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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

City still faces financial hurdles
Mayor Pete Sehnert on Monday characterized Findlay's 2009 financial struggle as "a nightmare process" that involved daily haggling over dollars and cents to keep each department's doors open.
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 Board sees timeline for school construction
The timeline for construction of Findlay's three school buildings has the new Millstream Career Technical Center opening its doors first, in the fall of 2012.
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 Dow Chemical plant to add product line, jobs
Dow Chemical Co.'s Findlay plant will add 11 jobs and four contract positions when it begins production of films used in solar energy modules in 2010, the company said Monday.
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 County saves one sheriff deputy's job
A Hancock County Sheriff deputy's job was saved because of $25,000 in unexpected funding.
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 Exhausted police force clashes with residents
COLUMBUS -- Allen Carrel's temper reached a boiling point the day he chased a scantily clad woman down his street and shouted, “You will not sell your body in Ganthers Place!”
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 Survey planned on building issue
CAREY -- Carey School Superintendent Mark Vehre will check on the cost of a "professional" survey to gather public opinion on whether a new school building should be constructed or the existing building on East South Street be renovated.
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 Accurate census count sought
BLUFFTON -- Another federal census will be conducted next year, and Bluffton village officials are concerned that it be an accurate count.
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 House numbers favored
McCOMB -- An ordinance is being drafted to require homes in McComb to display house numbers. The requirement would help rescue workers responding to an emergency, according to village officials.
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 CORRECTED: Van Dyne, Collette outspend opponents
The winners in the two contested races for Findlay City Council seats last month easily outspent their opponents, neither of whom reported spending any money.
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 Six hurt in Ohio 103 accident
BLUFFTON -- Six people, including four Bluffton residents, required hospital attention after a two-vehicle accident on Ohio 103 near Interstate 75 at 6:31 p.m. Sunday, according to the state patrol.
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 Father of injured infant avoids prison sentence
A Fostoria man charged with endangering his 1-month-old child in February 2008 was placed on community control sanctions for five years on Monday.
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 Fostoria company announces layoffs
Some SMI Crankshaft employees are getting what amounts to a lump of coal in their stockings right before the holidays.
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 Municipal tax payments due
Fourth quarter estimated payments for Findlay and Arlington businesses are due today.
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News Briefs Firefighters discover 20 marijuana plants in house
After fighting a house fire early Monday at 815 Howard St., firefighters found 20 marijuana plants in the residence.

"They ran across it and called us," said police Sgt. Justin Hendren with the Hancock County METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit.

Police seized all 20 plants, and Hendren said charges are pending.

High-powered growing lights, fans, and a box filled with dried marijuana were also found in the house, according to a police report.

Investigators said an electrical short started the fire before 3 a.m. Monday.

The blaze caused an estimated $12,000 in damage to the residence, owned by Amanda Crawford. No one was injured, according to the Findlay Fire Department.

Carey announces holiday closing
CAREY -- Carey offices, including administrative, income tax and utilities, electric, wastewater treatment plant, and public works, will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.

The curbside recycling program will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 7-9.

Findlay trooper named sergeant
Trooper Jacob L. Fletcher, assigned to the Findlay post of the State Highway Patrol, was promoted to sergeant Wednesday by Patrol Superintendent Col. David Dicken.

With the promotion, Fletcher will stay at the Findlay post and serve as an assistant post commander, according to the patrol.

Fletcher began his patrol career in 2002 after graduating from the 139th Academy class and has been assigned to the Findlay post since.

Owens announces holiday schedule
The Toledo and Findlay campuses of Owens Community College will be closed Saturday through Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

There will be no classes and the college offices will be closed.

Classes will resume and offices will open again on Tuesday.

Holiday changes ad deadlines
The Courier won't be published on Monday, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Because of the holiday, some advertising deadlines have been moved up this week:

Black and white display advertising for Tuesday's newspaper must be placed by noon Friday. Display advertising for Wednesday's newspaper must be placed by 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Color display advertising for the Thursday, Sept. 9 newspaper must be placed by Friday.

Classified advertising and City and Country advertising for Saturday's newspaper must be placed by 2 p.m. Friday. Classified ads for Tuesday's newspaper must be placed by 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Courier business and advertising offices will close at 3 p.m. Friday for the holiday.