http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:55:47 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/11/01/2026-week-9-scouting-report-toledo-football-sacramento-state/stories/20261031006 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/11/01/2026-week-9-scouting-report-toledo-football-sacramento-state/stories/20261031006#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/11/01/2026-week-9-scouting-report-toledo-football-sacramento-state/stories/20261031006 Coming off of back-to-back Mid-American Conference victories, Toledo football has found its rhythm at a critical point in the season.  Now on a bye week, however, the challenge becomes figuring out how to maintain that momentum without sacrificing the rest needed to help prepare the Rockets Sacramento State junior wide receiver Onterrio Smith Jr. caught three passes for 36 yards in the Hornets' 34-17 loss to Ball State on Oct. 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/cavaliers/2026/10/31/mobley-scores-27-allen-adds-25-cavaliers-ride-48-point-second-quarter/stories/20261031099 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/cavaliers/2026/10/31/mobley-scores-27-allen-adds-25-cavaliers-ride-48-point-second-quarter/stories/20261031099#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:02:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/cavaliers/2026/10/31/mobley-scores-27-allen-adds-25-cavaliers-ride-48-point-second-quarter/stories/20261031099 MILWAUKEE — Evan Mobley scored 27 points and Jarrett Allen had 25 as the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks 136-111 on Saturday night. Milwaukee Bucks guard Kasparas Jakucionis, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Meleek Thomas, right, go after a loose ball. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/10/31/harley-hyry-score-buzzer-beaters-stars-3-1-win-over-blue-jackets/stories/20261031098 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/10/31/harley-hyry-score-buzzer-beaters-stars-3-1-win-over-blue-jackets/stories/20261031098#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:41:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/10/31/harley-hyry-score-buzzer-beaters-stars-3-1-win-over-blue-jackets/stories/20261031098 DALLAS — Defenseman Thomas Harley scored with 0.2 seconds left in the first period and Arttu Hyry added an empty-netter with 0.3 left in the game as the Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night. Dallas Stars' Arttu Hyry (25), Thomas Harley (55) and others celebrate a goal scored by Harley. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/10/31/gabby-williams-leads-valkyries-wnba-championship-second-season/stories/20261031097 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/10/31/gabby-williams-leads-valkyries-wnba-championship-second-season/stories/20261031097#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:13:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/10/31/gabby-williams-leads-valkyries-wnba-championship-second-season/stories/20261031097 SAN FRANCISCO — Gabby Williams scored her team's final 11 points of the third quarter and dazzled through the fourth on the way to 30 points, and the Golden State Valkyries captured a championship in just their second season by beating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a sensational first WNBA Finals Game 7 on Saturday night. Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton (22) and forward Cecilia Zandalasini (24) reach to hug each other following their championship victory. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2026/10/31/carr-passes-2-tds-james-adds-pair-rushing-scores-no-5-notre-dame-win/stories/20261031096 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2026/10/31/carr-passes-2-tds-james-adds-pair-rushing-scores-no-5-notre-dame-win/stories/20261031096#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:01:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2026/10/31/carr-passes-2-tds-james-adds-pair-rushing-scores-no-5-notre-dame-win/stories/20261031096 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — CJ Carr passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and Nolan James Jr. added TD runs of 52 and 23 yards to help No. 5 Notre Dame pull away for its ninth straight victory over Navy 35-13 Saturday. Notre Dame running back Nolan James Jr. (2) runs in for a touchdown. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/31/editorial-vote-ohio/stories/20261101038 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/31/editorial-vote-ohio/stories/20261101038#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/31/editorial-vote-ohio/stories/20261101038 News stories about the early vote turnout should have a motivating effect on the rest of us who have not yet voted. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/10/31/bgsu-football-stumbles-western-michigan-drops-3rd-straight/stories/20261031093 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/10/31/bgsu-football-stumbles-western-michigan-drops-3rd-straight/stories/20261031093#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:32:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/10/31/bgsu-football-stumbles-western-michigan-drops-3rd-straight/stories/20261031093 KALAMAZOO — It was a familiar theme for the Bowling Green State University football team in a 23-10 loss at Western Michigan on Saturday. Bowling Green State University quarterback Jay Kastantin (17) surveys the field presnap against Western Michigan. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/10/31/walleyes-winning-streak-halted-loss-fort-wayne/stories/20261031095 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/10/31/walleyes-winning-streak-halted-loss-fort-wayne/stories/20261031095#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:43:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/10/31/walleyes-winning-streak-halted-loss-fort-wayne/stories/20261031095 FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Toledo Walleye could not jump start their offense in a 2-1 loss Saturday at Fort Wayne. Toledo’s Nolan Moyle handles the puck during an ECHL Kelly Cup Western Conference Final hockey game between the Toledo Walleye and Kansas City Mavericks at the Huntington Center in Toledo on May 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/Redwings/2026/10/31/kaskimakis-first-career-nhl-goal-caps-blues-rally-5-4-victory-over-red-wings/stories/20261031094 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/Redwings/2026/10/31/kaskimakis-first-career-nhl-goal-caps-blues-rally-5-4-victory-over-red-wings/stories/20261031094#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:09:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/Redwings/2026/10/31/kaskimakis-first-career-nhl-goal-caps-blues-rally-5-4-victory-over-red-wings/stories/20261031094 DETROIT — Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career NHL goal to cap the St. Louis Blues' rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit in a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Detroit Red Wings goaltender John Gibson (36) stops a shot on goal against the St. Louis Blues. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/st-francis-anthony-wayne-win-dii-boys-district-soccer-titles-meet-regional/stories/20261031091 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/st-francis-anthony-wayne-win-dii-boys-district-soccer-titles-meet-regional/stories/20261031091#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:11:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/st-francis-anthony-wayne-win-dii-boys-district-soccer-titles-meet-regional/stories/20261031091 MILLBURY, Ohio — The No. 1 seed St. Francis de Sales boys soccer team shut out fourth-seeded St. John’s Jesuit 4-0 to claim a Division II district title at Lake High School on Saturday. St. Francis’ celebrates their win over St. John’s. St. Francis’ Nick Milks heads the ball over St. John's Jesuit’s Louis Heywood. St. Francis’ Kayden Durfey-Ramirez and St. John's Jesuit’s Peter Samuka Jr. collide. St. John's Jesuit’s Louis Heywood pulls down St. Francis’ Cayden Gordy. St. John's Jesuit’s Louis Heywood, left, Drew Dekany, right, and St. Francis’ Tucker Carnes chase after the ball. Anthony Wayne’s Jax Ernsthausen heads the ball over Northview’s Tyler Greene. Northview’s Zaid Al Naqib moves the ball away from Anthony Wayne’s Brennan Holloway. Northview’s Diego Johnson moves the ball away from Anthony Wayne’s Jack Freeman. Anthony Wayne’s Brennan Holloway heads the ball over Northview’s Zaid Al Naqib. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/multiple-local-teams-capture-regional-cross-country-titles/stories/20261031092 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/multiple-local-teams-capture-regional-cross-country-titles/stories/20261031092#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:15:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/multiple-local-teams-capture-regional-cross-country-titles/stories/20261031092 The Ohio High School Athletic Association held its cross country regional championships on Saturday as several teams from the Toledo area captured titles. Perrysburg's Lexi Schultz places fourth overall and places second in the Buckeye Division NLL cross country meet on Oct. 17, at Walsh Park in Fremont. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/31/community-organizations-encourage-people-get-soles-polls-through-vote-register/stories/20261031087 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/31/community-organizations-encourage-people-get-soles-polls-through-vote-register/stories/20261031087#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:00:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/31/community-organizations-encourage-people-get-soles-polls-through-vote-register/stories/20261031087 Courtney Holland recently voted for the first time in her life ahead of the upcoming midterm election. Hope Connections Toledo director Crystal Taylor helps with sign-in at 'Soles to the Polls,' which aimed to provide rides to the early voting polls by drawing voters to a community celebration featuring music, food, and games at Ottawa Park on Oct. 31 in central Toledo. Guests enjoy 'Soles to the Polls'. Guests enjoy 'Soles to the Polls'. Guests enjoy 'Soles to the Polls'. Portia Tucker drives a transport van for 'Soles to the Polls'. Transport vans wait for guests at 'Soles to the Polls'. Ohio Unity Coaltion coordinator Petee Talley helps with information for 'Soles to the Polls'. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2026/10/31/photo-gallery-mind-and-soul-boogie-down-halloween/stories/20261031089 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2026/10/31/photo-gallery-mind-and-soul-boogie-down-halloween/stories/20261031089#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:08:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2026/10/31/photo-gallery-mind-and-soul-boogie-down-halloween/stories/20261031089 The Mind and Soul BOOgie down Halloween was held at the Mind and Soul Gallery & Studios in Toledo on Saturday. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/31/mourns-officer-earl-barry-dedicated-police-officer-safe/stories/20261028007 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/31/mourns-officer-earl-barry-dedicated-police-officer-safe/stories/20261028007#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:59:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/31/mourns-officer-earl-barry-dedicated-police-officer-safe/stories/20261028007 Earl Francis Barry, a 36-year veteran of the Toledo Police Department whose work teaching children about safety through the department’s Safe-T-City program made him a beloved figure in Toledo, died Oct. 24. He was 82. Earl Francis Barry, a 36-year veteran of the Toledo Police Department whose work teaching children about safety through its Safe-T-City program made him a beloved figure in Toledo Toledo Police Officer Earl Barry greets youngsters including Jaden Jefferson, 5, second from right, and Caroline Wishner, 5, right, on the first day of Safe-T-City, in Toledo, in 2008. Safe-T-City is a child pedestrian and traffic safety program combined with a life safety course. Toledo Police Officer Earl Barry poses with two young graduates of Safe-T-City, where he taught generations of children how to stay safe. Toledo police Officer Earl Barry celebrates his grandson’s Safe-T-City graduation in 2016 in front of the mock-village street signs named in his honor. Toledo police Officer Earl Barry teaches children how to cross streets safely at Safe-T-City in front of mock-village street signs named in his honor. Retired Toledo Police Officer Earl Barry with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandson at a 2026 family reunion. Toledo Police Officer Earl Barry teaches youngsters the Toledo Police friendly hand wave on the first day of Safe-T-City, in Toledo in 2008. Safe-T-City is a child pedestrian and traffic safety program combined with a life safety course. This program is conducted for children entering kindergarten in the up-coming school year. Toledo Police Officer Earl Barry in his police uniform in 1974. Dawn Strock hands her son Tanner Strock 4, off to Toledo Police Officer Earl Barry, as he arrives on the first day of Safe-T-City, in Toledo in 2008. Safe-T-City is a child pedestrian and traffic safety program combined with a life safety course. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/briggs-powerhouse-perrysburg-girls-cross-country-secret-weapon-assistant/stories/20261031086 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/briggs-powerhouse-perrysburg-girls-cross-country-secret-weapon-assistant/stories/20261031086#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:08:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/31/briggs-powerhouse-perrysburg-girls-cross-country-secret-weapon-assistant/stories/20261031086 It is one thing for a high school coach to tell their athletes how a grueling workout is done. Eddie Osborne, a 72-year-old assistant coach for the Perrysburg girls cross country team, runs with them on Oct. 6 in Perrysburg. Eddie Osborne, a 72-year-old assistant coach for the Perrysburg girls cross country team, runs with them on Oct. 6 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/10/31/game-updates-analysis-bgsu-7-western-michigan/stories/20261031085 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/10/31/game-updates-analysis-bgsu-7-western-michigan/stories/20261031085#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:49:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/10/31/game-updates-analysis-bgsu-7-western-michigan/stories/20261031085 KALAMAZOO — The Bowling Green State University football team is at Western Michigan University on Saturday to face the reigning Mid-American Conference champions. Below are quarter-by-quarter updates and analysis. The Bowling Green State University football team warms up prior to a game at Western Michigan University. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/31/rosary-cathedral-celebrates-changes-to-sanctuary-with-dedication-mass/stories/20261101019 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/31/rosary-cathedral-celebrates-changes-to-sanctuary-with-dedication-mass/stories/20261101019#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:57:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/31/rosary-cathedral-celebrates-changes-to-sanctuary-with-dedication-mass/stories/20261101019 The results of months of planning, work, and execution will be on display Sunday for parishioners walking into Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. Restorations to the tabernacle, now under the rose-colored baldacchino canopy, are on display as the Diocese of Toledo provided a first look at the restoration of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Oct. 30 in central Toledo. The Rev. Nathan Bockrath counts off some of the changes made to Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Oct. 30 in central Toledo. A guest enjoys the splendor as the Diocese of Toledo provided a first look at the restoration of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Oct. 30 in central Toledo. Bishop Daniel Thomas discusses the restorations to the bishop's chair behind him as the Diocese of Toledo provided a first look at the restoration of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in central Toledo. Restorations to the tabernacle are on display as the Diocese of Toledo provided a first look at the restoration of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Oct. 30 in central Toledo. Ritual Mass for the Ordination of Deacons, who lay prostrate on the floor before the altar at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in 2017. The orientation of the church's sanctuary has been changed with restoration work to be celebrated in a Mass on Sunday. A past photo of the Rosary Cathedral sanctuary shows the old bishop's chair, front, the new cathedra, far back, and the baptismal font under the baldacchino. Restorations to the baptismal font are on display as the Diocese of Toledo provided a first look at the restoration of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Oct. 30 in central Toledo. The baptismal font has been returned to the baptismal chapel at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. Bishop Daniel Thomas discusses the restorations to the tabernacle as the Diocese of Toledo provided a first look at the restoration of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Oct. 30 in central Toledo. Restorations to the tabernacle, and its inner chamber, are on display at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. The receptacle has been moved to a more central location in the church. The new cathedra or bishop's chair. The baptismal font under the baldacchino as it was in the past at Rosary Cathedral. The Rosary Cathedral sanctuary as it appeared in 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/31/rising-health-costs-coverage-changes-big-concerns-older-adults-election/stories/20261031084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/31/rising-health-costs-coverage-changes-big-concerns-older-adults-election/stories/20261031084#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:55:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/31/rising-health-costs-coverage-changes-big-concerns-older-adults-election/stories/20261031084 WASHINGTON — Barbara Weigand could not have prepared more for retirement. She stayed healthy and saved diligently for years. A Medicare Advantage PPO card rests on top of a Medicare card in Portland, Ore., in 2024. A person walks into the Social Security Administration office in Dallas, Friday, on Oct. 23. This image provided by Barbara Weigand shows Weingand, on Oct. 30 in North Canton, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/31/hundreds-evacuate-ukrainian-city-oleshky-melania-trump-brokered-cease-fire/stories/20261031083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/31/hundreds-evacuate-ukrainian-city-oleshky-melania-trump-brokered-cease-fire/stories/20261031083#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:10:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/31/hundreds-evacuate-ukrainian-city-oleshky-melania-trump-brokered-cease-fire/stories/20261031083 Hundreds of people from an occupied town in southern Ukraine who survived months without basic supplies were evacuated on Friday under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by first lady Melania Trump. Hundreds of people from an occupied town in southern Ukraine who survived months without basic supplies were evacuated on Friday under a ceasefire agreement negotiated by first lady Melania Trump. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/2026/10/31/tiffin-university-tree-exhibition-draws-attention-to-canopy-crisis/stories/20261101014 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/2026/10/31/tiffin-university-tree-exhibition-draws-attention-to-canopy-crisis/stories/20261101014#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:56:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/2026/10/31/tiffin-university-tree-exhibition-draws-attention-to-canopy-crisis/stories/20261101014 TIFFIN — Did you know forests make you feel good?  Not metaphorically. Literally.   “They actually have this defense mechanism where they sense an insect or something bad. They'll release these chemicals to defend, but those chemicals that we breathe make us 'Peaceful Ending' depicts a bare forest as part of 'The Neglect of the Urban Canopy,' Eileen Dorsey's Tiffin University exhibition. 'A cool Breeze and a Lighting Shift' depicts a thriving, colorful forest as part of 'The Neglect of the Urban Canopy,' Eileen Dorsey's Tiffin University exhibition. This piece depicts a sparse forest as part of 'The Neglect of the Urban Canopy,' Eileen Dorsey's Tiffin University exhibition. Eileen Dorsey is a Cleveland-based artist who pairs her tree-inspired artwork with conservation efforts as a neighborhood tree steward.