This week in Toledo history

 John Hughes, who has spent the past 37 years managing Northwood Tax Service, plans on retiring at the end of this tax season.

Sammi Alexander, a fourth-grade student at Genoa Elementary, was honored April 3 with an art show at the Genoa Branch Library, where she has her work on display for the month of April.

The Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre and Film will present “The SpongeBob Musical” April 10-13 in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts.

The search for a new superintendent at the Eastwood Local School District is nearing completion.

A Sandusky County resident has removed hundreds of discarded tires from his property thanks to the No-Fault Tire Removal Program offered by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA).

The latest Walbridge village council meeting was highlighted by the hiring of Dominic McCrum as a full-time police officer.

Construction will commence March 31 to create a separated, multi-use path on Martin Williston Road.

The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Village of Luckey in the village’s effort to acquire 72.5 acres by the eminent domain process. …

Several members of the Friends of Lake Township Parks committee were on hand at the latest trustee meeting in Lake Township on March 18 to request approval for a couple new events.

The Eastwood School Board met March 17 and announced eight candidates in their search for a new superintendent to replace the retiring Brent Welker two days later.

The Village of Oak Harbor is considering creating a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) in the downtown district, following approval by village council.

In a recent interview for a new oral history project in Genoa, Robert “Bob” Skilliter, 93, recalls the many years he spent in the community, growing up and growing old.

Fast forward nearly 42 years later, Darr is retiring from full-time work at the Happy Hour Inn later this month after serving thousands of people in the Oak Harbor community.

Elly Gilbert, an art instructor at Oak Harbor High School, introduced a new graphics design class this year.

Despite a lack of quorum due to a few council members being unavailable, the Oregon city council answered a few important questions from the citizens and recognized a local group at its meeting on …

The Ohio City/County Management Association has announced that the Village of Gibsonburg has been selected to receive an OCMA Annual Award.

The Toledo History Museum continues its series of presentations by local authors on March 18 with award-winning broadcaster Lou Hebert.

The Benton Carroll Salem School District Board of Education held a public input meeting on Feb. 27 inside the auditorium of Oak Harbor HS.

The Northwood City Council opened its Feb. 27 meeting with a very important introduction - the police department’s new K9, Odin.         Odin, a …