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Bowling Green cannabis dispensary approved for dual use
The state began approving its first recreational marijuana licenses and a Bowling Green dispensary is among those receiving a “dual use” (medical and recreational) permit. According to a searchable state database, the ZenLeaf dispensary at 1155 North Main Street obtained a provisional license as a dual use dispensary. The business is listed as Glass City Alternatives, LLC in the database.
Firefly Nights takes over downtown Bowling Green Friday
BOWLING GREEN — The second Firefly Nights festival of the summer will be from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday downtown. There will be live music, food trucks, vendors, and family activities. On-street parking will be prohibited on Main Street, from Court to Washington streets, and on East Clough Street beginning at 2 p.m. Main, from Court to Washington, will close to traffic at 4 p.m. While Main is closed, no through traffic will be permitted on Clough. Wooster Street will remain open for east and westbound traffic. During the Main Street closure, detour routes for local and truck traffic will be posted. All streets will reopen, and parking will be reinstated on Friday following the event.
Dreams come true in Wood County Fair ring for those with developmental disabilities
BOWLING GREEN — Rabbit, sheep, or goat? That was Sammy Sisco’s dilemma as she entered the practice area of the 2024 Ring of Dreams at the Wood County fairgrounds on West Poe Road. This was the first time she would show an animal, and the 18-year-old who has Down syndrome selected the goat. The sheep was too loud and the rabbit needed a lot of hands-on work, said mom Emily Sisco of Bowling Green. The Ring of Dreams is an opportunity for individuals with developmental disabilities to show an animal at the Wood County Fair. Last Tuesday was a practice run for the 53 participants and 45 mentors. The main show is set for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Pratt Pavilion.
🚧ODOT, Ottawa County to repair two bridges
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'We must comply': Maumee mayor tells crowd options are limited to deal with EPA issues
Maumee Mayor Jim MacDonald is caught between the state and his constituents. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued several findings and mandates after the city dumped millions of gallons of illegal raw sewage into the Maumee River for 25 years, he said. One of the solutions is a recently enacted sewer inspection ordinance that has been hugely expensive for some Maumee residents selling their homes. “To be clear, the choices for us are limited. I have to be brutally honest,” Mayor MacDonald said at a Tuesday informational meeting. “We must comply with what's being asked of us, and try to fix what we can.” The mayor held the community meeting to discuss the ordinance, which requires a sanitary sewer inspection on private properties listed for sale. About 150 people filled the council chamber, with the overflow crowd watching the live stream at the adjacent police station.
60th Ottawa County Fair to kick off July 15
The 60th Ottawa County Fair will kick off July 15 and run through July 21 at the county fairgrounds, located at 7870 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor. The popular fair, which draws attendees from near and far, is officially one of the youngest county fairs in the state of Ohio beginning in Veterans Park in the Village of Oak Harbor in 1964 and moving to its current location – three miles outside of town in 1966.
Hundreds pack Maumee meeting, furious about sewer inspection ordinance
When she put a house on West John Street up for sale recently, Patti Savage-McNamara got an expensive surprise thanks to Maumee’s new sewer-inspection requirement. The newly mandated inspection, she said, resulted in an order to do $46,500 worth of work to comply with city regulations: $20,000 to replace a clay pipe in the house’s sewer feed, and $26,500 to put a sump pump in its unfinished basement. “I literally started crying in the driveway. How did I get in this mess?” Ms. Savage-McNamara told The Blade before a community meeting she organized Monday evening to dig into Maumee’s new inspection rules and brainstorm ways they might be changed. Six hundred people — many with “Trapped in Maumee” signs — packed the Elks Lodge on Wayne Street, while hundreds more were turned away and told they could watch a livestream.
Sonic boom warning issued for some Michigan areas Monday
The 180th Fighter Wing in Ohio is once again warning residents in Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio that a sonic boom might be heard Monday afternoon while the unit conducts testing. The testing is scheduled to take place between 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., but that could be changed if weather does not cooperate.
'This is ridiculous what they are asking the residents to do': Maumee residents decry sewer line ordinance
MAUMEE, Ohio — Many people in Maumee are not happy, to say the least. Approximately 800 gathered in and outside of the Elks Lodge #1850 Monday evening for a private resident meeting to voice concerns about a recently passed ordinance requiring sewer line connections on all properties within the city to be inspected and fixed if necessary.
Despite state’s dry conditions, Wood County avoids drought designation
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped a lot of rain across Ohio but not enough to lift some areas out of drought conditions according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. About 60 percent of the state, including significant portions of Northeast Ohio and a wide band across southern Ohio are designated as either abnormally dry or in moderate drought. Northwest Ohio, including Bowling Green and Wood County, however are actually having a normal summer so far.
Goats will be first tenants in new barn complex at Sandusky County Fairgrounds
FREMONT – Sandusky County Fairgrounds facilities are growing with the construction of a $200,000 set of livestock buildings. Currently in the midst of construction, there’s a roof, but not yet sides to the building. The pair of buildings are pole barns, intended to work together, with a multipurpose design.
Northwood plans for new safety services building
Northwood officials are continuing to explore the idea of constructing a safety services building, with council approving spending $57,300 on a design study. The new building would house police and fire services. “It’s fairly obvious that due to the age of our building, the condition of the facilities and the growth of our departments that we need to start planning for something,” Fire Chief Joel Whitmore said at Thursday’s safety committee meeting. He and Police Chief Jeffery Zahradnik initially approached council’s safety committee in the spring and did a public request for proposals. Five were received.
BG officials asked to not skip bike lanes when working on street projects
Bowling Green citizen Rose Drain offered city leaders a carrot, quickly followed by the stick during Monday’s City Council meeting. Drain praised Bowling Green for securing a $500,000 Safe Routes to School grant from the state – and commended Mayor Mike Aspacher for commitment to long-term steps toward multimodal/pedestrian improvements in the city.
OHHA to livestream from two County Fairs
Grove City, OH — The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2024 Ohio County Fair racing season with livestreaming coverage from two county fairs on Tuesday (July 16). The OHHA will provide live coverage of three race cards between the Ottawa County Fair in Oak Harbor and...
DPU’s Abbey Hayward Is Guest Speaker For July 18 LWV Lunch With A Leader
Our next League of Women Voters Lunch with a Leader will be on Thursday, July 18 at the Fellowship Hall of the Unitarian Church on Sage from noon-1 p.m. Abbey Hayward will be our guest speaker. She works for the Department of Public Utilities as the Water and Energy Conservation Coordinator. She develops education and outreach programming focused on reducing customer consumption and utility resource waste through behavioral and technological adaptations.
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