Hancock County News

Read more: Local , Crime , Ohio , Williams County Ohio , Hancock County Ohio , Drugs , Drug Bust , I 75 Drug Bust , Ohio Turnpike Drug Bust , Senta Walls , Joel Hacker , Bernard Wilson Jr First in Williams County, where a New York man was arrested and charged with pot possession after a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike Tuesday.

After three rounds of rigorous spelling, the judges of the Scripps National Spelling Bee today narrowed the contestant pool from an original 278 spellers to 50, without a northwest Ohio resident among the group.

Ohio's waiver request to gain relief from the federal No Child Left Behind Act has been granted, officials from the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.

By RYAN DUNN staff writer Two out-of-state residents charged with first-degree felonies of drug possession were among the six people indicted by the Hancock County grand jury on Tuesday.

The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways issued by Ohio Department of Transportation.

Two people were transported to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment after a single-vehicle injury crash in Cass Township Sunday night, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office said.

Docket From the public records of the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office: Police Department A Georgia woman reported her fiance missing Friday after they made a stop at the Trenton Avenue Walmart and he never returned to pick her up.

By DENISE GRANT Staff Writer Ohio's cash-strapped public schools and county governments should receive their first payout from the state's casino tax this year, but area officials aren't convinced it's a sure bet.

By ALLISON BORGELT Staff writer Japanese machine gun fire concentrated on U.S. soldier Rodger Young as he defied orders to withdraw on the Pacific Ocean island of New Georgia.

The Hancock County Sheriff's office is investigating a single vehicle injury crash that sent two people to the hospital.

A Vanlue man was injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash Saturday night on Ohio 15, just east of the village.

In the ever-changing world of newspaper journalism, conventional wisdom holds that newspapers are going the way of the dinosaur "because of the Internet." Never mind that most of the news content on the Internet COMES FROM NEWSPAPERS! Still, journalism jobs have been harder to come by than in years past.

Hearthside Food Solutions' Consolidated Biscuit plant in McComb is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who made two bomb threats against the plant, the Lima News reports.

Findlay-Hancock County Public Library users may experience service interruptions between now and June 7, due to an upgrade to library software, the library said.

By JIM MAURER STAFF WRITER Rain on Memorial Day weekend is not appreciated by those who grill out, want to visit a pool, or attend a baseball or softball game.

Docket From the public records of the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office: Police Department Window screens were pried open at 611 South St.

A flat tire on the car of a Detroit man Friday led to his arrest after Ohio Highway Patrol troopers report they found $50,000 worth of illegal prescription pills in his vehicle when they stopped to help him.

An Arcadia man pleaded guilty Thursday to cultivating at least 20 kilograms of marijuana in his home.

By ERIC SCHAADT Staff Writer Three people required hospital attention and two state highways were blocked, following two separate traffic mishaps Wednesday.

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER OTTAWA -- The Hancock County commissioners will be seeking legal expertise to help determine what type of organization should provide oversight for an eventual Blanchard River flood control project.