The Ottawa County Board of Elections office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25. The office will also be closed Tuesday, Jan. 1. Normal office hours resume Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Happy New Year from the staff of The Beacon. Seated l-r: Mary Alice and John Schaffner. Standing, l-r: Dave Kahler, Mark Schaffner, Scott Horn, Jeff Bryden, Mary Beth Cole, Angie Dine, Connie Roberts, Michelle Biers and Robin Quesada. Not pictured: Donna Lueke, Bruce Dinse

Members of the Port Clinton Democratic Party Central Committee will meet Sunday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Activities Room of the Riverview Care Center to discuss and appoint a member to the Port Clinton City Council. 

The seventh class from The Parent Project® of Ottawa County concluded on Nov. 13th.

Earlier this year a group of volunteer business owners and residents formed the Oak Harbor Downtown Implementation Committee.