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PERRYSBURG — The City of Perrysburg has welcomed five new full-time firefighter/paramedics. They were sworn in Monday in Perrysburg City Council chambers.

The northbound lane of Manville Avenue, between East Clough Street and East Wooster Street, will be closed on Friday between 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a sewer repair. Dates of this closure are subject to change and are dependent on weather and the progress of work.

WALBRIDGE – The village has purchased a former gym and one of its future uses may be a community center.

Bowling Green police were dispatched this morning to the 100 block of East Wooster Street for a theft offense.

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2023. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.

PERRYSBURG — City council has approved legislation to acquire land for a multi-use path along West Boundary Street.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) has announced more than $2.9 million has been awarded to projects in Wood County, including renovations to the Owens State Community College Perrysburg campus and road construction on Ohio 281. The State Controlling Board approved the measure during Monday’s meeting.

MILLBURY — The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a train that occurred today at approximately 9:45 a.m. on North Fostoria Road between Ohio 795 and Ohio 51.

Bowling Green police were dispatched to a fight on the 100 block of North Main Street on Monday around 1:28 a.m.

TONTOGANY — Otsego Local Schools is sending a student to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.