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Monroe County students earn scholarships, make dean's lists
MONROE COUNTY — Monroe County students recently earned scholarships and made dean's lists at U.S. colleges and universities. Scholarships Jonah Hiatt and Hailey Root received the annual $1,000 Bonnie Finzel-Doster...
Spud-tacular: Monroe News staff agrees with Monroe County's best fries
MONROE — Friday was "Fry Day" at The Monroe News and our readers were right, Smokehouse 734’s fries are spud-tacular. In honor of National French Fry Day on July 12, we asked our Facebook community who makes the best french fries in Monroe County. After collecting nominations and posting a list, people voted for their favorite.
Monroe swimming coach Erin Dowen leads two teams to success
YPSILANTI – It was a busy week for Erin Dowen. The daughter of former Monroe High coach Ron Evans who was a standout in the pool for the Trojans during her high school career has been working hard to rebuild the school’s swimming program since taking over as varsity coach two years ago. She...
Budgeting for back-to-school supplies in Monroe. Where's the best place to shop?
MONROE — It’s never too soon to start thinking about back-to-school supplies. Several school districts are beginning to post lists with specific items online. The National Retail Federation (NRF) says more than 55% of back-to-school and college shoppers have begun purchasing items for the upcoming school year. ...
Monroe High Memories Remain Rich for Michigan's 1987 Mr. Baseball
WHITE LAKE – Dan Hilliard’s time came before Twitter, before computers were part of everyday life and almost before there was such a thing as Mr. Baseball. But he fit the bill perfectly. As legendary Monroe Evening News sportswriter Bill Brenton once wrote about Hilliard’s Monroe High School...
Citizens National Bank promotes Cheeseman
BLUFFTON — Citizens National Bank announced Bowling Green graduate Katie Cheeseman as its new senior vice president of human resources Monday. Cheeseman is the current director of human resources for the bank. She has worked for CNB since February 2022, and she earned a bachelor’s degree in gerontology from BGSU.
Kerrie Turner’s Transition to Full-Time Administrator at BGSU Sparks Search for New Gymnastics Head Coach
Head Coach Kerrie Turner is transitioning to a full-time administrator role within BGSU athletics department, becoming the new assistant AD for student-athlete services. Turner served as the gymnastics head coach at BGSU for 17 seasons. Under Turner's leadership, Falcon gymnasts achieved 12 MAC individual championships and 27 NCAA regional qualifiers.
Exercise is good for what ails you, health educator tells Kiwanis
When Karyn Smith, a health educator in the BGSU Office of Recreation and Wellness, addressed the Bowling Green Kiwanis Club recently about Exercise as Medicine, she could assume there were already converts in the audience. About half dozen or so of her listeners participate in the Silver Sneakers strength training...
BG Police investigate reports by two businesses of customers using counterfeit bills
Two Bowling Green businesses reported counterfeit bills being used at their stores on Friday (July 19). Bowling Green Police responded to a business in the 800 block of South Main Street, at 7:23 p.m., after an employee reported a customer suspected of using counterfeit bills. The male had reportedly used counterfeit bills at the store last week to purchase a car battery.
More than 300 local performers and artists will be at free Art In the City event
Across downtown Dayton, art of all mediums will be celebrated at the annual Art in the City event. The Aug. 3 festival is part of the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s “Summer in the City” series. There will be live performances, art on display, food trucks and activities for all ages.
Chicken restaurant concept may open second Dayton location
DAYTON, Ohio (Dayton Business Journal) -- Dayton’s former largest company is seeking to plant another storefront in the region, and they’re adding an attached eatery that will mark the second of its kind in the Miami Valley. The proposal is for a new Speedway fueling station featuring a...
'Missing Niqui McCown' podcast episodes 1 & 2 are out now
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- Today marks 23 years since 28-year-old Niqui McCown vanished three weeks before her wedding. To help keep her story alive, Dayton 24/7 Now is releasing 'Missing Niqui McCown' podcast, a follow up our award winning podcast 'Missing Erica Baker.'. The first two episodes of MNM are...
Maleah Lee named Miss Lake Fest 2025
CELINA - Maleah Lee, 20, Celina, was crowned Miss Lake Festival 2025 during Sunday night's Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant at the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater in the Bryson Park District. Along with a sparkling crown - and entry into the 2025 Miss Ohio competition next summer -...
Pedestrian Hit & Killed On Ohio Turnpike Near Toledo
Swanton–The Swanton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred July 20 at approximately 10:43 p.m. on the Ohio Turnpike near Interstate 475 in Springfield Township, Lucas County. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2024 Ram 1500 pick up truck,...
Lucas County Farm Connections program serves as educator
A pig produces more than bacon and a cow shouldn’t be looked at as just a milk source. “Animals provide more than just meat,” said Jess Soffee, Lucas County 4-H educator. “They provide makeup, down comforters, glass, inks.” Participants stopping by the 4-H booth at Saturday’s Home Grown: Lucas County Farm Connections program at MacQueen Orchards in Holland could take a quiz from Ms. Soffee about their animal knowledge. “Plastic comes from cattle, poultry, and swine,” she said. “Chewing gum comes from cattle fat and sheep fat. Gummy bears have glycerin from pigs in it. Marshmallows have pork products in them. We’re just educating people where everything comes from — especially in an urban county.”
Bilingual Spanish-English campaign educates on opioid crisis
Zulay Sierra was driving in Lucas County last spring when a billboard caught her eye. “¡QUIERETE!” the black billboard read — a Spanish phrase translating roughly as “care for yourself.” Before arriving in Toledo in 2021, Ms. Sierra worked as an intensive care unit nurse in her home country of Venezuela. When Ms. Sierra discovered that the billboard was part of a bilingual opioid education campaign, she reached out to the organizers, eager to use her medical expertise to help Spanish-speakers in Toledo. “I wanted to support my Latino community,” Ms. Sierra said in Spanish. “This campaign is not only for Hispanics, but also for the American community, to become aware of the damage that the excessive consumption of these narcotics is causing in the new generations — to the point of death.”
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