6-17-25 TUESDAY MORNING NEWS

Vance coming to Lima; Findlay Police take cocaine off the streets; State lawmakers reach crunch time on the budget; RR crossings in Lima to close Monday

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Lima will host the Vice President of the United States
coming up one week from tonight. Allen County Republican Party
Chairman Keith Cheney laid out the details.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
It's an O High Republican Party dinner that we're going
to host here in Allen County. Vice President Vance, upon
his return to Ohio, wanted to come to northwest Ohio,
so we're very excited that the availability of the Vice
President to come to Lima.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
The event with Vice President Vance will be held at
the Civic Center. The time of the event and when
the doors will open will be announced at a later date.
Tickets are seventy five dollars per person and we'll go
on sale later today at the Allen County Republican Office
at thirty one to eleven West Elm Street. Tickets will
also be available online through the Ohio Republican Party again.

(00:50):
The date for Vice President Vance's appearance in Lima is
one week from today, June twenty fourth. Findley is proposing
a thirty million dollar flood resistant park. Some are worried
the site is an up to code with contaminations of
hexavalent chromium, a known hazardous chemical. Finlay Mayor Christina Murren
commented on hazardous materials for remediation efforts at the park site.

Speaker 3 (01:14):
We know that this has some challenges, but we are
cleaning it to the same standard that that high child
exposure standard that He's used for daycares and schools. So
we are not putting we are not taking the environmental
concerns lightly. We are acting accordingly. We're also acting responsibly.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Despite Mayor Muhrn's assurances, a group is pushing to get
the issue on the November ballot. Meanwhile, in Findlay last night,
a large amount of suspected crack cocaine was taken off
the street. Last night. Just before midnight, officers were observing
activity in the area of senior homes of Findlay on
Township Rode one forty five due to multiple recent complaints

(01:51):
of suspicious activity. Officers noticed a vehicle arrive and leave
in a short period of time. They stopped that vehicle
pulling into the parking lot out of Bell Stores on
West Main Cross. The occupant of that vehicle then fled
into the store. Officers pursued him into the store and
took him into custody. While he was running into the store.

(02:11):
Fifty two year old Darrel J. Williams was trying to
get rid of some stuff. Turns out it was about
eighty three grams of suspected crack cocaine. Williams was taken
to the Hancock County Justice Center booked on charges of
possession of drugs and obstructing official business. It's crunch time
in Columbus, as the deadline to complete the two year

(02:33):
state budget is approaching at the end of the month.
The on and NZ Tracy Townsend has more.

Speaker 4 (02:38):
Lawmakers have until the end of the month to get
a bill to Governor Dewin's desk. Last week, the state
Senate passed its sixty billion dollar proposal. It overhauls the
state's tax structure creates a flat two point seventy five
percent tax rate. Currently, ohioan's making twenty six to one
hundred thousand are taxed at that rate, and taxpayers making
more are tax three and a half percent. The proposal

(03:00):
also puts aside six hundred million dollars in state funds
for a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns. Some Democrats
at the State House of blessed the Browns inclusion and
the proposal, saying the team's owners the haslums have enough
money to privately finance a new stadium.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
That's the one N's Tracy Townsend reporting President Trump left
the G seven summit a day early yesterday, but he
says it's not because of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Fox's Medaline Rivera as the latest.

Speaker 5 (03:28):
President Trump touched on Iran while he was flying back
on Air Force one from the G seventh summit in Canada.
The President says he'll be going to the situation room
early this morning. The President brushing off what he says
was a claim by French President and Manuel Macrone that
he was cutting his G seven trips short because he
wanted a ceasefire. The President says he's looking at more

(03:49):
than just a ceasefire, adding he wants a real end
to the fighting, a quote complete give up by Iran.
He warn against Iran targeting US assets, and he's considering
sending Vice President Jdvans and Special ENVOYE. Steve Woodcoff to
meet with Iranians, but he did not officially commit to that.

Speaker 1 (04:05):
That's Fox's model in Rivera reporting the US has moved
aircraft to the Middle East, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
said they were to increase the US's defensive posture, and
the City of Lima, working with the Norfolk Southern Railroad,
says there will be some rail crossing closures starting next
week in the city. The Wayne Street, High Street and

(04:28):
Eureka Street crossings will be closed beginning Monday. The closures
will last into early July. For the latest news at
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