Oak Harbor News

Thirty-three Terra Community College students were inducted Tuesday into the Alpha Mu Epsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a national two-year college honorary.

Preparations for the first community Thanksgiving celebration for the west end of the county are going well, an organizer said.

The Ottawa County Helping Hand Toy Drive - a collaborative effort of The Salvation Army, Toys for Tots "Weapons Company 124" and Ottawa County Holiday Bureau - is now under way.

OAK HARBOR -- Village officials are considering extending services south of the village to gain more water customers.

OAK HARBOR -- Five Ottawa County 'stars' and their dance partner instructors competed Saturday night in the Ottawa County Stars Dance for CASA.

ELMORE - Don't be alone this Thanksgiving....Don't miss out on a great holiday meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov.

It takes hundreds of volunteers to sort and pack the thousands of food and other essential items that are donated to the Holiday Bureau every year for individuals and families right here in Ottawa County.

An Oak Harbor teenager was flown Wednesday by Life Flight medical helicopter from the scene of a Carroll Township accident, according to the Sandusky Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

OAK HARBOR --The M-1 For Vets Garand Match, sponsored by the Oak Harbor Conservation Club, will take place Sunday at the range, 975 S. Gordon Road, Oak Harbor.

Valerie Winterfield completed her first Apple Festival as executive director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce with good grace.

A Canadian teenager has been rescued from an ice floe drifting in the Arctic sea, where he was reportedly stranded with two polar bears.

Ottawa and Sandusky County rural landowners enrolled in the Current Agricultural Use Valuation program are invited to attend an educational workshop to learn why farmland property values increased this year.

Ted Wierzba and his sister, Vickie McLaughlin, entertained the members and guests of Port Clinton Yacht Club Friday night at the Cluba s Halloween Bar Party.

PORT CLINTON -- The wife of a man who was injured in an April bar fight said she is 'ecstatic' that one defendant received the maximum sentence.

OAK HARBOR a 'A Christmas Trees on Parade will light up the town again this year.

OAK HARBOR -- Steve Weirich said it has been some time since he was involved in a foot pursuit -- about 10 years, actually.

The weather is getting colder and heating bills have already kicked in. For some families, this causes that tight budget to get even tighter.

OAK HARBOR -- A member of the Oak Harbor Village Council will serve another term, even though she did not take a petition for re-election. During Monday night's council meeting, Village Solicitor Vickie Ruffing explained that Councilwoman Donna Wendt-Elliott is able to serve another four-year term.

The Ottawa County Health Department Clinic schedule for this week. Today: Immunization Clinic, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; WIC Clinic, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday: WIC Clinic, 12:45 to 4:30 p.m.; Immunization Clinic -- Oak Harbor, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday: Family Planning Clinic, 12:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday: Well Child, STD and Family ...

The Oak Harbor Police Department is investigating five home burglaries. A press release from the department shows the burglaries occurred during daylight hours by a person who is on foot.