FINDLAY – Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced on Friday that its tire manufacturing plants in the United States and Mexico will remain closed for at least another two weeks to protect the health and safety of employees and to respond to market demand that has been impacted by coronavi…
Manufacturing giant 3M pushed back Friday against criticism from President Donald Trump over production of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities were searching for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Friday after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay didn't return to shore.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The president immediately said he had no intention of following the advice himself, saying, "I'm ch…
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mayor pleaded with a local church to "reconsider" holding in-person services amid concerns of the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
The Wood County Emergency Management Agency team is providing a daily update on coronavirus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade, as employers slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs because of the viral outbreak that has all but shut down the U.S. economy. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile, the federal government's repository of life-saving medicines and supplies, to conform with President Donald Trump's insistence that it is only a short-term backup for states, not …
FINDLAY, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its tire manufacturing plants in the United States and Mexico will remain closed for at least another two weeks to protect the health and safety of employees and to respond to market demand that has been impacted by corona…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the next coronavirus aid bill should build on the bipartisan relief bills that Congress has passed so far rather than include broader Democratic agenda items such as infrastructure and rural broadband access.
Bowling Green police responded to hitting and spitting reports Thursday, and issued the first citation for a public gathering.
The Bowling Green Fire Division was dispatched to Kroger on Friday morning for a smell of natural gas.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins and allowed to touch dry land on Friday for the first time in weeks, following the removal of 14 critically ill people who were wheeled off to Florida hospitals bracing for an onslaught of…
Food service for Bowling Green City Schools students and families will be unchanged going in the first week of April, but Eastwood Local Schools is adapting to the continued mandate for social distancing.
With fewer people out and about, area police departments are seeing a decrease in crime.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a break from the front lines, nurse practitioner Gabe Westhemier tucked into a plate of duck confit, the work of one of the city's celebrity chefs. ("It was wonderful.")
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for help to too many people.
The coronavirus outbreak finally snapped the United States' record-breaking hiring streak of nearly 10 years as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the pandemic that's all but shut down the nation's economy.
MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A 10-year-old boy playing outside his home with his mother was struck and wounded by an apparent stray bullet, authorities said, but the child is expected to fully recover.
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A fast-moving fire roared through an Ohio home, killing a child and injuring several other people.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Association of Foodbanks is asking for $25 million in emergency state assistance, and six inmates at the Cuyahoga County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19.
A large get-together of Bowling Green City Schools students in City Park did not happen.
Coronavirus cases up to 18
Bowling Green State University will offer online classes only this summer, due to coronavirus concerns.
Despite the pressures wrought by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there is the ray of hope: So far, the city of Bowling Green seems to be weathering the crisis well.
Eleven of the 12 petitions for the annexation from Bowling Green City Schools have been certified.
The Bowling Green Economic Development Board of Trustees has appointed a new executive director, Kati Thompson.
The Wood County Emergency Management Agency team is providing a daily update on coronavirus.
The Wood County District Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting, related to the coronavirus crisis, Friday at 5 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health Director Dr. Amy Acton will extend the state's stay-at-home order until May 1, and the state human services agency reported more than 272,000 jobless claims for last week.
The Wood Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a spring fingerling fish sale.
OAK PARK, Illinois (AP) — One Tulsa, Oklahoma, bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he served them a round of shots anyway to celebrate a birthday. Another live-streamed a drag queen show on Facebook while up to 20 people drank inside the locked bar, igno…
Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Wood Court Common Pleas Courts have restricted access.
The Bowling Green Planning Commission on Wednesday voted to approve annexation of approximately 40 acres of land that would be added to the Wood Bridge Business Park.
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the federal government prepares to launch a $349 billion loan program meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, critics have growing concerns that some mom-and-pop shops might get squeezed out.
ZARZA DE TAJO, Spain (AP) — Raquel Fernández watched as cemetery workers lowered her grandmother's casket into the grave and placed it on top of the coffin of her grandfather, buried just three days earlier.
There are 18 cases of coronavirus in Wood County, according to a health department update posted on Thursday afternoon.
Coffee and a cookie can do a lot for a person’s attitude and mood.
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didn't think it would be possible to hold it in mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“You are getting $1,200 immediately from the government!” News of this government relief payment has been welcomed by consumers, but also by scammers, who are now using it to cheat folks who don’t know the details.
There have been two fatal crashes in Wood County this year compared to three at this time last year, according to a news release by Wood County Safe Communities on Thursday.
A Toledo man accused of stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from two county stores has pleaded not guilty, and a trial date has been set.
The case of an Oregon man accused of intimidation will go to trial.
Internet service has become increasingly important during the coronavirus time of social distancing and the various shut-downs. The different companies have provided special packages to help.
Coronavirus cases stay at 15
The following property transfers have been filed through the Wood County Real Estate Division.
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
