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• Walleye sign pair of college players

  23-03-2017 23:39 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Walleye signed two prospects right out of college today, including Bowling Green State University forward Matt Pohlkamp.
  
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• Teacher faces felony sex chargesMan, 28, accused of having sexual...

  23-03-2017 20:22
  A former Springfield High School math teacher is facing felony charges based on accusations he had a sexual relationship with a student. Kyle McKinch, 28, of of the 6000 block of Gettysburg Drive in Sylvania was named in a bill of information filed March 16 in Lucas County Common Pleas Court charging him with one count of sexual battery and three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
  
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• Low water pressure in Toledo? Here's why

  23-03-2017 20:22
  An electrical malfunction in the High Service Pumping Station at Collins Park Water Treatment Plant resulted in uneven water pressure throughout the system this afternoon, according to Toledo city officials. The city is strictly following the established protocols of the Ohio EPA that require testing to occur after an event of this nature.
  
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• Officials say Toledo water pressure restored to normal, tests continue

  23-03-2017 20:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Toledo city spokesman said today that reported uneven water pressure has been fixed but that officials are running tests on the system. 
  
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• Electrical malfunction leads to boil advisory

  23-03-2017 20:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  An electrical malfunction today at Toledo's water treatment plant knocked out one high-service pump temporarily, causing uneven water pressure throughout the distribution system, officials with the Hicks-Hudson administration said.
  
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• Lucas Co. urges panel to overturn regional jail costs decision

  23-03-2017 20:02 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — The feud between the city of Toledo and Lucas County over who should pay the tab for prisoners arrested for state crimes within the city made its way today into a court more than 130 miles away.
  
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• Suspect in Delta slaying waives right to preliminary hearing

  23-03-2017 16:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  SWANTON — A Toledo man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend at a Delta residence waived his right to a preliminary hearing this morning in Fulton County Eastern District Court.
  
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• UT head football coach signs extension through 2021

  23-03-2017 15:53
  Toledo has signed Head Football Coach Jason Candle to an extension through the 2021 season. He also gets a raise to go along with the extension.
  
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• Port authority board OKs lease at airport to Tronair

  23-03-2017 13:58 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Lucas County Port Authority Board of Directors today approved a lease at Toledo Express Airport that will create 110 new jobs.
  
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• Michigan prepares for dangerous Oregon duo

  23-03-2017 05:42 via toledoblade.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — When only 16 teams remain, there’s a high probability that you’re going to face a tough matchup in the NCAA tournament.
  
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• UT’s Candle gets contract extension

  23-03-2017 05:38 via toledoblade.com
  
  The University of Toledo and football coach Jason Candle reached an agreement on a contract extension through the 2021 season, which includes an increase in Candle’s base salary over the next five seasons, plus a bump in incentives for wins in a season.
  
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• Archbold embracing underdog role

  23-03-2017 05:31 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Of the four teams in the Division III boys basketball state semifinal field, the unranked, undersized, and unheralded Archbold Blue Streaks are clear underdogs in seeking the program’s first state championship.
  
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• Dakich’s son shows smarts on UM bench

  23-03-2017 05:29 via toledoblade.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — For Andrew Dakich, the siren call comes with a Dad General’s Warning.
  
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• UM notes: Perception not reality for Big Ten

  23-03-2017 05:20 via toledoblade.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — For the better part of a decade, the Big Ten — long known as a football behemoth — materialized into a basketball powerhouse.
  
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• Defenseman Caito sent back to Walleye

  23-03-2017 05:18 via toledoblade.com
  
  Defenseman Matt Caito has been reassigned to the Walleye from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
  
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• Ex-BGSU standout signs with Flyers

  23-03-2017 05:16 via toledoblade.com
  
  Bowling Green State University hockey standout Mark Friedman signed a contract Tuesday with the Philadelphia Flyers.
  
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• Notre Dame’s Hampton-Bey commits to UMass

  23-03-2017 05:13 via toledoblade.com
  
  Bre Hampton-Bey, fresh off leading Notre Dame to a Division I girls basketball state runner-up finish, has committed to the University of Massachusetts.
  
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• UAW endorses Hicks-Hudson for re-election

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson gained the political backing of the United Auto Workers union for her re-election, her campaign said Wednesday.
  
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• TPS, teachers aiming for contract in April

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo teachers could have a tentative contract agreement next month.
  
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• Teen convicted in death appeals

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  An attorney for a teen-aged girl convicted of setting a fire that killed one and injured two others argued Wednesday that her case’s transfer from Lucas County Juvenile Court to adult court was unconstitutional.
  
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• Sylvania task force offers revised redistricting option

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Sylvania Schools task force revised one of two options for redistricting plans in the 2018-19 school year after community members voiced concerns about the plan’s cost and the intent to combine fifth grade through eighth grade students in one building.
  
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• Suzanne E. Shanahan: 1937-2017

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Suzanne E. Shanahan, a registered nurse whose hospital duties included oncology care and who brought comfort — and humor — to the clientele of a boutique for female cancer patients where she worked for a decade, died Sunday at home in Sylvania Township. She was 79.
  
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• Students rally at Bowling Green

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Bowling Green State University senior Emily Shirak chants with others after chalking a peace sign on a sidewalk during a rally to counter materials left by a national group that goes by the name Identity Evropa. The group plastered ‘white separatist’ symbols at BGSU and near the University of Toledo campus this month.
  
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• Senators’ bills would target flow of fentanyl

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio’s two U.S. senators have two different bills that have the same goal — to stop the flow of the highly addictive synthetic opioid fentanyl from coming into the country.
  
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• ‘Riverdance’ returns to the Stranahan

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, but the celebration of the Irish  spirit continues when Riverdance returns to the Stranahan Theater on Wednesday and March 30.
  
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• Missing girl, 13, may come here

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Police in Florida are asking northwest Ohio residents to be on the lookout for a missing 13-year-old girl who may be heading to the area.
  
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• Messages to victim show order violated

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  DELTA, Ohio — The messages on Amanda Mangas’ laptop gave police every indication James Ramey was violating a protection order she had against him.
  
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• Messages to Delta slaying victim show order violated

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  DELTA, Ohio — The messages on Amanda Mangas’ laptop gave police every indication James Ramey was violating a protection order she had against him.
  
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• Lucas County losing population as Wood, Hancock, Fulton grow

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The latest U.S. Census release of data estimates show Lucas County’s population again appears to be in decline.
  
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• Lucas County good for rental investment

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Lucas County appears to be one of the most attractive markets in the country for investors looking to buy and rent out single-family homes.
  
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• Losses put Sears, Kmart future in doubt

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Sears and Kmart, two struggling retailers that combined have 12 stores in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, faced an even shakier future Wednesday, a day after their parent firm said in a regulatory report that “substantial doubt” exists whether the two venerable chains can survive.
  
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• Insanity plea in stabbing death entered

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Toledo man charged with stabbing a friend to death at his Old West End apartment entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday.
  
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• Husted: Lucas Co. elections board actions 'troubling’

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said Wednesday a private meeting between two Lucas County Board of Elections members to discuss a deal over the board’s director appointment, and an apparent exchange of text messages between GOP board members and the Republican chairman in the audience of a board meeting, were “troubling.”
  
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• Holocaust survivor, 89, speaks to Perrysburg eighth graders

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Martin Lowenberg sat and watched while classes switched at Perrysburg Junior High School, with the hallways full of students rushing from room to room.
  
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• Holocaust survivor, 89, speaks to eighth graders

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Martin Lowenberg sat and watched while classes switched at Perrysburg Junior High School, with the hallways full of students rushing from room to room.
  
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• Festival of New Music returns for 40th year

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The University of Toledo Department of Music hosts its 40th annual Spring Festival of New Music from Wednesday through April 1. Jake Runestad is the featured composer with guest performers: the National Arab Orchestra’s Takht Ensemble, the University’s Jazz Organ Trio, and vocalist Ellie Martin. Four concerts are scheduled.
  
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• Ex-teacher faces charges from his time at Springfield

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A former Springfield High School math teacher is facing felony charges based on accusations he had a sexual relationship with a student.
  
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• Cousino’s delivers on old-school charm

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Cousino’s Steakhouse in Oregon is old school.
  
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• Cheap Trick, Warrant head retro rock concert at Savage Arena

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  It’s time to dust off those old bottles of hair spray and stock up on eyeliner because the ’70s and ’80s are coming back to Toledo — at least for one day this weekend.
  
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• Art-A-Fair celebrates past, present

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The work of almost 100 artists — many from different generations of creators — will be a part of this year’s Art-A-Fair, the 11th event of its kind.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for court defendant

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a Toledo woman charged with selling illegal drugs for “spiritual purposes” after she was removed from a courtroom for refusing to walk to the defendant's table.
  
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• Algae termed environmental justice issue

  23-03-2017 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  While several familiar policy groups and elected officials are gearing up for the 2017 algae watch with spring runoff season’s arrival, an urban advocacy group’s spokesman wants to underscore how Lake Erie’s condition is an environmental-justice issue for Toledo’s poor and disadvantaged.
  
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• Family of girl battling epilepsy and cerebral palsy needs help

  23-03-2017 04:47
  A little girl in Toledo, Ohio has battled a whole lot in her young life, everything from seizures to cerebral palsy. She's set to meet with a specialist later this week, and could be having another surgery in the coming weeks.
  
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• Students prepare for severe weather during statewide tornado drill

  23-03-2017 00:20
  You heard the sirens all over Ohio today. There was a statewide tornado drill as part of severe weather week.
  
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• New research confirms major shortage of doctors; how Toledo is preparing

  23-03-2017 00:20
  It confirms an expected shortage that the researchers said will create a "real risk" to patient care. The research said there will be a shortage of between 40,800 and 104,900 doctors by the year 2030.
  
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