Fischer says that in the last week the state saw more than 1,000 influenza hospitalizations. That is a number normally seen in February at the height of flu season. He just urges people to take precautions while visiting family and friends to limit the spread of any type of illness.

20-year-old Jonathon Brown was sentenced Monday in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Brown was arrested after he set a bed on fire while a woman, he was in a relationship with, was sleeping in it. He was originally indicted on aggravated arson but pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.