The Ohio State Highway Patrol shared some video of troopers helping some geese cross a busy highway.

It happened on Interstate 77 in Stark County and the troopers assisting the geese were from the Canton Post.

“They are walking northbound in the left lane,” a trooper can be heard saying as he approached the scene. (video below)

Traffic was stopped on the interstate to allow the geese to safely get across.

“Go, that way!” a trooper can be heard saying as he tried to get the geese going in the right direction.

After some effort by the troopers, all the geese managed to safely get across the highway and get out of harm’s way.

A child was life-flighted to a hospital after getting hit by a vehicle in New Riegel.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says it happened at 7:30 Sunday night on State Route 587 in front of the New Riegel Café.

The Highway Patrol said Nicholas Kirtland, 11, of Salisbury, Maryland was on the sidewalk in front of the café and then entered the roadway from between two parked cars.

Nicholas was struck by a minivan being driven by Leah Rymers, 44, of Northwood, Ohio, the Highway Patrol said.

Nicholas was flown by LifeFlight to a Toledo hospital with serious injuries.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, Seneca County EMS, LifeFlight and NBS Joint Fire District.

A Findlay gas station was robbed early Saturday morning.

The Findlay Police Department says it happened at the Circle K at 100 Crystal Avenue at 6:07 Saturday morning.

Police say the male individual you can see in the surveillance photo walked up to the clerk and said he needed money and that he didn’t want to shoot anyone.

The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect was wearing a t-shirt covering his face and head.

No one was injured during the robbery which is under investigation.

The Findlay Fire Department responded to Cooper Tire on Friday night for a fire on the roof.

Fire crews learned that the fire was in an air handling unit, or dust collectors on the roof, and in the duct work connecting them to some production lines.

Fire Chief Josh Eberle said it was a little tricky to access the dust collectors because once they got on the roof there were some obstacles in reaching them, and they had to stretch hose lines rather far.

He said they were dispatched to the fire at 7:08 p.m. and it was determined to be under control at 8:55 p.m.

The chief said Cooper Tire was on shutdown this week and had minimal staff on site and didn’t have their typical response but still had an adequate response from their fire brigade personnel.

There were no injuries in the fire, although one firefighter was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for heat exhaustion.

Chief Eberle said crews will remain on scene for a while putting water on hot spots and checking temperatures in the duct work.

The City of Findlay is reminding residents that, as part of city projects such as resurfacing or utility work, it’s the city contractor’s responsibility to seed areas that were disturbed during construction.

Homeowners are asked to water newly seeded areas so the new grass can germinate and grow.

The city provided more details in the Facebook post below and you can also click here for more information.

 NAMI Hancock County will be holding Mental Health First Aid training seminars.

Mental Health First Aid teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges.

The training provides people the skills necessary to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

Larissa Herbert is Director of Peer Engagement at NAMI.

As Larissa mentioned in the audio above, the training courses are geared toward people who work with people who have mental health or substance use conditions.

The two adult Mental Health First Aid training seminar will be held on July 28^th and on September 23^rd.

A youth course will be held on August 18^th.

All courses will be held at NAMI Hancock County located at 305 West Hardin Street in Findlay.

(From Blanchard Valley Health System)

Blanchard Valley Health System recently received two honors from the American Heart Association.

BVHS is the recipient of a Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Silver Award (Adult). Separately, the health system earned a Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.

“BVHS is pleased to be recognized by the American Heart Association for its commitment to improving patient care by adhering to the latest resuscitation and stroke treatment guidelines,” said Roxanne Williams, director of corporate quality and patient safety. “BVHS and its associates work hard every day to provide the best possible care to residents of Northwest Ohio in so many ways, and keeping up to date with these potentially life-saving guidelines as they evolve is a part of this effort.”

The resuscitation quality achievement award demonstrates the health system’s commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve survival rates.

Each year, more than 300,000 adults and children experience an in-hospital cardiac arrest. Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on timely medical emergency team response and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation program was developed to help save the lives of patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrests by consistently following the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for treatment as outlined by the American Heart Association. Guidelines include following protocols for patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective and timely resuscitation (CPR) and post-

resuscitation care. Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest evidence- and research-based guidelines.

BVHS received the award for meeting specific measures in treating adult patients who experience cardiac arrest in the hospital.

The Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award indicates the organization’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death, and a leading cause of disability in the United States. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability, and accelerating recovery times.

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.

Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.

To earn the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy award, BVHS had to demonstrate its commitment to meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.

The Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award recognizes the health system’s commitment to ensuring that patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.

“Hospitals that participate in Get With The Guidelines often see improved patient outcomes and improved survival rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities,” said Tia Raymond, M.D., national chairperson of the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Systems of Care Advisory Group and a pediatric cardiac intensivist at Medical City Children’s Hospital, in Dallas.

The Findlay Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual who stole a wallet and then used the stolen credit cards to make purchases around town.

Police say it’s believed that the person in the surveillance pictures above and below stole a wallet from a locker at Planet Fitness at 1950 Tiffin Avenue on Wednesday and then used the stolen credit cards to make purchases in Findlay.

Anyone with information about the suspect is urged to contact the Findlay Police Department at 419-424-7150 or Crime Stoppers at 419-425-TIPS.

Tipsters may be eligible for a reward.

(From the Ohio State Highway Patrol)

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 11 people lost their lives in nine traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Monday, July 3 and went through Tuesday, July 4.

Impairment was determined to be a factor in two of those crashes and a safety belt was not used in three of those crashes.

Troopers made 133 arrests for impaired driving and 96 for drug-related charges. The Patrol responded to 249 crashes and rendered assistance to 1,067 motorists. In total, troopers made 13,634 contacts with the motoring public.

During last year’s Fourth of July reporting period, from July 1 through 4, a total of 16 fatal crashes killed 16 people.

Of those, 11 crashes and 11 fatalities involved alcohol and/or drugs.

Of the seven fatalities in which safety belts were available, five were unbelted.

There were seven motorcyclists and two pedestrians also killed during this time frame.

Motorists are encouraged to call #677 to report impaired drivers or drug activity.

A handful of anticipated flood mitigation projects in Findlay should be happening over the next few years.

We spoke with Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn about the projects, which she says will lower 100-year storm event flood levels in downtown Findlay by three feet.

The Phase 2 Benching project will take place along the north side of the Blanchard River in downtown Findlay from North Cory Street to the CSX railroad. As part of the Phase 2 Benching project the city wants to put in a Downtown Recreation Area, and you can click here for more details on that.

The Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge over the Blanchard River west of Cory Street will be replaced with the new design eliminating a choke point on the river and helping flood mitigation.

The project will replace the current 150-foot span bridge that is more than 100 years old with a new bridge with a 300-foot span.

The enlarged opening will allow the flow of the Blanchard to pass more efficiently and will reduce the 100-year flood elevation by 0.4 feet immediately upstream.

The bridge is anticipated to be constructed in 2024.

The Eagle Creek Floodwater Storage Basin will be constructed south of Findlay.

The basin is expected to lower flood levels in downtown Findlay in a 100-year storm event by 1.5 feet.

Construction is targeted for 2024.

Get more on the upcoming projects by clicking here.

Findlay’s previous flood mitigation efforts have included the Phase 1 Benching project along the Blanchard River west of downtown, near Swale Park, and removing flood-prone properties along it.