Swanton council considering proposal to add fees, restrictions to food trucks
SWANTON, Ohio — UPDATE: Swanton City Council withdrew the food truck ordinance at Monday night's meeting. Food truck owners who plan on setting up shop in Swanton could be facing new regulations. City council is considering proposals that would impose fees on food trucks and set limits on where...
Falcon Marching Band shoes help in forensics research project
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - This forensic science combines lab work with actual leg work. A research project at Bowling Green State University takes a closer look at the randomly acquired characteristics of shoes. “Like a cut, a knick, a tear, a hole, in the tread of a shoe,” explained...
Student illness closes Oregon school for rest of week
Fassett Junior High School will close Tuesday through Friday “due to a significant increase in student illness,” district officials announced Monday. Nearly 27 percent of students were absent Monday due to flu-like and norovirus-like symptoms, Oregon schools Superintendent Jim Fritz said in a letter to parents . The...
2 men arrested in shooting death of 70-year-old man
Two men have been arrested in the Friday homicide of a 70-year-old in the Vistula neighborhood. Marcus Vice, 21, of the 1700 block of West Alexis Road, and Tywone White, 35, of the 1000 block of Marmion Avenue, were charged with the murder of Scott Hirschfield, 70, police said. Just after 7 p.m. Friday police...
Volunteers lay 875 wreaths at area cemeteries
GIBSONBURG - A Wreaths Across America event was held in Gibsonburg Dec. 13. The first laying of wreaths was held in 1992, when The Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine, donated 5,000 surplus wreaths to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the cemetery's dead. The national event has grown in size...
$2 million lottery ticket winner sold in Ohio
OHIO — A Metamora woman is celebrating a major Ohio Lottery win after claiming a top prize on a Scratch-Off ticket purchased in Fulton County. Candace won a top prize on the Ohio Lottery’s $300 Million Diamond Dazzler Scratch-Off game, which carries a prize of $80,000 a year for 25 years, totaling $2 million....
Twist in Dee Warner case: Former Lenawee County detective arrested as fugitive ahead of...
LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. — A former investigator who once worked on the Dee Warner case has been arrested as a fugitive in Ohio while prosecutors are preparing for Dale Warner's upcoming trial. Kevin Greca, a retired detective with the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office, was taken into custody late last...
Christmas Cruz continues fallen Officer Anthony Dia’s legacy of helping others
In its sixth year, the mission remains the same: Spreading holiday cheer and giving back to local children and animals.
Finding a place to call home: renting in BG
Renting in Bowling Green (BG) offers a range of options —from cozy downtown apartments to shared student housing near campus —each with its own price tag and perks. Mecca Management figures out how to set their house and apartment prices with several things. “We usually just look at...
BGSU researcher developing potentially groundbreaking lake water filter to reduce effects of harmful algal...
BOWLING GREEN — Building on its leading water-quality research, Bowling Green State University recently created a partnership that is bringing together scientists with a shared goal of developing a groundbreaking water filter for freshwater lakes. James Metcalf, Ph.D., the Hollingsworth Smith Endowed Chair in...

















