Hancock County News

Nearly 50 firefighters from three departments battled a house fire at 21395 Hancock County 7 for roughly four hours Thursday night.

By MARIAH MERCER FEATURES WRITER Fostoria City Council took steps to improve the city's economic landscape at its Wednesday meeting, approving several loans and replacing a taxicab ordinance.

By LINSEY MAUGHAN STAFF WRITER Hancock County farmer Cecil Boes has again submitted a permit application to operate a large hog farm in Cass Township, northeast of Findlay.

SENECA COUNTY FOSTORIA 1 A Fostoria Assembly Of God, 728 N. Countyline St. FOSTORIA 1 B & 3A Church Of The Nazarene, 339 Sandusky St.

A two-vehicle crash at Hancock County 313 and County 26 left five people injured Friday afternoon.

By DENISE GRANT Staff Writer So far, the arrival of the H1N1 virus locally remains unconfirmed and uneventful.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Findlay resident Cornelius Patterson Jr. was indicted Tuesday on a murder charge in connection with the Oct.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff Writer A Findlay woman has made it her mission to keep convicted child murderer Christopher Cooper from ever again walking the city's streets.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER Spending by a group that is promoting the Findlay City Schools' 4.3-mill bond issue has far outstripped spending on two other major tax issues on the Nov.

Fourteen laid-off Toledo police officers will be back on the streets today after being off the job for nearly six months.

By JORDAN CRAVENS Staff writer Family members of David Snyder, who was fatally shot on Sunday at his Jennifer Lane apartment, described him as an easygoing man with a sense of humor, a passion for the outdoors and a "one-of-a-kind" personality.

United Way of Hancock County says nearly 200 people have volunteered to pick up bagged leaves in Findlay on Saturday, and about 90 percent of the city is expected to be covered.

By JORDAN CRAVENS Staff Writer A $1 million bond has been set for a man who, police believe, shot and killed Findlay resident David Snyder on Sunday at his Melrose Manor apartment.

It's been more than two years since flood waters ravaged Findlay in Hancock County.

Fire destroyed a large storage building in Eagle Township early Saturday, causing more than $200,000 in damage.

State Issue 2, the Nov. 3 ballot proposal that would create an appointed 13-member state livestock-care standards board, is an "inappropriate use" of the Ohio Constitution, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor said this week.

County officials say cuts are coming to all departments of Hancock County government.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER Next year, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office could lose almost half of its 16 road deputies, both detectives, three transport deputies and four corrections officers if voters reject the one-half percent, 10-year sales tax increase in November.

A fire caused about $5,000 damage Monday night to a house at 15217 Hancock County 304, about three miles northeast of Dunkirk, Forest Fire Department reported.

Seven historic downtown churches will open their doors to the public tomorrow, an event organizers are calling the first of its kind in Hancock County.