Findlay News

By ROSE SCHNEIDER Staff Writer Contract negotiations between Findlay's teacher union and the district administration are progressing smoothly, according to Superintendent Dean Wittwer.

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER More than 18 resurfacing and curb replacement projects are slated for Findlay this year, paving the way for a catch-up effort that will more than double the total spent last year.

Q: With graduations, weddings and cookouts upon us, could you provide guidelines for legal responsibility for party hosts should there be underage drinking or an alcohol-related traffic accident involving a guest? -- Dan L. Merkel, Findlay.

The Findlay High School Symphony Orchestra and the Findlay High School Chamber Orchestra will present a finale spring concert on Monday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Heminger Auditorium at Findlay High School.

While it may have been a "morp," a graduation dance party for an Arcadia High School student was not an anti-prom, the teen's mother said.

Prosecutors on Friday accused 17-year-old Michael A. Fay of killing two teenage brothers he lived with in an Ottawa trailer and will seek to try him for murder as an adult.

UP: The Courier's View on Wednesday applauded U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown for sponsoring an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that should help keep the area's flood-control project moving along.

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER A former Findlay Recreation Department administrative supervisor submitted the fraud report that prompted baseball tournament investigations.

By JOY BROWNSTAFF WRITERThe region's 26th annual Armed Forces Day Celebration, to be observed beginning this Friday at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, will focus on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

By DENISE GRANTStaff WriterHanco Ambulance reported nearly perfect response times in April, its first full month operating as the sole provider of 911 emergency medical service in Findlay.

By ERIC SCHAADTStaff WriterARCADIA -- An Alvada firm was awarded a contract Wednesday to construct the Beeson Memorial Addition athletic complex for Arcadia schools.

A bicyclist was injured Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Hancock County 180 and Township Road 201 in Marion Township.

Records show that the mother of two teens found dead last week in northwest Ohio had discovered a gun and lots of blood inside the trailer home where they lived.

By COLLEEN MCCARTHY STAFF WRITER The Findlay-Hancock County Library is preparing for a few big projects over the coming months.

By RYAN DUNN staff writer OTTAWA -- A Findlay man has been charged with raping a young girl.

By RYAN DUNN staff writer A Bowling Green man accused of raping a juvenile twice was among the seven defendants indicted by the Hancock County grand jury Tuesday.

The mother of two teenagers who were found dead last Thursday discovered a handgun and a large amount of blood when she came home to check on them earlier that morning, 911 records show.

By JOY BROWN Staff Writer Emphasizing that Findlay does not have $17 million on hand to spend as it pleases, as claimed by a Toledo accountant, Findlay Auditor Jim Staschiak on Tuesday found himself trying to explain budgeting and reporting practices that typically don't stray far from financial manager's desktops.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that could expedite funding for the Blanchard River flood-control project.

By DENISE GRANT Staff Writer Cash-strapped local governments may get some additional money this year from an unlikely place: the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.