Genoa Elementary fifth-grade student Aubrey Fitzgerald is pictured with Kelly Phillips-Hickman after being awarded the Janet Phillips Award, presented in recognition of exemplary character, leadership and serving as an excellent role model for peers.

The first week in June represented the start of Safety Town at Starr Elementary in Oregon, where young kids are taught safety lessons over a two-week period.

A group of nearly 15 students in an advanced skilled trades class at Genoa High School are nearing completion of a landscaping overhaul on campus.

Safety Town, which is a program at Starr Elementary that helps teach four- and five-year-old children safety lessons, is getting a full rebuild thanks to generous help from the community, including construction from Clay High School students.

Acaylia Taylor, a senior at Northwood High School, has been tabbed as the first recipient of the Northwood Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) Community Impact Scholarship.

Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, Elmore, invites adventure seekers to Adventure Camps in June.

For more than 35 years, the Genoa Area Local Schools Scholarship Foundation, Inc. has been helping Genoa High School graduates pursue further education through scholarships.

The Eastwood High School Concert Band was one of 11 Class B bands in Northwest Ohio from a field of 18 to earn a Superior (I) rating at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) State Large Group Band Adjudicated Event, held May 1-2 at Findlay High School.

Scientists at Bowling Green State University recently made a series of groundbreaking discoveries that could have wide-ranging implications for the future of the national opioid crisis.

Clay High School student Cooper Kesling earned the highest score on Clay’s America 250 test.

As part of its America 250 celebration, officials at Fassett Junior High School celebrated the newly installed Freedom Shrine on May 8.

The Oak Harbor High School art club painted new activities for the elementary students to interact with on the playground blacktop.

The Oak Harbor Junior High and High School Science Olympiad teams experienced an exciting day of competition on April 18, competing against the top 40 qualifying schools in Ohio from each division at Ohio State University.

Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital is partnering with Clay High School’s Medical Technologies (Med Tech) program after reaching out to assess potential equipment and supply needs within the lab. …

 Following a special session held April 2 the Terra State Community College Board of Trustees announced a transition in executive leadership and the formalization of a comprehensive fiscal …

Ohio Wesleyan University student Ian Sander has been named a 2026-27 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The highly competitive …

When local healthcare leaders saw a workforce gap, they turned to Owens Community College to train the next generation of cardiac sonography professionals. Using experience gained from the Diagnostic …

 Mercy Health has partnered with Toledo Public Schools (TPS) to launch a Pharmacy Technician Program, offering students a hands‑on, fast‑track pathway into one of healthcare’s most …

As the world watched the NASA Orion spacecraft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, one Bowling Green State University alum was watching with a unique sense of ownership. Matthew …

Dr. Mike Omori and Dale Omori were recently named 2026 Lake Local Schools Distinguished Alumni Award winners.