Firelands CurrentSaturday, October 3, 2026News from Sandusky and the Firelands
The Ohio Department of Transportation's U.S. 6 Connectivity Corridor project is replacing stop-and-go intersections along Cleveland Road and Rye Beach Road, and adding a 10-foot path for walkers and bikers.
Bowhunters took nearly half of last season's 232,142 deer. Here are the permit rules and the gun-season dates that follow.
Duck season opens Oct. 17 statewide, with different splits in each of Ohio's three waterfowl zones.
The district is using one app to reach families in more than 190 languages, and every student started school on the same day.
Five segments are done. The next, from Mills Street to Lions Park, is expected to start construction in 2027.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says food service is 15.2% of local jobs, far above the U.S. share, and bartenders are nearly three times as common as nationally.
The regional economic group's analysis of federal data found 1,483 more jobs in the first half of 2026 than a year earlier, a 2.9% gain that leads Ohio and the Midwest.
The boards of both tourism bureaus approved management agreements in early August. The partnership will run their destination marketing, but the financial terms haven't been released.
The former Fremont safety service director will oversee engineering, water, wastewater and public services after an interim stretch that began at the end of 2025.
Schwanger, who finished fourth in the 2025 election, fills the seat left open when Luvada Wilson resigned for health reasons.
The 20-foot script sign is a gift from the Brady family and Brady Signs. Installation is planned for this fall.
The $2.75 million project would rebuild nearly 950 feet of eroding bay shoreline with a beach, wetlands and an overlook. Construction is expected in 2028.
A July 9 ribbon-cutting opened a new stretch of trail with a bridge over Pipe Creek and launched a coalition that wants more than 100 miles of connected paths.