Enjoy a family-friendly fall festivities Saturday, Oct. 25, as Pemberville hosts its annual Harvest Gathering. The festivities will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the village’s downtown.

 October in Ohio just might be the best month of all. Warm sunny days, foggy dawns, incredible sunsets, crisp nights by the firepit under starry skies.

After a recent lighting ceremony, The National Museum of the Great Lakes’s museum ship, the Col. James M. Schoonmaker, now glows along both sides of the hull, becoming an iconic addition to Toledo’s nighttime skyline.

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, a prominent fixture for many generations in Millbury, will officially celebrate its 150th anniversary on Oct. 10.

Millbury mayor Michael Timmons, Walbridge mayor Ed Kolanko, Lake Township police chief Brandon Rosebrock, and Lake Township fiscal officer John Ervin were all sent a letter on Oct. 1 thanking them for their cooperation in a recent Public Protection Classification (PPC) survey.

Roger Carpenter, who is in his 75th year as Scoutmaster of Troop 316 in Oak Harbor, will be honored for his service during the Oak Harbor Apple Festival.

Michael Heck, a former Clay High School science teacher who pleaded no contest to a pair of first-degree misdemeanor counts of assault on July 30, received a 10-day jail sentence and two years probation on Sept. 30.

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Sept. 30 reported that 66-year-old Raymond Dannenberger was found stabbed to death outside his Pemberville home.

Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2026, to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees.

The Jeffris Family Foundation has awarded the Hayes Presidential Library and Museums a major grant to help fund a $2.2 million restoration of the historic Hayes Home.

The 3rd annual Hispanic Heritage Festival was held at Williams Park in Gibsonburg on Sept. 27. The festival, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and presented by La Familia Mancha Entertainment, LLC, and the Village of Gibsonburg, drew an estimated 3,000 people.

Bulletin board items for Oct. 6, 2025.

Real estate transfers for the week ending Sept. 26, 2025.

This week in Toledo history for Oct. 5-11.

Clay coach Derek Pennington knows a thing or two about coaching in big games.

Area high school football roundup for week six of the 2025 season

Area volleyball roundup for Sept. 30, 2025

Area girls soccer roundup for Sept. 30, 2025