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19th Hole Party marks early Dana Open festivities
THURSDAY is the first official day of the Dana Open at Highland Meadows Golf Club. The Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament, with a purse of $1.75 million in prize money, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. In addition to seeing some great international women’s golfers, the folks who really benefit are the children’s charities. Since 1984, the Dana Open has contributed more than $13.9 million to area children’s charities. Dana Open board chairman Sydney Williams-Birch said it best: the Dana Open is a Champions for Children event. This year’s recipients include: the Jamie Farr Scholarship Fund of Greater Toledo Community Foundation, the Maumee Habitat for Humanity: Women Build, Nationwide Children’s Hospital-Toledo, ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of NW Ohio, the first charity recipient way back when. The fun actually started on Monday with the kickoff Pro-Am and the Universal Metals team won first place. More Pro-Ams continued through Wednesday.
Ontario standoff/hostage situation: Lawyer files plea of not guilty by reason of insanity
The attorney for a 32-year-old Perrysville man accused of shooting an Ontario police officer and a woman during a domestic disturbance that turned into a standoff and hostage situation has filed a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Terry Hitchman filed on behalf of Jareth Vance, who faces 42 counts, including four counts of attempted aggravated murder and four counts of attempted murder, for a Feb. 11 incident. ...
High-speed chase starting in Port Clinton, ending with Fremont crash left 3 injured
FREMONT ― Police investigations continue into a 14-mile high-speed vehicle chase July 10 from Port Clinton to Fremont that resulted in a head-on collision and three people hospitalized. A Port Clinton police sergeant attempted to stop a red 2014 Hyundai Elantra after a city license plate recognition device flagged...
Lenawee County judge in Warner homicide case says he intends to stay on the case
ADRIAN — The judge assigned to the Warner homicide case explained Wednesday why he hasn't disqualified himself from the case now after doing so at an earlier stage of the proceedings. Lenawee County Circuit Judge Michael R. Olsaver, along with the other Lenawee County judges, disqualified himself from hearing...
Mason Middle School Science Teacher Named Ohio Teacher Of The Year
MASON, OH -- Alison Sears, Mason City Schools, Middle School Science, State Board District 4 was named as one of the 11 chosen to move forward to be one of the final four finalist for 2025 Teacher of the Year by The State Board of Education of Ohio. This cohort...
Ohio Department of Health lifts bacterial advisory at Maumee Bay State Park
OREGON, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health lifted a bacterial advisory in the waters of Maumee Bay State Park Wednesday, after officials found E. coli levels had returned to safe levels. According to Beach Guard, an ODH web application monitoring public beaches in Ohio, a July 15 sample...
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