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• Walleye's Sikura loaned to AHL's Iowa Wild

  19-01-2017 23:57 via toledoblade.com
  
  Walleye forward Tyler Sikura has been loaned to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.
  
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• BGSU ready for speech from Cornel West

  19-01-2017 23:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  The student body of Bowling Green State University is set to hear a speech from author, academic and social activist Cornel West this evening in the campus’ Lenhart Grand Ballroom in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
  
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• Head covers will be provided for female Muslim inmates at Lucas County jail

  19-01-2017 23:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  Head covers will be provided for female Muslim inmates who wear an Islamic veil according to a new Lucas County jail policy.
  
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• Deadline nears for Blade School Stock Contest

  19-01-2017 22:56 via toledoblade.com
  The Blade in Education is running its School Stock Content this year, and this week is when participating teachers at area schools need to register their students’ teams with their stock picks.
  
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• Toledo man charged with murder after shooting victim dies

  19-01-2017 22:11 via toledoblade.com
  
  A 23-year-old Toledo man previously charged with felonious assault is now facing a murder charge after the man he is accused of shooting earlier this month died Wednesday.
  
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• Sylvania Schools, ACLU of Ohio settle

  19-01-2017 20:33 via toledoblade.com
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has a settlement agreement with Sylvania Schools on behalf of Derek Ide, a substitute teacher who said he was fired after making a political statement on Facebook.
  
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• Glendale-Feilbach accepting donations for Woodlands fire victims

  19-01-2017 20:25
  Dozens of families lost everything in Sunday's fire at Woodlands Apartments in south Toledo, and several of which attend a nearby school. That's why this week, a special collection is happening at the school to help the Glendale-Feilbach families affected by the fire.
  
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• Zepf Center offers help for Suboxone patients

  19-01-2017 20:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Zepf Center will hold a clinic today for former patients of Dr. Haridas M. Dasani who need Suboxone or other treatment services from 3-7 p.m. today at 2005 Ashland Ave. Patients should bring identification and proof of insurance if they have it.
  
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• Perrysburg area crime log: 1/13-1/19

  19-01-2017 19:54 via toledoblade.com
  Recent reports from Perrysburg and Perrysburg Township police departments.
  
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• Kasich to discuss healthcare reform with GOP lawmakers

  19-01-2017 19:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  WASHINGTON - Ohio Gov. John Kasich will give his views on the future of healthcare in the United States during a private meeting with Republican lawmakers today, held before celebrating on Friday the inauguration of the GOP president who beat him for the nation’s top office.
  
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• Kasich to discuss health-care reform with GOP lawmakers

  19-01-2017 19:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Ohio Gov. John Kasich will give his views on the future of healthcare in the United States during a private meeting with Republican lawmakers today, held before celebrating on Friday the inauguration of the GOP president who beat him for the nation’s top office.
  
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• Layoffs at The Andersons to begin March 18

  19-01-2017 13:38 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Andersons Inc., which announced on Sunday that it will close its two Toledo area and two Columbus general stores in the spring, says its initial layoffs will begin March 18.
  
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• Driver injured in single-car crash on I-475 early today

  19-01-2017 13:38 via toledoblade.com
  A single-car crash injured a person on I-475 in Sylvania Township early today, authorities said.
  
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• UT’s home woes continue

  19-01-2017 06:39 via toledoblade.com
  
  The University of Toledo women’s basketball team struggled shooting the ball and could not contain Quiera Lampkins in a 64-55 defeat to Ohio on Wednesday at Savage Arena.
  
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• Bowling Green women dig hole on turnovers

  19-01-2017 06:35 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Here’s a simple math problem for basketball fans.
  
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• Michigan’s Gary now knows what to expect

  19-01-2017 06:32 via toledoblade.com
  
  ANN ARBOR — About this time one year ago, the nation’s top-ranked recruit was approaching his commitment date. Ultimately, defensive tackle Rashan Gary would sign with Michigan, putting a bow on Jim Harbaugh’s first full-year recruiting class.
  
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• High school girls basketball stats, standings: 1-19

  19-01-2017 06:32 via toledoblade.com
  
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• Notebook: High schools plan military salute

  19-01-2017 06:22 via toledoblade.com
  
  Many area high schools are participating in a statewide military appreciation night on Friday.
  
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• Mud Hens look-ahead: Brett Pill, IF/OF

  19-01-2017 06:22 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Tigers open spring training on Feb. 14, which means baseball season is coming. Here is a daily look at players with possible ties to the 2017 Mud Hens.
  
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• Girls roundup: Spartans stay strong in City League

  19-01-2017 06:20 via toledoblade.com
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• Sylvania firms await word on new landlord

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Laura Jakes is hopeful a change of ownership for Sylvania’s Maplewood Marketplace won’t mean she’ll have to find a new home for her advertising agency, LJ Creates.
  
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• Smoke likely killed victims in South Toledo

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  An autopsy found all four victims from a fire Sunday in South Toledo likely died from smoke inhalation.
  
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• Sister Rosemary Schlagheck: 1920-2017

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  FREMONT — Sister Rosemary Schlagheck, whose education ministry, as a teacher and administrator, spanned five decades and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, died Sunday in St. Bernardine Home, Fremont, where she had lived since 2002. She was 96.
  
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• Seneca commissioners refuse to pay higher final bill to justice center firm

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  TIFFIN — Seneca County commissioners won’t pay the final bill for the owner representative on the joint justice center construction project, arguing the company doubled its monthly fee after learning the county intended to cancel its contract.
  
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• Road fixes spur higher debt payments later

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo officials last week touted roughly $4 million available for residential street repaving as having come, in part, from ”reduction in debt payments.” But some of the repaving money is available thanks to a plan to kick debt down the road and saddle future administrations with higher payments.
  
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• Relatives sought in fatal drug case

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Lucas County Coroner's Office requests relatives of a man recently found dead to call the office at 419-213-3900.
  
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• Perrysburg Twp. discussing renovation to admin building

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  After almost a year spent discussing the renovation of their administration building, Perrysburg Township officials might soon be ready to move forward on a $1.8 million proposal.
  
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• New name for social service agency

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Carty Finkbeiner, board chairman of Connecting Kids to Meals Inc., and Wendi Huntley, its CEO, accept a proclamation from Mark Sobczak, chief of staff to Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, during a meeting Wednesday at the Cherry Street Mission to announce the agency’s new name. Connecting Kids to Meals was known as Feed Lucas County Children.
  
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• Museum to showcase UT faculty works

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Art department faculty members at the University of Toledo are showcasing their own work at a monthlong exhibition.
  
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• Mother says she didn’t kill baby

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  More than three years after Angela Steinfurth sobbed as she entered a plea in the murder of her 18-month-old daughter, she stood silently Wednesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court where she hopes to one day prove her innocence.
  
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• Midtown Men bring the ’60s to Valentine Theatre

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Midtown Men are back in town Friday night, bringing the sounds of the 1960s to the Valentine Theatre.
  
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• Michigan man killed as his vehicle collides with truck

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  RIGA, Mich. — A Britton, Mich., man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday in Lenawee County.
  
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• Man who accidentally shot brother gets probation

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man who accidentally shot his brother during a confrontation with several others pleaded no contest Tuesday to carrying a concealed weapon.
  
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• Lucas County not secret buyer of Southwyck

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken said the county had discussions with a developer about the possibility of creating a shared campus on the former Southwyck Shopping Center site but was not the so-called “secret buyer” for the property.
  
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• Legend of song: Dionne Warwick coming to Stranahan Theater

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  What becomes a legend most?
  
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• Gunman robs station on Secor

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Police say a man with a handgun robbed a gas station in West Toledo.
  
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• Game On: ‘DOOM’ stands out as 2016’s top game

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  While 2016 was a year of copious celebrity deaths and political turmoil, it was also a great year for video games. Last year’s releases saw classic franchises returning to former glory and a bevy of surprises that made 2016 one of the most memorable years for gaming in recent memory.
  
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• Flu mild in Lucas County, widespread across Ohio

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  While state health officials announced the flu is now considered “widespread” in Ohio this season, Lucas County is seeing relatively low influenza-associated hospitalizations compared with recent years.
  
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• Downtown Delta dishes Midwest classics

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  DELTA, Ohio — Stick to the rivers, don’t go chasing waterfalls in Delta 109’s Middle Earth map of a menu, and you’ll be rewarded with the tender loving care of some true life Americana.
  
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• Collingwood Arts Center to host Art in Heart series

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Collingwood Arts Center is one of Toledo’s most offbeat and unique performance venues.
  
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• 2016 marked as Earth’s hottest year

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  For the third consecutive year, Earth’s climate was the warmest on record in 2016. But most people in this part of the world didn’t get a sense of that by what they experienced in their backyards, according to new data released by two federal agencies.
  
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• 2 area banks locations closing next month

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Two Toledo-area FirstMerit Bank locations will close for good Feb. 17, as Columbus-based Huntington Bank finishes its process of integrating FirstMerit into its corporation. The FirstMerit at 411 Adams St., above, and at 7530 Kings Pointe Rd. in Sylvania Township will close the same day.
  
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• 2 area banks closing next month

  19-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Two Toledo-area FirstMerit Bank locations will close for good Feb. 17, as Columbus-based Huntington Bank finishes its process of integrating FirstMerit into its corporation. The FirstMerit at 411 Adams St., above, and at 7530 Kings Pointe Rd. in Sylvania Township will close the same day. A sign on the door of the downtown location notifies customers. A FirstMerit in Temperance is to be consolidated into a nearby Huntington and one in Wayne, in Wood County, will remain open but switch to the Hunt
  
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• Toledo women among thousands to march in Washington

  19-01-2017 02:41
  On Friday night a group of women from Northwest Ohio will be heading on a bus from Swanton traveling overnight to Washington DC. These women are apart of a Facebook group, Toledo-Women's March on Washington.
  
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• Toledo man gets life for stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in Cuyahoga Falls

  19-01-2017 02:41
  A Toledo man was sentenced Wednesday to life without parole for the murder of a Cuyahoga Falls woman in August of 2014. Jeffrey Conrad, 46, was convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend, 40-year-old Amanda Russell, over 50 times on Aug. 28, 2014.
  
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• BGSU women trail Buffalo 33-18 at halftime

  19-01-2017 01:54 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team trails Buffalo 33-18 at halftime at the Stroh Center today.
  
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• BGSU women fall at home to Buffalo

  19-01-2017 01:54 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team suffered a 61-50 loss to Buffalo at the Stroh Center tonight.
  
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• UT women trail Ohio 32-26 at halftime

  19-01-2017 01:51 via toledoblade.com
  
  The University of Toledo women's basketball team trails Ohio 32-26 at halftime tonight at Savage Arena.
  
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• UT women stumble at home against Ohio

  19-01-2017 01:51 via toledoblade.com
  
  The University of Toledo women's basketball team fell 64-55 to Ohio tonight at Savage Arena.
  
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