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Ottawa County marriage license applications recorded April 21 to May 12
The Ottawa County Probate Court recorded the following marriage license applications from April 21 to May 12:. Quinton Ryan Orosz, 29, automotive technician, and Alexis Ann Busack, 30, agriculture office, both of Oak Harbor. Aldin Joe Showalter, 24, material handler, and Mya Elizabeth Lenki, 22, car sales consultant, both of...
43rd Annual Port Clinton Walleye Festival kicks off the summer season
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to the summer for many in our area. But for people in the Port Clinton area, it's the Walleye Festival. It was a windy but dry Monday in Port Clinton as hundreds of visitors from around Ottawa County and beyond were in town enjoying the 43rd Annual Walleye Festival.
Aquatic Visitors Center near Put-in-Bay getting $6.2M renovation
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — The state of Ohio has begun a $6.2 million facelift of the Aquatic Visitors Center on South Bass Island. Located a short drive from downtown Put-in-Bay, the facility had been owned and operated in recent years by Ohio Sea Grant and Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory. But the Ohio Department of Natural Resources closed on a long-awaited deal for an ownership transfer last December. “It’s great to see the state investing in it,” said Chris Winslow, Ohio Sea Grant and OSU Stone Laboratory director. “I’m glad they found the money to do it.” The facility will be renovated by the same firm that designed the Magee Marsh Visitors Center, he said.
Downtown Fremont has seen a rebirth. But do you remember scenes from the past 50 years?
It’s good to see that there is lots of activity in the Fremont downtown area these days. Cars parked along the street and people walking, hopefully to do some serious shopping or enjoy a meal or entertainment, are good signs. And activities are planned to bring visitors down during the year.
Ohio DNR has new wetland project going near Sandusky Bay
SANDUSKY — Another H2Ohio wetland is being built to improve water quality in western Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay, this time near the Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area roughly halfway between Fremont and Sandusky. The project complements others done previously in the Sandusky area near the Cedar Point amusement park. Some of that work was shown in the fall of 2022 to 35 people, including U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) and some Bowling Green State University researchers. Scudder Mackey, Ohio Division of Coastal Management director, said the multiple coastal wetland projects in various stages of development in the vicinity of Sandusky Bay are a first for the Great Lakes region. The bay has been a long-overlooked part of Lake Erie that has harbored a different type of toxin-producing algae, planktothrix, from the toxin-producing microcystis that’s in the majority of the lake’s western basin.
To the editor: Lake Erie needs solutions, not more finger-pointing
The executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau recently wrote an op-ed calling talk from leaders in Lucas County “nothing short of absurd” in connection with a lawsuit filed in federal court on May 1 aimed at cleaning up Lake Erie. There seems to be an inherent misunderstanding on the part of the Ohio Farm Bureau’s leadership. We do not oppose farmers. We oppose those who break the law. Submit a letter to the editor That’s why the Board of Lucas County Commissioners and the city of Toledo are suing the U.S. EPA. We believe the agency is violating the central statutory requirement for remediating waters, such as Lake Erie, that have been declared impaired: establishing a Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, that complies with the Clean Water Act.
$1.1 million awarded to Park District of Ottawa County to extend North Coast Inland Trail
PORT CLINTON ― The Park District of Ottawa County has been selected to receive $1.119 million in federal funding to extend the North Coast Inland Trail from its existing terminus at Washington Street in the Village of Genoa, over Packer Creek, finishing to Ninth Street. “Receiving these funds is...
Communities in Sandusky, Ottawa counties plan Memorial Day observances
Several communities in Sandusky and Ottawa counties have announced special events planned for Memorial Day weekend. Fremont veterans will hold the annual wreath-laying ceremonies Monday at 9 a.m. at the Sandusky County Courthouse. The parade will follow, starting at 10 a.m. at the corner of State and Front streets and...
Ottawa County property transfers recorded May 13-17
The Ottawa County Auditor's Office recorded the following property transfers between May 13 and May 17:. 0 Walbridge Road (3 acres), Jeffrey D. and Andrea S. Sorg to Mark Benadum and Melissa Kelly, $60,000. Rocky Ridge. 977 Julia St., Louise E. Sprenger to Joseph L. Paul, $64,000. Bay Township. 1036...
Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 5/24
Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation. Dogs killed Dogs killed May 18 under the direction of Kelly Sears, director of the Lucas County Canine Care & Control: Breed and description; reason; intake type and date with location found if stray. Dogs killed for poor behavior on body-handling and resource-guarding assessments are scored on a scale of 5, with higher scores being more aggressive. Dog-aggression assessments are not scored:
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