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A Rossford man found guilty by a jury of three counts of rape is going to prison. Stephen Coker Jr., 61, appeared Tuesday in the courtroom of Wood County Common Pleas Judge Matt Reger. He continued to maintain his innocence and plans to appeal his sentence. A jury in July...

Julie A. Niese, Ottawa, was granted a divorce from Eric E. Pedrosa, Ottawa. They were married June 27, 2015, in Ottawa and have no children. Credit Acceptance Corp., Columbus, v. Olivia Orduno, Ottawa; other civil ($18,371.32). Travis Berger, Pandora, v. Britteny Berger, Pandora; divorce with children. Beth A. Petersen, New...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green is on the eve of its busiest weekend of the year. The 55th National Tractor Pulling Championships, students moving into BGSU and the final Firefly Nights of the summer are all on the calendar this weekend. "It absolutely is the busiest weekend of...

Local, state, and federal health officials are working to trace the source of an E. coli outbreak in Ohio and Michigan that has made dozens of people sick so far.

A woman says she went inside a home in North Baltimore, but left her car running with a little girl inside. When she came out, the car and toddler were gone.

NORTH BALTIMORE — For North Baltimore third-year football coach Wade Ishmael, teaching the local kids how to win means everything. That is because he grew up in North Baltimore, moved to Oak Harbor where he played prep football for legendary coach Gary Quisno, and then came back to coach.

A driver who led several police agencies on a chase down Interstate 75, then crashed into a Bowling Green field and escaped, is still being sought. Bowling Green police assisted the Ohio State Patrol in the pursuit of a vehicle early Thursday morning. The driver ran into a field after...

LIBERTY CENTER, Ohio — Rod and Donna Saunders, owner-operators of the Field of Dreams Drive-In Theater in rural Henry County, are featured in a 2022 documentary called Back to the Drive-In. The 1 hour, 45-minute film is a story about how many Americans temporarily flocked back to drive-in theaters during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, then lost interest again after indoor movie complexes reopened once many of the restrictions were lifted. The Saunders are one of 11 families in eight states that director April Wright has featured. “Despite the renewed attention on drive-ins during COVID, drive-ins are facing many challenges, but these owners are determined to keep their drive-ins alive for future generations,” according to a news release the couple released. “Wright drove from Los Angeles to Cape Cod and back to shoot this new documentary, capturing the current climate of this important slice of Americana.”

A Findlay man was arrested after an altercation in the 14,000 block of Basswood Avenue in Lakeview, Wednesday evening, around 8:40. The Logan County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a male, later identified as Curtis King, 40, chasing a female and then fighting another male in the middle of the street.

A Fulton County Grand Jury has issued a five-count indictment of a Wauseon man in relation to the death of a three-year-old girl. Devon A. Harris turned himself into authorities early last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He is being held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Two former fraternity members were sentenced to six weeks in jail on Wednesday after being convicted of hazing-related misdemeanor counts in the death of a Bowling Green State University student last year. The two men were both acquitted in May of more serious charges — including involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide — in […]

Zackery Bennington, 27, Napoleon, appeared for sentencing on a charge of felonious assault, a second-degree felony. He was placed on probation for three years with conditions, including that he serve 90 days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO) with credit for seven days served while his case was pending, and comply with counseling/treatment recommendations. A charge of domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor, was dismissed. He caused serious physical harm to a female household member on May 20. Dustin Funk, 39, Deshler, appeared for...

Wood County Sherriff's Office lost two deputies this year. To honor them, they are holding a drive for a good cause now through Aug. 31.

The roar of highly modified tractors will rock Bowling Green once again this weekend. The National Tractor Pullers Association Championship Pulling season continues with the 55th National Tractor Pulling Championships, to be conducted in five sessions through Saturday at the Wood County Fairgrounds. Keith Seiler of the 225-member Northwestern Ohio...

Ask for help and you will get it. That was the message new students at Bowling Green State University received at convocation Friday morning. The event was the official welcome for the 3,300 incoming members if the class of 2026. And as if to prove that point, when first-year student...

A Wauseon resident is the selection as Ohio's new deputy state fire marshal. Richard Sluder is now the second in command position at the Division of State Fire Marshal, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced Thursday. Most recently, Mr. Sluder served as the Wauseon fire chief and as an instructor at the Ohio Fire Academy. "I truly consider it an honor to be chosen to support the mission of the Department of Commerce and the State Fire Marshal's Office," Mr. Sluder said in a statement.

GRAND RAPIDS — With the 88% probability of rain and potential of thunderstorms, the Grand Rapids Arts Council has canceled the Sunset Jazz and Art Fest set for Sunday. Supreme court candidates Judges Terri Jamison and Marilyn Zayas will be at Grounds for Thought, 174 S. Main St., on Saturday from 2-3:30pm.

As Bowling Green school children begin the 2022-23 school year in the next few weeks, the Bowling Green Police Division asks that families and motorists make back-to-school safety a priority to ensure a safe and successful start to the new school year. Safety tips for families. Before the first day...

A food delivery person was taken to the hospital after he was reportedly assaulted Tuesday in the 1000 block of North Grove Street. Bowling Green Police Division officers responded to a panic alarm set off by the driver at 12:57 a.m. The driver was found non-responsive in the driver’s seat...

The final two Bowling Green State University fraternity brothers convicted of hazing Stone Foltz were sentenced Wednesday by Wood County Common Pleas Judge Joel Kuhlman. Jacob Krinn, 21, of Delaware, and Troy Henricksen, 24, of Grove City, stood trial in Wood County Common Pleas Court in May, and were convicted by a jury: ...