The Oregon School Board voted 3-1 to appoint Dan Saevig, with Jeff Ziviski casting the opposing vote, to fill the seat vacated by P.J. Kapfhammer, who resigned last month.

Saevig was one of nine applicants and one of three finalists who were interviewed prior to the board’s announcement. Saevig will be sworn in at the July 15 board meeting.

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Ottawa County packed a patriotic punch in a pre-July 4th excursion honoring wounded heroes.

Political leaders, county staff, students, veterans, businesses and local organizations united to deliver the best the area has to offer to 61 travelers from the Kentucky Wounded Heroes Project, an organization serving a five-region area including Ohio.

And the Ottawa County efforts didn’t disappoint.

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Deciding to go home for a quick lunch Tuesday added some excitement to Daniel Wolf’s day.

“I knew something was going on. My wife was gone and there was a car backed into the driveway with the engine running. I drove up really close to it and dialed 9-1-1. I hung on my air horn to get them out of the house,” the resident of Latcha Road in Lake Township said.

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For about a year, a room at the Northwestern Water & Sewer District office building near Bowling Green has somewhat resembled a control center at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

A display wall of eight, 55-inch screens allows district personnel to monitor the system of water and sewer lines, hydrants, pumps and valves for problems. Because district crews working in the field travel in Geographic Position System-equipped vehicles, their locations are known to personnel at the office and they can easily be dispatched to where they are needed.

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