Don’t forget to make time for enjoyable ‘third places’ in life after work and home responsibilities
Education, property taxes, school vouchers, schools
BG School Board president urges local residents to learn impact if property taxes are slashed
Wood County Fairgrounds, Youth
Hands to Larger Service Day delivers meals, beds, care and comfort across community and beyond
More paving planned on South Main due to defective asphalt; other projects set for BG this year
Everything old is new again at BG Thrift Fest
Arts and Entertainment, Campus, Community, Community Happenings, Music, recreation & leisure, Visual art
What’s happening in our community (updated April 22)
Business, Community, Downtown Bowling Green
Ben’s beats the odds in business – still giving customers what they want for 50 years
Unwelcome exposures: Cyanobacterial toxins in freshwaters
BGSU welcomes political theorist to discuss ‘hope, despair and nonviolence in warming world’
Arts and Entertainment, Music, schools, Theater
Bowling Green High School cast, crew, orchestra warm hearts with ‘Frozen’ spectacle
Teen earns state fire marshal honor thanks to quick thinking after smoke alarm emergency
Arts and Entertainment, Theater
BG Christian Academy brings two productions of fairy tale magic to Star Style Theatre
Community, public transit, transportation
ZiggyZooms expands its vision of getting late-night riders home safely in BG
Collectibles and camaraderie at local gun show
Community, Downtown Bowling Green, Food
Call of the Canyon to roll out doughnuts in downtown BG starting Friday
Multifaith community seeks common ground in effort to dissolve ‘culture of contempt’
News Break
- Rick Rettig announces his candidacy for Ohio's 75th House District
- BG Police arrest man for alleged violent behavior
- Northwestern Water & Sewer District to complete pavement work at Weston bulk water station
- Touch-up work to resume for downtown decorative pole painting project
- Wood County launches new emergency notification system
- Business reports alleged scam from person impersonating a BGPD officer
Community Voices
Community Voices, fire division, firefighting
BG Fire Division member promoted to leadership position and new firefighter sworn in
Community Voices, firefighting
Ohio Fire Marshal highlights importance of volunteer firefighters, impact of new recruitment portal
BG sports scores
City of BG seeks nominations for Bicycle Spokesperson of the Year, due May 15
Community Voices, Fundraiser, opera, Veterans
Toledo Opera to celebrate ‘America 250 Week’ featuring free concert
Community Voices, domestic violence, sexual violence
The Cocoon earns Ohio Department of Behavioral Health certification
Community Voices, local government
Councilman William Herald to hold quarterly fourth ward meeting
Community Voices, parks, recreation & leisure
BG Parks & Recreation summer program guide is now live
Arts and Entertainment, Community Voices, Dance
Toledo Ballet’s ‘Coppélia’ on stage at the Valentine
BGSU, Community Voices, voting
BGSU nationally recognized for supporting nonpartisan civic engagement and voting among students
BGSU, Community Voices, Sports
Registration now open for BGSU Women’s Soccer youth summer camp
America 250, Community Voices, History
Wood County Museum to host free reenactment event, ‘Early Ohio on the Portage River’
Obituaries
Community Opinion
April 20, 2026
Weed all about it: Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support
April 20, 2026
BG man wants Bob Latta to address Trump’s fiscal irresponsibility, Iran war, and cuts for those most in need
March 25, 2026
Tips offered on how to be in compliance with changes in voting laws
March 22, 2026
BG man questions how supporters of President Trump can continue to be conned by his lies
Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican bill slammed as another tax giveaway for the rich
data centers, Ohio Capital Journal, Uncategorized
Petitioners get approval to start gathering signatures for data center ban on Ohio ballot.
Abortion, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House once again passes 24-hour waiting period bill for abortion care
Ohio Capital Journal, utilities
Ohio Democrats propose utility rate freeze, consumer dividend
Ohio State University selects Ravi Bellamkonda as new president with $1.4 million salary
data centers, Ohio Capital Journal
Report urges Ohio lawmakers to nix data center tax breaks and require them to build their own power
Ohio Capital Journal, state government
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine emphasizes kids’ safety, education policy in final State of the State address
Ohio Capital Journal, rental housing
Nearly half of Ohio’s renters are paying more than they can afford on rent, new report shows
Ohio Capital Journal, property taxes
Group seeks to eliminate Ohio property taxes; experts warn it would create devastating budget cuts
data centers, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio lawmakers queue up data center study commission
Economy, Immigration, Ohio Capital Journal
Economists: Cutting immigration will harm Ohio’s economy
higher education, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law
child care, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio receives federal child care grant as sector continues to search for funding answers
Ohio Capital Journal, Voting rights
Voting rights groups sue Ohio over law cancelling registrations without notice
health care, health insurance, Ohio Capital Journal
Advocacy group says more than 113,000 Ohioans are going without Affordable Care Act coverage
Education, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio GOP lawmakers to formally pledge support for dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
The challenges of bringing a ballot initiative to Ohio voters, and why it’s harder than ever
Health, health care, health insurance, Ohio Capital Journal
After health subsidies expire, marketplace enrollment takes a big dip in Ohio
Abortion, Ohio Capital Journal, Reproductive rights
Reproductive rights regulated, tested in Ohio Republican bills, as Dems continue attempts to protect
Health, health care, health insurance, Ohio Capital Journal
Incoming health care changes mean more overall struggles for Ohioans, advocates say
data centers, Energy, Ohio Capital Journal
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues
Ohio Capital Journal, property taxes
Ohio lawmakers send five property tax reform measures to the governor
Ohio lawmakers clear absentee ballot, citizenship restrictions for House floor vote
Ohio Capital Journal, property taxes
Here’s where the Ohio House property tax reform bills stand in the Ohio Senate
election, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Senate approves bill requiring that absentee ballots arrive by Election Day to be counted
Ohio Capital Journal, redistricting
Both parties get heat for Ohio’s new congressional district map as citizens look to future fights
Ohio Capital Journal, solar energy
Why one Ohio couple is suing their city over rooftop solar fees
Ohio lawmakers advocate for bill that would fund SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues
Ohio Senate passes ‘success sequence’ bill, which would require schools teach when to have kids ‘to break chains of poverty’
Ohio Capital Journal, property taxes
Ohio House approves bills limiting property tax increases to inflation
Education, Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers in fiscal year 2025
domestic violence, Ohio Capital Journal
