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Habitat for Humanity of Wood County dedicates Northwood residence
Habitat for Humanity of Wood County will hold a dedication and community celebration for a new home that has been built for a Northwood family. The event, at 5 p.m. July 24, will be at 1943 Owens St., off West Andrus Road. It will include a home tour and refreshments. Northwood Mayor Edward Schimmel will speak. Project sponsors included First Solar, FedEx, Northwind Group, Rosenboom, D.S. Brown, and Adient. More than volunteers donated more than 2,000 hours of labor to complete the project. The home is Habitat for Humanity of Wood County’s 54th project. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.
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.
What we can VERIFY about the Maumee sewer line connections ordinance
MAUMEE, Ohio — Since it became a law on June 17, residents in Maumee have been raising questions and concerns about ordinance 20-2024, both online and in-person, to city officials about what it means for their wallets and futures. One of the hot-button questions has been "Do I have...
Homeowners notified of billing for Swan Creek and ditch property maintenance
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Homeowners across Fulton, Lucas and Henry counties are not happy after receiving a notice on their door about an annual fee to clean creeks and drainage systems. In 2021, the village of Whitehouse proposed a plan to the surrounding county boards to begin work on...
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 for-sale properties within the city to be inspected and fixed if necessary.
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.
Wooster Green Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The Wooster Green Steering Committee in cooperation with The City of Bowling Green, the Historic Preservation Commission, and the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce announces the Dedication of the Donor Plaques for Wooster Green and a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony commemorating the placement of the Historical Markers, scheduled for Friday, August 16th, at 11:00 AM at the Wooster Green Gazebo.
'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.
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