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PCHS celebrates 2024 Prom
FREMONT - The 2024 Port Clinton Prom was held in the Neeley Center, at Terra State Community College in Fremont, on April 27. There was a disco theme for this year’s prom, that was attended by 200 students. Prom goers started arriving at 8 p.m. and danced to the...
County Road 99 interchange project headlines construction season in northwest Ohio
FINDLAY — Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks, Ph.D., officially kicked off highway construction season last week in Findlay. Marchbanks met with the media for the kickoff event, held at the County Road 99 interchange with Interstate 75 in Findlay, where a project will begin this year to construct a diverging diamond interchange (DDI).
Henry moves on to race win at Speedway
To succeed in racing, you need to have a short memory. Had a bad night? Put it behind you and move to the next race. Cap Henry put a missed feature Friday at Attica in the rearview mirror to lead all 30 laps of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint A-main...
"Ramp"ing up: The delicate art of cooking and cultivating the wild allium
It’s that time of year when the beloved wild allium, the ramp, is in season — but don’t blink, because their green leaves will be gone before you know it. Also known as wild leeks, ramps taste like you rubbed a pungent head of garlic all over an onion. Local farms recognize that ramps have become all the rage in the food scene, emphasizing that to keep this onion’s cousin around, there are important things to remember. Clay Hill Farms, 2848 N. Township Rd. 165, Tiffin
From sports injuries to falls, painful dislocations can happen when your joints get out of whack
The foot bone’s connected to the leg bone and the leg bone’s connected to the knee bone. Bones are connected at a joint, which is held together by ligaments. If two bones get separated, that’s a dislocation. “A dislocation of a joint is a ligamentous injury,” explained Bruce Heck, an orthopedic surgeon in Findlay. “It is basically a disruption of the ligaments around the joint, as opposed to a fracture, which is a disruption of the bone.” The most common places to experience a dislocated joint are the shoulder and fingers – the shoulder is a dynamic ball-and-socket joint, and each finger has three joints, Dr. Heck said.
Hoover puts everything together on mound for Gibsonburg
Nolan Hoover was on the mound when Gibsonburg topped No. 2 Hopewell-Loudon as a freshman. A monster was born. The junior allowed nine hits and struck out 66 in 39⅔ innings this season. “That feeling reassured me, rankings and hype don’t matter on the field,” he said. “Everybody is equal in that moment.” ...
Wood County fire departments pursue Knox Box grant
Five Wood County municipalities are joining together to pursue a grant that will help modernize the Knox Box system. A Knox Box contains a key to allow first responders to access a residence or a building during an emergency. If the grant is received, the boxes will be switched to electronic keys, which will allow all fire and police departments in the region immediate access, said Perrysburg Township Fire Chief Tom Brice. “This is a regional application in conjunction with Northwood, Rossford, Perrysburg, and Lake Township,” he said. “We’re attempting to get funding to switch all our community-wide Knox Boxes that are on our businesses and some of our residences that give us access.”
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