Gibsonburg News

While the missing persons files for Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight can be stamped "Found" as of last week, other files remain open and unsolved, including a handful of cases in this region.

Local voters resoundingly defeated a school levy that Bowling Green district officials said was needed to offset shrinking state education support, leading a mixed bag of results for school taxes across northwest Ohio at Tuesday's special-election polls.

The Gibsonburg American Legion has selected five Gibsonburg High School juniors to attend the American Legion Buckeye Boys State on June 9-16 at Bowling Green State University.

Ten area residents have been chosen to receive the 10th annual Outstanding Service Awards by Owens Community College's Alumni Association for tremendous contributions to Northwest Ohio's surrounding communities.

Alyssa Escobedo and Danielle Fisher combined to toss a two-hit shutout for Gibsonburg which got three RBIs each from Elena Mancha, Filomena Mendoza and Lyndsey Perales.

The free family fun day is filled with hands-on activities, a vendor/craft show, live entertainment, cornhole, horseshoes and volleyball tournaments, car show and more.

Residents of the Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District will decide a request for a 1 percent, 10-year income tax on the May 7 primary election ballot.

Gibsonburg School District hasn't asked voters for a levy since 1994, but declining state revenue has forced the Sandusky County district's hand and it will be looking for a favorable outcome at the ballot box May 7. The district has proposed a 10-year, 1 percent income tax on the ballot.

A.J. Green of Gibsonburg was awarded the Outstanding Firefighter Award, for helping save the lives of bus passengers during a multiple vehicle accident.

Esther Seibert, a resident at Countryside Continuing Care Center, celebrated her 95th birthday April 26.

Area residents have been chosen to receive the 10th annual Outstanding Service Awards by Owens Community College's Alumni Association for tremendous contributions to northwest Ohio's surrounding communities.

The Gibsonburg boys basketball team was recently honored by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association for having the third highest team grade-point average in the state.

The Gibsonburg Volunteer Fire Department will have a chicken barbecue fundraiser at 11 a.m. May 5 at the station.

The Golden Bears tallied 29 total hits and had four players with four or more in a rout of the Green Bears on Tuesday in Toledo Area Athletic Conference play.

Twin brothers Johnathon and Alexander Gibson of Gibsonburg, who are members of Boy Scout Troop 344 in Pemberville, have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank Boys Scouts offer.

A Gibsonburg man was charged with assault on a police officer following questioning Sunday on a domestic violence complaint.