUV westbound when she attempted to turn south onto Township Road 128 and collided with an eastbound vehicle.

The impact sent the SUV onto its side and pushed the car to the side of the road.

Both drivers were taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Bucaro was issued a citation by the sheriff’s office.

The Big Ten football schedule will look different beginning in 2024 as UCLA and USC join the conference.

There will no longer be divisions and all 16 teams will be bunched together.

Taking a look at the 2024 road games, Ohio State will play Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and UCLA on the road.

That means a regular season game in the Rose Bowl.

Jumping ahead to the 2025 season, and the USC Trojans will be coming to Ohio Stadium.

That will be their first trip to The Shoe since 2009.

The Buckeyes open the 2023 season at Indiana on Saturday, September 2.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says a girl riding a bike reported being followed by a man in a truck.

The sheriff’s office said it happened in the area of Road I-7 and Road 7 around 12:30 Thursday afternoon.

The girl described the vehicle as an older model dark red full-sized pickup truck with a light brown strip on the bottom sides.

She said there was rust on the front corners of the vehicle.

She stated the driver appeared to be a white male, approximately 40 years old, with a mustache.

The vehicle was last seen northbound on Road 7.

“Any information on the driver or the truck would be appreciated,” the sheriff’s office said.

The Findlay Police Department says two people were injured when an SUV crashed into the back of a pickup truck at around 40 miles per hour.

The crash happened at approximately 4:53 Thursday afternoon in the 100 block of North Blanchard Street, near the water department.

Police say Ashley Baldridge, 30, of Findlay, was driving an SUV southbound when she crashed into the back of a pickup truck that was stopped in traffic at around 40 miles per hour. The impact then pushed the truck into the back of a third vehicle.

Baldridge and the driver of the pickup were taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for their injuries.

Baldridge was issued a citation for the crash and the driver of the truck was cited for expired registration.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to keep an eye out for a woman who went missing from a nursing home.

Billie J. Stearns, 42, was last seen on Thursday between 8:30 and 9 p.m. at Autumn Court Nursing Home in Ottawa where she resides. (p

Stearns is able to leave the nursing home on her own but has failed to return.

Unknown clothing description but possibly wearing a blue or grey hoodie.

Anyone with information as to her whereabouts is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Department at 419-523-3449 or Putnam County Sheriff’s Office at 419-523-3208.