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• Ohio Supreme Court assigns visiting judge to BCI lawsuit

  13-05-2024 20:53 via toledoblade.com
  
  A retired Darke County judge has been assigned to the lawsuit among members of the Block family and Block Communications, Inc., after local judges recused themselves from the case.
  
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• Washington Local's superintendent announces resignation

  14-05-2024 00:26 via toledoblade.com
  
  The superintendent of the Washington Local Schools plans to retire July 31 after five years leading the district.
  
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• Sewer repair to close Ottawa Drive

  14-05-2024 00:25 via toledoblade.com
  
  A sewer repair will close part of a central Toledo street on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced.
  
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• Ministry's lawsuit against city of Bryan continued until June

  13-05-2024 23:32 via toledoblade.com
  
  A federal lawsuit filed by a church in downtown Bryan to prevent the city from fining it $1,000 a day for operating a 24-hour-a-day ministry has been continued until June 18.
  
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• Woman dies after red-light crash in South Toledo

  13-05-2024 23:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  A South Toledo woman whose vehicle struck another after she ran a red light at Hill Avenue and Byrne Road late Saturday afternoon died that evening at a nearby hospital, authorities said.
  
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• Stroll the Streets starts the season in Rossford

  13-05-2024 22:55 via toledoblade.com
  
  Rossford’s downtown Stroll the Street event on Tuesday evenings begins next week and runs through Aug. 13.
  
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• TPS and administrators sued for alleged abuse, assault on students

  13-05-2024 21:34 via toledoblade.com
  
  Two separate lawsuits have been filed against Toledo Public Schools and administrators alleging special-needs children were assaulted and physically abused while in school during May, 2023.
  
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• Toledo considering legal options after state cuts $6.5M in local government funds

  13-05-2024 21:20 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo is considering its legal options after the state of Ohio withheld $6.5 million from local government funds as a result of the city’s collection of fines from red light and speed cameras.
  
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• Lucas County organziations launch Click It or Ticket campaign

  13-05-2024 21:11 via toledoblade.com
  
  More than 400 Ohio drivers who lost their lives in 2023 weren’t wearing seat belts, which is why continuing to encourage motorists to use the lifesaving device is imperative, said Sgt. Ryan Purpura, spokesman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
  
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• Lucas County organizations launch Click It or Ticket campaign

  13-05-2024 21:11 via toledoblade.com
  
  More than 400 Ohio drivers who lost their lives in 2023 weren’t wearing seat belts, which is why continuing to encourage motorists to use the lifesaving device is imperative, said Sgt. Ryan Purpura, spokesman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
  
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• Man shot in finger near central Toledo library

  13-05-2024 21:09 via toledoblade.com
  
  A West Toledo man reported being shot in a finger while walking near the Mott Branch Library in central Toledo early Saturday, Toledo police said.
  
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• Perrysburg pauses pot stores as state regulations are still in flux

  13-05-2024 19:24 via toledoblade.com
  
  The majority of Perrysburg City Council has approved a six-month moratorium on marijuana operations in the city.
  
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• Randazzo death officially ruled suicide

  13-05-2024 18:50 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Last month's death of Ohio's former top utilities regulator in the midst of a federal bribery scandal that also involves two former executives of FirstEnergy Corp. has officially been ruled a suicide.
  
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• New Northwood Community Center prepares for grand opening

  13-05-2024 17:35 via toledoblade.com
  
  The new Northwood Community Center is much more than a place to exercise.
  
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• Inmate dies after being found unconscious at Lucas County jail

  13-05-2024 15:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  An inmate died after being found unconscious at the medical area’s housing unit at the Lucas County Corrections Center, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
  
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• Family of firefighters: Interim Rossford chief comes from long line of civil servants

  13-05-2024 13:19 via toledoblade.com
  
  Andrew Vascik has firefighting in his blood.
  
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• Ottawa Hills drops, Perrysburg advances in Ohio high school rankings

  13-05-2024 13:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. News and World Report has released its rankings of public high schools and in the state rankings, Ottawa Hills is ranked 22nd, a drop from 10th in 2023, while Perrysburg, on the other hand, rose to 26th from its 51st spot last year.
  
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• Recruitment remains a challenge for Toledo Police Department

  13-05-2024 12:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  Achieving the Toledo police department’s goal of 700 officers has become as challenging as solving the mystery of D.B. Cooper, who parachuted out of the plane he hijacked with thousands of dollars, never to be heard from again.
  
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• Toledo police fentanyl seizures greatly rise this year

  13-05-2024 12:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo police seizures of fentanyl sharply increased in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2023. .
  
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• Water affordability study meetings scheduled

  13-05-2024 03:09 via toledoblade.com
  
  The city of Toledo plans to hold “open-house” meetings in each council district to discuss changes resulting from its 2021 water affordability study.
  
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• Road Warrior: Final reconstruction touch-ups close southbound I-75 lanes

  13-05-2024 00:10 via toledoblade.com
  
  Touch-up work associated with the recent I-75 reconstruction near downtown Toledo will close a southbound lane near the South Avenue interchange for about six weeks.
  
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• Photo Gallery: The last weekend of the Biggest Week in American Birding

  12-05-2024 23:06 via toledoblade.com
  
  People bird watched during the last weekend of the Biggest Week in American Birding at Magee Marsh in Oak Harbor on Sunday, May 12. Click the image above to view the full gallery.
  
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• Photo Gallery: Last weekend of the Biggest Week in American Birding

  12-05-2024 23:06 via toledoblade.com
  
  People bird watched during the last weekend of the Biggest Week in American Birding at Magee Marsh in Oak Harbor on Sunday. Click the image above to view the full gallery.
  
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• Rebooted "Top Thrill" coaster closed for modifications

  12-05-2024 19:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  SANDUSKY — Cedar Point idled its rebooted Top Thrill roller coaster indefinitely Sunday so its manufacturer can make “a mechanical modification to the ride’s vehicles.”
  
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• Rebooted 'Top Thrill' coaster closed for modifications

  12-05-2024 19:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  SANDUSKY — Cedar Point idled its rebooted Top Thrill roller coaster indefinitely Sunday so its manufacturer can make “a mechanical modification to the ride’s vehicles.”
  
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• Summer Camps help prevent the summer slide

  12-05-2024 15:37 via toledoblade.com
  
  The summer slide.
  
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• State bill aims to remove remorse provision of sentencing

  12-05-2024 15:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — The Ohio House last week unanimously passed a bill that was hatched in the hallway of the Lucas County Courthouse while a state lawmaker/​criminal defense attorney was awaiting sentencing for a client.
  
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• At 101, "mother of the community" reflects on eight decades of motherhood

  12-05-2024 12:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  Hazel Carter has been mothering for 80 years.
  
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• Train enthusiasts mark historic date at Fulton County museum

  12-05-2024 00:54 via toledoblade.com
  
  WAUSEON — Veteran train conductors from the Swanton Model Railroad Club pulled their resources together Saturday to draw attention to the recently established train exhibit inside of the Museum & Welcome Center of Fulton County, Ohio, in celebration of National Train Day.
  
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• Born advocate takes helm as Bittersweet Farms executive director

  12-05-2024 00:23 via toledoblade.com
  
  As Natasha Bailey drives the winding road up to Bittersweet Farms in Whitehouse every morning, she knows this is where she belongs.
  
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