The Ohio Office of Budget and Management has approved $1.1 million in funding for the Wood County Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system community project for the area. “As a strong supporter of public safety and first responders, I’m thrilled to have secured this funding to improve the efficiency of our response systems in order for our first responders to act more quickly when an emergency or a crisis is happening within our communities,” said State Representative Haraz Ghanbari.

The Auditor of State Award with Distinction, an award for excellence in financial reporting for the fiscal year 2022, was presented to Wood County on September 7. The county also received this award in 2013. The award was presented by Lori Brodie, regional liaison to the Ohio Auditor of State.

A charity golf outing to benefit HOOVES is scheduled for Sunday, September 24, at White Pines Golf Club. The tournament has a 12:30 p.m.

400 Dixie Highway, in the Rossford Community Recreation Center Lunch reservations requested by 4 p.m. on the preceding day Programs and lunches for all area residents at least 60 years of age.

Kingston Residence of Perrysburg will host a parking lot party fund-raiser, on Wednesday, September 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at 333 East Boundary Street. All proceeds will benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s drive.

The next CedarCreek Church Clothing Closet giveaway is planned for Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, at 3540 Seaman Road, Oregon.

September 4-non-injury crashes, unit block Hillsale Avenue, 8000 block Wales Road; theft of a vehicle, 1100 block Buck Road; suspicious person, 1000 block South Ironwood Drive; missing person, 500 block Sioux Trail; alarm, 9700 block Clark Drive West; suspicious incident, 9600 block Fremont Pike; traffic violations, 900 block Lime City Road, 1000 block Buck Road, unit block Rossway Avenue, 500 block Dixie Highway.

The Wood County sheriff’s office received a 100 percent passage of the annual jail inspection. On August 29, the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inspected the jail.

Real estate transfers received for August 14 to September 7, 2023, for the area encompassing Rossford School District. Jenica B.

More than 10,000 law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS personnel from 309 agencies will receive approximately $35 million in incentives as part of the Ohio First Responder Recruitment, Retention and Resilience Program, created to address first responder burnout largely caused by understaffing and job stress.