Fair Calendar: 08-03-13
SundayCombine Demolition Derby9 a.m. - Open Horse/Pony Performance Show - Main Arena10 a.m. - Open Class ADGA Dairy Goat Show - Race Horse Tent11 a.m. - Church Service - Dayspring Assembly of God -...
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Child's eye view
Cheryl Menard putting together Hybrid T's for the second flower show at the Wood County Fair. (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) Between 8 and 11 a.m. Friday organized chaos leads to magic in the...
View Article4-H member plans donation
Maddie Recker, a member of the Blue Ribbon Rangers 4-H Club, is organizing a fundraising effort to benefit the Appelhans family, who are friends with her family.The mother, Trish Appelhans died June 22...
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Winning fair entry will be functional
Jessica Nagel (left) and Julie Allen with quilt banner at the Wood County Fair. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) After it became evident the Wood County Agricultural Society, commonly known as...
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Bradley and Scott first inductees into Wood County's ag hall of fame
Bernard Scott (right) talks with Steve Weihl (left) of Wood County AG Credit and county commissioner Doris Herringshaw (middle) after he is announced as the inaugural inductee in the Wood County AG...
View Article17 vie for 11 seats on senior fair board
The election of the governing board for the Wood County Agricultural Society will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday in the Junior Fair Building.There are 17 people vying for the 11 open seats on what is...
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TARTA referendum petitions submitted to Rossford officials
ROSSFORD - A group of citizens seeking to have voters decide whether the city should remain a member of TARTA have taken another step toward getting a referendum on the ballot.One of the organizers of...
View ArticleBG POLICE: 08-03-13
BG POLICEJuly 25 citations:Expired registration: Michael Booth, Broadview Heights; Bradley Mossman, BG.Damage to a fence was reported in the 100 block of South College Drive.A bicycle, valued at $150,...
View ArticleDorotha A. Foor
Dorotha A. Foor, 81, of Grand Rapids, passed away July 31st, 2013 with her family at her side.She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Grand Rapids.She was retired after working 45 years at...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: 08-03-13
A Fostoria woman was injured in a Friday morning crash on Napoleon Road, east of Bowling Green.The Bowling Green Post of the State Highway Patrol reports that at 7:43 a.m. Meghan Hyde, 24, was...
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BG's fireworks fund for 2014 has good start, Chamber told
File photo. People watch the Independence Day fireworks in Bowling Green. (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) Bowling Green's annual Independence Day fireworks display looks to be on more solid...
View ArticleOctober trial set for large drug ring
TOLEDO - A trial has been set in the case of a nearly 30-member drug ring that operated for over a decade in Northwest Ohio, including specific activities in Wood County.The trial is set for Oct. 22 in...
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Elmwood graduate makes debut in NASCAR truck series
Jeff Babcock (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) WAYNE — Jeff Babcock first crawled into a race car as a 3-year-old in 1983.He eventually made his first start as a driver at age 15 and made a...
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Familiar Face: June Launder
June Launder, who has been working the ticket booth at Gate B of the Wood County Fair along Poe Road for the past 11 years, is this week’s familiar face. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church,...
View ArticleBeach Boys celebrate summer at county fair
Saturday was a great night to celebrate summer at the Wood County Fair, warm, not hot, and clear skies, and the perfect soundtrack — the music of The Beach Boys.Leader Mike Love, the only original...
View ArticleU.S. trade rep overrules Apple import ban
President Obama's trade representative on Saturday vetoed a ban on imports of some Apple iPads and older iPhones, dealing a setback to rival South Korean electronics company Samsung. U.S. Trade...
View ArticleOne dead, 11 hurt as car turns L.A. seaside into chaos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a sidewalk and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California's most popular boardwalks, killing one...
View ArticleSearch set for man buried in Oregon Ice tunnel
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rescuers were resuming a search Sunday for a snowboarder who was buried in a collapsing ice tunnel on Oregon's Mount Hood. The snowboarder was traveling with five companions when...
View ArticlePowerball jackpot reaches $400M for Wednesday
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dreamers hoping to strike it rich quick plunked down $2 a ticket hoping to win a Powerball jackpot estimated to be at least $300 million. The winning numbers for Saturday's...
View ArticleA-Rod says he's ready to rejoin Yanks, play Monday
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez brushed aside any worries about a pending suspension, saying he's headed to Chicago and plans to play for the New York Yankees on Monday night. "I'm excited to play...
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