http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:17:40 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/04/social-educational-program-help-parents-support-queer-kids/stories/20261004100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/04/social-educational-program-help-parents-support-queer-kids/stories/20261004100#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:39:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/04/social-educational-program-help-parents-support-queer-kids/stories/20261004100 Equality Toledo is holding a program for parents and caregivers to learn how to support their queer youth. The Equality Toledo office is located downtown in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/04/multifaith-council-wellness-for-life-event/stories/20260904091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/04/multifaith-council-wellness-for-life-event/stories/20260904091#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:25:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/04/multifaith-council-wellness-for-life-event/stories/20260904091 METAMORA, Ohio — The MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio is expanding access to information and health screenings for mid-life adults through its Wellness for Life event. Faith leaders organized a "MultiFaith Tree Planting" news conference at the Craig Bridge Trail in the vistula Neighborhood on May 1 in North Toledo. Representatives from Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, the City of Toledo, ReTree Toledo, MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio, and Sacred Grounds worked together to bring focus on environmental stewardship and community connection. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/04/eviction-filings-high-high-city-weighs-tenant-protections/stories/20260926008 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/04/eviction-filings-high-high-city-weighs-tenant-protections/stories/20260926008#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:55:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/04/eviction-filings-high-high-city-weighs-tenant-protections/stories/20260926008 Eviction filings in Toledo have reached their highest monthly level in more than six years, according to data from Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. Noah Woods, attorney at the Fair Housing Center, discusses an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords, who punish tenants through rent hikes and evictions after they make basic requests, in a Toledo City Council committee meeting on Sept. 24 in downtown Toledo. Attorney Taylor Burns addresses council about an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords, who punish tenants through rent hikes and evictions after they make basic requests, in a Toledo City Council committee meeting on Sept. 24 in downtown Toledo. Council member Cerssandra McPherson addresses the Fair Housing Center and the ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords, who punish tenants through rent hikes and evictions after they make basic requests, in a Toledo City Council committee meeting on Sept. 24 in downtown Toledo. The Fair Housing Center presents statistics in discussing an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords, who punish tenants through rent hikes and evictions after they make basic requests, in a Toledo City Council committee meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in downtown Toledo. The Fair Housing Center presents statistics in discussing an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords, who punish tenants through rent hikes and evictions. Council member Vanice Williams listens to Noah Woods, attorney at the Fair Housing Center, discuss an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords. Council member Theresa Gadus discusses an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords. Christina Rodriguez, attorney at the Fair Housing Center, discusses an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords, who punish tenants through rent hikes and evictions after they make basic requests. Renter Marshona Sours addresses council about her experience with punitive landlords during discussions of an ordinance set to address retaliatory landlords. Renter Sonia Brown addresses council about her experience with punitive landlords. George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, at the Fair Housing Center in July. Brittany Jones, Toledo council member, at the Toledo Club in August in uptown Toledo. Venus Chapman, a local tenant organizer, outside of Executive Towers in Toledo in March. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/04/ohio-lawmakers-votes-9-28-10-2-26/stories/20261002136 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/04/ohio-lawmakers-votes-9-28-10-2-26/stories/20261002136#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/04/ohio-lawmakers-votes-9-28-10-2-26/stories/20261002136 A look at recent actions in the Ohio General Assembly and how lawmakers representing the area voted. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/president-trump-emphasizes-ohio-importance-midterm-elections/stories/20261003088 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/president-trump-emphasizes-ohio-importance-midterm-elections/stories/20261003088#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:56:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/president-trump-emphasizes-ohio-importance-midterm-elections/stories/20261003088 VANDALIA, Ohio — Ohio voters will be critical for ensuring that Republicans keep majorities in both chambers of Congress, President Trump said as he encouraged his supporters to turn out for the midterm elections. President Donald Trump speaks during a midterm election rally, Saturday, Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. Jonelle Brown, a Vandalia, Ohio, resident, said she has voted for President Trump three times as she waited in line ahead of his visit to Ohio on Saturday. Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio, on Oct. 3. Supporters of President Trump gather outside of Butler High School in anticipation of the President's rally with Ohio candidates in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday. President Donald Trump speaks during a midterm election rally Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio, on Oct. 3. President Donald Trump speaks during a midterm election rally Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event at Butler High School Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. Sen. Jon Husted (R., Ohio), left, shakes the hand of President Donald Trump after speaking during an event at Butler High School Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. President Donald Trump speaks during a midterm election rally Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. Attendees react as President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a midterm election rally Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. From left, Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted (R., Ohio) react as President Donald Trump speaks during a midterm election rally Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Butler High School Oct. 3 in Vandalia, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/03/toledo-man-killed-south-toledo-motorcycle-crash/stories/20261003093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/03/toledo-man-killed-south-toledo-motorcycle-crash/stories/20261003093#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:19:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/03/toledo-man-killed-south-toledo-motorcycle-crash/stories/20261003093 A 34-year-old Toledo man was killed Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a car on Reynolds Road, Toledo police said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/03/photo-gallery-bg-4x4-fest/stories/20261003081 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/03/photo-gallery-bg-4x4-fest/stories/20261003081#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:58:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/03/photo-gallery-bg-4x4-fest/stories/20261003081 Drivers braved the mud pit during the BG 4x4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Saturday. Nicholas Green, 12, and Richard Green, 9, reacts to a vehicle spraying them with mud at the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A Jeep goes through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A Jeep goes through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A truck goes through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Kris Mendoza drives through the mud pit in his side-by-side utility vehicle during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Mud is caked to the face of Kris Mendoza after he drove through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A truck named Brutus makes it to the end of the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. One of the trucks makes it to the end of the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Richard Green, 9, waits for the next vehicle to go through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. One of the trucks makes it to the end of the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Kris Mendoza cleans off his side-by-side utility vehicle after driving through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Richard Green, 9, watches a Jeep through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A truck goes through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Todd Burgy makes some last-minute touches to his truck, Brutus, before going to the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A Jeep rolls through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A truck goes through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. A Jeep goes through the mud pit during BG 4×4 Fest at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/03/families-get-taste-great-depression-farming-through-heritage-harvest-fest/stories/20261003080 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/03/families-get-taste-great-depression-farming-through-heritage-harvest-fest/stories/20261003080#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:13:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/03/families-get-taste-great-depression-farming-through-heritage-harvest-fest/stories/20261003080 BOWLING GREEN — Harvey Higgins, 10, ran toward a cider mill at Carter Historic Farm as soon as he saw it, his mother Emma said. John Kovacs tries his hand on the corn sheller. A cat walks by. David Strickler, left, and Lucy Long, of Root Cellar Old-Time String Band, warm up before performing. People get food. David Strickler, left, and Lucy Long and Stephen O’Regan, of Root Cellar Old-Time String Band, perform. People ride in a tractor-pulled wagon. People ride in a tractor-pulled wagon. People ride in a tractor-pulled wagon, at right, and others check out the schoolhouse at back. Scarecrows sit at the entrance. Carolyn Powers gives a blacksmithing demonstration. Carolyn Powers gives a blacksmithing demonstration. Carolyn Powers gives a blacksmithing demonstration to 11-year-olds Gavin and Evan Martinez. https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/10/03/great-lakes-leaders-gather-regional-push/stories/20261003012 https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/10/03/great-lakes-leaders-gather-regional-push/stories/20261003012#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/10/03/great-lakes-leaders-gather-regional-push/stories/20261003012 Regionalism isn’t new, but the argument for it is gaining new urgency around the Great Lakes. Toledo Harbor Light is lit at sunset. A view of Lake Erie is seen from the Gibraltar Island shoreline at sunrise. The Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial's column are at Put-in-Bay. Carty Finkbeiner, a former Toledo mayor and South Toledo resident, left, and John Irish, who lives next to the now-closed Harvard Elementary School, talk about the Harvard School at Wixey Bakery in South Toledo on July 1. The two are part of a group pushing to saving the historic building and find a new use for it. Former Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner talks. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) talks. A large rock sticks out of the water near Lake Erie's Gibraltar Island. View of Lake Erie from Gibraltar Island is featured. A view of western Lake Erie is featured. A boat plies the western Lake Erie water. Rocks are located off the Gibraltar Island shoreline in western Lake Erie. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/early-in-person-voting-is-nearly-here/stories/20261003053 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/early-in-person-voting-is-nearly-here/stories/20261003053#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/early-in-person-voting-is-nearly-here/stories/20261003053 As early in-person voting gets under way, residents throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan will be greeted with ballots full of candidates and issues. Voter privacy shieldsare stored at the Lucas County Board of Elections in Toledo on Feb. 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/odot-study-shows-overwhelming-benefits-us-23-i-71-connector-toledo-groups/stories/20261002100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/odot-study-shows-overwhelming-benefits-us-23-i-71-connector-toledo-groups/stories/20261002100#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/03/odot-study-shows-overwhelming-benefits-us-23-i-71-connector-toledo-groups/stories/20261002100 COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers now have all the information they need to fund a freeway easing congestion between Toledo and Columbus, according to leaders of northwest Ohio business and planning organizations. The Ohio Department of Transportation conducted a study on the feasibility of building a freeway connecting I-71 and U.S. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/brent-industries-cleanup-approaches-final-phase/stories/20261002111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/brent-industries-cleanup-approaches-final-phase/stories/20261002111#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:49:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/brent-industries-cleanup-approaches-final-phase/stories/20261002111 City officials say they are in the final phase of cleaning up Brent Industries, where a fatal explosion and fire in August killed two people and caused the building to collapse. Firefighters work to put out a blaze after an explosion at Brent Industries on Aug. 18 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/brown-targets-husted-data-centers-economy-during-toledo-campaign-stop/stories/20261002131 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/brown-targets-husted-data-centers-economy-during-toledo-campaign-stop/stories/20261002131#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:53:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/brown-targets-husted-data-centers-economy-during-toledo-campaign-stop/stories/20261002131 Early in-person voting begins Tuesday, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown says his opponent is calling in reinforcements to “bail him out.” Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who is seeking to return to the U.S. Senate, stopped at Earnest Brew Works in downtown Toledo on Friday to meet voters ahead of early in-person voting. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/dewine-uses-toledo-stop-make-case-h2ohios-future/stories/20261002124 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/dewine-uses-toledo-stop-make-case-h2ohios-future/stories/20261002124#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:06:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/dewine-uses-toledo-stop-make-case-h2ohios-future/stories/20261002124 They didn’t roll out the red carpet. Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a celebration for the H2Ohio initiative at Walbridge Park in Toledo. Ohio DNR Director Mary Mertz shows Governor Mike DeWine a poster. Governor Mike DeWine signs a poster. Governor Mike DeWine signs a poster. Governor Mike DeWine meets a snake. Governor Mike DeWine speaks. Black Swamp Conservancy Executive Director Rob Krain speaks. Ducks Unlimited Senior Regional Biologist Russ Terry speaks. President and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Thomas Winston speaks. Vice President of Business Development for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Joe Cappel speaks. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/police-release-body-camera-footage-arrest-toledo-man-now-ice-custody/stories/20261002137 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/police-release-body-camera-footage-arrest-toledo-man-now-ice-custody/stories/20261002137#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:14:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/police-release-body-camera-footage-arrest-toledo-man-now-ice-custody/stories/20261002137 The Toledo Police Department has released body camera footage from the Sept. 2 encounter and Sept. 14 arrest of Nazario Vazquez. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/toledo-summit-links-media-culture-to-domestic-violence/stories/20261002107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/toledo-summit-links-media-culture-to-domestic-violence/stories/20261002107#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:43:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/toledo-summit-links-media-culture-to-domestic-violence/stories/20261002107 While statistics say violent crimes like homicide are down in Toledo, domestic violence remains a present issue in the community. Chief Prosecutor Rebecca Facey speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Jabari M. Evans, Ph.D., of the University of South Carolina, speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. Toledo Chief Prosecutor Rebecca Facey speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. Eric Marsh, Sr., director at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. Attendees head into the auditorium. Councilman Cerssandra McPherson, left, and Eric Marsh, Sr., director of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaks ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-glass-city-get-down-street-art-festival/stories/20261002134 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-glass-city-get-down-street-art-festival/stories/20261002134#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:36:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-glass-city-get-down-street-art-festival/stories/20261002134 The 2nd annual Glass City Get Down Street Art Festival kicked off Friday in Toledo. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Chris Rodriguez works on his painting. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Chris Rodriguez works on his painting as other artists work on their pieces. Matt “Senek” Rohde works on his painting. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Matt “Senek” Rohde works on his painting. Ben Montalvo adds details to his piece. Chris Rodriguez works on his painting. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/toledo-library-5/stories/20260929090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/toledo-library-5/stories/20260929090#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:58:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/toledo-library-5/stories/20260929090 Bethany House and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Steinem Sisters Collection will honor victims of domestic violence through the Northwest Ohio Silent Witness Project and its silhouette exhibits. Jason Kucsma, executive director of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, speaks during a news conference at the downtown library announcing the distribution of free gun locks at all libraries in Lucas County on April 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-oct-1/stories/20261002109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-oct-1/stories/20261002109#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:36:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-oct-1/stories/20261002109 From high school sports to picking apples, Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. Springfield’s Jackson Miller works the ball from Bowling Green’s Kyzen Smallwood in a high school boys soccer game on Sept. 29 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Avery Dickens paints a panel during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Construction continues on the Diocese of Toledo’s new Pastoral Center, which broke ground in May on Sept. 28 in central Toledo. Sylvia Brinkman waits for the Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure to begin in downtown Toledo on Sept. 27. Alberta Owens with Simple Serene Clean LLC wipes down the walls of the bathroom while cleaning a clients home in Woodville on Sept. 29. Susan Wilkinson, event organizer, sets up a Dolly Parton cardboard cutout while sporting a Dolly Parton outfit during a Dolly Day event in memory of Dolly Parton in Tiffin on Sept. 25. From left, Perrysburg sophomores Gianna Quiroz, 15, and Savannah Mulkey, 15, learn how to use a voting machine during a League of Women Voters registration drive on Sept. 25 at Perrysburg High School. Waite’s band waits to play halftime against Woodward in a City League high school football game at Mollenkopf Stadium on Oct. 1 in East Toledo. Waite RB Carl Foard stiff arms the defense against Woodward in a City League high school football game at Mollenkopf Stadium on Oct. 1 in East Toledo. University of Toledo wide receiver Adjatay Dabbs makes a catch against San Diego State safety Josiah Cox during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game on Sept. 26 at Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo. Otsego’s Dane Fatzinger, left, intercepts a pass intended for Eastwood’s Edmund Opfer during a high school football game between Eastwood and Otsego at Eastwood High School’s Jerry Rutherford Stadium in Pemberville on Sept. 25. Dana Daher paints during the Art Mayhem challenge for Toledo Fringe Fest at he Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. Liam Reineke, 6, wanders a hallway during a final tour of Jefferson Junior High School before its demolition in Toledo on Sept. 27. Algal toxins are at unsafe levels along the Lake Erie shore line on Sept. 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. Audra Stechchulte, 4, picks up apples at MacQueen Orchards in Holland on Sept. 30. Port Clinton High School junior Clara Blatt, 16, releases a sturgeon into the Sandusky River on Sept. 30 in Fremont. 300 kids from multiple high schools across the region are releasing 750 baby lake sturgeon into the Sandusky River. The sturgeon were raised from eggs captured in the St. Clair River and sent over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin. Tasha Belle paints during the Art Mayhem live painting competition for Toledo Fringe Fest at the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. South Florida’s Michael Van Buren, Jr., hurdles Bowling Green’s Josira Andrews during a college football game between Bowling Green State University and the University of South Florida at BGSU’s Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green on Sept. 26. Ron McKnight sits in his 1939 Ford Deluxe during the 14th Annual Classic Car Show at Penta Career Center in Perrysburg on Sept. 30. Grand Rapid’s Justice Christensen sends the puck up during a preseason game between the Cleveland Monsters and Grand Rapids Griffins at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Sept. 27. Clay wide receiver Max Morrison catches a late 4th quarter touchdown to set up the 2-pt conversion for the 29–28 lead against Findlay in a high school football game at Clay Memorial Stadium on Sept. 25 in Oregon, Ohio. Peter Esparza dances to Distant Cousinz during 419 Music Fest at Promenade Park in downtown Toledo on Sept. 26. Matthew Scheiber looks for trash to pick up during Partners for Clean Streams’ 30th annual Clean Your Streams Day at International Park in Toledo on Sept. 26. Sixth grader Maxwell McCain signs a copy of his book "Choose Your Words, Keep Your Friends” for principal John Keys at Byrnedale Elementary School in Toledo on Sept. 30. Bricia Gonzalez consoles her daughter during a news conference about her husband Nazario Vazquez being detained by ICE last month on Oct. 1 at FLOC headquarters in Toledo. A worker walks past shelves of inventory during a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the new Sheetz distribution center in Findlay on Sept. 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/casino-commission-seizes-93-illegal-slot-machines-tiffin/stories/20261002104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/casino-commission-seizes-93-illegal-slot-machines-tiffin/stories/20261002104#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:50:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/casino-commission-seizes-93-illegal-slot-machines-tiffin/stories/20261002104 TIFFIN, Ohio — An investigation into illegal gambling resulted in the seizure of 93 slot machines from two locations in Tiffin.