A Saturday afternoon crash in Cass Township sent 3 people to the hospital. According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s office, Sonja Kaufman of Fostoria failed to yield the right of way from a stop sign at the intersection of County Road 18 and Township Road 218. Her Nissan Rogue was struck by a GMC Sierra driven by Rogelio Sanchez of Bloomdale. Sanchez’s vehicle then collided with a Buick Enclave driven by Timothy Clouse of Fostoria.

Sanchez, his passenger Angelina Sanchez, and Michael Ferguson, a passenger in the Clouse vehicle were all transported by Hanco EMS to Blanchard Valley Hospital.

Kaufman was cited for failure to yield from a stop sign.

At last report, the water customers in the Putnam County village of Continental remained under a boil advisory. The Putnam County Sheriff’s office reports that all water for use in cooking or drinking should be brought to a full rolling boil for a minute due to the threat of contamination. No further details were provided.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is proposing an overpass for County Road 169, over State Route 15 on the west edge of Vanlue. Currently in the public comment phase of development, the proposed project would allow continued access to the village for all vehicles on CR 169 while eliminating access to State Route 15. Vanlue is serviced by an interchange between SR 15 and State Route 330 at the south edge of town, less than a mile away.

If approved, construction could begin as early as 2023.

Find more on the proposal here.

The local big band Night Jazz will hold a benefit dance on Saturday night at the Old Mill Stream Centre at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. Proceeds raised by the event will benefit the Flag City Chapter of Honor Flight. This is the 14^th annual benefit, according to the band’s owner Gary Lannes.

Doors open at 6 with the band performing from 7 to 10pm.

The City of Findlay will hold a Covid-19 vaccination clinic on Friday in Dorney Plaza, downtown. The clinic is for those age 12 and over who are not yet fully vaccinated. The shots will be offered between 10am and 1pm. To speed the process, attendees are urged to bring their identification.

As an incentive, the first 75 people vaccinated at the clinic will receive one free adult season ticket to the Hancock County Fair.

A Findlay man was killed in a crash at the intersection of Tiffin Avenue and Factory Street on Tuesday morning.  According to a report from the Findlay Police Department, Michael Lafferty was riding a bicycle westbound on Center Street and failed to stop at the stop sign. Rode into the side of a 2019 box truck and was ejected from his bicycle.  Following the crash, Lafferty was taken by Hanco EMS to Blanchard Valley Hospital where he died of his injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

The Putnam County Health Department released its latest weekly Covid-19 update on Tuesday. The agency noted 67 new cases in the previous week, along with 1 new death and 5 new hospitalizations from the virus. That compares to 38 cases, no deaths, and 5 hospitalizations the previous week. A rate of 115 per 100-thousand in population. That rate of spread qualifies as “High” according to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties are in that category.
The CDC recommends wearing a mask while at indoor public places while also maintaining other protocols to reduce the threat of spread.
The Ohio rate of 194 per 100-thousand. Florida currently ranks highest with nearly 700 cases per 100-thousand.

The University of Findlay Doctorate of Education program has a new Chair. Dr. Kara Parker has been named to fill the role. Parker first came to the University as a student in the program. Following her graduation, she stayed on as a teaching professor there. While serving in that position, she developed the the department’s doctoral program in school psychology.