5/24/19 – 5:16 A.M.

A McComb company appears to be the low bidder for a demolition project in Findlay. The Hancock County Commissioners opened bids for the demolition of properties at 130 and 136 North Main Street during a Thursday meeting. ALL Excavating and Demolition submitted a bid for just under $60,000. Nine companies submitted bids to try and win the contract.

The commissioners bought the property at 136 North Main Street in 2017 for $100,000. They spent $225,000 on the building at 130 North Main Street the following year. They used money set aside for flood mitigation projects to buy the buildings.

MORE: List of bids and amounts.

05/23/19 – 4:59 P.M.

Findlay Police are investigating a robbery from late last night behind the Mobile One gas station on North Main Street. The report says that a man working at the station had just closed the store around 11 p.m. when he was approached by two black men. They showed a handgun and demanded money from the victim. He handed over an undisclosed amount of money.

The two men left in a black, four-door car. They were both middle-aged, around 6 feet tall, with thin builds. They were wearing surgical masks.

05/23/19 – 4:44 P.M.

STD’s like gonorrhea and chlamydia are on the rise across the nation, including Hancock County. The Courier’s Sara Arthurs looked into the issue and reports that condom use could be playing a major part.

She said that health experts report seeing a stigma surrounding condom use. Experts also think that the opioid epidemic could be playing a part in the rise of STD’s.

Arthurs said that Hancock Public Health is available to answer any questions you might have. You can also learn more about the causes and prevention in today’s Courier and on the Courier’s website.

05/23/19 – 4:33 P.M.

Findlay water and sewer customers with backflow devices are getting letters about the City of Findlay Backflow Prevention Program this week. The program used to be run by Hancock Public Health but the city is taking over. The letter explains that backflow prevention devices are required to be tested by the Ohio EPA before August 30. It will also go over the process of getting that test done.

05/23/19 – 1:29 P.M.

Findlay was mentioned in an article in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday for the pickleball courts. The article was looking at innovative ways cities are improving the lives of their senior citizens. It mentioned Findlay’s replacement of unused tennis court with eight pickleball courts.

Pickleball is a game similar to badminton and tennis. Seniors like it because it is competitive but less strenuous. The Findlay courts are active with players, mostly between the ages of 60 and 75.