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• Sen. Franken to stump for Clinton in region

  25-10-2016 23:01 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. ​Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota will campaign in four cities in northwest Ohio for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday and Friday.
  
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• Libbey strike ends, union OKs pact

  25-10-2016 22:47 via toledoblade.com
  
  After nearly two weeks, the strike at Libbey Inc. is over.
  
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• Springfield Township reaches new deal with Lucas County Sheriff for patrols

  25-10-2016 20:02 via toledoblade.com
  
  Springfield Township trustees approved a contract today with the Lucas County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services in 2017.
  
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• Cyprus joins in objecting to Ohio museum's antiquities sale

  25-10-2016 19:34
  The government of Cyprus is objecting to an Ohio museum's sale of antiquities from the east Mediterranean island. The Toledo Museum of Art also had pieces from Egypt, Greece and Italy among the 68 to be sold in a New York auction on Tuesday and an online sale closing that day.
  
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• Ancient Cyprus bust among museum items sold at auction

  25-10-2016 19:23 via toledoblade.com
  
  An ancient limestone head that the Cyprus government had asked remain at the Toledo Museum of Art rather than be sold went for $55,000 today during a live auction at Christie’s in New York.
  
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• Seagate Centre improvements could draw more visitors, study says

  25-10-2016 18:43 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Seagate Convention Centre in downtown Toledo needs a ballroom to attract more conventions and trade shows and exterior updates could give the nearly 30-year-old building a contemporary look, said consultants hired by Lucas County for a feasibility study of the facility.
  
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• Pence appears at Toledo Express airport in Swanton

  25-10-2016 16:44 via toledoblade.com
  
  SWANTON — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence has returned to the region — this time to hold a rally at Grand Aire Inc.’s airport hangar in western Lucas County.
  
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• Jobless rate in metro Toledo climbs

  25-10-2016 15:36 via toledoblade.com
  Unemployment rates rose last month in metro Toledo and throughout much of northwest Ohio, a new report shows.
  
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• Briggs: Don’t count Cleveland out

  25-10-2016 06:43 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — Indians vs. Cubs.
  
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• Clay, Perrysburg will meet for girls soccer district crown

  25-10-2016 06:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  Clay and St. Ursula were familiar with one another before matching up in a Division I district semifinal Monday evening at Northview’s Cats Stadium.
  
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• Unbeaten squads remain atop Blade poll

  25-10-2016 06:36 via toledoblade.com
  
  The top three spots in each division in the Blade poll stayed the same after Week 9 of high school football, with unbeaten Springfield (Division I-II), Central Catholic (Division III-IV), and Patrick Henry (Division V-VI-VII) remaining in the lead of each vote.
  
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• Ohio State says it doesn’t plan to do anything special

  25-10-2016 06:29 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s fourth quarter at Penn State was a catastrophe — but the Buckeyes don’t see any reason for wholesale changes just yet.
  
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• Southview, Notre Dame win Findlay district games

  25-10-2016 06:26 via toledoblade.com
  FINDLAY — After 110 minutes of play on Monday night, Southview and Findlay were tied 1-1 and, after 4 penalty kicks from each side it was a 2-2 shootout.
  
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• Rockets to adjust to midweek schedule

  25-10-2016 06:25 via toledoblade.com
  
  After a big win Saturday against Central Michigan, the University of Toledo football team has a quick turnaround for a Thursday game against Ohio at the Glass Bowl.
  
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• UM still haunted by last year’s MSU finish

  25-10-2016 06:24 via toledoblade.com
  
  ANN ARBOR — Ten seconds have lasted an entire year for the Michigan football team.
  
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• Superior is a good companion for the rugged Upper Peninsula

  25-10-2016 06:23 via toledoblade.com
  
  Third in a series
  
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• Young Falcons try to press forward

  25-10-2016 06:21 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Time has not been on the side of the Bowling Green State University football team during the past few days.
  
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• Hancock County United Way rolling out new live chat feature

  25-10-2016 06:16
  The Dial 211 service is a foundational service for the United Way. And in Hancock County, that service is now moving into the digital age.
  
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• Wolcott House display looks at mourning

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Amanda Vaughan, executive director of the Maumee Valley Historical Society, stands beside a coffin in the parlor of the Wolcott House in Maumee, which is featuring the exhibit ‘Widows, Weeds, and Weeping Veils: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America.’ The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 13. Ms. Vaughan said Kathy Dowd, curator and site manager for the society, was instrumental in the design and interpretation of the exhibit, which includes funeral cakes, mourning clothes fo
  
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• Trump to be in Toledo on Thursday

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  For the third time in the presidential race, Donald Trump will campaign in Toledo.
  
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• Trump, Jr., speaks about father’s plans

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  FINDLAY — Donald Trump, Jr., came to Findlay to speak to volunteers at the Hancock County Republican Party headquarters about his father’s plans for changing politics in Washington, as well as the long-term importance of this election.
  
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• Sweet and salty combine in candy corn snack mix cones

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Halloween is a celebration of sugar, a carnival of candy.
  
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• Ohio pension funds lost out on $1.6B extra

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Three Ohio public pension funds earned $1.6 billion less than they might have if they’d stayed out of hedge fund investments while still paying $1.1 billion in fees for the privilege, according to a new report released Monday.
  
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• ODOT to go with more salt brine to deice roads

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Northwest Ohio is still enjoying a warm and pleasant autumn, but the Ohio Department of Transportation is gearing up for what could be a long and snowy winter.
  
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• New cookbook showcases Harlem flavor

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  “One thing is certain,” writes Marcus Samuelsson in The Red Rooster Cookbook, “wherever you are, you should come to Harlem — right now.”
  
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• Loft living space opens in quaint Bakery Building

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  One of the first apartments in a major building to offer the first living space in Toledo’s Warehouse District in three decades is available for rent.
  
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• Lake Erie meeting to probe briny seas

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Those who attend the Rotary Club of Toledo’s second-annual western Lake Erie water conference will get a brief respite from the arcane science of freshwater algal blooms so their minds can wander into the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean to imagine an encounter with a giant squid.
  
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• Health officials to host expo on new lead laws

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department will host a lead-inspector expo Wednesday to provide information about the new Toledo rental-property ordinance and requirements for local lead inspectors.
  
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• Great service rescues a raw deal

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  I was in Ann Arbor recently and had a wonderful opportunity to see many friends. Afterward, instead of heading back home immediately, my boyfriend and I decided we had some time for a quick lunch.
  
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• Gallery gets a fall cleaning

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Janella Killebrew of the Findlay Art League dusts around a window before painting the walls of the gallery in downtown Findlay. Hours for the gallery are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at its location, 117 W. Crawford St. The gallery is accepting registration for fall classes for adults and children.
  
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• Cyprus demands auction be stopped

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The government of Cyprus has asked that a live auction scheduled for today of antiquities the Toledo Museum of Art has put up for sale be postponed.
  
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• Cyclist finds kindness on route across U.S.

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Jordan Mossing was hungry in Athens, Ohio, and didn’t have much money.
  
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• Conant St. project near an end

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Removal of steel plates protecting curing concrete around two manhole covers, planned for today, will mark the end of Maumee’s resurfacing project on Conant Street between the Anthony Wayne Trail and the Maumee River. Joe Camp, Maumee’s public service director, said the plate removal will require lane closings for about half an hour.
  
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• Biden praises nominee Clinton, rallies for Democrats for Congress

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning Monday in Toledo for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, argued the 2016 election has been “dumbed-down” by the Republican candidate and he has forced the media to concentrate on antics that include accusations of groping women.
  
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• Area trick-or-treat times

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
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• Andre’ Delbecq: 1936-2016

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Andre’ Delbecq, a Toledo native who was a business management professor and former dean of business and administration at the Santa Clara University in California, died Oct. 12 in Stanford University Medical Center. He was 80.
  
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• 3 unions await Libbey strike outcome

  25-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Libbey Inc. effectively gave the striking members of Glass Molders Plastics Local 59 an extra 48 hours to approve a new deal on Monday after the union twice rejected contract offers over the weekend.
  
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• Graham's late goal lifts Perrysburg

  25-10-2016 03:09 via toledoblade.com
  
  Perrysburg's Addie Graham scored a goal during the final two minutes against Mansfield Madison to pull out a 1-0 win in a Division I girls soccer district semifinal on Monday night at Northview's Cats Stadium.
  
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• Clay tops St. Ursula, moves on to district final

  25-10-2016 00:56 via toledoblade.com
  
  Karleigh Clere and Peyton Rigg scored a goal apiece for Clay before halftime, leading the Eagles to a 3-1 win over St. Ursula in a Division I district girls soccer semifinal on Monday at Northview.
  
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