Oak Harbor News

PORT CLINTON -- Organizers of this year's Independence Day celebration are looking forward to Saturday.

An Oak Harbor man was hurt critically yesterday when his motorcycle was struck by a sport utility vehicle that ran a stop sign, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

The second phase of construction of the Covenant Harbor senior housing complex in Oak Harbor is expected to be completed around the end of the year, John Henry, the director of facilities development and management for Lutheran Homes Society said last week.

Can you keep a secret? It is not important or even desirable to keep the expansion of affordable housing units at Covenant Harbor a secret.

Ottawa County Safety Council announces two upcoming meetings and reminds members that this is the last chance to meet annual program requirements.

Due to construction the following roads in Ottawa County will experience traffic restrictions: Monday through Wednesday -- Oak Harbor Southeast Road from Muddy Creek North Road to Ohio 19.

Absentee ballots for the upcoming special election, in the Woodmore School District, will be available June 30 at the Ottawa County Board of Elections, 8444 West Ohio 163, Oak Harbor.

FREMONT -- The storm that blasted through the area Thursday night left many cities and villages in Northwest Ohio without power, trees down and utility poles on fire.

An investigation into a nanny charged with molesting a 10-year-old boy in Vermont is broadening after police discovered he may have looked for nanny and summer camp jobs in 13 other states, including Ohio.

West fall soccer registration in underway. Applications are available at Graytown and Rocky Ridge post offices or may be downloaded and printed from www.oakharborwestsoccer.org/ . Forward the completed applications to: Oak Harbor West Youth Soccer Association, 5227 North Stange Road, Graytown, Ohio, 43432.

PORT CLINTON -- Lucille Zunk remembers the December day more than 50 years ago when her twins disappeared into the woods outside their Oak Harbor home.

Nelson E. Shaffer has been hired as a member of The National Bank of Oak Harbor's commercial lending division.

Fremont native Clay Schwartz, 15, had four birdies and two three putts on his home course with a 73 and the win in the boy's 14-16 age group at the Fremont Country Club on Monday during the Lake Erie Junior Golf Association tour.

OAK HARBOR -- The Relay for Life Carnival for a Cure will take place from noon today until 6 a.m. Sunday at the Oak Harbor High School athletic field.

OAK HARBOR -- Blake Sword held a pitching wedge from 150 yards out on the seventh hole to hit a hole-in-one at Oak Harbor Golf Club on Thursday during the Lake Erie Junior Golf Association tour.

OAK HARBOR -- Kids who have experienced a great loss now have another option besides normal summer camp.

FREMONT -- Police had to use a Taser to subdue a man who continually tried to assault an officer Tuesday night after a domestic incident.

Crews last night continued to work to repair a broken main on State Rt. 163, and water customers were warned to boil water used for drinking or food preparation.

Attention those14 and 24 who need a summer job. WSOS may have just the program for you.

The Village of Oak Harbor water customers are under a water conservation order. Due to a water main break, all residents are asked to conserve water until further notice.