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From left, firefighter and EMT Jacob Rands, Deputy Fire Chief James Rodriguez and Fire Chief Tom Brice.

From left, firefighter and EMT Jacob Rands, Deputy Fire Chief James Rodriguez and Fire Chief Tom Brice.

Township hires full- time firefighter; police sergeant retires

Walter Celley
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
During the regular Perrysburg Township Board of Trustees meeting on April 2, trustees approved hiring parttime firefighter Jacob Rands as a full-time member of the department. Rands will start on April 21 at an hourly rate of $28.38.
From left: Patrol Officer Chris Klewer, Patrol Officer Alicia Cryan, Patrol Officer Nick Owens, Sargeant Scott Mezinger, Lieutenant Dave Molter, retiring Deputy Chief Dave Nixon, Chief Matt Gazarek, Administrator Jon Eckel, Trustee Gary Britten, Lieutenant Jason Gladney and Patrol Officer Ryan Welch.

From left: Patrol Officer Chris Klewer, Patrol Officer Alicia Cryan, Patrol Officer Nick Owens, Sargeant Scott Mezinger, Lieutenant Dave Molter, retiring Deputy Chief Dave Nixon, Chief Matt Gazarek, Administrator Jon Eckel, Trustee Gary Britten, Lieutenant Jason Gladney and Patrol Officer Ryan Welch.

Township deputy police chief retires

Walter Celley
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Officers of the Perrysburg Township Police Department and guests gathered to celebrate the last day of work of retiring Deputy Police Chief Dave Nixon on March 28.Nixon served with Perrysburg Township for 17 years.

Decreasing renewal levy Frequently Asked Questions

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Rossford Schools will have a renewal operating levy with a tax reduction on the Tuesday, May 6, ballot. It is a 4.9 mill levy that the board voted to put on the ballot as a decrease from the 5.9 mill it was initially voted on in 2015. This renewal levy is for five years.
From left, RHS Chess Team: Andrew Gladieux, Jari Stalnaker, Gage Trumbull and Phoenix Bishop.

From left, RHS Chess Team: Andrew Gladieux, Jari Stalnaker, Gage Trumbull and Phoenix Bishop.

Rossford Chess Team takes first place

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
On April 5, the Rossford High School Chess Team ended its season by taking first place in the grades 9-12 section of the TPS Chess Tournament at Jones Leadership Academy with 12 board points.

Rossford Police, Fire/EMS Reports

March 17–
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
traffic violation, 700 block Lime City Road, 10000 block Avenue Road; juveniles, 700 block Superior Street; health and welfare check, 200 block Bacon Street; crash–hit /skip, 700 block Superior Street.EMS–(2) 200 block Colony Road, unit block Rossway Avenue, 900 block Dixie Highway.

SOS Club serves breakfast

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Rossford High School’s Serving Our Soldiers (SOS) Club will host a pancake breakfast to benefit Flag City Honor Flight on April 26. The event will be at the Rossford Junior/Senior High School cafeteria from 8 to 11 a.m., or until sold out.

Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
To include your organization’s activities, mail or drop off the details to the Rossford Record Journal, 130 Louisiana Avenue, PO Box 267, Perrysburg, Ohio 43552. Or send an e-mail, with the date, time and location, to dianaw@perrysburg.com. The deadline is Friday at noon.Friday, April 49:30 a.m. St.
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