8/30/18 – 5:13 A.M.
The Hancock County Fair enters day two today. Some of the highlight events today include exhibits from COSI in the Old Mill Stream Centre from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. There will also be a cookie eating contest at the mini-park at 4 p.m.
Today’s grandstand events feature harness racing in the south grandstand starting at 6:30 p.m. There’s a calf scramble in the north grandstand starting at 7:30 p.m.
MORE: Fair Schedule
8/30/18 – 5:06 A.M.
Two West Virginia residents are facing drug charges in Hancock County. The Hancock County grand jury indicted 34-year-old Terrell Walker and 29-year-old Shawntrina Alford on possession of heroin charges this week. The charges carry major drug offender specifications. That means they are facing 11 years in prison if convicted.
State Patrol troopers arrested Walker and Alford during a traffic stop on August 15. Investigators say they found 246 grams of heroin in their car.
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8/30/18 – 4:58 A.M.
Findlay’s two-year moratorium on medical marijuana will expire soon. The Courier reports the temporary ban on dispensing, cultivating, or processing medical marijuana ends September 8. City council has one meeting scheduled between now and the deadline.
The state recently finalized regulations governing medical marijuana. According to the newspaper, Mayor Lydia Mihalik says officials are having internal discussions about the issue.
Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program doesn’t list any licenses for businesses in Hancock County.
MORE: The Courier
8/30/18 – 4:25 A.M.
Wood County authorities are investigating an escape from the juvenile detention center. Sheriff’s deputies say the 15-year-old boy managed to flee from the facility last night, but was captured in less than an hour.
08/29/18 – 5:25 P.M.
The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is asking for your help in collecting common milkweed seed pods. There will be a collection center at the Hancock Soil and Water District from September 1 until October 31. The seed pods will be used to create habitats for the Monarch Butterfly.
The seed pods can be collected when they are dry and gray or brown in color. You can also tell when the pods can be picked by applying gentle pressure. If they pop then they are ready.
08/29/18 – 4:43 P.M.
There are plenty of community organizations at the Hancock County Fair. JT Huber of the Cory Rawson Boosters said that you can stop by their tent to support the kids.
You can also stop at other organizations to learn more about services offered. Flag City Honor Flight’s Deb Wickerham talked about upcoming flights while we visited her.
Wickerham said that you can stop by their location to learn more about their program and how you can get involved.
You can see some of the interviews with organization representatives on our Facebook page.
08/29/18 – 2:39 P.M.
The new Old Millstream Center is up and running during the Hancock County Fair this week. Fair Manager Dave Thomas said that the center is a major improvement for the fairgrounds.
Thomas said that the building is perfect for entertainment purposes.
He also said that there will be a grand opening for the new cattle show arena this Friday at 8 a.m.
8/29/18 – 5:28 A.M.
The North Baltimore School District is moving forward with upgrades to its sports complex. The school board agreed to a contract with Helms Construction during their Tuesday meeting. The district will pay $387,500 for another parking lot, a ticket booth, and for fencing around the baseball and softball fields.
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8/29/18 – 5:22 A.M.
Fostoria Police continue to look for the suspect who caused a heavy police presence at an apartment complex Monday afternoon. The Review-Times reports officers responded to the Eco Village on Peeler Drive after receiving a report about a man threatening a woman with a gun.
The report said the man had barricaded himself in an apartment. Officers searched the area and learned the man had run away before they arrived.
Officials have not released the suspect’s name due to the Fostoria warrant and pending felony warrants from other agencies. Police Chief Keith Loreno says the man is from the Toledo area.
The incident remains under investigation.
MORE: Review-Times
8/29/18 – 5:17 A.M.
The Hancock County Fair has received two grants to promote harness racing this year. The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association recently awarded the event two $1,500 matching grants. One of the grants is for a race in honor of “Doc” Schoonover. Schoonover was a McComb native who was a lifelong supporter of harness racing. He began racing in 1949 and became the oldest winning driver at the age of 93 when he won at the Attica Independent Fair in 2011.
The second grant is for the Hancock County Agricultural Society Pace. The association awarded it to the fair in recognition of the fair board’s support of harness racing and commitment to the fair’s speed program.
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