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Transit levy ramps up
PERRYSBURG - With about a month to go before the May 7 election, campaign efforts are ramping up to get a public transit levy passed in the city."We've got a lot of stuff going on right now," said...
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AmVets under fire for misuse of funds
Bingo money that was supposed to help veterans find jobs has reportedly been misused by several AmVets posts across Ohio.An investigation by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office found that...
View ArticleTransportation program ready for review
The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is available for comment.The program identifies highway and transit maintenance, new capacity,...
View ArticlePinwheel event Wednesday a.m.
Wood County Children's Services will be raising awareness of child abuse and neglect Wednesday by holding several community events.At 10 a.m., the event will kick off at the First United Methodist...
View ArticleNew land use plan guidelines to be reviewed
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission and the Ohio Water Resources Council have adopted new guidelines for local communities to use for local land use planning. The Balanced Growth Best Local Land Use...
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Skating for ‘Hope’ (04-06-13)
Members of the “Rising Starz” perform Friday evening in a figure skating exhibition at the BGSU Ice Arena. The event raised donations for the 14 members of the “Rising Starz” to perform in the Skate...
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Familiar Face: Angie Miesmer
Angie Miesmer, who has been a deputy with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office since 2006, is this week’s familiar face She first started out as a dispatcher but now works as a records clerk at the...
View ArticleBGSU responds to racial tweets
Black Student Union members at Bowling Green State University are trying to turn racially cruel remarks targeting them into a platform for positive change at the university.On Thursday evening, members...
View ArticleBGSU speaker at BGSU talks about being black, female and proud to be into...
No mosh pit was set up in the Bowen Thompson Studio Union for Laina Dawes’s keynote talk at the heavy metal conference Saturay. Instead the writer and photographer spoke at a podium next to a couple...
View ArticleLouisville beats Wichita State 72-68 in Final Four
ATLANTA (AP) — Russ Smith looked at the scoreboard, then at the clock, then over at the bench. Louisville needed a run, but he had no idea where it was going to come from. The starters were struggling,...
View ArticleMichigan downs Syracuse 61-56 in NCAA semifinal
ATLANTA (AP) — Michigan is more than just five fabulous players. No, this is quite a team — all the way down the roster. Fearlessly attacking Syracuse's suffocating zone in the first half, getting big...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Fire Department mourns third loss in a year
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia firefighters mourned the loss of one of their own in the line of duty for the third time in less than a year, saluting the body of a veteran captain as it was carried...
View ArticleDeadliest submarine disaster in U.S. remembered
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Family and friends who lost loved ones when the USS Thresher sank 50 years ago joined in tossing wreaths into the water Saturday in an emotional service in remembrance of the...
View ArticleNevada official's body found in river; four arrested
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A body believed to be that of Nevada's missing chief insurance examiner was found wrapped in a blanket and bound with duct tape Saturday in a river in Carson City, and four suspects...
View ArticleMetrolink train collides with truck in L.A.; 13 hurt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Metrolink commuter train has collided with a dump truck in Los Angeles, leaving 13 people with minor injuries. Fire Department spokesman Shawn Lenske says nine of...
View ArticleMemorial for grocery store magnate draws thousands
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A memorial service for grocery store magnate Eddie Basha drew thousands of attendees, including U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and five other former Arizona...
View ArticleChaplain gets Medal of Honor 62 years after death
In the cold, barren hills of Korea more than 60 years ago, two teary-eyed soldiers stood in a prisoner of war camp where their chaplain lay dying. The Rev. Emil Kapaun was weak, his body wracked by...
View Article1909 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $2.1M
WEST BERLIN, N.J. (AP) — A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold for more than $2.1 million at auction. The T206 card, originally released by the American Tobacco Co., went for $2,105,770.50...
View ArticleDropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up. She'd already abandoned hope of getting work in her field, working with the disabled. But she couldn't land...
View ArticleOnline translation on the rise, changing lives
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Or, like Phillip and Niki Smith in...
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