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Young and expectant moms invited to free Community Baby Shower
Raising infants and toddlers can be challenging. There can be physical obstacles, like breastfeeding difficulties; emotional bumps in the road as parents navigate new territory; and always, always lots of questions about how to keep their babies happy and healthy. Thankfully, Ottawa County has a host of organizations who want to offer support and advice.
🚧ODOT, Ottawa County to repair two bridges
Good morning, Sandusky County. Expect temperatures of 83 degrees for a high today and 64 degrees for the low tonight. Sure, I see both partly sunny, or partly cloudy, so po-tay-to or po-tah-to. We're bringing back the local news you love in Sandusky County! Help spread the word: Forward this email to your family and friends and...
United Way in Ottawa County to Host 2024 Incredible Rubber Duck Race
On Saturday, August 17, 2024, United Way in Ottawa County will host the 2024 Incredible Rubber Duck Race in partnership with the Port Clinton Lighthouse & Maritime Festival. The Lighthouse & Maritime Festival runs from 10am to 4pm at Waterworks Park, and the Incredible Rubber Duck Race launches at 2pm at Derby Pond – free and open to all to observe!
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.
📢Ohio Senator JD Vance is Donald Trump's pick for vice president
Good morning, Ottawa County. Expect to feel a high temperature around 84 degrees and a low near 72 today, with a 60% chance of precipitation. Thunderstorms could bring as much as half an inch of rain to parts of the county. Don't forget, we're bringing back the local news you...
3 hospitalized after collision in Ottawa County
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – Three people were injured in a crash after one driver failed to yield to traffic and caused a collision, Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies said. Police responded to a 1:44 p.m. report of a two-vehicle crash on Saturday, July 13, near Cleveland Street and State Road in Polkton Township.
Storm, one of four Ottawa County Sheriff's K-9 units, lands a home in Put-In-Bay
PUT-IN-BAY – Popular with kids, residents and vacationers, Ottawa County Sheriff's deputy Gary Allred knows his partner, K-9 Storm, is the one who gathers all pf the attention. “Storm is the superstar on the island. He is a 2-year-old purebred German Shepherd, straight from Germany,” Allred said. "Kids love...
How state legislation led the banning of big wind and solar projects in a fourth of Ohio’s counties
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In Erie County, you can’t build solar farms on unincorporated land or wind turbines off the lakeshore. It’s the same story for the unincorporated land in Ottawa County. And in Mahoning County, after local township trustees killed Alpin Sun’s plans for a 150-megawatt solar farm, the county followed suit and banned all wind and solar a few months later. The list goes on and on.
Local advocates share concerns of E. coli levels on Erie beach
Lake Erie is under the microscope again, quite literally. "Whenever we have a rain event, we usually are going to get positive samples," said Ottawa County Health Department's environmental health director Tracy Brown. Brown is speaking about the recently tested bacteria levels in the water at the Inland and Erie...
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