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Rezoning, data centers covered in Waterville council meeting
WATERVILLE – Waterville City Council approved the rezoning of 48 acres of land on Neapolis Waterville Road, accepted petitions for a proposed charter amendment to limit the size of data centers, heard about the Dec. 5 Christmas Light Up event and reviewed the five-year capital planning program during its Nov. 9 meeting.
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Data center restrictions gain momentum across northwest Ohio
Successful citizen-led ballot initiatives limiting the size of data centers have led to a flurry of activity in other Toledo-area municipalities since the Nov. 3 election, including Whitehouse, Waterville, and Rossford. Volunteers turned over signed petitions for those three communities on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, respectively. They claim they gathered more than enough signatures for the Lucas County Board of Elections to certify them and require each of those municipalities to put similar ballot issues in front of voters in those communities. Next up are Perrysburg, Maumee, and Bowling Green. Toledo, which would need many more signatures because of its size, could eventually be targeted as well, said Lyn Cox, county lead for Conserve Ohio’s grassroots efforts in Lucas and Wood counties. Petitions have come back from printers for Perrysburg and Maumee, and are expected to be available in the next day or two for Bowling Green, she said. In the coming weeks, citizen-led ballot initiatives also will begin in Sylvania and Holland, Ms. Cox said. The activity comes in the aftermath of Oregon’s overwhelming vote in favor of a charter amendment that bans the construction of data centers that require 25 megawatts or more of electricity, which eliminates hyperscale
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'We need help:' Woodville fire chief seeks volunteers
If you've ever dreamed of being a firefighter, Chief Tim Schnitker of the Woodville Township Volunteer Fire Department would like to talk with you. Woodville’s fire department, like many other small fire departments in the area, is struggling to find volunteers. That struggle means that many of those departments often have to rely on mutual aid to cover emergencies. “It’s not like the old days when grandpa would leave the grocery store, Bob Hathaway would leave the gas station and Bob Schutz would leave the hardware,” Woodville Fire Chief Tim Schnitker said. “We don’t have that anymore. We have a lot of people who live here, but work out of town.” Woodville has EMS service 24/7/365 which is manned by Sandusky County out of Woodville’s fire station; so, even when shorthanded, an ambulance is still on call. “People don’t realize that we’re not there all the time,” said Schnitker. “When the pager goes off, we respond from where we are when we can. Our biggest struggle is Monday through Friday when everyone’s at work.” “We joke that we have one of the best jobs for no pay,” Schnitker said. That’s a bit of an exaggeration, as the firefighters do get
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Toledo AI Week Opens With Free Training as AI Skills Command Wage Premium
TOLEDO — Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has proclaimed this week Toledo AI Week for the second consecutive year, as Great Lakes AI Week opened Tuesday at Bowling Green State University with free, hands-on artificial intelligence training and certification for Northwest Ohio workers, students and job seekers, the Enterprise Technology Association announced in a release distributed […]
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Former Duck QB Austin Novosad throws 3 TDs in 1st career start
In three seasons with the Oregon Ducks , quarterback Austin Novosad stuck around, awaiting his turn to start. The four-star passer from the 2023 class competed with Dante Moore for the starting nod in 2025, but was beat out and ultimately entered the transfer portal after the season having completed 12-of-15 passes for 99 yards as a Duck. Novosad soon committed to the Bowling Green Falcons, getting a fresh start and looking to compete for the starting job during his junior campaign. Once again, he was beat out, this time by Division-II Assumption College transfer Jay Kastantin. But with Kastantin out with an injury, Novosad finally got his first career college start on Tuesday night in Bowling Green's MAC matchup with Kent State. He didn't disappoint, completing 15-of-25 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Falcons to a 33-28 victory. Former Oregon Ducks QB Austin Novosad’s first career TD pass. Started for Bowling Green tonight, has 200 yards, 3TDs thru 3 quarters. Currently airing on ESPNU pic.twitter.com/HJJO67Mr1c — Bjorn Bergstrom (@BjornBergstrom2) November 11, 2026 The former Ducks ' first career touchdown pass was as impressive as it gets, converting a third-and-six for a 70-yard touchdown to his running