http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:10:27 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/12/lourdes-property-still-shows-life-after-school-closure/stories/20260912080 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/12/lourdes-property-still-shows-life-after-school-closure/stories/20260912080#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:33:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/12/lourdes-property-still-shows-life-after-school-closure/stories/20260912080 Although students didn’t return to Lourdes University this fall, loud music and smiling faces still crowded the campus Saturday morning. Mary Pagels holds a card she crafted using recycled scraps from Sister Roselynn Humbert’s class. John Jerome, right, shows his 1988 Corvette C4. Mary Pagels holds a card she crafted using recycled scraps from Sister Roselynn Humbert’s class. Attendees check out classic cars lined up. Charles and Joann Ott sit next to their 1986 Chevy Silverado 10. Spencer Seeger, 13, and his grandfather, Dennis, look at a car shown. A lady browses the classic cars. Stas Krukowski talks about the importance of the third annual Rosary Care Center Car-Nival Car Show at Lourdes University in Sylvania on Saturday. A woman exits the Tree City Market Falling for Local event at Lourdes University. Becky Evans shops for crochet plush toys. Phil Farina, a local supernatural fiction artist, displays his books. Attendees browse dozens of local artists booths during the Tree City Market Falling for Local event. Attendees browse food trucks during the Tree City Market Falling for Local event. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/12/i-75-reconstruction-to-be-topic-of-monroe-open-house-meeting/stories/20260911109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/12/i-75-reconstruction-to-be-topic-of-monroe-open-house-meeting/stories/20260911109#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:43:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/12/i-75-reconstruction-to-be-topic-of-monroe-open-house-meeting/stories/20260911109 MONROE — An upcoming I-75 reconstruction project in the city of Monroe and two adjoining townships will be the subject of an open-house meeting Monday evening at Monroe City Hall. Then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, right, releases a new report detailing 18 of the most economically significant bridges that are being rebuilt or repaired with funding from the Biden-Harris Administration during a news conference as Monroe Mayor Robert Clark, left, listens at the River Raisin Bridge in 2024.. Aerial views of I-75 at the River Raisin bridge in Monroe in 2022 looking also at the Elm Street interchange at the bridge's north end. MDOT plans to remove the Elm ramps as part of an upcoming I-75 reconstruction project that also will feature rebuilding the bridge. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/toledo-motorcyclist-dies-in-two-vehicle-crash/stories/20260912075 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/toledo-motorcyclist-dies-in-two-vehicle-crash/stories/20260912075#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:48:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/toledo-motorcyclist-dies-in-two-vehicle-crash/stories/20260912075 A Toledo motorcyclist died after a Friday night collision with an SUV, according to the Toledo Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/71-year-old-motorcyclist-dies-crash/stories/20260912077 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/71-year-old-motorcyclist-dies-crash/stories/20260912077#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:43:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/71-year-old-motorcyclist-dies-crash/stories/20260912077 A 71-year-old motorcyclist died Friday in South Toledo when he was struck by another vehicle, according to Toledo police. https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/09/12/pregnant-bicyclist-injured-crash/stories/20260912076 https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/09/12/pregnant-bicyclist-injured-crash/stories/20260912076#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:31:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2026/09/12/pregnant-bicyclist-injured-crash/stories/20260912076 A pregnant woman was seriously injured Friday afternoon when she was struck while riding an e-bike, Toledo police said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/suspect-arrested-shooting-death-woman/stories/20260912074 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/suspect-arrested-shooting-death-woman/stories/20260912074#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:28:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/12/suspect-arrested-shooting-death-woman/stories/20260912074 Toledo police are investigating a fatal shooting Friday in central Toledo. Amair Davis, shooting suspect https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/12/next-chapter-reflections-incoming-outgoing-teachers/stories/20260806098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/12/next-chapter-reflections-incoming-outgoing-teachers/stories/20260806098#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/12/next-chapter-reflections-incoming-outgoing-teachers/stories/20260806098 Regardless what end of their career teachers are on, they share the same goal: helping students grow. Fifth-grade teacher at Greenwood Elementary School Cal Coy taught for 33 years, on Aug. 10 in Toledo. Fifth-grade teacher at Greenwood Elementary School Cal Coy taught for 33 years, on Aug. 10 in Toledo. Fifth-grade teacher at Greenwood Elementary School Cal Coy taught for 33 years, on Aug. 10 in Toledo. St. Ursula Academy first-year math teacher Jenna Polturalski and 50th-year social studies and German teacher Dennis Maas bookend each other in front of a school logo at the all girls high school on Sept. 4 in West Toledo. Polturalski played soccer for the school and Maas is 'number one fan' of the Arrows. St. Ursula Academy first-year math teacher Jenna Polturalski and 50th-year social studies and German teacher Dennis Maas bookend each other in front of a school logo at the all girls high school on Sept. 4 in West Toledo. St. Ursula Academy first year math teacher Jenna Polturalski and 50th year social studies and German teacher Dennis Maas bookend each other in front of a school logo at the all girls high school on Sept. 4 in West Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/11/press-newspapers-closes-54-years-operations/stories/20260911104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/11/press-newspapers-closes-54-years-operations/stories/20260911104#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:30:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/11/press-newspapers-closes-54-years-operations/stories/20260911104 The Press, a weekly newspaper that covered the eastern suburban communities of Toledo for more than 50 years, has closed. H. Kenneth Douthit III, the owner and publisher of the Press, said he could no longer fund the paper because of years of declining advertising and rising printing costs. The The final edition of The Press, which served the eastern suburbs of Toledo for 54 years, was printed on Friday with a publishing date of September 14, 2026. The Press newspaper, which covered the eastern suburbs of Toledo for 54 years, has closed. The Press office on Woodville Road on Friday, September 11, is closed after it was announced on Thursday that the weekly newspaper will stop operations permanently. The Press, a weekly newspaper that covered the eastern suburban communities of Toledo for more than 50 years, has closed. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/09/11/doctor-hassan-james-abbas-6-months-jail-abortion-girlfriend/stories/20260911086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/09/11/doctor-hassan-james-abbas-6-months-jail-abortion-girlfriend/stories/20260911086#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:45:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/09/11/doctor-hassan-james-abbas-6-months-jail-abortion-girlfriend/stories/20260911086 A doctor who fraudulently obtained abortion medication and then administered it to his then-girlfriend received a six-month jail term Friday morning from a Lucas County judge. Hassan-James Abbas, the UTMC doctor accused of forcing abortion pills on a woman, appears in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/11/ice-should-halt-use-ankle-monitors-haitian-immigrants-faith-leaders-say/stories/20260911092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/11/ice-should-halt-use-ankle-monitors-haitian-immigrants-faith-leaders-say/stories/20260911092#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:38:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/11/ice-should-halt-use-ankle-monitors-haitian-immigrants-faith-leaders-say/stories/20260911092 COLUMBUS — Officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement should end the “dehumanizing and shameful practice of placing ankle monitors on people who have committed no crime,” faith leaders told Gov. Mike DeWine and several members of Ohio’s congressional delegation on Friday. Rev. Julia Joyce-Miesse, director of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Granville, speaks during a news conference at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus on Sept. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/bgsu-memorial-brings-911-history-new-generation/stories/20260911106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/bgsu-memorial-brings-911-history-new-generation/stories/20260911106#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:05:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/bgsu-memorial-brings-911-history-new-generation/stories/20260911106 Nearly 3,000 flags filled the heart of Bowling Green State University’s campus Friday, surrounded by photographs showing how students there experienced the Sept. 11 attacks 25 years ago. A woman stops to view a campus photographer's photo taken on 9/11, which was part of a memorial and photo walk in Bowling Green. Victoria Main, a doctoral student at Bowling Green State University, explores a memorial and photo walk. Carlie Doran, a sophomore at Bowling Green State University, sits and observes a 9/11 memorial on BGSU's campus. Bowling Green State University students pass a 9/11 memorial and photo walk. People pass by a memorial and photo walk. A sea of flags, each representing a person who died during 9/11, is displayed at Bowling Green State University. Photos from 9/11 on Bowling Green State University's campus are displayed. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/25-years-after-911-northwest-ohioans-remember-fear-sacrifice-unity/stories/20260911094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/25-years-after-911-northwest-ohioans-remember-fear-sacrifice-unity/stories/20260911094#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:45:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/25-years-after-911-northwest-ohioans-remember-fear-sacrifice-unity/stories/20260911094 Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Jeff and Pat Kuhr stood among American flags at Toledo Memorial Park on Friday, remembering where they were when the nation came under attack. Pvt. Kirk Wolfe, a firefighter and paramedic with Sylvania Fire-EMS, looks down at American flags representing the fallen first responders and citizens as he leaves after the 9/11 memorial service on the tragedy's 25th anniversary at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania. Nikhil Shelke, a Northview junior, left, and Maggie Wilcox, a Northview senior, play taps. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Behan rings the bell. Auxiliary Fire Chief Jeffrey Bennett speaks. Members of VFW Post 2898 give a gun salute. Auxiliary Fire Chief Jeffrey Bennett speaks. American flags representing the lost first responders and citizens are planted around the ground. Chad Albert, president and CEO of Toledo Memorial Park, speaks. Rich Crawford gives his recollection of the day of the attacks. A Sylvania Fire-EMS honor guard carries a wreath. American flags representing the lost first responders and citizens are planted around the ground. Mayor Mark Frye speaks. Members of Sylvania Fire-EMS salute. Attendees gather to commemorate the 25th anniversary. Attendees gather to commemorate the 25th anniversary. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/man-dies-injuries-bike-crash-car/stories/20260911098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/man-dies-injuries-bike-crash-car/stories/20260911098#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:21:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/man-dies-injuries-bike-crash-car/stories/20260911098 Two Toledo residents have died of injuries received after being hit by cars in two unrelated incidents, police said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/11/parts-lake-erie-are-now-reported-very-scummy/stories/20260911108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/11/parts-lake-erie-are-now-reported-very-scummy/stories/20260911108#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:18:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/11/parts-lake-erie-are-now-reported-very-scummy/stories/20260911108 Now’s the time to be especially careful if you’re boating on western Lake Erie. A photo of the open water of Lake Erie, near the mouth of the Maumee River, taken Aug. 25 from aboard a NOAA research vessel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/penta-students-pay-tribute-9-11-victims-patriot-day-program/stories/20260911091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/penta-students-pay-tribute-9-11-victims-patriot-day-program/stories/20260911091#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:38:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/penta-students-pay-tribute-9-11-victims-patriot-day-program/stories/20260911091 None of the Penta Career Center students participating in a 9/11 ceremony Friday were alive in 2001, but they each understood the day’s mission: honoring the people, the stories, and the sacrifices made that day. Spectators and crews from area law enforcement and fire departments listen during the Patriot Day ceremony at Penta Career Center on Sept. 11. A U.S. flag hangs between two ladder trucks before the start of a Sept. 11 ceremony at Penta Career Center marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Members of the VFW Walbridge Post #9963 along with students and staff in the criminal justice and firefighter programs await the start of a Patriot Day ceremony Friday at Penta Career Center. Nicolas Lee, 17, who would play taps, waits the start of the 9/11 observance program on Sept. 11. Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn delivers the keynote address Friday marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Penta Career Center. Nicolas Lee, 17, holds his trumpet as he and students in the Penta Career Center's criminal justice and firefighter programs stand at attention while the U.S. flag is raised to half staff on Sept. 11 during a 9/11 observance program. Students in the firefighter and criminal justice programs listen as Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn delivers the keynote address on Sept. 11 marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Penta Career Center. Penta criminal justice student Brielle Konrad and State Rep. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D., Toledo) spoke following the Patriot Day ceremony on Sept. 11. Jeremiah Sparks, 17, a member of the Penta Public Safety Honor Guard, credits his instructor Wood County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Rizor with encouraging him to pursue his dream of working in law enforcement. Police and fire vehicles with emergency lights flashing like this one surrounded the area where Penta Career Center's Patriot Day ceremony took place. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/director-of-humanist-organization-to-speak-as-part-of-lecture-series/stories/20260907002 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/director-of-humanist-organization-to-speak-as-part-of-lecture-series/stories/20260907002#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:17:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/director-of-humanist-organization-to-speak-as-part-of-lecture-series/stories/20260907002 Fish Stark, executive director of the secular group the American Humanist Association, will speak in Toledo on Sunday. Audrey Johnson, of Toledo, talks with Walaa Kanan, of Toledo,and Jason Daniels, of Perrysburg, at the Community Welcoming Picnic at Swan Creek Preserve Metropark in 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/photo-gallery-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-1-7/stories/20260911096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/photo-gallery-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-1-7/stories/20260911096#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:10:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/photo-gallery-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-1-7/stories/20260911096 The University of Toledo Athletics Department hosts a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Glass Bowl. Members of the Toledo ROTC, Toledo Fire & Rescue Department, the Toledo Police Department, and the general public gathered in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The event is designed to honor the firefighters and police officers who climbed the 110 stories of the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 attacks. Lt. Leslie Cook of the Toledo Police Department, left, and Bowling Green Firefighter Ryan Steen climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. University of Toledo ROTC cadets and athletes climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Tom Hawkins and others walk the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. University of Toledo ROTC cadets and athletes climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Rossford Police Officer Michael Shaffer, center, walks the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11. Bowling Green Firefighter Ryan Steen climbs the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Lt. Leslie Cook of the Toledo Police Department climbs the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Bowling Green Firefighter Ryan Steen climbs the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. University of Toledo ROTC cadets and athletes climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/missing-st-agnes-church-fire/stories/20260911090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/missing-st-agnes-church-fire/stories/20260911090#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:52:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/missing-st-agnes-church-fire/stories/20260911090 Two people known to stay at St. Agnes Church remain missing after a search of the fire-damaged property found no human remains. A worker in an excavator demolishes the former St. Agnes Church after a fire in Toledo on Sept. 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/best-images-week-ending-sept-10/stories/20260911084 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/best-images-week-ending-sept-10/stories/20260911084#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:39:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/best-images-week-ending-sept-10/stories/20260911084 From the Fulton County Fair to high school football Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. Toledo’s Connor Walendzak runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown as Michigan State’sMichael Richard pushes him during a college football game at Spartan Stadium in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 4. Michigan State defeated Toledo, 30-20. Brendo Schack films a skateboarding trick by Justin Lecompte in Toledo on Sept. 7. Arlo Edwards, 8, climbs on a rock in the 'Close, Closer, Closest' sculpture in Close Park on Sept. 10 in West Toledo. Rion Walker, 7, flips upside down on the bungee jump during the Fulton County Fair in Wauseon on Sept. 5. Delilah, 3, and Olivia Heilman, 3, chase each other with balloons during the Fulton County Fair in Wauseon on Sept. 5. Refinery smoke is seen along the horizon as dark clouds roll in while heavy rain and thunderstorms begin to blanket downtown Toledo on Sept. 4. A cyclist rides along a trail under the I-280 in Toledo on Sept. 8. Springfield's Damez Pettaway spins out of a tackle to stay on his feet and score against Findlay in a high school football game at Donnell Stadium on Sept. 4 in Findlay. The BGSU defense forces a fumble by Tarleton St. running back Tylan Hines, ultimately resulting in a BGSU recovery by the Falcons’ JoJo Johnson (2) in the Texans end zone late in the 4th quarter in a college football game at Doyt Perry Stadium on Sept. 5 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Kirk Jacobson sits on a dock while fishing at Cullen Park in Toledo on Sept. 10. St. Francis de Sales' Connor Valuck heads the ball against St. John's Jesuit defenders in a boys high school soccer game at St. John's on Sept. 8 in West Toledo. Lake players celebrate a point during a girls high school volleyball game between Oak Harbor and Lake at Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor on Sept. 10. Francesca Sinila plays a game of cornhole during Lunch at Levis on Sept. 10 at Levis Square Park in Toledo. Cindy and Jim Chaney, Perrysburg, take the advice of collector 'DJ Dan,' of Washington D.C., hunt for vinyl treasure at the Toledo Record Riot expo at the Franklin Park Mall on Sept. 6 in West Toledo. Tahir Shahzad, St. Vincent Medical Center resident physician, rescues a dummy in a bank robbery simulation during Emergency Medical Services Day at Owens Community College in Walbridge on Sept. 9. Toledo native Erickka Jones has returned home after 37 years to launch the Brew Is Back podcast on Sept. 8 in Toledo. Rowan Stewart, 3, chases Izzy Ledesma, 4, with a bubble gun during Bubble Bop! at Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve in Perrysburg on Sept. 5. Toledo’s Lilly Merk, left, spikes against Notre Dame’s Isabella Sangha during a women’s college volleyball match between the University of Toledo and University of Notre Dame at UT’s Savage Arena in Toledo on Sept. 5. Mia Leone smiles as she rappels down the Junction building during the Over the Edge for Victory in downtown Toledo on Sept. 4. Tara Foster, left, checks out author Melanie “Babydoll” Wallace’s booth during Gathering Volumes' Parking Lot Party and Author Fair in Perrysburg on Sept. 6. Charlene Sherman of Sylvania prays during an interfaith prayer service for peace commemorating the September 11 attacks on Sept. 10 at St. Joseph Parish in Sylvania. Carl Nelson walks past the 2,977 flags in Festival Park to honor the victims of 9/11 at Imagination Station in downtown Toledo on Sept. 8. Firefighters battle a fire at the former St. Agnes Church in Toledo on Sept. 5. Adam Smidi sits with his two sons, Yusuf, 12, left, and Malik, 8, right, after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. Micah Risher, owner of Wesley's Bar, left, anxiously watches the throw by 11-year-old Samaia Ponds as he sits in the dunk tank during the Adams Street Block Party in Toledo on Sept. 5. Debbie Dalke holds a sign as she walks with Vivek Ramaswamy during the Labor Day Parade in downtown Toledo on Sept. 7. Cherrefe Kadri at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/11/northwest-ohioans-recall-being-thrust-into-action-on-9-11-and-its-aftermath/stories/20260908090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/11/northwest-ohioans-recall-being-thrust-into-action-on-9-11-and-its-aftermath/stories/20260908090#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:02:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/11/northwest-ohioans-recall-being-thrust-into-action-on-9-11-and-its-aftermath/stories/20260908090 From 911 dispatchers fielding a flood of calls to fighter pilots guarding Chicago’s skies, northwest Ohioans were thrust into action on Sept. 11, 2001. Fire response dispatcher Tammy Ray works at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Jen First, manager of law operations at the Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments, works at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Lt. Col. Kent Ernsberger, pictured in 1999, was pressed into duty by the Ohio Air National Guard on 9/11, protecting the skies over Chicago. Fire response dispatcher Tammy Ray holds up a picture of her family from 2001 as she works at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Fire response dispatcher Tammy Ray works at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Fire response dispatcher Tammy Ray works at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Jen First, manager of law operations at the Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments, works at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Fire response dispatcher Tammy Ray, left, and Jen First, manager of law operations at the Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments, work at the Regional Council of Governments 911 building on Sept. 9 in Toledo. Lt. Col. Kent Ernsberger in about 2002. Lt. Col. Kent Ernsberger in pictured in 2002 with an F-16 jet like the one he flew on Sept. 11, 2001.