Since 1988, Wood County CASA/GAL volunteers have advocated on behalf of children who have experienced abuse, neglect or dependency by gathering information about them for the juvenile court. The volunteers serve a crucial role in keeping the court informed on the children’s well-being, placement and needed services.

A suspect who led Rossford and Perrysburg Township police on an April 8 chase that began at the Home Depot in Rossford and ended at the Hamlet subdivision on River Road in Perrysburg Township has been indicted On May 1, a Wood County grand jury indicted Gerald Hunt, 38, of Toledo, on one count of failure to comply with an order of a police officer, a third-degree felony; vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree, and felonious assault, a first-degree felony.

alarms, 28500 block Lime City Road, 800 block Lime City Road; custody dispute, 200 block Osborne Street; shoplifting, 900 block Dixie Highway; suspicious incident, 100 block Bacon Street; funeral escort, 600 block Lime City Road; domestic violence, 300 block Beech Street, unit block Santus Drive; unwanted guest, 10000 block Olde U.S. 20; search warrant, 100 block Hillsdale Avenue; traffic violations, Superior at Elm streets, Dixie Highway at Elm Street.

The following individual applied for a marriage license with the Wood County Probate Court in April 2024. Mitchell J.

The Wood County jail has received a 2023 “Clean Plate Award” by the Wood County Health Department. The award is presented to fully licensed kitchen facilities that have been dedicated to excellent sanitation and food safety knowledge.

The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Momentum Program, in partnership with NSG Pilkington, has now opened the Call for Proposals for the 2025 Momentum Intersection Glass Program. The Arts Commission invites individuals to reimagine the potential of Pilkington float glass toward the creation of projects funded through Momentum Intersection, a collaboration of industry, design and art.

The annual Wicked Wheels car show caps off a summer of events in Springfield Township. This year, Wicked Wheels is relocating from Springfield High School to Community Homecoming Park, 7807 Angola Road on Wednesday, August 7.

Habitat for Humanity of Wood County, Inc. plans to build homes in Bradner, Rossford, Walbridge and Wayne. Persons interested in applying for Habitat’s Homeownership Program are encouraged to apply at its website, wchabitat.org.

Trauma situations can quickly deplete hospital blood banks. During Trauma Awareness Month, the American Red Cross needs donors to help ensure a strong, stable blood supply is available at a moment’s notice.