LifeWise Academy, a program that teaches Bible-based character education during school hours, is getting underway in Oregon City Schools this fall.

The City of Toledo has received a $2,480 grant from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board to preserve and make publicly accessible historic plat maps from the 1880s. The project will run through Dec. 31, 2025.

Now former Walbridge police officer Michael Ervin was criminally charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing official business, OVI and having a weapon while intoxicated after an incident Aug. 23.

Village council members in Oak Harbor held their latest meeting on Sept. 2, highlighted by the application for a tree grant, the first reading for adopting a comprehensive parks plan, and addressing a traffic issue raised by a local resident. 

The Pemberville Independent Merchants Association (PIMA) is hosting the fourth annual Autumn Brew Hop on Saturday, Sept. 13 in downtown Pemberville on East Front Street.

The Allen-Clay Joint Fire District will place two funding initiatives on the ballot in the upcoming election to “ensure the continued delivery of Advanced Life Support (ALS) level emergency services to the communities of Allen and Clay Townships, as well as the villages of Genoa and Clay Center.”

Habitat for Humanity of Wood County has tabbed the Harder family and 117 W. Perry St. in Walbridge for their latest build, and officials were on hand Aug. 21 to celebrate its groundbreaking with an official ground blessing ceremony.

Clay High School is set to host its second annual Veterans Appreciation Night at the school’s home football game against Napoleon on Friday, Sept. 12.

The staff at Genoa Branch Library has brought StoryWalk to Genoa’s Veterans Memorial Park, where families can jump into the wonders of the literary world while exploring nature.

Perfect Imperfections, a boutique that offers a refreshing twist on the traditional shopping experience, is celebrating its two-year anniversary in Oak Harbor on Sept. 19.

Gaylord Sheldon, a long-time resident of Genoa who is the president of the Genoa Historical Society, said he remembers when the town hall building also housed the fire department and the garage was later used for the town’s dump truck.

Members of the Walbridge village council held their latest meeting on Aug. 20.

The 50th annual Birmingham Ethnic Festival was held at Saint Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church on Aug. 17.

Once the end of America's deadliest war came in 1865, thousands of men shed their uniforms, put down their muskets and picked up their normal lives again as they returned home.

United States Army Sergeant, Howard L. Hasselkus, was captured and ultimately died as a prisoner of war during World War II at just 24 years old.

The city of Oregon hosted its annual Boom Fest event on Aug. 9. 

The village of Walbridge held a special council meeting on Aug. 12 in which officials authorized mayor Edward Kolanko to apply for grant funding through the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program.

This is the third part of a series about Genoa and Clay Township’s contribution to the Civil War.

The Heroes & Hot Rods car show was held on Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Oregon Parks & Rec (5401 Starr Extension).

The Northwood Salon officially opened Aug. 3 at 5216 Woodville Road in Northwood, Ohio.