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Former Northwood city councilman Dave Gallaher, who served from 1993 to 2013, is in the process of gathering signatures for a proposed amendment to the city’s charter.
Mark Frye, who serves concurrently as the mayor of Sylvania and the president of Palmer Energy, spoke at the Oregon city council meeting on Oct. 27.
The Northwood Jr. Rangers and cheerleaders ran a relay Oct. 23 as part of Make a Difference Day.
The Board of Lucas County Commissioners is inviting residents to take an active role in shaping the future of their community by applying to …
Ottawa County commissioners will once again provide temporary property tax relief in the upcoming year.
Real estate transfers for week ending Oct. 24, 2025.
Bulletin board items for Nov. 3, 2025.
The Clay football program is coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history, but the Eagles graduated 30 seniors and head coach Derek Pennington takes over in what he almost considers a blank slate with so many changes.
Woodmore returns Third Team All-Ohio running back Landon Rich and features an improved passing attack as the Wildcats look to build off last year’s three-win improvement behind a veteran team.
Oak Harbor’s football program has won three consecutive conference championships, including the past two in NBC play, but the Rockets will have to find a way to replace several talented seniors in 2025.
The Lake football team has a first-year starter at quarterback this fall, but a slew of returners and a bigger, veteran offensive line give third-year head coach Lane Bishop hope that the Flyers will take a step forward this season.
The Eastwood football team graduated a deep and talented senior class and will have to replace eight starters on each side of the ball, but the goal is still the same — to win the conference.
The Genoa football team features a trio of offensive stars among a talented squad as the Comets look to compete for a Northern Buckeye Conference title in head coach Bill Fisher’s fourth year at the helm.
The Gibsonburg football team is loaded with experience under first-year head coach Shane Dyer, who takes over for Joe Wyant.
Russ Jennings takes over the Waite football program this fall after guiding the wrestling program to five league titles over the past nine years.
The Cardinal Stritch football program enters a new era under first-year head coach Ryan Ochmanek, who guides the Cardinals into eight-man competition after a year without a program last year.
Northwood football enters its 40th season under the direction of Ken James, who looks to help improve the team’s 6-4 record from last year as the Rangers move to the Sandusky Bay Conference’s River Division.
Kelsey Kaylor, a senior forward who missed all of last season after scoring 40 goals as a sophomore, returns to lead a deep and talented Woodmore squad this fall.
Eastwood’s regular season didn’t live up to the program’s expectations last year, but the team made up for it with a thrilling run to the regional final for the fourth time over the past five seasons.
Oak Harbor returns 14 letterwinners and eight starters, including four seniors, from last year’s team that came within one victory of making the regional tournament.
One of the area’s top duos — Savannah Little and Brooke Wiley — returns for Lake as the Flyers look to build off a historic undefeated regular season last year
Duck Hess, who is entering his 11th year as head coach at Clay, said his team’s focus this year is on improving offensively.
After the potential of not having a season due to limited numbers, Northwood has recruited enough players to field a team, which presents an exciting challenge for 16th-year head coach Monte Bandeen.
The Genoa girls soccer team features several talented veterans, and 11th-year head coach Josiah Hanson is excited for his team’s potential.
Fourth-year head coach Grant LaPeer will have to replace the production of several key players, but a balanced and talented Oak Harbor roster provides hope for an exciting season.
Clay returns 11 upperclassmen from last year’s team, which produced a four-match winning streak late in the season and captured victories in five of its final seven outings.
Northwood’s first-year head coach John Orozco says he has some talented players, but the key to his team’s success will rely upon the defensive efforts.
For the past three years or so, Genoa has fought a numbers crunch with its soccer team, and 11th-year head coach Tim Memmer hopes that will improve.
Second-year Eastwood head coach Curtis Smallwood looks to help guide a team that featured a lot of inexperience last year, especially in the back third of the field.
Lake is coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history, having went 15-3-2 with a trip to regionals for the second time in program history behind a senior-laden squad featuring the likes of Greyson Reed and Travis Merrill.
After not fielding a team the past two seasons, Woodmore is back with a limited schedule this fall under the direction of first-year head coach Peyton Sorg, who is a former student-athlete with the program.
Eleventh-year head coach Amy Vorst has helped guide Lake to heights not previously seen in the program’s history.
Oak Harbor was one of three teams with double-digit wins in Northern Buckeye Conference play last year, and second-year head coach Kaytlynn Sandwisch is hoping her team can take that next step.
Eastwood had another successful season last year, although a talented group of seniors will have to be replaced, especially middle blocker Lilly Mullholand, who is now playing at Central Michigan.
Second-year head coach Nicole Morrison, who guided Clay to a Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division title last year, returns four of the team’s five all-conference players from a season in which the Eagles went 18-5.
Second-year head coach Ryan Sinift helped lead Genoa to the program’s first double-digit win total in 14 seasons in his first campaign.
Cardinal Stritch had its best season since 2016 last year, producing a 15-8 campaign under the direction of now third-year head coach Logan Manders.
With two of his top players — Leah Hall and Riley Gressman — fully healthy after missing last year due to injury, second-year head coach Alan Ahle hopes to see his Gibsonburg squad take a big jump this season.
Woodmore had a tough finish to last season, losing eight of the final nine matches, but the Wildcats will be led by first-year head coach Ryan Watson, who expects brighter days ahead.
Joe Durco takes over at Waite this fall, aiming to provide some leadership for an athletic roster.
It was a breathtaking moment for those attending the Clay High School baseball Senior Night May 22 at John Ousky Field at the William P. Coontz Recreation Center in Oregon.
A curious otter sticks its head out of the water at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Tony Everhardt)
A bufflehead duck comes in for a landing at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Tony Everhardt)
On Wednesday, April 26, Gibsonburg resident Pauline Titterton became a United States citizen.
The last day of snow coincided with the last weekend for skating at the Glass City Metropark finishing on March 7. Nina Steffen and Jerry Boyce, Toledo, enjoyed celebrating the last of Nina’s …
