Upper income seniors' Medicare hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new plan to raise Medicare premiums for upper-income seniors would create five new income brackets to squeeze more revenue for the government from the top...
View ArticleObama pays $112,000 in 2012 taxes on $609,000 of income
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's 2012 tax returns show he and first lady Michelle Obama paid $112,214 in taxes last year on $608,611 in adjusted gross income. They paid an effective rate of...
View ArticleU.S. retail sales fall 0.4 percent in March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about spending. Retail sales declined a...
View ArticleDrought eases in farm belt but not over yet
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With the farm belt's soil recharged by melted snow and spring rains, farmers are anxious to start working the fields and planting seed for the 2013 crop season. Above-average...
View ArticleBGSU faculty approve contract with 97 pct.
Bowling Green State University Faculty Association has approved the collective bargaining agreement between the faculty and the BGSU administration.The vote margin was 97 percent in favor, as confirmed...
View ArticleBGSU softball salvages split with Buffalo (4-12-13)
Katie Yoho hit a two-run home run and Jamie Kertes pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief Friday to give Bowling Green’s softball team a 2-1 victory over Buffalo.The victory enabled the Falcons to...
View ArticleWeston man arrested for making threats
A 19-year-old Weston man was arrested Friday for making threats about a Springfield High School event.Joseph L.H. Taylor, a Springfield student who attends Penta Career Center, threatened to harm...
View ArticleElmwood extends contracts for teachers
JERRY CITY - The Elmwood Board of Education took action on a number of contract extensions and retire/rehire requests at its meeting Monday.Robin Reynolds and Katelin Smith, both at the middle school,...
View ArticleDean's List: 04-13-13
Southern Methodist UniversityEvan Bechtel, a resident of Perrysburg and a first year at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, is listed on the honor roll with high distinction.To be listed on the...
View ArticlePenta students prepare for national competitions
ROSSFORD -The was plenty of bling in the Penta Career Center board room Wednesday as more than two dozen students showed off the trophies they won in state competition.The Penta school board at its...
View ArticlePHS DECA students seek funds for trip
PERRYSBURG - The Marketing Program at Perrysburg High School has qualified seven students to attend and compete at the International DECA competition in Anaheim, Calif., April 23-28. The bulk of the...
View ArticleCampaign success: Soup returns to PHS
PERRYSBURG - "Soup's on" at Perrysburg High School again.USDA Food and Nutrition Administrator Audrey Rowe returned to the school Wednesday after making good on her promise to return popular soup...
View ArticleOtsego plans annual BBQ, concert
TONTOGANY - The Otsego Music Programs will host its 11th annual Chicken BBQ and Concert Series on Sunday, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the High School Commons and Auditorium.The menu will consist of 1/2 chicken...
View ArticleBowling Green High School Honor Roll (04-13-13)
The honor roll for the third quarter grading period has been released at Bowling Green High School.4.0SENIORS - Bethany Abbott, Henry Apple, Cassadie Baker, Christen Beard, Keegan Beaverson, Josie...
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New Aboriginal art on display in Toledo
Ricky Maynard (Big River/Ben Lomond, born 1953, Launceston, Tasmania) Wik Elder, Arthur (from the series Returning to Places that Name Us), 2000. TOLEDO - The first major exhibition of Aboriginal...
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Musical tackles sex themes
Wendla (performed by Hope Quinn) explores her feelings for Melchior (performed by Chad Campbell) during a panel discussion about “Spring Awakening” on April 4 on campus. The leads say they weren’t...
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BG honors Positive Start students
(Editor's note: This is the last of a four-day listing of Bowling Green middle school students who were honored.)The Bowling Green Exchange Club again is recognizing area youth for the good things...
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Otsego, a 3-star national chapter, celebrates
(From left) Dalton Walls, Bill Potter, Allen Limes, and Courtney Garrett pose with their Star Awards after the FFA banquet At Otsego High School. (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) TONTOGANY - The...
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James W. Stiger
While wrapped in the loving arms of his family, James Wesley Stiger, 62, passed away at Mercy St. Vincent's Medical Center on Thursday April 11th. Jim was born August 21, 1950 in Bucyrus, Ohio to Harry...
View ArticleJeff Farquharson
Jeff Farquharson, age 57, of Bowling Green, died Friday (April 12, 2013) at 12:40 p.m. at Shult Home in Bowing Green.Arrangements are pending at Hartley Funeral Home in McComb.
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