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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 57m
The additional revenue would allow the police department’s gang task force to grow by adding detectives and patrol officers.
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Mayor promises to double size of police, fire classes if public safety levy passes
City leaders say the passage of Toledo’s public safety levy this November could vastly improve the police and fire departments, but warn it won’t solve all ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 3h
OPINION: Enjoy your gas tax break (if you actually get any of it). www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editori… 
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Editorial: Politicians get gas tax pause
Politicians got their pause in the gas tax and you’ll get the bill. With just a few brave members voting “no,” the Ohio General Assembly’s rush to pause ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 14h
Steve Kornacki said Thursday that in a state like Ohio, voters who supported President Trump in 2024 are more likely to cross over to support a Democrat in a governor’s race as opposed to races for the U.S. Senate or U.S. House.
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Election data expert expects Acton to outperform Brown in Ohio
COLUMBUS — Dr. Amy Acton is likely to run ahead of Sherrod Brown in the November election, according to the chief data analyst for NBC News. Steve ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 14h
The 12,000-square-foot facility at 26879 Lake Vue Drive will combine emergency and urgent care services in one location, following a model ProMedica already operates in Maumee.
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ProMedica breaks ground on $18 million Perrysburg-area facility
ProMedica broke ground Thursday on an $18 million emergency and urgent care facility in Perrysburg Township that is expected to open in about 18 months. ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 15h
A pair of Toledo-area teams claimed victories Thursday in district boys golf competition, with St. John’s Jesuit and Ottawa Hills taking home championship trophies.
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High school boys golf: St. John's, Ottawa Hills win district titles
A pair of Toledo-area teams claimed victories Thursday in district boys golf competition, with St. John’s Jesuit and Ottawa Hills taking home championship ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 15h
The battles for high school football league titles intensify on Friday as teams enter the stretch run of regular-season play.
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High school football games to watch: Perrysburg, Findlay clash in NLL Buckeye battle
The battles for high school football league titles intensify on Friday as teams enter the stretch run of regular-season play. The Northern Lakes League ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 16h
“They told me that if he doesn’t come out peacefully, they were going to force their way inside to take him. My dad saw the situation for me and my siblings, and he didn’t want to make it worse. He went with them peacefully."
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Supporters demand release of Toledo man in ICE custody
Nazario Vazquez’s 15-year-old daughter Maria was sleeping in her South Toledo home last month when she was awakened by her mother, who told her police ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 19h
The Walleye now have three goalies on the roster as they open training camp on Monday.
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Goaltender Gylander assigned to Toledo; Walleye now have 3 goalies on preseason roster
Goaltender Carter Gylander, who has played in 68 games for the Walleye over the last two seasons, will start the upcoming season in Toledo. Gylander was ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 19h
Attendees generally appeared to enjoy the event’s festive atmosphere as they checked out the vehicles, undeterred by rain and the smell of diesel fumes.
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Classic cars bring students, enthusiasts together at Penta show
Jay Jeffries of Northwood has been fixing cars since he started to help his father, a car mechanic, at about age 10. When he was 16, Mr. Jeffries bought a ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 22h
Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 519 on Thursday, and the legislation will take effect immediately because of its emergency clause.
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DeWine signs bill: Ohio’s gas tax suspended immediately for 90 days
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s motor fuel tax will be suspended for the next 90 days. Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 519 on Thursday, and the legislation will take ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Unfortunately, the process has a lot of needles. But it’s a worthwhile sacrifice,” the college trumpeter said.
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College trumpeter makes potentially life-saving donation
It started out as a simple swab of his cheek. Then Luke Boyd got the call. He was a match for someone with a rare cancer who needed his blood stem cells ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OPINION: The marginally better performance of the average charter school test score is not a game-changing difference. www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editori… 
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Editorial: Charter schools also in report cards
Ohio’s annual school report cards typically attract attention each October as Ohio’s public schools compete for which can claim the highest number of stars ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everyone needs a job but some don’t know where to start, and resources like OhioMeansJobs can be an important tool.
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Dozens job hunt during The Blade's Career & Education Expo
Dozens of people crowded the meeting rooms at Delta Hotels Toledo, hunting for new job opportunities. Zachary Mustafaga of Toledo walked from booth to ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Students from 11 school districts took turns in line sending their captive-bred baby sturgeon down a chute into the river.
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Area students find joy in baby lake sturgeon release near Fremont
FREMONT — Joy, giggles, and even some powerful words of hope made the second release of baby lake sturgeon into the Sandusky River an event to remember for ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jacobs said Hammer is not only an all-around weapon at wide receiver, but also the type of veteran leader the Rockets will need as they open MAC play on the road at Ball State on Saturday.
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2026 Week 5 scouting report: Toledo football vs. Ball State
Toledo has had a different leading receiver in every game and last week, it was a hometown hero — Fremont Ross graduate Bryson Hammer. The junior, who ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Police responded to the hospital at 11:20 p.m., where they found a woman who said she was shot in the leg by an unknown woman at a house party near East Streicher and Elm street.  
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Woman walks into hospital with gunshot wound from house party
A 26-year-old woman walked into Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center with a gunshot wound Tuesday night, the Toledo Police Department reported.  Police ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Briggs: "Hofer is a good reminder that not every story is about what a player or coach can get. Some are about what you can give."
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Briggs: Matt Hofer is a stalwart tackle for the Toledo football team. He's also a world-traveling minister
Matt Hofer spends Saturdays knocking people down, the rest of the week building them up.  Call it pancakes with the preacher.  Yes, really.  Hofer is ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act from moving forward in a vote of 57-43. The bill needed 60 affirmative votes to move forward.
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Senate blocks Husted's bill to address data center costs
A federal bill aimed at lowering data center costs will not move forward after the measure failed to get enough support in the U.S. Senate. During a ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BLADE ALERT: Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly on Wednesday approved emergency legislation suspending the motor fuel tax for 90 days.
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Ohio lawmakers approve 90-day gas tax suspension
COLUMBUS — Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly on Wednesday approved emergency legislation suspending the motor fuel tax for 90 days.  Lawmakers ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lucas County has committed to a 30-year, $25.3 million bond to pay down its hotel project but entered into a bond market that reached a 20-year high shortly after.
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Lucas County locks in $25.3 million bond for downtown hotel
Lucas County has committed to a 30-year, $25.3 million bond to pay down its hotel project but entered into a bond market that reached a 20-year high ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The competition at the University of Toledo will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each band will perform for up to 11 minutes.
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24 high school bands to face off in regional championship
Twenty-four high school marching bands from across Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana will perform at the Glass Bowl Stadium as part of the Bands of America ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From homelessness and hardship to building a thriving cleaning business, Nikole Landrum is turning her past into a mission to bring peace to others. Read more ⏩ tinyurl.com/bma2avxa?utm_medium=soc… 
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lake schools’ treasurer resigns following errors in the district’s financial forecast and reporting.
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Lake schools treasurer resigns amid financial reporting errors
MILLBURY, Ohio — In the wake of errors in the Lake schools’ financial forecast and reporting, the board of education on Tuesday accepted the resignation ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has recognized the city of Toledo for its commitment to promoting safe firearm storage practices.
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Toledo recognized for safe firearm storage practices
The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has recognized the city of Toledo for its commitment to promoting safe firearm storage practices. ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OPINION: "No matter who is elected governor in November, there should be continuity on the work force development issue that addresses Ohio’s most serious economic weakness."
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Editorial: Skilled help wanted
Ohio has cash to burn in an earn-and-learn program with $300 million to provide employers with skilled technicians needed to maintain the equipment that ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Three first-half goals in under five minutes pushed the Blue Devils ahead comfortably in the first half of their NLL Cardinal Division contest.
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Early barrage lifts Springfield boys soccer against Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN — In pursuit of a fourth-straight Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division title, the Springfield boys soccer team extended its undefeated run ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The city was awarded about $180.9 million from the federal government in 2021. The dollars had to be appropriated by the end of 2024 and must be spent by the end of 2026.
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City Council questions use of Toledo's remaining ARPA dollars
Time is running out for Toledo to spend federal money received through the American Rescue Plan Act, but as the mayor’s administration looks to get ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While infectious, the person was at five locations, and anyone who was there may have been exposed to highly contagious measles, said Katlin Medjesky, a health department spokesman.
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Wood County reports measles case with multiple people potentially exposed
BOWLING GREEN — A person with a confirmed case of measles was at multiple locations in Bowling Green this week, the Wood County Health Department said ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Archbold’s Grady Short and Genoa’s Benjamin Routson both shot rounds of 74, with Short earning the tiebreaker by virtue of a lower score on the final six holes. Both players qualified for the state tournament.
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Short, Routson headline local standouts at boys district golf tournament
The Division II boys golf district tournament was held at Maumee Bay State Park on Tuesday with a pair of local players leading the field. Archbold’s ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When two fire stations now under construction become operational in August or September, the average response time — now over four minutes — should become faster, city officials say.
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New fire stations coming to Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN — Come the fall of 2027, city residents might see their fire and EMS response times improve as the number of fire stations in the city goes ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The $169 million facility is set to supply all of Ohio’s 140 stores as well as Michigan’s 15. It is also set to be able to take on additional facilities in Michigan and be the main distribution center as the chain expands into Indiana.
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Sheetz shows off new Findlay distribution center
FINDLAY — A new northwest Ohio distribution center will hold a key role in Sheetz’s continued expansion.   “This is really a strategic location for us,” ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“We have two options to resolve the financial issues,” Sylvania schools superintendent Tim Zieroff said. “The list of cuts is not a scare tactic. We either pass the levy or make the planned cuts.”
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Local school districts face projected deficits, state scrutiny
Administrators for Sylvania, Springfield, and Toledo schools have all received letters from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce because of ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Qualifying for state from the local ranks as teams were St. Ursula and Northview, who finished first and second, respectively.
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Northview’s Feldmann, St. Ursula finish on top at girls district golf tournament
BOWLING GREEN — Local standouts led the way at the Division I girls golf district tournament at Stone Ridge Golf Club on Tuesday. Northview’s Katelyn ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Under S.B. 475, retailers would be required to show they are giving consumers the full benefit of the bill’s 90-day suspension of Ohio’s 38.5-cent gasoline tax and 47-cent diesel tax.
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Ohio retailers object to gas tax holiday bill's consumer protections
COLUMBUS — Language seeking to ensure that consumers receive the benefits of Ohio lawmakers’ proposed gas tax holiday is not workable for retailers, an ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NLL Buckeye programs Perrysburg and Whitmer are ranked in the Division I poll, while Clay and Fremont Ross are ranked in Division II.
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High school football: Four NLL schools rank in state poll; Liberty Center remains No. 1
Four Northern Lakes League teams are ranked in the latest high school football state poll released by the Ohio Associated Press on Tuesday. NLL Buckeye ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Marketing has changed more in the past year than it has in the past decade,” organizers of a panel discussion said ahead of their upcoming event at the Mez in downtown Toledo.
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Marketing firm to host panel on evolving industry, new methods
Leaders from Toledo-based marketing firm Communica will share how their agency is adapting to new technology at a free panel on Thursday. The event will ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BLADE ALERT: A forensic toxicology expert was the defense’s only witness Tuesday at a hearing over whether Jones’ statements can be used at his capital murder trial. Read more ⏩ tinyurl.com/mupurrz6?utm_medium=soc… 
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TO THE EDITOR: "It’s way past time to put a stop to this madness!"
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To the editor: President building more than an arch
Wow! A dream come true for an autocrat wanting to become a dictator! Build a huge arch in our capital and fill it with snipers and drones. To begin with ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Lucas County Sheriff’s Office has launched an online tool to make it easier for residents to obtain concealed handgun permits.
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Lucas County launches new tool for concealed handgun permits
The Lucas County Sheriff’s Office has launched an online tool to make it easier for residents to obtain concealed handgun permits. Permitium, the new ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Maumee Police Department will host a rummage sale on Wednesday and Saturday, the police department said.
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Maumee Police Department to host rummage sale
The Maumee Police Department will host a rummage sale on Wednesday and Saturday, the police department said.  The rummage sale, at police headquarters, ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Emergency crews were called to an apartment in the 200 block of Knapp Street at 11:44 p.m. Sunday on a report of a person shot.
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Man shot and killed in South Toledo; 23-year-old arrested
A 23-year-old Toledo man was shot and killed in South Toledo Sunday night, police said.  Emergency crews were called to an apartment in the 200 block of ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maumee schools has been placed in a precautionary financial state by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce because of projected budget deficits.
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Maumee schools ordered to plan cuts amid projected deficits
Maumee schools has been placed in a precautionary financial state by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce because of projected budget deficits. ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We have the same rights as other people do, and ... we, as people, don’t forfeit our rights just because we’re police officers or government agents.”
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Toledo police keep sergeant’s identity secret under Marsy’s Law
Nearly a year after Toledo police shot and killed a North Carolina man, the department still will not identify a sergeant believed to have been among the ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OPINION: "Trump presents himself to world leaders as a supreme power rather than the chief executive of a constitutional democracy."
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Editorial: Annihilation speech at U.N. wrong
The Trump Administration won’t even claim the United States is at war with Iran, but the President used his annual speech at the United Nations last ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BLADE ALERT: Oregon mayor puts data center plan on hold pending November vote
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Oregon mayor puts data center plan on hold pending November vote
Oregon Mayor Steven Salander is pledging to keep a contentious Oregon data super-center development project from advancing until after voters decide in the ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS: North Baltimore moved to 6-0 with a 50-22 road win over Ridgemont last week. The Tigers' offensive onslaught highlighted a Friday night full of individual and team success across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
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Friday night highlights: North Baltimore's big-play offense has Tigers unbeaten; NBC thriller in Pemberville
Unbeaten North Baltimore has put up eye-popping numbers on the scoreboard this fall, but the Tigers aren't basking in their offensive success. North ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alfred D. Gardner II has published a memoir about the roads and the struggle that led him to Norfolk Southern, where he is a train conductor.
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‘Faith at the Crossroads’ covers a father’s grief, faith when things go wrong
A chance encounter at a gas station led a Toledo father toward a new and fulfilling career, but detours along the way — including sleeping in his car for ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Water at several locations, including Maumee Bay State Park and Bay Shore Road in Oregon, has taken on a particularly thick, green hue in recent days.
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Strong winds from the northeast make Toledo-area algae even more gross
Western Lake Erie’s 2026 algal bloom is still going strong in the Toledo area as October looms. Water at several locations, including Maumee Bay State ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Toledo Walleye have re-signed goaltender Matt Jurusik, a veteran netminder who played in 16 games for the team last season.
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Walleye bring back veteran goalie Matt Jurusik
The Toledo Walleye have re-signed goaltender Matt Jurusik, a veteran netminder who played in 16 games for the team last season. Jurusik, a 29-year-old ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Darnell Jones said he could not remember exactly what happened that night but acknowledged that he knew something terrible had happened.
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Jones recalls blackouts, ‘demonic’ events before Kei’mani’s death
Darnell Jones told investigators he had been drinking heavily and blacked out the night his 12-year-old daughter, Kei’mani Latigue, was killed but recalled ...
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