Alger council members voted to take legal action against a homeowner in the village that refuses to clean up their property. Councilman Mike Miller said the property in question is a mobile home on West Belmont Street in the village. Mayor Von Summa said that the homeowners have been written up numerous times, with the most recent notice coming in June of this year. Miller said despite all of the […]
A Findlay was injured in a crash that occurred at just before 12:30 this morning in Findlay. According to a release from the Findlay Police Department, Alexander Nique lost control of his car while driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Broad Avenue. The car ended up off the left side of the road where it became airborne and landed in a deep ditch. After hitting the ground, […]
The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Marion County Friday evening. The OVI checkpoint is funded by federal grant funds. They are planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving, but to proactively remove the dangerous drivers from the roads. The location of the checkpoint in Marion County will be announced Friday morning.
Officer Chance Collins The Findlay Police Department has announced the hiring of a new police officer. Chance C. Collins was sworn in earlier this week. The 34 year old Collins is a graduate of Arlington High School and he attended Tiffin University, graduating with a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice. Collins previously served at the Forest Police Department and has spent the last 13 years with the Carey Police Department. […]
The Ohio Department of Transportation is hiring for several positions in District 1. ODOT is hiring for winter seasonal highway technicians, survey interns, auto mechanic interns and more. District 1 serves Hardin, Allen, Hancock and Wyandot Counties in our region as well as Defiance, Paulding and Van Wert Counties. To find out more or to apply, follow a link on the Ohio Department of Transportation- Northwest Ohio District 1 Facebook […]
Ohio Northern University is resuming its Star Parties, which provide opportunities to gaze at and learn more about the night sky. Organized by physics professor Jason Pinkney, Ph.D., the five fall events will be free and open to the public. Each will focus on a theme or celestial happening. Telescopes will be available for sharing and occasionally a short talk will be given. The first Star Party, “Neptune at its […]
Written by: Cadence Coy This past week the Hardin County Fair was in full swing with many participants from the Hardin Northern FFA. FFA members participated by showing livestock projects and entering woodworking projects completed in their Ag classes. Each project required extensive preparation and was a reflection of each member’s hard work and effort. This year Hardin Northern FFA had 20 members participate in the fair with livestock. Although […]
Alger Village Council at this week's meeting voted to increase the village's water bills by $10 a month. Council Member Mike Miller stated that the money is needed to cover current expenses at the water plant. Another increase likely will be needed, and will be revisited in the future. Miller is hoping the next increase will not be as much. The motion nearly died for lack of a second, but […]
Ridgemont School officials stated that they are still not satisfied with the status of the air quality in the school. For that reason, classes have been canceled for the rest of the week. Officials say they are absolutely confident that the air quality situation will be rectified by next week. Therefore, the restart of school has been scheduled for Monday September 19. They stated that they are sorry for the […]