Some of my friends are snowbirds. Snowbirds is the term for people who seasonally escape winter in Ohio to warmer places such as Arizona and Florida. Lucky ducks. Why might you ask why I called them lucky ducks? Ducks, such as ducks, mallards, pintails, teal and black ducks — to name a few —…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate has passed Senate Bill 210, sponsored by State Senator Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, which creates the ability for a married couple to enter into a postnuptial agreement.

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Bowling Green native Nathaniel Wilson advanced to the rank of chief petty officer in the United States Navy on Nov. 18, during a promotion ceremony onboard the Washington Navy Yard.

The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Parade Project Team and the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Foundation have selected the winners of the 2021 holiday parade.

Giving Tuesday is here and the message the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Foundation would like to extend is “Unleash Generosity.” This is a day that everyone should think about what they can do help others through a gift of time, donation, goods or a voice.

MILLBURY —Parental involvement and interest in the Lake Local Schools has increased so much, that a point person needs to be designated to handle questions.

JERRY CITY – Elmwood Local Schools is expected to get to 2026 before spending its cash reserves.

PERRYSBURG — The five-year financial forecast for the Perrysburg Schools is considered healthy, but a 2024 operating levy renewal and funding from the state legislature would make significant impacts.

The club will meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the home of Miriam Martin, the Chouse, corner of Ohio 199 and Ohio 105, Pemberville. Special program for the evening will be the BGHS Madrigals introduced by Music Chair Donna Schmidt. Members are invited to participate in the Christmas Cheer Cup Tra…

MILLBURY — Lake Local Schools will join a lawsuit against EdChoice, which provides vouchers for students at under-performing public schools to attend private institutions.

Despite the Rover pipeline payments still under appeal and a delay in the state funding formula, the Bowling Green City Schools district is in a strong financial position.

PERRYSBURG — COVID relief funding for the Perrysburg Schools is among the lowest in the region, according to a presentation by Superintendent Tom Hosler.

PEMBERVILLE – Cheese and crackers make a fine snack but add some vegetables and you’ve got a meal.

WALBRIDGE — A box full of food essentials is a blessing in the village.

Santa Claus waves from a float at the four corners in Bowling Green during the annual Holiday Parade Saturday.

Our vegetable gardens have been harvested and the beds readied for next spring. Apples, pears, and other fruit are stored for the long, cold winter. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. For many of us, it is a trip to the grocery store to purchase additional food to supplement our Thanksg…

MILLBURY — The Flyers are in fantastic financial shape, according to the five-year forecast for Lake Local Schools.

PERRYSBURG — Penta Career Center will host its annual Career Night on Dec. 6 from 6-8 p.m. at its campus located at 9301 Buck Road in Perrysburg Township.

Eastwood FFA hosted their annual chicken barbecue fundraiser on Oct. 8.

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PERRYSBURG — With 67 positive coronavirus cases as of Friday in the Perrysburg School District, the superintendent is announcing a return to mask wearing.

JERRY CITY – An Elmwood parent has questioned the safety of putting Chromebooks in the hands of students without the proper training of what not to do.

Bowling Green is taking the next step to getting air conditioning into its schools.

Maria Simon talks to kids at the Wood County District Public Library Thursday morning during storytime. The in-person storytimes resumed this week at the Bowling Green and Walbridge branches, for the first time indoors since March 2020 and the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Walbridge sto…

If you live on the east side of town, they’ve been hard to miss — the bright orange signs that say “Detour: Thurstin Avenue.” The signs direct drivers away from the street that divides town and campus, where Bowling Green State University’s Administration Building is coming down to allow for…

Phoebe Schramm, 7, reads a McGuffey Reader with her second-grade classmates from Crim Elementary Wednesday morning inside the Little Red Schoolhouse on the Bowling Green State University campus. Students dressed in old-fashioned clothes and carried lunches in pails. The children explored how…

PERRYSBURG — The Girls on the Run “Girl Power 5K” on Saturday will have a superhero theme this year and will take place on the Bowling Green State University campus for the first time.

The Bowling Green community has given cash, snacks and clothing to students, but there are still needs that remain.

Dancers with Julie’s Dance Studio entertain Thursday evening at the Stroh Center during halftime of the Bowling Green State University women’s basketball game. The kids were dancing part of “The Nutcracker … All Jazzed Up,” which will open Friday and run through Sunday at Owens Community Col…

Kris Swihart looks over the display table at the Portage Valley 4-H Club’s 75th anniversary celebration on Oct. 16 at Pemberville Legion Hall. Swihart is a past adviser of the club. There were door prizes, cake and ice cream and a DJ.

The Bowling Green City Schools Board of Education has to decide how to best spend more than $8 million of its cash reserves.

Dan Price is a friendly former hockey player with a big personality, and his family cabbage roll recipe is a favorite for big holiday gatherings.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) provide abundant recreation opportunities for hunters and wildlife watchers. Unfortunately, they can also cost us millions of dollars every year.

The bigger and better Christmas light display at Hanneman Funeral Home in Bowling Green will again give local families many fond holiday memories.