A curious otter sticks its head out of the water at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Tony Everhardt)

Bulletin board items for April 13, 2025

News briefs for April 13, 2025

This week in Toledo history

Derek James Besgrove, 43, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly due to a medical emergency on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Daniel James Sandwisch, 41, of Woodville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on April 4, 2025.

Debbie S. Lohr, 71, of Walbridge, OH, passed away peacefully April 4, 2025, in Oregon, Ohio.

Allen Palmer Yockey, age 88 entered the loving arms of Jesus on April 4, 2025.

 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.

A bufflehead duck comes in for a landing at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.  (Photo by Tony Everhardt)

For Eastwood coach Kevin Leady, the approach has always been about keeping things simple and getting his team to focus on working hard and taking care of the little things while trusting that the result will take care of itself. 

While the team lost the likes of Ryan Wagner, Caleb Tobias, Aiden Young and Connor Eck to graduation, Lake is once again expected to contend for a Northern Buckeye Conference title and make another postseason run.

With Brayden Butzin and Michael LaLonde leading the way, there's reason for optimism in Oak Harbor.

Genoa returns a number of key contributors from last year's squad, inspiring hope to make some noise in a quest for a Northern Buckeye Conference title.

Cardinal Stritch, coming off a 15-win season, has been tabbed to finish third in the TAAC behind Ottawa Hills and Toledo Christian.

In its final season in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference, Northwood would like to return to its winning ways and go out with a bang.

Former Bowsher coach Paul Lambrecht has a rebuilding project on his hands at Waite, and he's already making progress.

Gibsonburg can expect eight upperclassmen, including five seniors, to be key contributors this season.