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• Health systems, universities team up to boost entrepreneurs

  30-03-2017 23:25 via toledoblade.com
  
  Four of northwest Ohio’s major institutions today announced they are partnering to further local entrepreneurship through an $8.75 million investment, with half of the funding coming from a state grant awarded the day before.
  
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• Buckeyes use baseball bats to teach ball security

  30-03-2017 22:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — There are many position battles ongoing for Ohio State during spring practice.
  
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• Freighter navigates the Maumee

  30-03-2017 21:53 via toledoblade.com
  
  The freighter Algoma Discovery heads up the Maumee River, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The ship was headed to load grain at the Anderson's, making it the first freighter to load grain in Toledo for 2017 according to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
  
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• 'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after attack in prison

  30-03-2017 21:24
  FILE - In this September 1987 file photo, serial killer Donald Harvey stands before a judge during sentencing in Cincinnati. A spokeswoman for Ohio's prison system says Harvey was found badly beaten Tuesday, March 28, 2017,... .
  
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• "Angel of Death" serial killer dead after attack in prison

  30-03-2017 21:24
  Donald Harvey, a serial killer who became known as the "Angel of Death" and pleaded guilty in 1987 to 37 murders of hospital patients while working as a nurse's aide in Cincinnati and London, Kentucky, during the 1970s and '80s, is seen a photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. TOLEDO, Ohio -- A serial killer known as the "Angel of Death" after he admitted killing three dozen hospital patients in Ohio and Kentucky died Thursday, two days after investigators said h
  
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• Mud Hens pitch new ballpark menu

  30-03-2017 20:47 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Mud Hens debuted an all-star line-up of dishes for the 2017 season today at Fifth Third Field.
  
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• Ohio House OKs bill to replace renewable-energy mandates

  30-03-2017 20:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio would step back from its mandate that utilities find more of their power from green sources under a bill that passed the House today with a large enough margin to potentially carry a veto override.
  
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• ODOT outlines several construction projects for Findlay

  30-03-2017 19:15 via toledoblade.com
  
  FINDLAY — Findlay motorists are about to get a taste of the construction fatigue Toledoans have had for several years.
  
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• Convicted serial killer dies after assault in Toledo prison cell

  30-03-2017 17:27 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Cincinnati-area serial killer nicknamed the “Angel of Death” died today after an assault at Toledo Correctional Institution.
  
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• Tecumseh fire extinguished, residents cleared to go outside

  30-03-2017 16:33 via toledoblade.com
  TECUMSEH, Mich. — Lenawee County authorities have cleared residents to leave their homes after a building fire today.
  
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• Toledo rally Friday to show support for urban farmer

  30-03-2017 15:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  A rally will be held Friday as a man in dispute with the city over his efforts to establish an urban farming operation in the central city plans to turn himself into authorities. 
  
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• Toledo woman accused of attempting to cash a stolen check

  30-03-2017 14:43 via toledoblade.com
  
  A West Toledo woman is accused of attempting to cash a check that was taken during an aggravated robbery Sunday in the parking lot of a North Toledo Kroger.
  
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• Woman charged for trying to cash check stolen in violent robbery

  30-03-2017 14:31
  Toledo police have arrested and charged a woman, accused of trying to cash a check stolen in a violent robbery. Elizabeth Glashauser is charged with receiving stolen property.
  
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• Columbus-area auditor joins GOP race for Ohio treasurer

  30-03-2017 14:24 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo, as expected, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state treasurer in 2018.
  
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• Toledo police still searching for missing teen

  30-03-2017 13:18 via toledoblade.com
  
  One of the teenage girls reported missing by Toledo police has returned home, but the other is still missing.
  
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• Neighbors voice opinions on South Detroit Ave. construction

  30-03-2017 12:17
  Their plans include to reconstruct South Detroit from the Anthony Wayne Trail to Copland to a three lane road and add bike lanes. Additionally they proposed to put in a one lane roundabout at Detroit, Byrne and Devonshire, with the possibility of making Devonshire a two-way street.
  
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• Start chases 5th straight City League baseball crown

  30-03-2017 06:15 via toledoblade.com
  
  Start may not have closed the 2016 high school baseball season with a winning record, but the Spartans did manage to win their fourth straight City League championship last season, topping Rogers 8-4 in the league playoff title game.
  
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• Candle, UT football not yet satisfied

  30-03-2017 06:15 via toledoblade.com
  
  Entering his second season as head coach and fresh off signing a new contract extension through the 2021 season, University of Toledo football coach Jason Candle is excited with the state of the program at this point, but said he can never be completely satisfied.
  
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• Jim Tressel fine not strolling sidelines

  30-03-2017 06:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  Nowadays people ask Jim Tressel about his career path less frequently with each passing football season.
  
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• Toledo Rep stages Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Repertoire Theatre turns to a John Steinbeck classic, Of Mice and Men, for its next production, which opens Friday.
  
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• Rep stages Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Repertoire Theatre turns to a John Steinbeck classic, Of Mice and Men, for its next production, which opens Friday.
  
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• Plans for Toledo's Detroit Avenue get mixed reactions

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Reactions were mixed at a public meeting Wednesday when the city of Toledo introduced a South Detroit Avenue reconstruction project that includes building a roundabout at South Byrne Road in South Toledo.
  
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• Plans for South Toledo roundabout on Detroit Ave. get mixed reactions

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Reactions were mixed at a public meeting Wednesday when the city of Toledo introduced a South Detroit Avenue reconstruction project that includes building a roundabout at South Byrne Road in South Toledo.
  
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• Ohio driver’s license renewal cost may rise

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — The state motor fuels tax won’t go up, but some drivers may find themselves paying more in local fees to renew their licenses and register their vehicles under a $7.8 billion, two-year transportation and public-safety budget heading to Gov. John Kasich’s desk.
  
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• Nickel dogs pack 'em in at Packo's

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Officials with Tony Packo’s restaurant chain say the reaction to its 5-cent Hungarian hot dog promotion has been even better than expected. Company officials say this will be its busiest week ever. Jimmy Harmon, the chief executive officer of Bennett Management, which owns the Tony Packo’s brand, said there have been lines out the door for much of the last three days as people pack in for the 85-year anniversary promotion at one of its five metro Toledo eateries. To get the 5-cent do
  
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• Neighbors troubled by South Toledo site of Head Shed

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Head Shed, a local business with a 43-year history as a leading “counterculture” shop, is opening a fifth location in South Toledo.
  
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• Navigating the Maumee

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A tugboat pulls the freighter Algoma Discovery up the Maumee River. The Canadian ship was headed Wednesday to load grain at The Andersons, making it the first freighter to load grain in Toledo in 2017. The ship’s arrival was delayed by one day because bridge tenders had not yet returned to several Maumee River drawbridges for the season.
  
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• Local class aimed at helping firms export more products

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The United States is still the world’s largest economy by a significant margin, but some 75 percent of global purchasing power resides outside our borders.
  
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• Lawyer files for open Toledo Municipal Court seat

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo lawyer Dale Emch filed his official signature petitions Wednesday at the Lucas County Board of Elections to get on the Nov. 7 ballot to compete for a seat on Toledo Municipal Court.
  
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• Getting ready to play ball

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Jake Tyler, sports turf manager for the Toledo Mud Hens, prepares the infield at Fifth Third Field. The Hens will practice on the field April 4-5, then go on the road at Indianapolis to begin their season April 6. The team’s home opener is April 13, again playing the Indians, beginning at 4:05 p.m.
  
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• Fostoria plans layoffs if November levy fails

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  FOSTORIA — A commission tasked with overseeing Fostoria’s finances approved a recovery plan Wednesday that calls for the layoff of more than a dozen employees if a 6-mill property tax levy fails in November.
  
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• Deputy coroner testifies in Akers trial

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Among 13 stab wounds inflicted on 72-year-old Judith Uyttenhove was a cluster of eight punctures on her left side that struck her heart and other vital organs, a deputy Lucas County coroner said Wednesday.
  
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• David H. Shapiro (1941-2017)

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  David H. Shapiro, an electrical engineer who retired as a globe-trotting executive of SSOE, the Toledo-based architectural and engineering firm, died Wednesday in ProMedica Goerlich Center, Sylvania. He was 75.
  
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• Collingwood Arts Center hosts ghost hunts, plays, dance troupes

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Past and pres­ent col­lide on a daily ba­sis at the Coll­ing­wood Arts Center, 2413 Coll­ing­wood Blvd., one of Toledo’s most un­usual — and oft used — build­ings in the Old West End.
  
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• Closing Shot: Comfort after fight

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Gary Fazenbaker, whose son Joe Fazenbaker died in the fire set by Kassi Brandeberry, hugs Cheryl Cottle in the hallway after oral arguments for ‘State of Ohio v. Brandeberry’ in Ohio’s 6th District Court of Appeals at the University of Toledo College of Law on March 22.
  
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• Class hosted by UT aimed at helping firms export more products

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The United States is still the world’s largest economy by a significant margin, but some 75 percent of global purchasing power resides outside our borders.
  
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• Bravo! BGSU celebrates university arts

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The third annual Bravo! BGSU will be held this weekend to raise funds for arts scholarships at the University. The event celebrates the very best of the university’s arts departments from the college of musical arts, the department of theater and film, the creative writing program, and the dance program.
  
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• BMW of Toledo shows off new showroom

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  SPRING has sprung and the grass is green and the crocuses and daffodils are blooming.
  
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• Blarney dishes out tasty Irish pub fare

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  As the name implies, the Blarney Irish Pub is not the place to go for such fancy food as Ossetra caviar or poached Nova Scotia lobster. But you can get a delicious lobster roll or a nice plate of fish and chips at the Blarney. And you can choose from a substantial list of beers too.
  
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• Anita Hill recounts struggles in Toledo talk

  30-03-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Anita Hill, who in 1991 paved the way to better awareness of gender equality in the workplace when she testified during U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearing that he had sexually harassed her, told a sold-out crowd Wednesday in Toledo that while her experience seemed grim at the time, it is a reminder of how far we have come.
  
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• Woman standing on front porch hit by car during argument An Ohio...

  30-03-2017 03:38
  TOLEDO, Ohio - An Ohio woman suffered serious injuries to her legs Wednesday morning when she was hit by a car while standing on her front porch, according to multiple reports. Toledo police were called around 7:25 a.m. to a home on West Sylvania Avenue after a fight between Destiny Hayes and Shenee Albert turned violent, The Blade reported .
  
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