After having major success at the Division V Fostoria regional championship, King Wilson Jr. of Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School will compete in the 400-meter dash, 200-meter dash and the long jump at the OHSAA State Track & Field Championship this week in Columbus at Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University.

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce will host its fifth annual BG BOOM Festival and Fireworks July 3 at the Wood County Fairgrounds.

The Toledo Humane Society (THS) will host its 41st annual Bark in the Park event June 6 at Blueberry Fields Dog Park to support furry friends in need of a safe and loving place to live.

Jase Bowen, a Northwood native who starred as a prep student-athlete at Central Catholic, was called up on June 1 to make his Major League Baseball debut for the San Diego Padres.

Maumee Bay State Park is going to get a little brighter this weekend as it will be hosting the Water Lantern Festival on Saturday starting at 6:30 p.m.

Many area track and field athletes are preparing for the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) state championship June 4-7 at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Stadium.

Downtown Rossford’s popular summer series, Stroll the Street, returns for its eighth year Tuesdays from 4:30-7:30 p.m. through Aug. 11.

The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce started off the village’s homecoming weekend on May 28 with its annual Cruise-In Car Show.

This week in Toledo history items for May 31 - June 6.

The village of Walbridge officially received grant money for improvements to Railway Park at the latest council meeting on May 20, and members also discussed safety improvements due to visibility concerns on local roads.

Pemberville’s American Legion Post 183 held a moving Memorial Day service on May 25 in observance of the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of all American citizens.

Medal of Honor recipient, Master Chief Edward C. Byers, a retired Navy SEAL whose father graduated from Clay High School in 1945, delivered the keynote address at the Oregon Area Memorial Day Observance on May 25 inside Clay High School’s Memorial Stadium.

The Eastwood Board of Education held its monthly regular meeting on May 26 at the elementary school, where they recognized several students for athletic and academic achievements as well as their contributions to their community.

Clay, Gibsonburg and Lake each captured their respective division’s district championships in late May, and each will now compete in the regional tournament for a chance at a berth in the state semifinals.

The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont is bringing two new bands to its Verandah Concert series this summer – a Polish-American band playing heritage music and American marches and …

Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society presented a well-attended basket-making class on May 5. Curator Kathy Clark and a few friends from the Basket Weavers Guild guided the participants. Among them …

Hope Burger’s painting “Go Make Yourself Pretty” will be featured in an exhibit entitled “Storytelling” June 4-29 at The Arts Garage (TAG) in Port Clinton. Burger’s artwork invites …