Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 4:00pm
The board of commissioners of the Park District of Ottawa County has hired Jannah Wilson as executive director.
She has 15 years of experience with Lorain County Metro Parks as a naturalist and later outdoor experiences manager.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 4:00pm
Two members of the Ohio House of Representative are renewing their push for passage of a resolution encouraging semiconductor production in the U.S. now that Ohio may be in the running to land a major semiconductor factory
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 4:00pm
To help retain workers, the Ottawa County commissioners have approved a one-time bonus of $1,000 for employees in 2022.
The cost of the bonuses will be absorbed by a surplus in the county general fund from 2021 to 2022.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 4:00pm
A bill pending in the Ohio legislature will, according to its backers, further the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. But to its opponents, Senate Bill 215 is a threat to public safety.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 12/31/2021 - 4:00pm
Lou Hebert, a member of the board of trustees of the Toledo History Museum, spent hours of his time in 2020 compiling a weekly column of local history events.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 12/31/2021 - 4:00pm
The Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) – a collaborative effort involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies – seized more than $42 million in illegal drugs in 2021, surpassing the $29 million in confiscations the previous year.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 12/31/2021 - 4:00pm
To fund the county’s operations in 2022 the Wood County commissioners have approved appropriations of approximately $47.6 million – an increase of about 4.6 percent from what they appropriated for 2021.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 12/31/2021 - 4:00pm
December 26 – 31
Dec. 26
1916 - Wilson Brown, one of the Union soldiers group known as the famous Andrews’ Raiders of the Civil War, dies at his home in East Toledo. The Medal of Honor winner is buried in a cemetery in Wood County north of Bowling Green.
Published by news@presspubli... on Mon, 12/27/2021 - 10:28am
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has decided to expand the scope of its ongoing investigations into FirstEnergy Ohio utility companies to include a “side deal” the companies allegedly failed to disclose.
