Briefs: Farm Bureau hosting author, agriculture advocate on Thursday
Planting the seed for the future of agriculture featuring Amanda Radke
Crawford County Farm Bureau and Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association are partnering to bring Amanda Radke — a South Dakota rancher, blogger and children’s book author — to speak about agricultural advocacy at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bucyrus Nazarene Church, 2165 Ohio 4, Bucyrus.
Radke’s goal is to help promote agricultural literacy in schools to empower the next generation of consumers and to protect the farmers and ranchers providing the essentials of life for all.
Opening the evening will be Zoe Kent, an eighth-generation grain farmer and social media advocate from Crawford County.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Farm Bureau at 419-747-7488 or visit the group's Facebook page.
Ohio Highway Patrol announces Bucyrus post promotions
The following staff assigned to the Bucyrus post of the Ohio Highway Patrol recently received promotions:
● Sgt. Nathan L. Henn was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Lt. Henn will remain in his current assignment in the Findlay and Bucyrus districts criminal patrol units to serve as commander.
● Trooper Andrew M. Shellhouse was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Shellhouse recently transferred from his previous assignment at the Marion Post to serve as an assistant post commander at the Bucyrus Post.
● Trooper Trevor A.T. Jasper was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Jasper will remain in his current assignment in the Bucyrus and Columbus districts crash reconstruction sections.
● Lt. Lawrence V. Firmi was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant. Firmi recently transferred from his previous assignment in the Findlay and Bucyrus Districts criminal patrol units to serve in the Office of Criminal Investigations, Investigations.
FBI Cleveland warns of romance scams
CLEVELAND — FBI Cleveland wants the public to be aware and prepared when looking for love online.
Romance scams, also known as confidence scams, typically occur when a criminal creates a fake profile on a dating site or social media platform and tricks victims into believing they’re in a loving and trusting relationship with that online persona. Fraudsters then leverage that relationship and concoct stories of financial hardships, persuading victims to send them money.
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 19,000 complaints about confidence/romance scams in 2022 — with reported losses of at least $739 million.
If you suspect your online relationship is a scam, call 1-800-CALL-FBI to file a report, or visit ic3.gov to submit a tip. You should also contact your financial institution if you’ve already sent money.
Upcoming meetings:
● Bucyrus City Schools Board of Education, 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, 170 Plymouth St., Bucyrus
● Crawford County Board of Elections, 10 a.m., Thursday, board office, 112 E. Mansfield St., Bucyrus
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Crawford County Farm Bureau hosting agriculture advocate and author
