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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 43m
A former Bedford High School teacher who had a sexual relationship with a student received an eight-year Ohio prison sentence Tuesday afternoon.
Former Bedford teacher gets 8 years for sex with student in Toledo
A former Bedford High School teacher who had a sexual relationship with a student received an eight-year Ohio prison sentence Tuesday afternoon for having ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1h
Big news for our four-legged friends! 🐾 Sylvania's first dog park is set to open. 🐕 Read more about the grand opening ⏩ tinyurl.com/bdwjmd3t?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 2h
BLADE ALERT: President Trump cited Toledo’s factories as examples of American and Asian cooperation and prosperity.
Trump touts ‘bustling factories’ of Toledo in South Korea speech
GYEONGJU, South Korea — In a speech Wednesday before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, President Trump cited Toledo’s factories as examples of ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 2h
Find out who is moving in or out of your neighborhood 🏘👇
Real estate transfers: 10/29
Oct. 17-Oct. 23, 2025 LUCAS COUNTY 43412 Residential Heck Mary Lou Tr to Hornstein Katie Lynn & Shayne Theodore, 7733 Brown Rd , Curtice, $525,000, ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 3h
Judge Puffenberger and staff are educating the public about the services and resources the court offers through its new public education program.
Probate judge, staff educate about court through online program
When most people think of probate court, the first thing that comes to mind is death, said Judge Jack Puffenberger, probate judge of the Lucas County Court ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 4h
OPINION: "We oppose restricting or limiting voting under the pretext that the 2020 presidential election was compromised by fraud."
Editorial: Trump sowing election doubts
Speaking to the media in the White House last week, President Trump said: “We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can’t ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 13h
A 61-year-old Archbold man was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from the motorhome. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2025/10/28/1-killed-2-injured-toddler-crash-defiance-county-ohio/stories/20251029087?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
1 killed, 2 injured in two-vehicle crash
NEY, Ohio — An Archbold, Ohio, man died Wednesday and a mother and child from Toledo were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 127 ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 14h
Residents from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to serve on various boards and commissions. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2025/10/28/lucas-county-seeking-applicants-for-boards-commissions.html/stories/20251028098/?clearcache=1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
Lucas County seeking applicants for boards, commissions
The Lucas County commissioners are asking residents to apply to serve on various boards and commissions.  “Public participation is essential to good ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 15h
Alfred Staubus said his calculation was based on the test result from Donald Christian’s blood after the crash. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2025/10/28/centennial-terrace-crash-trial-christian-drinking-sylvania/stories/20251028119?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
Man charged in fatal crash consumed about 13 drinks, expert says
A man on trial for fatally striking a Swanton couple outside a Sylvania concert venue last year consumed about 13 standard alcoholic beverages based on his ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 16h
Although the funding from Toledo City Council will help, SeaGate is running low, according to its website. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2025/10/28/council-food-bank-funding-lapse-snap-benefits-shutdown/stories/20251028124?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
Council approves funding for food bank, anticipating lapse in SNAP benefits
As funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program looks to run dry, Toledo City Council is stepping in. The federal government is in ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 17h
Ben Hinsey said he has seen an increase in traffic accidents inside the Jeep plant. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2025/10/28/jeep-plant-mandatory-overtime-exhaustion-injuries-union/stories/20251028100?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
Mandatory overtime leading to exhaustion, injuries at Jeep plant, union officials say
Union officials representing workers at the Toledo Jeep plant say mandatory overtime is increasing workplace injuries caused by employee exhaustion. ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 18h
The office is asking for nearly $1.2 million more, which Julia Bates said will provide salary increases to underpaid staff. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2025/10/28/prosecutor-bates-county-budget-hearing-increase-dollars/stories/20251028114?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
Prosecutor pokes county during budget hearing, asks for $1.2M increase
Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates poked the county commissioners while asking for a $1.2 million budget increase to pay staff more money. Mrs. Bates’ ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 19h
In addition to the film, members of the Maumee Environmental & Tree Advisory Commission will be on hand. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2025/10/28/film-explores-impacts-of-organic-and-conventionally-produced-food/stories/20251031004?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
Film explores impacts of organic and conventionally produced food
The Maumee Environmental and Tree Advisory Commission will present a free movie presentation of the documentary Organic Rising at the Maumee Indoor Theater ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 20h
The fair introduced young people to maritime-related careers including shipping and environmental science. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2025/10/28/career-fair-show-students-others-maritime-options-on-the-great-lakes/stories/20251028106?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
Career fair show students, others maritime options on the Great Lakes
Kate Fineske, executive director of the National Museum of the Great Lakes, has said before: “If you can see it, you can be it.” That’s the message the ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 21h
Doug Schmucker, the diner’s proprietor, said he felt he had to make Thanksgiving pies available to keep people’s Thanksgiving traditions alive.
Schmucker’s promises holiday pies — first come, first served
Despite a fire that temporarily shuttered Schmucker’s Restaurant, Toledo’s pre-eminent pie purveyor, the business will still have pies available for ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 23h
BLADE ALERT: Toledo City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Matt Cherry to fill former council President Carrie Hartman’s seat.
Toledo City Council fills vacant seat, elects president
A familiar face is returning to Toledo City Council, which is under new leadership. In a special meeting Tuesday, Toledo City Council unanimously approved ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 23h
The University of Toledo college of law ranks second among the state’s nine law schools in its first-time passage rate.
UT college of law ranks second for first-time bar passage rate
The University of Toledo college of law ranks second among the state’s nine law schools in its first-time passage rate, UT announced Tuesday.  During the ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
The Ohio School Boards Association has named Perrysburg school board member Sue Larimer to the All-Ohio School Board.
Perrysburg school board member named to All-Ohio School Board
The Ohio School Boards Association has named Perrysburg school board member Sue Larimer to the All-Ohio School Board. Each year, OSBA recognizes five ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
Divided into groups of eight to 10, attendees toured the single-story building and then discussed their ideas about its possible future use for seniors, food security, support, after-school, and youth services.
Neighbors brainstorm about Zablocki Center’s future
The Chet Zablocki Recreation Center in Toledo’s Polish Village neighborhood was again a busy place Monday when at least 100 people showed up at the former ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
The 2,500-square-foot facility, located on the mezzanine of the school’s field house, is a new, larger space that will better accommodate students and athletes.
St. Ursula Academy celebrates grand opening of new state-of-the-art fitness center
Molly Malone, a senior at St. Ursula Academy, has never been able to train with weights at the school. A member of the volleyball team, Molly said she and ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
There were five candidates from which to choose: a squirrel, spider, groundhog, bird, and duck — all creatures found in the garden.
Students vote in mock election — for garden mascot
Students at East Broadway Elementary School had a big decision to make on Monday. The pre-K through eighth grade held a mock election to vote for a mascot ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
OPINION: "We hope the Supreme Court shows more spine than the Reagan Foundation has."
Editorial: Reagan Foundation wrong on tariff stance
Reagan Republicans are officially extinct if even the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in California can’t stand up for the truth about ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
He waived a jury and the case is being tried in Lucas County Common Pleas Court before Judge Dean Mandros.
Bench trial opens for driver charged with fatally hitting couple outside Sylvania concert
A Fulton County man later charged for fatally hitting two Centennial Terrace concertgoers with his Jeep last summer boisterously — and sometimes profanely ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
The defense put just one witness on the stand, an expert regarding the biology of insect growth in a decomposing body.
Man convicted of woman's beating death, gets immediate life sentence from judge
An East Toledo man fatally beat a woman to death and then hid her body in his bed for several weeks in August, 2023, a jury determined Monday afternoon ...
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The Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 1d
A majority of the redactions cite attorney-client privilege, which the agency said was applied “as narrowly as possible” under Ohio law.
LMH provides but redacts more than 1,000 pages of records, cites attorney-client privilege
Lucas Metropolitan Housing cited 124 exceptions to public records laws and provided more than 1,000 pages of documents with heavy redaction, revealing ...
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