Clay High School student Cooper Kesling earned the highest score on Clay’s America 250 test.

The Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Prism Awards on May 7 at Maumee Bay State Park Lodge.

As part of its America 250 celebration, officials at Fassett Junior High School celebrated the newly installed Freedom Shrine on May 8.

The Oak Harbor High School art club painted new activities for the elementary students to interact with on the playground blacktop.

Due to a three-vote majority not occurring in the township’s zoning hearing on April 23, Lake Township administrator Mark Hummer said the public hearing on the potential rezoning of 508 Union St. will have to be redone.

Seth Austin, who was recently approved as a new officer hire in the police department, was officially sworn in at the latest village council meeting in Walbridge on May 6.

Brooke Gyori, a 2015 graduate of Clay High School, became one of just over 12,500 women to compete in this year’s Boston Marathon on April 20. In doing so, she joined her brother Derek in becoming alumni of the prestigious race as the two have formed a special bond through the sport.

The filing cabinets of most large law enforcement agencies in the nation are packed with folders that are marked under the label of cold cases. These are the unsolved murder mysteries that keep survivors and detectives awake at night.

GenoaBank, a locally owned and independent community bank, recognized late last month members of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, Clay Township, and the village of Genoa — all which play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Ottawa County and surrounding townships.

Members of the Flamingo Flock, a local U-14 AAU girls basketball team comprised of athletes from schools such as Northwood, Lake, Genoa, Oak Harbor, and Rossford, recently held a free throw shooting fundraiser that raised just over $2,300 for one of their players, Skylar Cook, and her family, who recently lost their home in a fire.

The Oregon Fire and Rescue department hosted a pinning ceremony for nine new full-time first responders on April 22 at Station 41 on S. Wynn Rd. Fire chief Clayton O’Brien was joined by families, the city’s staff including mayor Steven Salander, city council members, and members of the community.

The 58th annual Five County Art Show was hosted at Oak Harbor High School on April 18-19.

Communication issues between local government officials have stood out recently regarding a rezoning request for a property that borders both Lake Township and Walbridge, the village of Walbridge’s recent decision to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the city of Northwood (instead of Lake Township) to provide third shift policing, and the potential retrogression of the local fire department’s PPC rating — which could increase home insurance rates for local residents.

Lake Township fire chief Brandon Rosebrock provided a response timeline for two recent house fires in Walbridge at the township’s latest trustee meeting on April 21.

In the summer and fall of 1974, while much of America was watching the twists and turns of Richard Nixon's downfall from the White House, something else strange was happening in the Toledo area as a storm of unusual and deadly violence was being unleashed.

Many dream; however, few turn their dreams into reality.

Wood County residents can sign up for a new emergency notification system to stay alert during severe weather and other potential emergencies.

The Elmore Police Department announced its participation in the Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, an initiative launched by Governor Mike DeWine and administered by the Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS).

Village council members in Walbridge heard from a few citizens regarding the potential rezoning of 508 Union Street from residential to heavy industrial at the April 15 regular meeting.

Officials at the Eastwood Local School District have decided to close Pemberville Elementary for the 2026-27 school year.