The Erie Shores Council’s annual community Halloween party, presented by the Rotary Club of Reynolds Corners, will take place at the historic Camp Miakonda, 5600 West Sylvania Avenue in Toledo. The event is open to the community.

The following programs will be offered through the Wood County Park District. Registration is required for all programs 48 hours in advance.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Wood County is a self-help organization offering free events, educational classes, support groups and other programs that address mental health for the community.

Lutheran Church of the Master invites everyone to join them in donating to a good cause during the annual Halloween parade on Sunday, October 29, in Rossford. Members will collect non-perishable food items for the Perrysburg Christians United food bank.

While high scores in academics or sports are a good thing, the same cannot be said of crash statistics, which took an alarming jump in Wood County over the third quarter of 2023. Sandy Wiechman, coordinator of Safe Communities of Wood County, said the fatal data review committee met October 10 and reviewed 25 crashes, 10 of which resulted in fatalities between July 1 and September 24.

The following cases were finalized in Perrysburg Municipal Court October 6 to 12. An additional $88 in court costs was sentenced for each case, unless otherwise noted.

On October 11, Rossford Police Lt. Craig Revill led students of the Rossford Citizens Police Academy through a review of the 2015 murder of Cathryn (Cat) Lambert and gave an overview of how such investigations are conducted.

September 27 to October 3, 2023 Wednesday, September 27 Accident, 5th at F streets; rescue runs, 8200 block Fremont Pike, 13600 block Roachton Road, 25700 block McCutcheonville Road, 10500 block Fremont Pike, 300 block 2nd Street, 27600 block Tracy Road; alarm, 300 block 3rd Street; domestic dispute, 7300 block Five Point Road; keep the peace, 27600 block Tracy Road; fraud, 9600 block Millcroft Road.

The Rossford Bulldog offense struggled all night as the Genoa Comets handed them a 56-0 loss on Homecoming night last Friday at Jackson-Ferguson Stadium. In a game that was all Genoa right from the start, Rossford found yardage hard to come by. The maroon and gray were held to just 115 yards of total offense and six first downs.

Dr. Kurt Polzin, class of 1994 was honored with the district’s 2023 Award of Distinction at Rossford Junior-Senior High School last Friday afternoon. The award was presented to him for his significant contributions to society.