Новости за 06.03.2023

A Youngstown-based official with 24 years of experience in child protection in Ohio is the choice as the next executive director of Lucas County Children Services.

MIDLAND, Mich. — A conservative economic-policy group will get a $22,500 reward for blowing the whistle on a Michigan teachers union and its insurance arm, which got $12.5 million in government-backed loans during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.

Eastbound Glendale Ave between Detroit Avenue and a railroad overpass is set to be closed through Tuesday so that a sewer repair can be made, the city announced.

The Toledo Zoo is launching a naming contest for a pair of twin polar bear cubs both identified Monday as male.

BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University’s football team took a different approach to spring practice in 2023.

Toledo and other cities are stepping up their efforts to attract small-scale manufacturers, those artisans and makers of culinary delights that, with a little nudge, can leave their garages and home kitchens to fill vacant storefronts, said panelists Monday at Bowling Green State University’s annual State of the Region Conference.

BOWLING GREEN — Two people killed over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in Wood County were identified Monday as a husband and wife from Fostoria, authorities said.

David Karmol has been reappointed as chairman of the Lucas County Board of Elections, the board confirmed at their monthly meeting Monday.

Work at the railroad underpasses between Hill and Brown avenues will close Fearing Boulevard on Tuesday only, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced.

Country artist Kip Moore is coming to Toledo.

The National Weather Service is holding a free training next week in Maumee for those wanting to volunteer as a SKYWARN Storm Spotter.

A Mid-American Conference championship has not removed the boulder-sized chip off the University of Toledo’s shoulder.

As the effort to preserve, protect, and enhance the globally important Oak Openings Region has continued, there is often the mention of connectivity — the need to bring things together.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the whole world, costing millions of lives and fundamentally changing our daily life. COVID-19 is caused by a virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Scientists and health professionals have worked very hard to fight this virus since its discovery, such as rapid antigen testing for diagnosis, and vaccine development for prevention. Many of you probably have gone to CVS or other pharmacies for COVID testing, and many of you now have your COVID vaccines.

For the first time early next year, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association will bring its annual conference to Toledo and, with it, 600 to 700 attendees from mostly outside the region.

Congress took a serious look at military sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects last year, but Robert Easley endured plenty of ridicule for his interest in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Easley told The Blade he was 12 years old the summer he spotted a UFO and quizzed a Defiance College professor on the subject. Five years later he had acquired 62 books on UFOs, an extensive file of information on UFO sightings, and a collection of photos purported to be UFOs. In this 1968 Blade archive photo, young Easley... Читать дальше...

The issue of how much rainwater and sanitary discharge flowed off of the Lucas County Recreational Center grounds into Maumee’s sewer system ought to be settled with an exchange of scientific data rather than subpoenas.

Between federal and state taxpayers, $41.6 billion is spent on Medicaid in Ohio, and the program is still a mess.

I had the privilege of observing the interviews for the next Toledo police chief this past week. I offer my public thanks to Mayor Kapszukiewicz and his administration for engaging community stakeholders in this process. It is clear he recognizes this to be the most important hiring decision in his tenure in office. The safety and prosperity of our community depend on it.

Dr. Mustafa Guvendi, a respected general surgeon with a longstanding Toledo-area practice, died Feb. 18 in an Istanbul hospice. He was 86.

Recently released inspections reports of Lucas County food-service operations.

Here are the teams and schedule for the 2023 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament at the United Center in Chicago.

PHILADELPHIA — Nicolas Deslauriers, Noah Cates and Scott Laughton scored goals for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carter Hart stopped 24 shots in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.

Girls competed in the OHSAA Marysville girls wrestling regional hosted at Marysville High School in Marysville on Sunday.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio — After what she viewed as a disappointing end to her first high school girls wrestling season last winter, Findlay sophomore Kate Simmons did a bit of soul-searching heading into the season.