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• Neighborhood bar making sure Tennessee children still have Christmas

  03-12-2016 23:57
  
  As several returned to find out if their home was destroyed, our neighbors here in Toledo were figuring out how they could help those in need. Jessi McKelvey and her coworkers rallied together to create a toy donation for the children affected by the recent wildfires.
  
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• Historic Old West End houses all spiffed up for holiday tours this weekend

  03-12-2016 20:18
  This weekend is your chance to take in the history and holiday charm of what might be the most historic neighborhood in Toledo. "I think one of the things that many people in Toledo don't realize is that the historic Old West End was one of the first plotted sub-divisions in the city of Toledo," said homeowner Judy Stone.
  
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• Santa, tugboat deliver Christmas trees to Marina District

  03-12-2016 19:49 via toledoblade.com
  Santa Claus delivered Christmas trees today to Toledo by tugboat.
  
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• Portman, Brown push ”Buy America” for fed infrastructure bill

  03-12-2016 17:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio senators push ”Buy America” for infrastructure bill, over House GOP objection.
  
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• Live Now: Jury headed back to courtroom in Michael Slager trial

  03-12-2016 16:25
  LIVE NOW: Walter Scott's family expected to speak soon as jury g - Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH The jury in the trial of a former North Charleston Police Department officer accused of shooting an unarmed man during a traffic stop has been granted a weekend break.
  
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• Toledo Police investigate computer-related scam

  03-12-2016 16:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo Police are investigating a telephone rip-off of a Toledo senior citizen in the amount of $10,400.
  
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• Owens Corning sets 20-cent dividend

  03-12-2016 13:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  Owens Corning of Toledo declared a quarterly cash dividend on Friday of 20 cents a share, up 11 percent from the previous dividend. It will be paid Jan. 18 to holders of record on Jan. 3.
  
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• Woodward pulls away from Ross in 2nd half

  03-12-2016 07:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  Woodward’s boys basketball team made a good first impression Friday night, defeating Fremont Ross in the season opener for both schools.
  
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• Michigan needs help getting into playoffs

  03-12-2016 07:04 via toledoblade.com
  
  Michigan still is alive for the College Football Playoff.
  
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• Hack’s late goal helps St. Francis skate past BG

  03-12-2016 07:04 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — St. Francis de Sales peppered Bowling Green with 35 shots, and scored a late power-play goal to win a Northwest Hockey Conference opener on Friday night at the Bowling Green State University Ice Arena.
  
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• Browning verbally commits to Buckeyes

  03-12-2016 06:32 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — One of the top high school linebackers in the country is on track to leave his home state and play for Ohio State.
  
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• Boys basketball roundup: Start tops Findlay in OT

  03-12-2016 06:18 via toledoblade.com
  START 65, FINDLAY 63
  
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• Girls basketball roundup: Blue Devils top Generals

  03-12-2016 06:17 via toledoblade.com
  SPRINGFIELD 49, ANTHONY WAYNE 43
  
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• BGSU's Davidson humbled by All-America honor

  03-12-2016 06:17 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University punter Joseph Davidson was named an Academic All-America first-team performer by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday.
  
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• BGSU hockey falls at Lake Superior State

  03-12-2016 06:16 via toledoblade.com
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Bowling Green State University allowed four goals in the final period of a 4-2 loss to Lake Superior State in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association contest Friday.
  
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• High school basketball scores: 12-3

  03-12-2016 06:15 via toledoblade.com
  FRIDAY
  
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• Walleye Watch: Toledo vs. Quad City

  03-12-2016 06:11 via toledoblade.com
  Walleye vs. Quad City
  
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• Game capsule: Green Bay at Toledo men

  03-12-2016 06:10 via toledoblade.com
  Green Bay at Toledo men
  
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• Trans-Siberian Orchestra rocks the Huntington Center

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Trans-Siberian Orchestra performs in one of two sold-out shows Friday at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo. More than 30 musicians make up the symphonic-progressive hard-rock act, which combines contemporary music and light shows with Christmas classics.
  
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• Toledo Ballet to put clergymen on their toes

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Ballet will go Holy Toledo for its 76th annual production of The Nutcracker, the longest-running uninterrupted production in the country.
  
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• Suburban crime log: 12-3

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
   
  
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• Planners OK Nebraska Ave. low-income apartments

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Plans for a low-income apartment development on Nebraska Avenue near Reynolds Road took a step forward this week when it received approval from the Toledo Plan Commission.
  
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• Pastor marks 32nd Advent at Zoar Lutheran Church

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  At Zoar Lutheran Church in Perrysburg, the Rev. Tim Philabaum is in the midst of another Advent, the four-week church season before Christmas.
  
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• Ohio bill would hike taxes, cut unemployment benefits

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — After more than a decade of putting off the tough decisions, Ohio lawmakers could next week send Gov. John Kasich a bill to reduce worker benefits and permanently increase employer taxes to shore up the state’s weakened unemployment compensation fund.
  
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• Local Christmas tree growers are hopeful

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  As consumers increasingly seek out local goods and Millennials look to start their own family traditions, there may be a resurgence coming for the humble Christmas tree.
  
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• K-9 lends a paw with paper sale

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo police Officer Don Comes, with his K-9, Luke, sells Old Newsboys Goodfellow Association Charity Edition newspapers on Michigan Street in downtown Toledo. Luke rested patiently on the trunk of Officer Comes’ patrol car as he sold the charity papers Friday. Proceeds of the sale provide immediate temporary aid for needy area children.
  
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• John A. Caputo: 1937-2016

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  John A. Caputo, whose sporting goods store offered team gear and trophies and who started a youth hockey program, died Tuesday in his East Toledo home. He was 79.
  
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• Injecting fertilizer might save lake

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  PORT CLINTON — Western Lake Erie basin agriculture can achieve most of the 40 percent reduction goal set for algae-forming nutrients by doing one thing: Convincing more farmers to inject their fertilizers below ground rather than continuing to spread them on the surface.
  
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• Holiday Gift Guide: In the kitchen

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Home cooks are always looking for new items to use to set their tables, gadgets to help them cook their creations, and new inspiration for recipes for everything from dinner party menus to supper for cooks in a hurry. The Toledo area has specialty shops and general merchandise stores ready to help you find what you’re looking for.
  
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• Emergency repairs may finish today on Downtown Viaduct

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Ohio Department of Transportation’s emergency repairs to the northbound side of I-75’s Downtown Viaduct could end as early as afternoon today, though it’s possible some work will be needed Sunday, a department official said Friday evening.
  
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• Delay sought in trial for accused arsonist

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Defense attorneys for the Oregon man accused of setting a fire that killed two Toledo firefighters in 2014 are seeking to have his trial on capital murder charges postponed.
  
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• Company plans to buy historic Nasby Building

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Holland-based real estate management company has a letter of intent to buy the city-owned historic Madison Building downtown, where contractors have been removing exterior asbestos panels for nearly a month.
  
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• Appeals court throws out ex-police chief’s conviction

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio’s 6th District Court of Appeals on Friday threw out former Put-in-Bay police Chief Robert “Ric” Lampela's misdemeanor conviction for disorderly conduct.
  
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• Animal abuse registry proposed in Cuyahoga County

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — A proposed Cuyahoga County ordinance to create a registry of convicted animal abusers is gaining traction.
  
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• Animal abuse registry proposed

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  CLEVELAND — A proposed Cuyahoga County ordinance to create a registry of convicted animal abusers is gaining traction.
  
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• 2 arrested after domestic violence, shooting incident

  03-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  MONROE — Two men have been arrested in related incidents in Monroe Township — one on an attempted homicide charge, and the other on a domestic violence charge.
  
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• Death of Oregon man probed at South Toledo shop

  03-12-2016 04:44
  
  Toledo firefighters were called to Meldrum Mechanical Services, 4455 South Ave., about 8:15 p.m. Thursday to free a worker from a piece of equipment. David Brewer, 49, was pronounced dead about an hour later, said Dr. James Patrick, Lucas County coroner.
  
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• New microbrewery opens in south Toledo

  03-12-2016 00:26
  A former auto parts store is now tapping eight different craft beers. The first batch features a holiday brew, oatmeal stout, pink hibiscus and three IPAs.
  
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