County fair open for business (7-29-13)
Olivia Lause helps set up her groups 4H booth for the Wood County Fair in th Junior Fair Building. (Photos: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) The barns are filled with animals, rides are ready to thrill...
View ArticleHudson's Bay buying Saks for about $2.4 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury retailer Saks is being purchased by the parent of Lord & Taylor for approximately $2.4 billion. The news comes a little over a month after reports surfaced that Hudson's Bay...
View ArticleEight arrests after U.S. Open of Surfing concludes
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police say eight people have been arrested after a rowdy crowd surged through downtown in the Southern California city of Huntington Beach after the U.S. Open of...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: 07-29-13
BG man arrested for burglaryA Bowling Green man was arrested Saturday on charges of burglary and domestic violence after he entered a residence on Harvest Lane.Bowling Green Police report that they...
View ArticleArthur Krebs
Arthur Krebs, 57, of Bowling Green, passed away Sunday (July 28, 2013).Arrangements are pending with Deck-Hanneman Funeral Home & Crematory, Bowling Green. http://www.hannemanfh.com
View ArticleEstimate of French diamond heist raised to $136M
PARIS (AP) — A state prosecutor says the organizer of a diamond exhibit and sale has more than doubled the estimated value of diamond jewelry stolen in a brazen weekend heist at a luxury hotel on the...
View ArticlePope says he won't judge gay priests
ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he...
View ArticleFormer Pennsylvania governor Scranton dead ay 96
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View ArticleGoodyear, steelworkers reach tentative agreement
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and United Steelworkers have reached a tentative agreement on workers at six plants, avoiding a strike just two hours before a deadline....
View ArticleCaterpillar to buy back $1B shares
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. said on Monday that it will buy back $1 billion of its shares from French bank Societe Generale at market prices. The planned buyback includes 11 million shares...
View ArticleLocal man given award from ODOT for Adopt-A-Highway work
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Two announces the latest Gold Star recipient, John Nemcik.Nemcik, of Bloomdale, recently received his sign along Ohio 18, one of two state routes...
View ArticleTuesday's schedule at the fair 7-30-13
D.A.R.E. DayChamber Member Business Day 9 a.m. - Tractor Operator Contest - Infield of Track9 a.m. - Jr. Fair Rabbit Judging - Rabbit/Poultry Barn10 a.m. - Open Class Beef Breeding Judging - Beef...
View ArticleBG crash injures one (7-29-13)
One man was injured in a Saturday crash on Campbell Hill Road, just outside of the city.The Wood County Sheriff's Office reports that at 9:20 a.m. Eric Sargent, Bowling Green, was southbound on...
View ArticleMonday's schedule at the fair (7-29-30)
Monday Opening DayVeteran’s Day8 a.m. – Start Gate Admission - $6 age 10 and over8 a.m. – All Livestock in Place8 a.m. – FFA Crop and Shop Judging – Jr. Fair Bldg.8 a.m. – Jr. Fair Rabbit & Poultry...
View ArticleFostoria murder suspect in custody
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View ArticleFBI raids rescue 105 kids forced into prostitution
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View ArticlePhiladelphia row house collapses, injuring eight
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View ArticleTwo 'Real Housewives of NJ' stars charged with fraud
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two stars of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show...
View ArticleThomson, Apple are Junior Fair Queen and King
Courtney Thomson and Henry Apple were crowned as the 2013 Junior Fair Queen and King on Monday night in front of the grandstand of the Wood County Fair.Both of them were very surprised to be...
View ArticleWood County Fair July 29th 2013
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