Wood County sheriff starts electronic notice service

5/21/2009

BOWLING GREEN Wood County residents who would like to get electronic notices of emergency situations and other information from the sheriff s office can sign up for a new Nixle Municipal Wire Service.

Sheriff Mark Wasylyshn said the service is free to his office and free to subscribers, although there could be a charge if subscribers choose to be notified by text messaging. Notifications will be sent out when there are snow emergencies, sudden road closures, and missing child alerts.

To sign up, go to woodcountysheriff.com.