Wood County News

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER Findlay's population in 2008 decreased for the fourth consecutive year, while most other towns in and around Hancock County held steady, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

With all of the barbecues and other outdoor festivities going on this weekend, getting pesky and potentially infection-spreading mosquitoes under control by the Fourth of July was a priority for the Toledo Area Sanitary District.

Ohio lags far behind the rest of the Midwest -- and most of the country -- in wind power use.

Two people are facing charges for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl. A Wood County grand jury has indicted 28-year-old Jason Harle and 26-year-old Alison Harle for sexual offenses.

BOWLING GREEN -- The Spiegel Grove Squires traveled to Wintergarden Park for matches with the Bowling Green Senators and the Wood County Infirmary Inmates.

Wood County commissioners Tuesday approved a budget for 2010 that projects stagnant or slightly declining revenues, but they said the county's future has a number of bright spots.

Leslie and Jerry Bateson Jr., of Gibsonburg, OH, would like to announce the birth of a son, Brady Bryce Bateson, born May 22, 2009 at Wood County Hospital, BG.

A Findlay man driving a motorcycle was killed in a Friday evening crash near the village of Bloomdale in southeastern Wood County.

Times are tough and getting tougher for Ohio's victims of domestic abuse. Across the state, domestic violence shelters and programs have seen an 82 percent increase in demand for services over the past two years, a study by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network has found.

Real estate records in Lucas and Wood counties show multibillion-dollar plants owned by Chrysler LLC were transferred to the automaker's successor corporation under the umbrella of bankruptcy for amounts far different from their state valuations.

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. There's been a fatal collision of two commuter transit trains in the nation's capital.

BOWLING GREEN - Tails wag whenever Connie Donald walks into the Wood County Humane Society.

A seminar on recognizing the signs of suicide risk is to be held tomorrow at the Wood County District Public Library, 251 North Main St., Bowling Green.

Dog lovers in Bowling Green are making sure pooches in animal shelters are getting their exercise.

In the Wood County village of Portage, the police department is now officially a part-time police force.

James Beck, 66, a member of Weston Village Council and a former insurance company manager who spent decades in law enforcement, died of a heart attack Sunday in his home.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the following construction updates through June 19.

Family Fun OHIO BIKE WEEK 2009 June 13-14 Ohio Bike Week will be held through June 14 in Sandusky.

Imagine paying a similar rate for water for years and then one month, your bill more than doubled.

The Ohio Investigative Unit will facilitate a Liquor Government Outreach Seminar at the Wood County Education Service Center on Tuesday, June 9. The one-day seminar will focus on various facets of liquor laws and enforcement.