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St. Mary’s Memorial Takes Down Maumee 57-33 In High Octane Showdown

Source brief · BCSN (Buckeye Cable Sports Network)Oct 31, 3:49 AM

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Tiffin Columbian Storms Past Grafton Midview 35-12
Source brief · BCSN (Buckeye Cable Sports Network) · Oct 31, 2:36 AM
Republicans tout common sense agenda at Lucas County rally
Perrysburg resident Rick Mens said he thinks voters are “waking up” and will retire the longest-serving woman in Congress next week.
Source brief · The Blade: Local · Oct 30, 11:01 PM
Incumbent's record at issue in contested race for domestic relations judge
The challenger to a sitting Lucas County Domestic Relations Court judge contends contentious cases are taking too long to resolve and that the incumbent has dismissed cases that should go to trial. “I call it the Hotel California: You can check in, but you can never leave,” Nedal Adya,
Source brief · The Blade: Local · Oct 30, 6:03 PM
Putting a spotlight on Defiance County’s past for the last 60 years
AuGlaize Village has been helping keep local lore alive for decades. As the county continues driving into the future, there’s a place dedicated to its past.
Source brief · 13abc · Oct 30, 6:00 PM
Michigan gubernatorial race could bring shift in priorities for Lenawee County
Michigan voters will elect a new governor for the first time in eight years, deciding between Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican John James.

Government

Ohio Republicans campaign across northwest Ohio four days before Election Day

Ohio Republican candidates made a bus tour stop in Defiance County on Friday. They urged voters to turn out four days before Election Day.

Source brief · 13abcOct 30, 11:58 PM

Government

Ohio Democrats rally in Toledo five days before Election Day

Top statewide candidates and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur came together for a rally at UAW Local 12 in Toledo.

Source brief · 13abcOct 30, 12:15 AM

Public safety

Witness describes scene of Toledo crash that began with attempted traffic stop, killed 2 women and injured child

Neighbors rushed to help the occupants. One neighbor pulled a boy from Boone’s car.

Source brief · 13abcOct 30, 6:28 PM

Public safety

Oregon mother sentenced to 5 years in newborn’s cocaine-related death

An Oregon woman whose newborn daughter died of cocaine exposure received a five-year prison sentence Friday morning from a Lucas County judge.

Source brief · The Blade: LocalOct 30, 11:35 AM

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Source brief · WTOL 11 (CBS) · Oct 30, 5:53 PM

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'There's lots of opportunity': Downtown Toledo bar hopes Halloween brings new visitors

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‘Shark Tank’-style competition at UT puts Toledo on the map

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Ohio Economists Split on Gas Tax Replacement

Oct 30, 2:48 PM

Dogfish Head Revived a 2,700-Year-Old Beer. Its Real Advantage Isn’t the Ancient Recipe

Oct 30, 2:47 PM

A Long-Ignored Syndrome is Drawing Unprecedented Attention

Oct 30, 2:35 PM

Region awarded $2.2M to support transportation safety plans

Health

$26M in medical debt relieved for Toledo-area residents, state representative says

The medical debts of about 6,400 Toledo residents will be eliminated, part of a $26 million round of debt relief through a city partnership.

Source brief · The Blade: LocalOct 30, 5:59 PM

Health

Photo gallery: Toledo SWAT team rappels down hospital in special visit

Members of the Toledo Police Department’s SWAT Team rappelled down the side of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Wednesday, giving patients and families a fun superhero show.

Source brief · The Blade: LocalOct 28, 3:07 PM

Education

Roundball Social Raises Money for Rockets

The UToledo men’s basketball program hosted its annual Roundball Social, where guests heard from featured speaker Greg Kampe, the Oakland University head basketball coach who got his coaching start at UToledo.

Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMCOct 30, 2:52 PM

Education

UToledo Health Cardiologist Joins Panel Updating POTS Treatment Recommendations

Dr. Blair Grubb brings more than 30 years of expertise to the Heart Rhythm Society panel updating treatment recommendations for POTS and related disorders.

Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMCOct 30, 3:45 AM

Business

Wood County Committee on Aging renewal levy is ‘an investment’ in parents, neighbors, friends, selves

Source brief · BG Independent NewsOct 30, 11:30 AM

Business

North Toledo business owner seeks class-action lawsuit after chemical release forced family from home

Todd Hartford says he rushed his four children through thick fog to escape the MC Tank Transport chemical emergency. Now, he wants the company held accountable.

Source brief · WTOL 11 (CBS)Oct 28, 7:04 PM

Tech & innovation

UToledo Student, Faculty Member Take Top 2 Spots at Tech419

M.D./Ph.D. student Yogesh Kumaran’s Ossatura Labs won the grand prize, and Dr. Eda Yildirim-Ayan’s Altered Gravity placed second.

Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMCOct 30, 9:35 AM

Tech & innovation

UToledo Student, Faculty Member Take Top 2 Spots at Tech419 Pitch Competition

M.D./Ph.D. student Yogesh Kumaran’s Ossatura Labs won the grand prize, and Dr. Eda Yildirim-Ayan’s Altered Gravity placed second.

Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMCOct 30, 9:35 AM

Sports

How Findlay’s Greyson Apple-Chiow’s Voice Brings The Trojans Together

Source brief · BCSN (Buckeye Cable Sports Network)Oct 31, 3:18 AM

Sports

Bowling Green Takes Home District Title With 1-0 Win Over Mansfield Madison

Source brief · BCSN (Buckeye Cable Sports Network)Oct 30, 3:36 AM

Outdoors

What Could the Water Breach at Morton Salt Mine Mean for Lake Erie? Could Earthquakes Be Connected? Scientists Explain

The Lake Erie Center's Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, a professor of ecology, and Dr. William Hintz, an associate professor of ecology, discuss factors that may affect how a freshwater ecosystem would respond to an inflow of saltwater.

Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMCOct 30, 2:54 PM

Outdoors

Internet personality to talk plants, soil at Toledo Zoo

Krystal Duran, better known as PlantswithKrystal to her millions of followers on YouTube and Instagram, will be the Toledo Zoo’s guest for a special edition of its Wild Reads book club.

Source brief · The Blade: LocalOct 30, 2:15 PM

Arts & culture

The Phone Is Ringing Dial M for Murder: Comes To The Toledo Repertoire Theatre

Do you enjoy suspense, betrayal, manipulation and a meticulously planned crime gone wrong? Well, the next production at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, “Dial M for Murder,” may be the thriller you seek. Directed by Nancy Wright, this acclaimed play, which became popular after the Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation of the same name, plays at the […]

Source brief · Toledo City PaperOct 30, 11:15 AM

Arts & culture

Photo gallery: Best pictures for week ending Oct. 29

Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond.

Source brief · The Blade: LocalOct 30, 8:16 AM

Things to do

From spooky breezes to snow squalls: The history of Halloween weather in Toledo

From a spooky breeze to driving snow… Halloween in northwest Ohio can be downright frightful. You never know what mother nature will throw at us ... but our 13 First Alert Weather Team does. Meteorologist Derek Witt walks us through the history of Halloween weather right here in the Glass City.

Source brief · 13abcOct 30, 9:38 PM

Things to do

From Devils Lake to Hell: Ohio and Michigan place names fit for Halloween

A Lenawee County lake leads our tour of spooky-sounding places, with stops in Gore, Bad Axe and a real Ohio ghost town.

Source brief · WTOL 11 (CBS)Oct 30, 7:48 AM

Regional news

Toledo auto shop owners search for missing shop cat Scrappie

The owners of LaPoint Discount Auto say their shop cat, Scrappie, has been missing since last Friday, when they claim two customers took her from the shop.

Source brief · 13abcOct 30, 11:50 PM

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