15+ hour, 53+ min ago   (230+ words) Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas August 16, 2026 From WOOD COUNTY COMMITEE ON AGING, INC. The Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc. has partnered with Bowling Green Kiwanis and Bowling Green State University to host a county-wide cornhole tournament. This tournament is designed…...

19+ hour, 50+ min ago   (61+ words) John Salvage BG Independent News Click typewriter to read opinions from readers or to learn how to submit one of your own. Interested in advertising here on the sidebar of BG Independent News, or in becoming an annual sponsor? Contact…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (637+ words) John Salvage’s ‘Ohio’ album is a Rust Belt diary BG Independent News Posted By: Julie Carle August 15, 2026 For years, Perrysburg’s John Salvage has embraced and emanated the sounds and sensibilities of heartland rock through songwriting and performance. Salvage’s integrity comes…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (105+ words) Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas August 15, 2026 From BOWLING GREEN FFA For the 16th year, the Northwest Ohio Woodworker’s Guild sponsored an award for the best woodworking project from each FFA chapter. The purpose was to recognize the skills of youth in woodworking…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (102+ words) Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas August 15, 2026 From WOOD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn announced that the Wood County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting increased patrol starting today, Aug. 14, through Monday, Aug. 31, due to grant funding from the Ohio Traffic Safety…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1025+ words) Posted By: Julie Carle August 15, 2026 Jakobi Turner, a 2026 Elmwood High School graduate, was one of 400 first-time voters chosen to participate in a national conference to talk about important policy issues. In early July, the group of young people spent four…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (63+ words) BG City Pool to close for season on Aug. 18 BG Independent News Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas August 15, 2026 From CITY OF BOWLING GREEN The Bowling Green City Pool will close for the season on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Operating hours are from 1 – 7 p.m.,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (775+ words) Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin August 14, 2026 A heifer was auctioned off 75 years ago to help raise funds to build Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green. The community rallied behind the cause and in 1951 the hospital opened with 65 beds for patients,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (330+ words) Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas August 14, 2026 From OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the following upcoming traffic impacts in Wood County. Southbound Interstate 475, between State Route 25 and Hull Prairie Road, will experience lane restrictions for embankment…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (177+ words) Posted By: Julie Carle August 14, 2026 The 2nd annual Art Show on the Fringe in Perrysburg will take place Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of Big Daddy Graphics, 121 Burlingwood Drive, Perrysburg. The “fringe” artists wanted to show their fine…...