Drowsy driving remains an elusive highway dilemma
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — It probably happens to most drivers. Heading home after an overtime shift and the eyelids flutter. Up all night with a sick baby and you rest your eyes for just a moment on the way...
View ArticleLa-Z-Boy plans new headquarters in Monroe
MONROE, Mich. (AP) — La-Z-Boy Inc. has announced plans to start work in June on a new $57 million world headquarters in Monroe. The Monroe-based company will get Michigan and local tax incentives...
View ArticlePlans to export U.S. natural gas stir debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas...
View ArticleExperts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend
WASHINGTON (AP) — The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured...
View ArticleFuture heads of family farms dig into financials
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jake Anderson didn't have to delve too deep into the University of Missouri's agricultural economics program before realizing he was destined to return to the 1,500-acre family...
View ArticleTwo bodies found after N.J. standoff; suspect killed
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The bodies of a woman and her 13-year-old son were found after a dayslong standoff, and her boyfriend was killed as officers stormed the home to rescue three other children he had...
View ArticleAutopsies done on two brothers dead in Ottawa
OTTAWA (AP) — Autopsies have been completed on two teenage brothers who were reported missing in Northwest Ohio this week and found dead after a third teen directed authorities to their...
View ArticlePrep Roundup: Eastwood boys win meet (05-13-13)
Eastwood's boys won seven events and scored 146 points to easily win the 12-team Oak Harbor Invitational track and field meet Saturday.Edison was second with 85 1/2, Also from Wood County, Perrysburg...
View ArticleBG urges ‘buy local’
A "buy local" campaign created by Bowling Green State University students is getting a shot at continuing.At Friday's Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Meeting, members voted to approve a $500 pledge...
View ArticleCygnet pilot lands award
Frank "Dick" Coulter is a veteran pilot and airplane mechanic who recently received two awards for his 50 years including as a "master pilot." (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) The Federal...
View ArticleHistorian studies complex role of Native Americans
Walter Hixon speaks as the 2013 Gary Hess Lecturer. (Photo: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) As historians consider the history of diplomacy in the United States, a large piece of the puzzle seems to be...
View ArticleSports Briefs: 05-13-13
Falcon baseball earns series winATHENS -The Bowling Green State University baseball team recorded a season-high in runs in a 16-2 Mid-American Conference win over Ohio Sunday.Jeremy Shay was 3-for-5...
View ArticleRosamond K. Marshall
Rosamond K. Marshall, who was born on January 4, 1920 in Lima, Ohio, passed away at Swan Creek Care Center in Toledo during the morning hours of April 24, 2013. A memorial service celebrating her life...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: 05-13-13
One injured in crash near N. BaltimoreNORTH BALTIMORE - One woman was injured in a Saturday morning accident west of the village.The Bowling Green Post of the State Highway Patrol reports that at 10:20...
View ArticleSectional Roundup: County teams post victories (05-13-13)
Otsego and North Baltimore posted softball wins, and Northwood and North Baltimore won in baseball during sectional action Saturday.Otsego was a 9-4 winner over Delta in Division III at Liberty Center,...
View ArticleMemorial Walk for CASA is Saturday
PERRYSBURG - The Friends of Wood County CASA will be holding the fourth annual "Karen Swartz Memorial Walk for CASA" at the Woodlands Park on Saturday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.The park is located at the...
View ArticleMushrooms, fish, brain exercises on tap for park district programs
Mushrooms, fish and brain exercises will all be in the offing with upcoming programs from the Wood County Park District, beginning Wednesday."May Shrooms," a two-part program focusing on mushroom...
View ArticleLegals: 05-13-13
001 LEGAL LEGAL NOTICE WOOD COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT WOOD COUNTY, OHIO Notice of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes, by action in rem by County Treasurer of Wood County, Ohio. Public...
View ArticleMaking Strides (05-13-13)
People wearing pink breast cancer awareness clothes walk in the “Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk” event held Saturday at Levis Commons in Perrysburg. As of this morning, the walk had raised...
View ArticleU.S. retail sales rise in April on cars, clothing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their spending in April at retail businesses, buying more cars and clothes while paying less for gas. The rebound from a weak March suggests consumers may help...
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