http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:12:18 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/24/community-summit-street-cleans-celebrates/stories/20261024075 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/24/community-summit-street-cleans-celebrates/stories/20261024075#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:35:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/24/community-summit-street-cleans-celebrates/stories/20261024075 Proud Toledo residents took to the Vistula neighborhood Saturday morning to pick up trash, plant trees along its streets, and celebrate its improvement. Luke Sankowski, 3, holds a shovel during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. Peter and Valerie Garforth pick up trash during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. Peter Garforth picks up litter during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. Kelly Sankowski and her two sons, Luke, 3, and Solomon, 5, plant a tree during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. Laura Shaffer, left, Adam Cassi, center, and Sara Stacy add dirt to the hole while planting a tree during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. Solomon Sankowski, 5, packs in the mulch while planting a tree during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. Valerie Garforth, left, and Sheila Egert pick up trash during Crossing Summit: For a Safer, Cleaner, and Connected Vistula event in Toledo on Oct. 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/24/fresh-out-of-home-confinement-borges-maintains-innocence-in-ohio-bribery-scandal/stories/20261023093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/24/fresh-out-of-home-confinement-borges-maintains-innocence-in-ohio-bribery-scandal/stories/20261023093#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:49:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/24/fresh-out-of-home-confinement-borges-maintains-innocence-in-ohio-bribery-scandal/stories/20261023093 COLUMBUS — As Matt Borges restarts his life free from home confinement, the former lobbyist is publicly criticizing the process that led to his racketeering conviction in Ohio’s largest bribery scandal. Former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges, right, arrives at federal court in Cincinnati with attorneys Todd Long, left, and Karl Schneider in January, 2023. Convicted in Ohio's $61 million House Bill 6 bribery scandal, Borges recently completed home confinement and told The Blade he maintains his innocence and believes federal prosecutors overstepped their authority. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/animals/2026/10/24/photo-gallery-pumpkin-stomp-chomp-at-toledo-zoo/stories/20261024076 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/animals/2026/10/24/photo-gallery-pumpkin-stomp-chomp-at-toledo-zoo/stories/20261024076#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:25:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/animals/2026/10/24/photo-gallery-pumpkin-stomp-chomp-at-toledo-zoo/stories/20261024076 Pumpkins took center stage at the Toledo Zoo Saturday as visitors celebrated the season with the Pumpkin Stomp & Chomp event, featuring festive fall fun for animals and guests. An elephant eats a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An elephant crushes a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. People watch an elephant pick up a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An otter plays with a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An elephant stomps a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. A tiger reacts after interacting with a witch-shaped enrichment item during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. A tiger reacts after interacting with a witch-shaped enrichment item during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An elephant holds a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An elephant picks apart a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. Elephants during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An elephant rolls a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. An elephant stomps a pumpkin during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Oct. 24. From left, Olivia Moore, Kaden Moore, 1, and Abigail Kostrzewski wait for the tiger to come out for its enrichment during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 24. A takin interacts with its enrichment during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 24. The tiger in its enclosure during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 24. A dingo checks out its enrichment items during Halloween-themed enrichments at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/24/city-releases-preliminary-air-monitoring-data-while-several-agencies-continue-te/stories/20261024073 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/24/city-releases-preliminary-air-monitoring-data-while-several-agencies-continue-te/stories/20261024073#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:00:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/24/city-releases-preliminary-air-monitoring-data-while-several-agencies-continue-te/stories/20261024073 The city of Toledo has released preliminary air monitoring data related to the Tuesday night chemical release at MC Tank Transport in North Toledo. U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel carries two pieces of equipment for air monitoring, the one on the left to collect air samples and the one on the right for real-time air monitoring, ahead of a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/24/ohio-bill-allow-unvaccinated-students-school-disease-outbreaks/stories/20261021102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/24/ohio-bill-allow-unvaccinated-students-school-disease-outbreaks/stories/20261021102#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:21:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/24/ohio-bill-allow-unvaccinated-students-school-disease-outbreaks/stories/20261021102 COLUMBUS — Legislation explicitly authorizing parents to send their unvaccinated children to school during outbreaks of infectious diseases is being considered in the Ohio House. A combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is prepared at Pennsylvania Department of Health measles vaccination clinic located in Lancaster County in Peach Bottom, Pa., on Oct. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/23/union-officials-ask-lucas-county-judge-correction-circulating-endorsements/stories/20261023101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/23/union-officials-ask-lucas-county-judge-correction-circulating-endorsements/stories/20261023101#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:48:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/23/union-officials-ask-lucas-county-judge-correction-circulating-endorsements/stories/20261023101 Several northwest Ohio labor unions are demanding a public correction from a Lucas County judge seeking re-election after her campaign claimed endorsements they say they never gave. In a Facebook post, Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Lisa McGowan, of the Domestic Relations Division, falsely touted endorsements from several unions who did not endorse in the race or endorsed her opponent, Nedal Adya. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/23/cause-of-chemical-release-related-to-transport-of-material-ohio-epa-says/stories/20261023094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/23/cause-of-chemical-release-related-to-transport-of-material-ohio-epa-says/stories/20261023094#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:50:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/23/cause-of-chemical-release-related-to-transport-of-material-ohio-epa-says/stories/20261023094 Local officials lifted evacuation orders Friday and said the chemical release at MC Tank Transport in North Toledo is no longer an emergency. An aerial view shows MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. Officials gathered at 1266 Progress Ave., for a news conference regarding the hazardous chemical leak on Oct. 23. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency area in the Meijer parking lot on Alexis Road as they respond to the glycidyl methacrylate leak in Toledo on Oct. 23. A plume of smokes rises from MC Tank Transport Inc., where a hazardous materials incident involving the chemical glycidyl methacrylate occurred on Oct. 21. An aerial view shows MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. An aerial view shows MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. An aerial view shows MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. An aerial view shows MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. An aerial view shows MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. The tank that leaked seen with an air monitor on top during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks with U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel speak ahead of during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. The view outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. Air monitoring equipment, air-sampling canister, left, and a real-time air monitor, seen ahead of a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel speaks during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. The tank that leaked, top front, seen with an air monitor on top during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel carries out two air sampling systems ahead of a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel listens during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel listens during of a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. Independent scientist Scott Smith talks about conducting air and soil sampling following the ongoing chemical release at MC Tank Transport during a news conference Oct. 23 at One Government Center in Toledo. Independent scientist Scott Smith talks about conducting air and soil sampling following the ongoing chemical release at MC Tank Transport during a news conference Oct. 23 at One Government Center in Toledo. Independent scientist Dr. Robert Kroutil talks about conducting air and soil sampling following the ongoing chemical release at MC Tank Transport during a news conference Oct. 23 at One Government Center in Toledo. From left, independent scientists Dr. Robert Kroutil and Dr. Mark Thomas talk about conducting air and soil sampling following the ongoing chemical release at MC Tank Transport during a news conference Oct. 23 at One Government Center in Toledo. Independent scientist Dr. Mark Thomas talks about conducting air and soil sampling following the ongoing chemical release at MC Tank Transport during a news conference Oct. 23 at One Government Center in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/10/23/tiffin-man-gets-33-years-for-sexually-abusing-2-children/stories/20261023089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/10/23/tiffin-man-gets-33-years-for-sexually-abusing-2-children/stories/20261023089#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:42:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/10/23/tiffin-man-gets-33-years-for-sexually-abusing-2-children/stories/20261023089 A Tiffin man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for sexually abusing two children. A gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/wood-county-museum-host-foam-turkey-drop/stories/20261022078 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/wood-county-museum-host-foam-turkey-drop/stories/20261022078#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:07:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/wood-county-museum-host-foam-turkey-drop/stories/20261022078 BOWLING GREEN — Foam turkeys will take flight Nov. 5 as the Wood County Museum hosts its annual “WKRP Style” Turkey Drop fund-raiser. 300 foam turkeys ready to be dropped during the annual Turkey Drop Fundraiser in at the Wood County Museum in Bowling Green, Ohio. Cash prizes of $1000, $750, and $500 were awarded to turkeys landing closest to the bullseye. Swag bags and turkeys were also awarded. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/10/23/utility-work-close-downtown-block-3-days/stories/20261023112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/10/23/utility-work-close-downtown-block-3-days/stories/20261023112#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:30:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/10/23/utility-work-close-downtown-block-3-days/stories/20261023112 A block of Adams Street in downtown Toledo will be closed part of next week for a utility project, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/23/free-speech-scholars-argue-first-amendment-protections-debate/stories/20261023099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/23/free-speech-scholars-argue-first-amendment-protections-debate/stories/20261023099#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:27:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/23/free-speech-scholars-argue-first-amendment-protections-debate/stories/20261023099 Two guest law scholars debated the answer to a popular question at the University of Toledo on Friday. Dr. Mary Anne Franks of George Washington University makes her case during the “Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech?” debate at the University of Toledo’s College of Law in Toledo on Oct. 23. UT’s Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership fellow Nathan Goetting makes his case during the “Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech?” debate at the University of Toledo’s College of Law in Toledo on Oct. 23. Dr. Mary Anne Franks of George Washington University makes her case during the “Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech?” debate at the University of Toledo’s College of Law in Toledo on Oct. 23. Dr. Mary Anne Franks of George Washington University makes her case during the “Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech?” debate at the University of Toledo’s College of Law in Toledo on Oct. 23. UT’s Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership fellow Nathan Goetting makes his case during the “Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech?” debate at the University of Toledo’s College of Law in Toledo in Toledo on Oct. 23. UT’s Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership professor Nathan Goetting makes his case during the “Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech?” debate at the University of Toledo’s College of Law in Toledo on Oct. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/23/train-derails-north/stories/20261023107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/23/train-derails-north/stories/20261023107#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:03:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/23/train-derails-north/stories/20261023107 A CSX Transportation container train derailed Friday afternoon in North Toledo. A CSX locomotive derailed Friday afternoon in North Toledo. A CSX Transportation derailed Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, 2026 just south of Manhattan Boulevard near Wallace Boulevard in North Toledo. 0.9.142A CSX Transportation derailed Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, 2026 just south of Manhattan Boulevard near Wallace Boulevard in North Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/10/23/oak-harbor-father-writes-children-s-book-about-down-syndrome/stories/20261002096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/10/23/oak-harbor-father-writes-children-s-book-about-down-syndrome/stories/20261002096#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:57:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/10/23/oak-harbor-father-writes-children-s-book-about-down-syndrome/stories/20261002096 OAK HARBOR, Ohio — An Ottawa County father has published a children’s book inspired by his 6-year-old daughter to help young readers understand Down syndrome. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/23/suspicious-package-intended-for-kaptur-s-office-intercepted-at-local-postal-faci/stories/20261023092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/23/suspicious-package-intended-for-kaptur-s-office-intercepted-at-local-postal-faci/stories/20261023092#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:17:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/23/suspicious-package-intended-for-kaptur-s-office-intercepted-at-local-postal-faci/stories/20261023092 A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) says a suspicious package intended for the congressman’s office was intercepted at a local postal facility, following similar reports across the country. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) speaks during a news conference to celebrate the completion of the Bandore Park Stream Restoration Project Oct. 22 at Bandore Park in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/23/man-dies-in-central-toledo-house-fire/stories/20261023091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/23/man-dies-in-central-toledo-house-fire/stories/20261023091#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:55:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/23/man-dies-in-central-toledo-house-fire/stories/20261023091 A man was killed in a central Toledo house fire Thursday night, the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department reported. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-oct-22/stories/20261023085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-oct-22/stories/20261023085#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:23:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-oct-22/stories/20261023085 Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. A person walks through a haze near Laskey Road after a hazardous materials release in Toledo on Oct. 21. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Sherrod Brown, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, clap during a campaign meet and greet event at the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters in Rossford on Oct. 17. Amara Botello, 6, covers her nephew, Dondr’e Williams, 8, with corn at Fleitz Pumpkin Farm in Oregon on Oct. 18. Kira Wieczorek, 6, runs through a mini corn maze at Fleitz Pumpkin Farm in Oregon on Oct. 18. Democrat nominee for governor Dr. Amy Acton speaks with The Blade's editorial board on Oct. 21 in Northwood. Dina Carrisalez and Amy Smith both hold an anti-Trump sign as a billboard displays an anti-Trump ad behind them during the No Kings: Vote Early rally along Monroe Street in Toledo on Oct. 17. Volunteer Beth Jackson helps organize clothing. Registration begins for services at the annual Tent City event at the Lucas Co. Metropolitan Housing Authority on Oct. 16 in downtown Toledo. Tent City provides unhoused people with necessities from health care to clothing to camaraderie. Start of the NLL girls cross country meet on Oct. 17 at Walsh Park in Fremont. Perrysburg RB Dakota Jackson sheds Anthony Wayne’s Braiden Scicere in a high school football game at Schaller Memorial Stadium on Oct. 16 in Whitehouse, Ohio. The Starburst sculpture fills the frame as Aaron Rae, a Metroparks Toledo park technician, mows grass at the International Cove area of Glass City Metropark in East Toledo on Oct. 19. Sylvania Southview's Steven Owen, right, edges Findlay's Russell Stine to win the boys NLL Buckeye Division cross country meet on Oct. 17 at Walsh Park in Fremont. He was also the overall winner. Bowling Green’s Cameron Simmons consoles D’Kyah Banks after Ball State overtime win in a MAC football game at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green on Oct. 17. Ball State defeated Bowling Green, 32-31 in overtime. Whitmer’s Titus Richardson and Clay’s Gavin Monto reach for the ball during a high school football game at Whitmer High School in Toledo on Oct. 16. Members of the Daryl Jervis Dance Studio dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in the parade during Sylvania Fall Festival at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania on Oct. 18. University of Toledo RB Autavius Ison scores against Eastern Michigan in a MAC college football game at Rynearson Stadium on Oct. 17 in Ypsilanti, Mich. A Bowling Green cheerleaders flips in the air during a MAC football game at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green on Oct. 17. A long line can be seen during the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ Trunk or Treat in South Toledo on Oct. 20. Jason DePriest, senior exhibit and installation designer, lays inside the Dome that is part of the Losing Ourselves Together: The Art of Bobby Anspach exhibit on Oct. 16 at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion in Toledo. Todd Canon of Ram Construction works on the fountain in front of One Government Center on Oct. 20. A plume of smokes rises from MC Tank Transport Inc., where a hazardous materials incident involving the chemical glycidyl methacrylate occurred last night on Oct. 21 in North Toledo. Franklin Mens, 3, throws a football into a ring from atop of Peaches the horse during the Trick or Treat on Horseback event at Project H.O.P.E. in Bowling Green on Oct. 18. Lauren Rush, stormwater coordinator for the city of Perrysburg, details the differences structurally and bureaucratically about the city's wasterwater and stormwater while examining the Three Meadows Park ditch on Oct. 19 in Perrysburg. Kindergarten teacher Jen Maguire helps Elliot Hartman with his letters at Lake Elementary School in Lake Township on Oct. 20. Robert Worth and his two dogs, Cici and Alan, shelter in place at Shoreland Elementary School after a hazardous materials incident in North Toledo late Tuesday night in Toledo on Oct. 21. Justin Slover and his son, Jonathan, 7, residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park, stand together outside of their home Oct. 22 in the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak that happened the night of Oct. 20 in Toledo. Rebekka Forster holds her son, Ulysses Welter, as her husband Frank Welter fixes his knight costume during the Black Swamp Fantasy Ren Fest at the Toledo Club on Oct. 17 in Toledo. The U.S. EPA on the scene near MC Tank Transport Inc., where a hazardous materials incident involving the chemical glycidyl methacrylate occurred last night on Oct. 21 in North Toledo. From left, Tom Chociej, LeeAnne Chociej and Nathan Chociej enjoy baked potatoes loaded with pulled pork during Toledo Pig Fest on Adams Street in Toledo on Oct. 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/harbor-offers-queer-young-adults-wellness-social-programming/stories/20261021103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/harbor-offers-queer-young-adults-wellness-social-programming/stories/20261021103#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:15:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/23/harbor-offers-queer-young-adults-wellness-social-programming/stories/20261021103 Harbor Behavioral Health has several opportunities for LGBTQ+ young adults to connect in a safe, substance-free environment. A Pride Flag waves as people gather during a flag raising ceremony to kick-off Pride Month and bring awareness to challenges facing the LGBTQ community in 2023 at One Government Center plaza. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/22/many-raintree-mobile-home-park-residents-happy-home/stories/20261022109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/22/many-raintree-mobile-home-park-residents-happy-home/stories/20261022109#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:43:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/22/many-raintree-mobile-home-park-residents-happy-home/stories/20261022109 Several residents in the Raintree Mobile Home Park said they were relieved to be back home after a chemical spill from a nearby North Toledo company triggered an evacuation order Tuesday night.   Raintree Village, on East Alexis Road, is near MC Tank Transport, Inc. on Progress Avenue in Lance Kincaid, a resident of Raintree Mobile Home Park, said on Oct. 22 in Toledo that he did not evacuate his home Tuesday night during the hazardous chemical leak Tuesday night. Jennifer Hutson, a resident of Raintree Mobile Park Home, sits with her cat, Sylvester, on Oct. 22 in Toledo while recalling evacuating the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak with her children Tuesday night. Jennifer Hutson, a resident of Raintree Mobile Park Home, sits with her cat, Sylvester on Oct. 22 in Toledo while recalling evacuating the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak with her children Tuesday night. Tom Davis, a resident of Raintree Mobile Home Park, said Oct. 22 that he saw plumes of white smoke from his porch near the hazardous chemical leak on Tuesday night. Residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park slowly return to the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak after evacuating on Tuesday night. Justin Slover and his son, Jonathan, 7, residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park, stand together outside of their home on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Jennifer Stacey and her son, Colin, residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park, stand together outside of their home Thursday in the residential area nearest Tuesday's hazardous chemical leak. Residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park slowly return home following the hazardous chemical leak after evacuating Tuesday night. Toledo Fire Department arrive at the site of a hazardous chemical leak as Ohio EPA personnel stand outside, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Toledo Fire Department and Ohio EPA personnel stand outside the site of a hazardous chemical leak, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. An Ohio State Highway Patrol officer blocks the site of a hazardous chemical leak about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Toledo Fire Department and Ohio EPA personnel stand outside the site of a hazardous chemical leak on Oct. 22 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/22/evacuation-zone-shrinking-quarter-mile-allowing-residents-home/stories/20261022083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/22/evacuation-zone-shrinking-quarter-mile-allowing-residents-home/stories/20261022083#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:14:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/22/evacuation-zone-shrinking-quarter-mile-allowing-residents-home/stories/20261022083 The chemical leak that caused evacuations in Toledo and drew national attention has stopped, city officials said late Thursday. Toledo Fire Department and Ohio EPA personnel stand outside the site of a hazardous chemical leak, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. An Ohio State Highway Patrol officer blocks the site of a hazardous chemical leak about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Toledo Fire Department arrive at the site of a hazardous chemical leak as Ohio EPA personnel stand outside, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Toledo Fire Department and Ohio EPA personnel stand outside the site of a hazardous chemical leak, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. A plume of smoke rises from MC Tank Transport Inc., where a hazardous materials incident involving the chemical glycidyl methacrylate occurred on Oct 21 in North Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/22/ut-president-sets-goals-enrollment-researcj/stories/20261022108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/22/ut-president-sets-goals-enrollment-researcj/stories/20261022108#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:15:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/22/ut-president-sets-goals-enrollment-researcj/stories/20261022108 University of Toledo President James Holloway set out his vision for the university’s future during his first State of the University address Thursday. Dubbed the “Growing for Toledo” strategic plan, Mr. Holloway explained the university’s goals including having 16,000 University of Toledo President James Holloway delivers his State of the University address on Oct. 22 at Doermann Theatre in Toledo. Attendees listen as University of Toledo President James Holloway delivers his State of the University address on Oct. 22 at Doermann Theatre in Toledo. Attendees listen as University of Toledo President James Holloway delivers his State of the University address on Oct. 22 at Doermann Theatre in Toledo. University of Toledo President James Holloway delivers his State of the University address on Oct. 22 at Doermann Theatre in Toledo. University of Toledo President James Holloway delivers his State of the University address on Oct. 22 at Doermann Theatre in Toledo.