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Community Voices October 7, 2025

BG Eastern Stars to donate $5,000 to train local assistance dog

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BG Police arrest man who allegedly threatened to harm woman and her cat
Bowling Green Civil Service Commission to meet on June 16
East Court Street to close on June 16 for Block Party at Courthouse Square
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Canceled due to weather forecast: Free slow roll bike tour in BG to ‘Pedal Through History’

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Free America 250 lecture to discuss the Underground Railroad and northwest Ohio

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June 13, 2026

Wood County Museum fundraiser online auction now live

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Wood County Health Department mobile health center to hit the road this summer

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