Local briefs

July 4th holiday pushes back trash collection

The City of Bowling Green offices will be closed on Tuesday for the Independence Day holiday.

Trash collection is also affected. Regular Monday collection will be on Monday, regular Tuesday collection will be on Wednesday, regular Wednesday collection will be Thursday and regular Thursday collection will be Friday.

Wood County Hospital births

Lindsey and Alex Depew, a daughter, June 30.

Kristen and Kevin West, a daughter, June 27.

Deanna Rice and Ronald Rice II, a son, June 29.

Forecast

Hazardous weather outlook: There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Locally damaging winds are the main risk, with isolated hail up to quarter-sized also possible. Thunderstorms this weekend will be efficient rainfall producers, with repeated rounds of thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 p.m. Low around 69. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 82. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm at night. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Extended: A chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 65. Sunny on the Fourth of July, with a high near 86. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 67. Sunny Wednesday, with a high near 89. A chance of showers at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.