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Fremont firefighter helps hurricane relief efforts

Fremont firefighter is keeping communications going after the hurricane → Read More

Board of elections looking for poll workers

Sandusky County Board of Elections could always use poll workers → Read More

Event for Gibsonburg students promotes safe walking, biking

Gibsonburg schools had their annual Walk and Bike to School Day celebration → Read More

Monarch butterfly migration in full swing

Annual migration patterns bring monarch butterflies to the area → Read More

State treasurer, justice tout GOP values at stop in Port Clinton

Spraguer and other Republicans met Wednesday at their headquarters → Read More

Willard student arrested after carrying pistol at Lakota High School football game

Deputies arrested a Willard student with a gun at the Lakota football game → Read More

Terra State Community College enrollment rising

Enrollment figures are on the rise at Terra State Community College, according to Terra President Ronald Schumacher. "This year we're up about 8.5% above where we were last year, which is a great improvement for us," said Schumacher. "Numbers look good." The president said the local community college is among the few in the state with numbers of students rising during the end of the COVID-19… → Read More

Put-In-Bay celebrates opening of Duff Woods Preserve

The new Duff Woods Preserve, a 13.7-acre park on South Bass Island, was dedicated on Sunday. → Read More

Bow-hunting deer season opens Saturday

As summer wanes and temperatures cool, many area residents turn their attention to hunting the thousands of deer that make Ohio home. First will come the archers, since Ohio's statewide deer archery season opens Saturday, according to officials of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. "Our bow season is going to start," said Abby Ditomassi, wildlife communications… → Read More

Gibsonburg boy, 6, dies while swimming at East Harbor State Park

Frank Lester, 6, of Gibsonburg died Saturday while swimming at East Harbor State Park. → Read More

Rupp's to celebrate Batman Day Saturday

Rupp's to have giveaways, discounted comics for annual Batman Day celebration Saturday. → Read More

Shelters remain full as animal homelessness rises

Area animal shelter personnel continue to care for homeless dogs and cats, but their facilities remain overwhelmed, according to officials. Sandusky County Chief Dog Warden Kelly Pocock said numerous factors are driving increases in animal homelessness, but no one cause can be specifically cited. "I think everybody's trying to figure that out right now," Pocock said. "It could be a multitude of… → Read More

Rucker named president of Fremont, Fostoria hospitals

Jodi Rucker is the new president of ProMedica's Fremont and Fostoria hospitals. → Read More

Thousands attend S.C.R.A.P. event over Labor Day weekend

Annual attendance numbers at the Labor Day weekend event were down slightly due to rain. → Read More

Cockshutt tractors to headline S.C.R.A.P. celebration this weekend

Tractors and activities return this weekend, with annual S.C.R.A.P. event → Read More

Fremont parade, Elmore fireworks to punctuate Labor Day

The annual parade in Fremont and fireworks in Elmore will be among the festivities celebrating Labor Day this year. The Labor Day holiday was initiated by efforts of the labor movement in the late 1800s to recognize the contributions of laborers to the development and achievements in the United States. The holiday, which occurs the first Monday in September, was signed into law as a federal… → Read More

Port Clinton seeking man involved in assault

Port Clinton PD is looking for a man accused of assault → Read More

Farmer-businessman Don Miller remembered as 'a great guy'

Don Miller, a local farmer and entrepreneur, remembered → Read More

'Glitch' leaves Bellevue city workers unpaid for three days

A payment process error left 75 Bellevue city workers unpaid for three days. → Read More

Fremont student arrested after threatening school violence

A juvenile posted a photo of three guns on social media with the caption, "All the school supplies I need." → Read More