http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:06:32 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/24/lucas-county-snap-funding-gap/stories/20260803085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/24/lucas-county-snap-funding-gap/stories/20260803085#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:18:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/24/lucas-county-snap-funding-gap/stories/20260803085 Lucas County Job & Family Services will see a significant funding cut this fall as it administers programs that provide food, cash, and other assistance to low-income residents. A SNAP benefits sign is displayed at the farmers market at Franklin Park Mall on Aug. 19. A SNAP benefits sign is displayed at the farmers market at Franklin Park Mall on Aug. 19. Caleb Agner, eligibility specialist, offers SNAP-related information on Aug. 21 at the Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services in Toledo. A SNAP benefits sign is displayed as people wait in line to register at the farmers market at Franklin Park Mall on Aug. 19. Caleb Agner, eligibility specialist, works on his laptop on Aug. 21 at the Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/08/23/wild-heart-being-shown-bowling-green/stories/20260823041 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/08/23/wild-heart-being-shown-bowling-green/stories/20260823041#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:19:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/08/23/wild-heart-being-shown-bowling-green/stories/20260823041 BOWLING GREEN — Ohio: Wild at Heart, an hourlong film produced by the state of Ohio to highlight its natural resources, will be shown Sept. 9 at the Carter Historic Farm. An American bald eagle https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/23/reconstruction-close-oregon-streets/stories/20260822093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/23/reconstruction-close-oregon-streets/stories/20260822093#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:31:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/23/reconstruction-close-oregon-streets/stories/20260822093 Two Oregon streets will close Monday for reconstruction, officials announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/23/dozens-help-build-beds-children-need-during-st-pauls-annual-party-parking-lot/stories/20260823100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/23/dozens-help-build-beds-children-need-during-st-pauls-annual-party-parking-lot/stories/20260823100#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:37:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/23/dozens-help-build-beds-children-need-during-st-pauls-annual-party-parking-lot/stories/20260823100 Michael Noble joined dozens of volunteers Sunday evening to eat hot dogs and build beds for children in need. Volunteers build beds during Party in the Parking Lot at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Toledo. Caleb Graham, 11, makes bubbles at the Imagination Station booth. Volunteers build beds during Party in the Parking Lot. Volunteers build beds. Volunteers Toni Stoma, center left, and Denise Grupp-Verbon, center right, work on their step of building a bed. Volunteers cut pieces of wood for bed building. The Cheeks band performs. Aiden Byndom, 8, brands a finished piece of a bed. A Let’s Build brand on one of the finished beds built. Caleb Graham, 11, makes bubbles at the Imagination Station booth. Caleb Graham, 11, right, and Kendall Graham, 8, make bubbles at the Imagination Station booth. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/23/youth-anglers-enjoy-fishing-cannonball-prairie-metropark/stories/20260823093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/23/youth-anglers-enjoy-fishing-cannonball-prairie-metropark/stories/20260823093#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:52:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/23/youth-anglers-enjoy-fishing-cannonball-prairie-metropark/stories/20260823093 Henry Van Niel, 10, of Monclova Township, can describe his perfect day in a few words. “I would be eating lasagna and then fishing,” Henry said. “Eating lasagna is the best, but catching fish is better than playing video games.” Henry and his father, Pete, took part in the Elijah Coe, 4, proudly holds his bluegill catch during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Elijah Coe, 4, proudly holds his bluegill catch during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Henry Van Niel, 10, fishes during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Henry Van Niel, 10, adjusts his bait during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Henry Van Niel, 10, proudly holds his bass catch during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Henry Van Niel, 10, proudly holds his bass catch during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Pete Van Niel takes a picture of his son Henry holding a fish during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Henry Van Niel, 10, reels in a bass during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Henry Van Niel, 10, grabs his bass as his dad holds his fishing rod during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Ezra Coe, 6, patiently waits for a fish to bite during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Ezra Coe, 6, proudly holds his bluegill catch during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Eric Coe helps 6-year-old son, Ezra, unhook his bluegill catch during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. Mille Coe, 2, holds a bass she caught while out with her boy cousins and sister during a youth fishing event at Cannonball Prairie Metropark in Monclova Township on Aug. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/23/road-warrior-traffic-shift-summit-traffic-glitch-hill/stories/20260822095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/23/road-warrior-traffic-shift-summit-traffic-glitch-hill/stories/20260822095#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:57:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/23/road-warrior-traffic-shift-summit-traffic-glitch-hill/stories/20260822095 A major traffic change is scheduled Tuesday as the Summit Street reconstruction north of Galena Street reaches its halfway point. A paving crew works on Summit Street near Jamie Farr Park on Aug. 20. The southbound lane is expected to reopen Tuesday, after which the northbound lane will close for reconstruction. Traffic cones/spindles that have been hit by cars on Hill Avenue east of Byrne Road litter the area of a failing catch basin near Lott Industries on Aug. 22. Two of the traffic cones/spindles that had been knocked over by cars on Hill Avenue at the location of a failing catch basin and pothole were in good enough condition to be restored on Aug. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/23/amy-acton-moderate-message-campaign-trail/stories/20260820104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/23/amy-acton-moderate-message-campaign-trail/stories/20260820104#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:48:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/23/amy-acton-moderate-message-campaign-trail/stories/20260820104 COLUMBUS — Most Ohio voters are tired of elected officials focusing on divisive issues that don’t affect their day-to-day lives, according to Dr. Amy Acton. Dr. Amy Acton speaks during a campaign stop at United Steelworkers Local 1-346 in Toledo on Aug. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/22/man-fatally-stabbed-toledo-woman-charged-with-murder/stories/20260822090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/22/man-fatally-stabbed-toledo-woman-charged-with-murder/stories/20260822090#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:52:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/22/man-fatally-stabbed-toledo-woman-charged-with-murder/stories/20260822090 A 21-year-old man died after being stabbed Saturday in central Toledo, and a woman has been charged with murder, police said. Toledo Police car light bar September 19, 2018. Stock art https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/michigan-residents-cover-street-with-chalk-before-afternoon-washout/stories/20260822083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/michigan-residents-cover-street-with-chalk-before-afternoon-washout/stories/20260822083#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:26:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/michigan-residents-cover-street-with-chalk-before-afternoon-washout/stories/20260822083 BLISSFIELD, Mich. — When Peg Whiting moved back to southeast Michigan in the 1980s, the first thing she thought was: “I’m going to paint this town,” she said Saturday. Peg Whiting prepares to finish her drawing at the 18th Art at Your Feet festival in Blissfield, Mich., on Saturday. People draw in the street during the 18th Art at Your Feet event in Blissfield, Mich. Pedestrians walk around South Lane Street after a storm passed through the Art at Your Feet festival, resulting in the festival to be rained out in Blissfield, Mich. South Lane Street after a storm passed through the Art at Your Feet festival, resulting in the festival to be rained out in Blissfield, Mich. Peg Whiting street canvas begins to take shape at Art at Your Feet in Blissfield, Mich. Doris DeNudt draws a swimmer in a pool with chalk at the Art at Your Feet festival. Doris DeNudt and Bob Barringer stand over Ms. DeNudt’s drawing on Saturday. Valerie Cook, a volunteer for the Art at Your Feet festival, sits along South Lane Street after a storm passed through, resulting in the festival being rained out in Blissfield, Mich. Kids and families took photo booth photos with Awesome Booth at the Art at Your Feet festival in Blissfield, Mich. Pedestrians walk around South Lane Street after a storm passed through the Art at Your Feet festival, resulting in the festival being rained out in Blissfield, Mich. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/photo-gallery-56-12/stories/20260822085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/photo-gallery-56-12/stories/20260822085#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:49:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/photo-gallery-56-12/stories/20260822085 Kids and parents gathered at the Toledo Zoo to view — and even taste — a few bugs during BUGfest on Saturday. Skylar Sculles, 11, left, and Eloise Vogelbacher, 4, look at a stick bug during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Stanley Saracusa, 6, left, eats a dried bug as his sister Lucy, 9, reaches to try one during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Stanley Saracusa, 6, eats a dried bug during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Stanley Saracusa, 6, reacts to eating a spicy dried bug during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Ali Saracusa reacts to eating a dried bug during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Emmy Adkins opens the bug terrarium as Eloise Vogelbacher, 4, looks for the millipede during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Skylar Sculles, 11, looks at a stick bug during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Skylar Sculles, 11, left, and Eloise Vogelbacher, 4, look at a stick bug during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. Emmy Adkins, left, holds a millipede for Eloise Vogelbacher, 4, to look at during BUGfest at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Aug. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/photo-gallery-communities-against-gun-violence-march/stories/20260822084 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/photo-gallery-communities-against-gun-violence-march/stories/20260822084#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:40:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/photo-gallery-communities-against-gun-violence-march/stories/20260822084 Families and residents gathered for the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Saturday. Raina Dawson, chief of staff for the Lucas County Treasurer's Office, councilman George Sarantou, coucilwoman Erin Kramer, and council member Nick Komives lead holding a banner during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Family members of Zayona Jackson, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot last month, stand together holding her picture in memory during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Kaiden Jones, 9, takes a moment of silence with his mother, Jerrica, during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Carnelle Burt holds a photo of Zayona Jackson, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot last month, as a resident watches marchers pass by her home during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Breonn Lowry, 8, nephew of Zayona Jackson, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot last month, stands holding her picture in memory next to her mother, Sonya Ballez, during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Gregory Jackson, the father of Zayona Jackson, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot last month, holds up a family picture while walking during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March, in Toledo, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. A resident waves to marchers as they pass by her home during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Sonya Ballez, the mother of the late Zayona Jackson, mourns near a mural outside of Mott Branch Library during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Garnett Johnson smiles while holding a photo of her son, Joseph Johnson, a 16-year-old who was fatally shot in 2025, during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. Young cheerleaders walk past a gun violence awareness sign during the annual Communities Against Gun Violence March in Toledo on Aug. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/kids-explore-great-lakes-stories-legos/stories/20260822081 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/kids-explore-great-lakes-stories-legos/stories/20260822081#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:29:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/22/kids-explore-great-lakes-stories-legos/stories/20260822081 When Sophia Troyer, 11, found Legos in a bucket at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, her first goal was to build a lake-themed structure. Ivan Flis, 7, puts the finishing touch on a Lego lighthouse during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. Bethany Edwards, C.O. Miniger education fellow at the museum, speaks about the program in an interview as example Great Lake Lego creations sit on the desk during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. Sophia Troyer, 11, builds a bridge during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. Autumn Troyer, 6, and Easton Troyer, 4, work with their dad, Samuel Troyer, on their Lego creations during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. Autumn Troyer, 6, and Easton Troyer, 4, work with their dad, Samuel Troyer, on their Lego creations during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. Ivan Flis, 7, right, works on a boat during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. A ship and a bridge made by Sophia Troyer, 11, during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. An example Lego freighter during the Lego on the Lakes event at National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Aug. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/22/25-year-old-unresponsive-single-vehicle-crash/stories/20260822074 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/22/25-year-old-unresponsive-single-vehicle-crash/stories/20260822074#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:11:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/22/25-year-old-unresponsive-single-vehicle-crash/stories/20260822074 A Toledo man was injured Friday evening after the motor vehicle he was operating went off the road, Toledo police said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/22/entirely-unacceptable-lucas-county-officials-push-back-on-budget-cuts/stories/20260821071 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/22/entirely-unacceptable-lucas-county-officials-push-back-on-budget-cuts/stories/20260821071#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:06:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/22/entirely-unacceptable-lucas-county-officials-push-back-on-budget-cuts/stories/20260821071 Planned Lucas County budget cuts are drawing sharp objections from elected officials who were asked to reduce spending by 13 percent. Lucas County Coroner Dr. Thomas Blomquist, left, Prosecutor Julia Bates, and Judge Michael Goulding. Prosecutor Julia Bates Judge Michael Goulding Lucas County Coroner Dr. Thomas Blomquist https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/22/utility-work-close-2-streets-monday/stories/20260821078 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/22/utility-work-close-2-streets-monday/stories/20260821078#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/08/22/utility-work-close-2-streets-monday/stories/20260821078 Utility work will close two Toledo streets for the day Monday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. A 'road closed' sign closeup at the Ohio Dept. of Transportation on July 1 in Maumee. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/21/south-toledo-fire-that-killed-2-largely-extinguished/stories/20260821095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/21/south-toledo-fire-that-killed-2-largely-extinguished/stories/20260821095#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:30:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/21/south-toledo-fire-that-killed-2-largely-extinguished/stories/20260821095 An explosive fire of unknown origin that killed two people and caused a building collapse at a South Toledo business early Tuesday has been largely extinguished, fire authorities said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/21/excavation-company-celebrates-80-years-growth-through-generations/stories/20260821096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/21/excavation-company-celebrates-80-years-growth-through-generations/stories/20260821096#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:32:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/08/21/excavation-company-celebrates-80-years-growth-through-generations/stories/20260821096 Bob Geddis, Jr., didn’t know how to run a business when he took over his father’s in 1986. Bob Geddis, son of founder Robert Geddis, Sr., who has since taken over the company, gives remarks. Employees and attendees listen as Bob Geddis gives remarks. Ryan Black, with Shelly Company, and Randy Solly, with Cornerstone, talk next to a loader. Attendees and employees talk. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz gifts Ben Geddis, third generation in company and Bob Geddis’ son, a proclamation. Ben Geddis, talks to attendees with his father, Bob Geddis. Kurt Rasmusson and Kyle Reinhart, project managers, speak about the company. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/08/21/tsas-portal-hosts-gallery-reception/stories/20260821080 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/08/21/tsas-portal-hosts-gallery-reception/stories/20260821080#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:55:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/08/21/tsas-portal-hosts-gallery-reception/stories/20260821080 Toledo School for the Arts will celebrate its latest exhibit, Where the Flowers Lead, with a gallery reception on Aug. 28. A eye of a crow meets that of a person in the art exhibition "Kindred Spirits" by Dean Davis in the Portal Gallery at the Toledo School for the Arts on Jan. 21 in uptown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/21/vance-campaigns-ohio-steel-plant-grandfather/stories/20260821086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/21/vance-campaigns-ohio-steel-plant-grandfather/stories/20260821086#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:58:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/08/21/vance-campaigns-ohio-steel-plant-grandfather/stories/20260821086 MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates at the steel plant where his grandfather worked and portray the Democratic Party his Papaw once supported as unrecognizable today. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works on Aug. 21 in Middletown, Ohio. Workers hold signs and sit in stands ahead of Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works on Aug. 21 in Middletown, Ohio. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works on Aug. 21 in Middletown, Ohio. Attendees are seen ahead of a visit from Vice President JD Vance at Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works on Aug. 21 in Middletown, Ohio. Vice President JD Vance walks on stage at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works on Aug. 21 in Middletown, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/21/man-who-tried-hire-hitman-kill-girlfriend-pleads-attempted-murder/stories/20260821083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/21/man-who-tried-hire-hitman-kill-girlfriend-pleads-attempted-murder/stories/20260821083#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:56:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/21/man-who-tried-hire-hitman-kill-girlfriend-pleads-attempted-murder/stories/20260821083 A South Toledo man who offered another man $4,000 to kill his former girlfriend entered an Alford plea Friday afternoon to attempted murder. The Lucas County Courthouse from the corner of Erie Street and Jefferson Avenue.