Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2025, to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 per hour for ...

“To recognize the efforts of existing employees, we agreed to provide a wage increase of 3.5% to the salary schedule for employees in the commissioners’ departments, as well as those in the Prosecutor ...

“Despite the recent cybersecurity incident, Wood County finances remain healthy going into 2025,” Wood County Administrator ...

April Lyne Partlow, a beloved caregiver and cherished friend, passed away on December 25, 2024, at the age of 55. Born on ...

At the December meeting, the Wood County Fair Board discussed the increase as a plus for growing the fair; however, with more ...

Bowling Green Fire Division responded to a report of a possible natural gas leak early this morning (12/26) that turned out ...

The BG Santa Pub Crawl Committee members would like to extend a huge thank you to community members who supported this year’s ...

Joyce E. Wallace, 85, of Bowling Green, Ohio passed away December 24, 2024. She was born December 14, 1939 in Youngstown, ...

At just 19 years old, a Bowling Green resident is now a two-time Bowling Green State University alumna, the youngest bachelor ...

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When Charlie Brown joyfully returns to his friends with the spindly little tree, the rest of the “Peanuts” gang ridicule his ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits ...