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Wood County Commissioners to present State of the County Address

The Wood County Commissioners will present the 2026 State of the County Address on Tuesday, March 24, in the Alvin L. Perkins Atrium at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m., and the program will begin at 8 a.m.

Real Estate Transfers

Real estate transfers received for March 4 to 16, 2026, for the area encompassing Rossford School District.Joshua A. Wise to Joshua A. Wise and Marissa M. Wise, 107 Cherry Lane, $0.Kathleen R. Rhoda to Myung J. Lee, 9864 Ford Road, Perrysburg Township, $272,000.Kenneth J.

First half distribution of manufactured home tax

Matthew Oestreich, Wood County auditor, recently announced the distribution of the year’s first half manufactured home tax.Qualifying mobile home and real estate property owners are encouraged to apply for the Homestead Exemption Reduction Program.

Perrysburg Township Police Report

March 6-12 Friday, March 6Rescue runs, Thompson at Roachton roads, 9800 block Ford Road, 10100 block Shannon Hills Drive South, 28700 block Oregon Road, 10300 block Fremont Pike; non-injury accident, McCutcheonville at Carronade Drive; fire call, 10000 block Fremont Pike.

Toledo Polish Genealogical Soc. to meet

The Toledo Polish Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, at St. Jerome Parish Life Center, 300 Warner Street, Walbridge.Members will share research successes achieved during the TPGS Library’s temporary closure from November 2025 through February 2026.

3rd annual Purple Day Egg Hunt set for Mar. 26

The Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio will host its 3rd annual Purple Day Egg Hunt on Thursday, March 26, at 5 p.m. This is a free, familyfriendly event that is open to the public. No epilepsy diagnosis or prior connection to the organization is required.

Wolcott lecture series to conclude March 26 with ‘Unsung Forgotten Heroes from This Area’

The Wolcott House Museum Guild will present Ken Dickson discussing “Unsung Forgotten Heroes from This Area” on Thursday, March 26, at 10 a.m., at the Maumee Branch of the Lucas County Public Library System.

SOS Club care package drive

The Rossford Schools SOS Club is holding a care package drive to benefit “All Saints Show Them We Care,” an organization that sends monthly care packages to local soldiers serving overseas.

Spring prescribed fires at Wood County Parks

The Wood County Park District stewardship department is planning to conduct prescribed fires in several park properties this spring. The locations of these burns may be in Baldwin Woods Preserve, Rudolph Savanna Area and Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve.

Girl Scout cookie booths open through March 29

Through March 29, area Girl Scouts will be out and about the community at local businesses, holding drivethrough cookie booths, setting up cookie stands in their neighborhood and taking online orders to ensure area residents can enjoy all their favorite cookies.Customers can go to gswo.