U.S. consumer confidence rises in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' confidence in the economy inched closer to a 5 ½-year high on growing optimism that hiring and wages could pick up in coming months. The Conference Board, a New York-based...
View ArticleFive indicted for drug trafficking offenses
Five people were indicted recently by a Wood County grand jury for drug trafficking offenses.They were among a total of 16 indictments handed down.Ira Turner Jr., 57, Fostoria, and Antwan Huggins, 30,...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: 08-27-13
I-75 crash injures onePORTAGE - One person was injured in a crash on Interstate 75 south of the village Monday night.The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol said that the single-vehicle crash...
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Rossford Riverfest (08-27-13)
Amanda Smith, 5 (from left), Kylie Kubacki, 4, Ayva Smith, 2, and Chloe Barbour, 8, dance Saturday evening during Riverfest in Rossford. (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune)
View ArticleReport: Underage tobacco sales at record lows
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — New statistics show that the sale of tobacco to minors in the U.S. were held near all-time lows last year under a federal-state inspection program intended to curb underage usage....
View ArticleMike Scott resigns from Rossford council
ROSSFORD - Mike Scott announced at Monday's City Council meeting that he would be stepping down from council as of Aug. 31.Scott is leaving council to join the board of Northwestern Water and Sewer...
View ArticleSHERIFF'S OFFICE: 08-27-13
SHERIFF'S OFFICEAug. 14 citations:Criminal damaging: Matthew Chambers, Weston.An orange Mongoose bicycle was stolen from a vehicle in the 20000 block of Oak Street, Weston.Theft of vehicle parts was...
View ArticleSection of Ohio 65 reopened in Wood County
The Ohio Department of Transportation has reopened Ohio 65 between Range Line and Cross Creek following repairs.
View ArticleBGSU student arrested for weekend rape
Bowling Green Police have arrested a Bowling Green State University student in connection to a sexual assault that occurred this weekend.Arrested was William D. Jackson, 20, of the McDonald East...
View ArticlePennsylvania girl, 11, goes home after two lung transplants
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania girl whose need for new lungs sparked a national debate on how donor organs are prioritized is back at home after six months in the hospital. A family spokeswoman...
View ArticleMacArthur increases 'genius grants' to $625,000
CHICAGO (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation is increasing the value of its annual "genius grants" to $625,000. The Chicago-based foundation announced the decision Tuesday. Previously, grants of $500,000...
View ArticleHagel: U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces stand ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to declare...
View ArticleTuesday: 08-27-13
Local Interviews by Larry Weiss for WBGU 88.1 for August 27th, 2013: Larry speaks with Kerrie Beach Turner, BGSU Gymnastics Coach & MAC Coach of the Year. {mp3}WeissInterviews_Turner_082713{/mp3}
View ArticleStar Wars' cinematographer Gilbert Taylor dies at 99
LONDON (AP) — Gilbert Taylor was a master of black and white and a master of different universes. Taylor, the influential "Star Wars" cinematographer who worked on a number of stellar films alongside...
View ArticlePerrysburg vs. Bowling Green volleyball August 27th 2013
Perrysburg vs. Bowling Green volleyball August 27th 2013 | Photos by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune {gallery}gallery/2013/08/082713/HsVball_PburgBg{/gallery}
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Stories of settlers shared
Carlos Calderon portrays his grandfather, Francisco Chavez Hernandez, during the tenth annual Wood County Living History Day at the Oak Grove Cemetery. (Photos: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) Oak...
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Haskins teams up to get road repaired
HASKINS - The village has voted to enter into a grant application with other local towns to make improvements to Liberty Hi Road.The measure was passed unanimously at a special meeting held Tuesday...
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N.Baltimore unhappy with grades for district
NORTH BALTIMORE - Officials with North Baltimore Schools are unhappy with the new grades given its district, and are questioning how information was compiled.The Ohio Department of Education released...
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BG Veterans Building may be rehabbed or replaced
Extensive rehabilitation or replacement of the Veteran's Building at City Park is being considered by Bowling Green's Department of Parks and Recreation."The kitchen dates to the 1970s, the restrooms...
View ArticleRonald McCreary
Ronald McCreary, Hudson, Mich., died April 9, 2013. Ron was born June 5, 1931, in Toledo, to Fred and Bertha McCreary.He graduated from Pemberville in 1949.He married Jewel Lawson in June 1949, in...
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