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Owens to Demolish Half-Century-Old Health Halls and Historic Findlay Farmhouse

Owens Community College now has a dated plan for removing three aging buildings across its two campuses. In an official update published November 5, 2026, the college said demolition of the Voorhees House on its Findlay-area campus will begin November 11 and continue for three to four days, while Health Technologies Hall and Bicentennial Hall […]

Findlay, OH · 2d

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Tractor-trailer driver dies after driving into construction zone

A tractor-trailer driver died Saturday in Wood County when he drove his truck around road closed signs and into an inactive construction zone, the county sheriff’s office said. Michael Ivorsen, 56, of Jordan, Minn., crashed into a Caterpillar excavator that was parked protecting a cut across the roadway, said Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn. The truck then went off the left side of the road and into the median. The crash happened at 8:08 p.m. on State Rt. 420 between State Rt. 163 and Truman Road in Troy Township. Mr. Ivorsen, who did not appear to be wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Impairment was not suspected in the crash, the sheriff said.

Wood County, OH · 7h

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Hancock County Backed Republicans as Unofficial Results Head Toward Canvass

Hancock County stayed firmly in the Republican column on Nov. 3 even as Ohio voters elected Democrats to the state’s top offices, according to unofficial results reported by the Ohio Secretary of State. The county’s results now head to the Hancock County Board of Elections’ official canvass, the step that turns election-night numbers into certified […]

Hancock County, OH · 1d

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Bluffton Man Killed When Pickup Leaves Sandusky Road, Hits Parked Car and Trees

A 46-year-old Bluffton man was killed Saturday evening, November 7, when his pickup truck left Sandusky Road in Bath Township, struck a parked car, overturned several times and hit two trees, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The patrol’s Lima Post identified the driver as Nathan Ulrey, 46, of Bluffton. Troopers responded to the […]

Bluffton, OH · 1h

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Findlay Post Announces Trooper of the Year

Findlay – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Jacob W. Bowers has been selected as the 2026 Trooper of the Year at the Findlay Post. The selection of Trooper Bowers is in recognition of outstanding service during 2026 at the Findlay Post. Fellow officers stationed at the Findlay Post, chose Trooper Bowers based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public. Trooper Bowers joined the Highway Patrol in 2024 and has served at the Findlay Post his entire career. Trooper Bowers graduated from Pandora Gilboa High School 2021.

Findlay, OH · 2d

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You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried The Famous Stuffed Breadsticks At This Ohio Favorite

The most famous breadstick in this college town started as an employee snack during slow hours. I keep coming back to that detail. Sometime in the early 1990s, workers stuffed dough with cheese and toppings, basted it in garlic butter, and accidentally created a legend. Now the place calls itself...

Bowling Green, OH · 2d

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Community members invited to make squares for community quilt project

No experience is necessary to be part of the community quilt project. From now until March 31, community members are invited to drop off a 9″ x 9″ finished quilt square at the library. In early 2027, the squares will be sewn together into several community quilts. To...

Wood County, OH · 18h

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Updated: Community asked to pack BGHS parking lot at 6:10 p.m. to welcome cross country champions home

The Bowling Green High School Boys Cross Country Team has won the OHSAA State Cross Country Championship, and the BGHS Girls Cross Country Team placed eighth in the state. The community is being asked to pack the high school parking lot and give the student-athletes a championship welcome when they return home later today – Saturday (Nov. 7.)

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Wood County Jail to host its first job fair for incarcerated people

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce a first-ever opportunity for its incarcerated individuals, out of the Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education – IGNITE – program. The Wood County Jail will be holding a job fair to connect incarcerated people to potential employers and provide them with meaningful career opportunities once released.

Wood County, OH · 2d

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Warming center in Brown Bag Food Project to offer refuge from cold on winter nights

As cold weather approaches, plans are underway to open a warming center in Bowling Green. The Brown Bag Food Project will open its doors to people who otherwise would face frigid nights in vehicles or outside. The food pantry is partnering with First United Methodist Church to offer the warming...

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Sandusky County Votes Monday to Wednesday for GLCAP Board Seat for Low-Income Residents

FREMONT, Ohio — Sandusky County residents get three days this week to choose who speaks for low-income residents on the board of the region’s community action agency. Online voting for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership’s Sandusky County board seat opens at 8:30 a.m. Monday and closes at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Fremont-based agency’s […]

Sandusky County, OH · 7h

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Two Wood County House Races Hang by 182 Votes as 1,355 Provisional Ballots Wait to Be Counted

Three days after Election Day, both Ohio House races touching Wood County are still too close to call, separated by a combined 182 votes — and 1,355 provisional ballots still waiting to be counted will decide them. Wood County Board of Elections Co-Director Terry Burton laid out the numbers in a Nov. 6 interview reported […]

Wood County, OH · 1d

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No. 7 Carey Stuns Unbeaten Lima Central Catholic 35-13 in Playoff Upset

The upset of the night in Northwest Ohio belonged to the Carey Blue Devils. No. 7 seed Carey went on the road Friday and stunned unbeaten No. 2 Lima Central Catholic 35-13 in a Division VI, Region 22 regional quarterfinal played at Lima Shawnee, a final score confirmed by the Columbus Dispatch, the Mansfield News […]

Carey, OH · 1d

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Findlay Men Win First Conference Cross Country Title in Program History

The University of Findlay men’s cross country team won the first conference championship in program history on Saturday, capturing the Great Midwest Athletic Conference title at the G-MAC Championships in Tiffin behind six All-G-MAC runners, the University of Findlay’s athletics department reported. It was a historic day for the Oilers on both sides of the […]

Findlay, OH · 21h

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Erie County Lands Two New Opportunity Zones as Firelands Gains Five

Five census tracts along Ohio’s Lake Erie shore in the Firelands — two in Erie County and one each in Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky counties — will become federal Opportunity Zones on Jan. 1, 2027, giving investors a tax incentive to put private money into economically distressed areas there. Gov. Mike DeWine’s office announced the […]

Erie County, OH · 1d

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Mohawk falls to unbeaten Patrick Henry to bow out

FOSTORIA (Crawford County Now) — Mohawk ran into an unbeaten powerhouse in Thursday’s Division VI regional semifinal with the Warriors falling to Patrick Henry, 25-23, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15. “We just didn’t do enough against them,” Mohawk coach Eric Hoover said. “When I saw the film, I was a little concerned about how hard they hit, but in the third set, we had an overturn call that went our way.”

Fostoria, OH · 2d

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BGSU invites community to celebrate James A. Garfield Day

11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.: Luncheon and author conversation. Free and open to the public, the event will begin at 9:30 a.m. with “Ohio Presidents in the Post-Civil War Era” moderated by Scott Martin, Ph.D., a BGSU history professor. The panel will feature historians and representatives from the Grant, Hayes, and Garfield libraries and museums. Community members, history enthusiasts, students, faculty, staff, and alumni are encouraged to attend and engage with the speakers.

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Morneau’s Hat Trick Leads Bowling Green to First 4-0-0 CCHA Start Since 1994-95

Noah Morneau scored three times before the game was halfway over Saturday night, leading the Bowling Green State University hockey team to a 5-3 win over Bemidji State at Slater Family Ice Arena and the Falcons’ first 4-0-0 start in conference play since the 1994-95 season, according to BGSU Athletics. The victory completed a weekend […]

Bowling Green, OH · 15h

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Mohawk’s offense lights up North Baltimore in 52-20 regional victory

NORTH BALTIMORE (Crawford County Now) — It started off slowly, but once the Mohawk offensive machine got in gear there was no stopping it. The host Tigers struck quickly on a 10-yard pass to heralded wide receiver Zander South in the first quarter and added another to running back Trevor Walter on the third play of the second quarter giving them a 14-0 lead.

North Baltimore, OH · 1d

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Ohio State Highway Patrol announces Amy L. DeLaPena as BG post’s ‘Dispatcher of the Year’

Ohio State Highway Patrol Dispatcher Amy L. DeLaPena has been selected as the 2026 Dispatcher of the Year at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center. The award was given in recognition of outstanding service over the past year at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center. Sworn officers and dispatchers chose DeLaPena based on technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork, and prompt and courteous responses to the public’s requests for information and assistance. She is now in contention for the District and State Dispatcher of the Year Award to be announced at a later date.