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Ohio's House Minority Leader to step down from leadership role - 2025-06-05T18:38:15Z
Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D., Upper Arlington) is stepping down from the state’s Democratic leadership team at the end of the month.

Nearly $5M awarded for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites - 2025-06-05T21:15:00Z
The Lucas County Land Bank will clean up four industrial sites with nearly $5 million in funding from state grants, hoping to give them new life.

Thursday community movie night rescheduled - 2025-06-05T20:15:25Z
Due to rain and wet conditions, Thursday’s Movie and Party on a Truck event has been rescheduled.

Blitz Build returns for an 8th year, constructing playhouses for children - 2025-06-05T23:39:27Z
Planks of wood were transformed into Barbie and Sesame Street-themed playhouses — even a castle tower with a slide and ladder — Thursday at Fifth Third Field.

Public health advisory issued after 'massive' sewer collapse near Delaware Creek - 2025-06-05T23:18:45Z
There’s no question that there’s a problem near Delaware Creek in South Toledo: The stench of human waste is impossible to ignore.

Same-sex marriage plaintiff Jim Obergefell to join Pride celebration in Sandusky - 2025-06-05T21:08:35Z
SANDUSKY — Sandusky will celebrate a hometown hero and the 10th anniversary of the Obergefell vs. Hodges court ruling alongside the Shoreline Pride Parade and Gathering at Shoreline Park later this month.

Committee advances children services levy for county approval - 2025-06-05T20:29:11Z
The county’s citizen levy review committee sent Lucas County Children Services’ 10-year, 1.8-mill levy request to the commissioners for final approval, taking its first step to the November ballot.

CampMed gives high schoolers a taste of health-care jobs - 2025-06-05T18:20:10Z
Annabella Miller’s first time on the University of Toledo’s Health Science Campus on Thursday helped to fulfill a lifelong dream.

Cleaning chemicals force evacuation of South Toledo apartment building - 2025-06-05T19:17:56Z
An apparent hazardous materials incident at a South Toledo apartment complex sent four firefighters to an area hospital Thursday.

Ohio Senate budget plan makes sweeping tax changes - 2025-06-05T19:16:14Z
COLUMBUS — The proposed two-year budget unveiled this week by Ohio Senate Republicans would make sweeping changes to Ohio tax law — from creating a flat personal income tax at the state level to restricting property tax levies at the local level.

Ohio State Highway Patrol accepting applications for next cadet class - 2025-06-05T19:18:28Z
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is accepting applications for Cadet Class 178 through July 15.

Magic, stories, origami to kick off summer reading in Archbold - 2025-06-05T19:13:31Z
ARCHBOLD — The Archbold library kicks off its summer reading program with magic and story-gami June 12.

Perrysburg schools weigh teacher cuts, levy options - 2025-06-05T19:07:28Z
With teacher positions already cut and class sizes on the rise, Perrysburg Schools is asking the community to weigh in on how to fund its future after a failed 2024 levy left a $13.5 million hole in its annual budget.

Sylvania Senior Center open house, car show set for June 12 - 2025-06-05T19:10:10Z
The Sylvania Senior Center will hold an open house and Corvette show June 12.

Man accused of setting his child's mother on fire pleads not guilty to attempted murder - 2025-06-05T17:00:43Z
A man who was serving probation for domestic violence is now charged with attempted murder after, authorities say, he doused the mother of his child with gasoline and lit her on fire.

Experts discuss declines in journalistic freedom - 2025-06-05T17:14:23Z
Journalistic freedom is facing significant challenges worldwide — even here in the United States.

Daily Log: 6/5 - 2025-06-05T04:00:00Z
Marriage licenses

Man charged with fatal McDonald’s shooting referred for psychiatric evaluation - 2025-06-05T16:50:12Z
A judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation Thursday morning for a man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head last month at a McDonald’s restaurant in southwest Toledo.

Toledo Crime Log: 6/5 - 2025-06-05T04:00:00Z
Click on icons in the map to find details of reported crimes. For a full list of all reported crimes in Toledo this week, consult the table below.

Daily Log: 6/4 - 2025-06-04T04:00:00Z
Births

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Editorial: Emission grants gone - 2025-06-05T04:00:00Z
The start-stop policies of a nation without governing continuity hit northwest Ohio hard last week.

Editorial: Salary review for naught - 2025-06-05T04:00:00Z
The expiration of the deadline to accomplish pay raises for city council and the mayor has passed, rendering all the work done by the salary review commission moot.

Editorial: Pot high lowered - 2025-06-04T04:00:00Z
Legislative revisions to the citizen-initiated recreational marijuana law passed in 2023 are set for a vote soon as House and Senate differences have been worked out by majority Republicans.

Editorial: Zelensky has cards - 2025-06-03T04:00:00Z
Far from having no cards to play, Ukraine has successfully opened an important new front in their battle for survival against a Russian invasion. The ingenious Ukrainian drone attack that destroyed Russian bombers on five remote airfields over the weekend surely surprised President Trump as much as it did Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Editorial: Trump tariff ruling - 2025-06-02T04:00:00Z
We are about to find out if there are limits to Donald Trump’s presidential power over trade. The historic decision ultimately required of the Supreme Court will have profound impact on the entire global economy.

Editorial: Mining project a community misfit - 2025-06-01T04:00:00Z
Selling the city short is what the Toledo City Council would do if it were to allow a sand and clay mining operation on a large parcel of vacant land in South Toledo.

Editorial: Oregon rolling - 2025-06-01T04:00:00Z
There is exciting development momentum in Oregon that rewards the city’s vision for a walkable downtown center and leaders’ patience to stay the course despite frustrating setbacks.

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Lessenberry: Mayor Duggan a tough act to follow - 2025-06-05T04:00:00Z
DETROIT — For the last dozen years, one name has been synonymous with Detroit and its comeback: Mayor Mike Duggan. But this year, he won’t be on the ballot; he’s running for governor in 2026 instead. His decision sent a flood of candidates to try to replace him, and sent waves of worry throughout the region.

Walton: Somebody out there looks a lot like you - 2025-06-01T04:00:00Z
Who among us hasn’t pondered the fascinating possibility that we have a doppelganger out there somewhere, the notion that of all the people we encounter over a lifetime, one of them is our exact double?

Shribman: Trump’s inexplicable assailment on Europe - 2025-06-01T04:00:00Z
HAARLEM, the Netherlands — These were the people we liberated during World War II, who enlisted in the Cold War, who agreed to welcome our bases, who embraced our movies and television shows, and who supported our fast-food establishments and business enterprises.

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