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ReStore, selling household items, building materials, planned for Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN — Habitat for Humanity of Wood County is opening a ReStore, which the executive director describes as a cross between a Goodwill and a Home Depot. Mark Ohashi said the ReStore will offer at thrift-store prices household items and building materials that are donated from community members. “We get donated product from the community, from local businesses — furniture, appliances, building materials — and then sell it to the public at reduced prices,” Mr. Ohashi said. The location will be at the former Bee Gee Rental & Sales Inc. store at 829 W. Newton Rd., which closed in December, 2022.
Forum planned at Wood County Senior Center to gather input on assisted living facilities
With the aim of improving the lives of assisted living facility residents, the Ohio Department of Aging will be hosting Assisted Living Feedback Forums across the state in August and September. At these Feedback Forums, ODA will hear directly from Ohioans about their experiences with assisted living facilities. ODA will...
Mosquito pool in Wood County tests positive for West Nile virus
BOWLING GREEN — A mosquito pool collected in Wood County has tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Wood County Health Department. The sample of mosquitoes was collected July 12 and sent for testing to the Ohio Department of Health. The positive test results were provided Wednesday. The county contracts with Bowling Green State University through the Ohio EPA Mosquito Control Grant to conduct mosquito surveillance throughout the county, and samples are regularly sent to ODH for testing. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to humans and other animals when they bite. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Wood County or Ohio this year.
Northwood mom gets keys to new Habitat home, built with love and the Lord
As Jennifer Huber settles into her new Habitat for Humanity home in Northwood, she takes comfort in knowing she’s surrounded by soothing Scripture — literally. When Concord United Methodist Church, a church based in Englewood, Ohio, built the walls for Ms. Huber’s home, they wrote religious verses on each one. As part of her required “sweat equity” in the home build, Ms. Huber helped lift the walls and install them. “Every board was prayed over. Scripture is literally on the inside of my walls,” she said. One of the verses is “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Nationwide plans 5% staff reduction in its insurance business over the next year
Nationwide said Friday that it plans to reduce its headcount by about 5% over the next year. The insurer and financial services company said the cuts will come from its property and casualty operations and its technology teams. There will be no cuts in the company's financial services operations. Nationwide said it hopes...
Here are the best 10 offensive linemen ahead of 2024 high school football season
With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. While they typically don’t receive the headlines as skilled position players, offensive linemen are vital to any offense, creating holes for running backs to race downfield and blocking dangerous defensive linemen to protect the quarterback in the passing game. ...
Ohio fire departments dealing with staffing shortfall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A special day at the Ohio Fire Academy -- 19 cadets committed to making an impact in their communities. The group graduated and is set to get to work immediately. Their efforts are needed now more than ever as departments deal with staffing shortages. It's...
Gov. Mike DeWine signs 20+ bills into law, including measures on ballot-issue numbers, illegal stunt driving
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine has signed more than 20 bills in the past two days dealing with a wide range of topics, from toughening penalties for stunt driving to changing how statewide ballot issues are numbered. The bills, which become law in late October after the state’s usual 90-day...
Love’s Opens Ohio Site, Remodels New Mexico Store
Love’s Travel Stops recently announced the opening of two stores — one in Delphos, Ohio, which is a new store, and one in Las Cruces, N.M., a remodeled site. The Ohio site is located off of US 30 and Lincoln Highway and is open 24/7. Inside, the c-store offers all the amenities Love’s is known for including fresh food and drinks, Love’s-branded snacks and a Hardees. For drivers, the location adds 86 truck parking spaces to Love’s network.
State Awards Tolles $600K To Renovate Cybersecurity Lab
PLAIN CITY – When Gov. Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s capital budget in late June, Tolles Career and Technical Center was among the benefactors. The school, which serves students in seven area school districts, was awarded $600,000 specifically to assist in renovating its cybersecurity lab. “The cybersecurity program is...
No Bones About It: Ohio Should Elect Donnelly, Stewart and Forbes to Ohio Supreme Court by C. Ellen Connally
In 2017, Michael Berkheimer went to dinner at Wings on Brookwood, a family-owned and -operated restaurant in Hamilton, Ohio. Berkheimer placed his usual order of boneless chicken wings with parmesan garlic. While eating his second boneless wing he felt like something went down the wrong way. Berkheimer went to the...
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