Citizens of Bowling Green are invited to celebrate the retirement of Mayor Dick Edwards. A gathering will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., at the Simpson Building banquet room, 1291 Conneaut Ave. A program will begin at 5 p.m.
Edwards has served in the public sector for nearly 60 years. He began his career as a congressional staff member for Congressman Charles Mosher. He also worked for the director of the National Science Foundation, and served as the executive officer of four public universities, including BGSU from 1971 to 1984.
Edwards returned to Bowling Green in 1994 and served as the Wood County administrator until 2000. He began his first term as mayor on Jan. 1, 2012, and was re-elected for a second four-year term in 2015.
