Japan marks 68th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honor the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons. Some...
View ArticleState Dept. urges U.S. citizens to leave Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country following the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary...
View ArticleChina fines six milk suppliers in price-fixing probe
BEIJING (AP) — China announced Wednesday it has fined six milk suppliers, including Mead Johnson and New Zealand's Fonterra, a total of $108 million for price-fixing after an investigation that shook...
View ArticleS.F. Area bus union says deal reached; no strike
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drivers, dispatchers and other workers for a San Francisco Bay Area bus system reached a tentative agreement with their employer late Tuesday, avoiding a strike that threatened to...
View ArticleStores with rich Powerball history seen as lucky
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When word got out that a southeast Pennsylvania 7-Eleven sold a $1 million Powerball ticket on Saturday, superstitious dreamers began pouring into the store in the hopes that...
View ArticleLuken finishes first in pro-am (08-07-13)
Gary Luken won the adult pro-am at the PBA50 Central/Midwest Classic at Al-Mar Lanes. The youth winners were Nico Calderon, Quinn Beeker, Sofia Calderon and Eclipse Stockwell.He earned $175 for the...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Waterville bridge rating was 150% in March 2013
Mike Gramza, ODOT's planning engineer, was recently quoted in the Toledo Blade stating the Waterville Bridge is of a "fracture critical" design. Wrong, Mike. It's not the design, it's the steel they...
View ArticleTo the Editor: BG fracking proposal may damage BG economy
Regardless of what one thinks about hydraulic fracturing, recent efforts to amend the city's charter to ban fracking will not effectively serve that purpose.The process of hydraulic fracturing has been...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Ohio grain farmers working to control runoff
There is much discussion about the cause of algae blooms appearing in our state's waterways.Many factors contribute to the situation, including waste from failed sewer systems and urban-storm runoff....
View ArticleTo the Editor: Anti-fracking proposal sends wrong message to business
As someone who attended BGSU and enjoys visiting downtown Bowling Green, I am appalled at the effort underway by a few individuals to promote their anti-freedom policies in Bowling Green. This under...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Profits from BG Post 45 pop stand help to support Boys State...
On behalf of American Legion Post 45, I'd like to thank all Wood County Fair goers for a very successful county fair. Post 45 had a record year at our "Pop Stand". Thanks to all participants,...
View ArticleOhio starts testing for new disease in newborns
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced Friday that it has added severe combined immunodeficiency disorder (SCID) to the list of diseases that all newborns in Ohio are screened for at...
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ANNIVERSARY: Milton & Celia Aring
Milton and Celia (Belleville) Aring, rural Bowling Green, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this weekend.They were married Aug. 10, 1963 at the old First Baptist Church on Oak Street in...
View ArticleCounty girls golf capsules (08-07-13)
NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUEBOWLING GREENCoach: Paige Bulkeley, third season.2012 record: 1-5 in the NLL.Returning letter winners: Junior Alisha Noon and sophomore Mickayla Thompson.Coach's quote: "After...
View ArticleSchilz bonding with Falcon receivers (08-07-13)
There was some bonding, some sights to see, some pool time, and even some football thrown into the mix.That's what happens when five college-age young men go to visit a friend and teammate who just...
View ArticlePrep Roundup: Yellow Jacket girls win tourney (08-07-13)
Perrysburg's girls golf team shot a 329 total Tuesday to win the Yellow Jacket Invitational at White Pines.The Yellow Jackets edged runnerup Northview by one stroke in the 17-team tournament.Also from...
View ArticleHomers spark Mud Hens (08-07-13)
COLUMBUS - Ben Guez, Mike Cervenak and Danny Dorn each hit a home run to help Toledo down Columbus, 4-1 in International League play Tuesday. The Mud Hens are 51-68 in the IL West.Cervenak hit a...
View ArticleSports Briefs: 08-07-13
Powers ties for third in Ohio OpenDEFIANCE - Caroline Powers, a graduate of Bowling Green High School, finished in a tie for third in the Ohio Women's Open held at Eagle Rock Golf Club on Monday and...
View ArticleObama cancels meetings with Putin amid tensions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month. The move is in retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary...
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Perrysburg seeks more success (08-07-13)
Perrysburg's Katie Diehl takes a practice swing. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) PERRYSBURG - Perrysburg's girls golf team had a rebuilding season last fall.The Yellow Jackets are striving to...
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