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• Walleye announce 2017-18 home schedule

  09-05-2017 23:44 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Walleye season isn’t over with the team in the Western Conference finals, but the team has still released its 2017-18 home schedule.
  
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• Suspect killed, Seneca Co. sheriff's deputy injured after 911 call

  09-05-2017 22:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  TIFFIN — A suspect was killed and a Seneca County sheriff’s deputy injured after the deputy responded to a 911 call stemming from a stabbing incident.
  
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• New judge appointed in Kraus case

  09-05-2017 17:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court has appointed a new judge to preside over an appeal of former state Rep. Steve Kraus’ felony theft conviction.
  
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• TPS, teachers union reach tentative 3-year deal

  09-05-2017 17:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo Public Schools and the roughly 2,600-member teachers union reached what both sides described as a “tentative agreement” on a three-year contract.
  
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• Gubernatorial candidate Husted seeks to make Ohio more business-friendly

  09-05-2017 16:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted promised to bring back the American Dream to Ohioans and make the state more business-friendly if elected governor next year, in an interview today with The Blade.
  
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• Trial of man accused in 2014 slaying of Chelsea Bruck under way

  09-05-2017 16:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  MONROE — Opening statements in a Monroe County murder trial painted opposing pictures of the defendant.
  
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• Mother of slain Michigan woman, Chelsea Bruck, takes the stand

  09-05-2017 16:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  MONROE — Chelsea Bruck spent weeks painstakingly making her costume for a large Halloween party in 2014. She finished the last details the day of the party, and told her mother, “I love you,” before leaving that night.
  
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• Hart Inc. to move office from Maumee to downtown Toledo

  09-05-2017 16:19 via toledoblade.com
  
  Hart Inc. will relocate its headquarters to from Maumee to downtown Toledo by early next year. 
  
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• Former lead investigator in 2014 fatal fire testifies

  09-05-2017 16:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  After a slow start today, a former Toledo fire investigator told a jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court that he initially was the lead investigator on the fatal Magnolia Street fire but that he stepped down.
  
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• Fatal arson trial delayed as judge calls jurors to chambers

  09-05-2017 16:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  The seventh full day of testimony in the trial of Ray Abou-Arab was delayed today while the court spoke with each of the 12 jurors and three alternates individually.
  
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• Paula Hicks-Hudson responds to Rep. Merrin amendment

  09-05-2017 15:20
  In a letter concerning Rep. Derrick Merrin's amendment, which would leave lead regulations up to the Ohio Department of Health, she says it protects property owners who rent out dangerous units. However, some landlords say it is just the opposite.
  
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• Tigers need to rethink bullpen strategy

  09-05-2017 06:25 via toledoblade.com
  
  Imagine building a $200 million palace on a flood plain, then not springing for insurance and saying a Hail Mary.
  
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• Five area teams ranked in state prep softball poll

  09-05-2017 06:22 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association state rankings were released Monday. Five local teams — Anthony Wayne, Perrysburg, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, and New Riegel are each in the top 10 in their respective divisions.
  
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• Walleye peaking at right time

  09-05-2017 06:19 via toledoblade.com
  
  The skillful and quick Walleye advanced to the conference finals with one of their most complete and dominating efforts of the Kelly Cup playoffs Saturday night.
  
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• Mentoring ideal for young hunters

  09-05-2017 06:18 via toledoblade.com
  
  The concept behind special youth hunting opportunities is a simple one: provide young people the chance to hunt with the assistance of a mentor, and provide a time frame for youth to hunt when they will not be in competition with the rest of the hunting public.
  
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• Toledo to the Far East: Lessons for the present from Pearl Harbor

  09-05-2017 06:15
  Beneath a solemn memorial in Oahu, HI is a watery grave where nearly 2,000 sailors and marines died on board the U.S.S. Arizona when Japanese forces attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet docked in Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. In the words of President Franklin Roosevelt, it's the day that lives in infamy more the 75 years later.
  
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• Visitors return to park as it gradually dries out

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  People were able to enjoy Side Cut Metropark in Maumee again after several days of rain last week that flooded some areas. It should have more opportunity to dry out today and Wednesday, as forecasters are calling for partly to mostly sunny skies and highs of about 60. For more on the local forecast, visit ToledoBlade.com/weather.
  
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• UT, firm partner to entice minorities to engineering

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Dana Inc. and the University of Toledo have launched a partnership program that they hope will encourage more black high school students to pursue careers within the engineering field — and potentially place them in a job once they get their degree.
  
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• Trial of Frenchtown Twp. man gets under way

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  MONROE — Testimony should begin today in the trial for a Frenchtown Township man accused of killing a woman in 2014.
  
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• Ted John Grachek: 1953-2017

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ted John Grachek, the third-generation owner of a landmark convenience store on Lagrange Street and long-time supporter of Polish Village organizations, died May 2 at Anyana Kai, 3344 Secor Rd. He was 64.
  
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• Sylvania postpones vote on redistricting

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Members of the Sylvania Board of Education opted to take more time to mull a task force’s redistricting recommendation after parents voiced concerns over their children being separated from friends or attending schools farther from home.
  
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• Police officer lands in hospital after spat about hockey teams

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Wearing the wrong hockey jersey landed an off-duty Bay Village, Ohio, police officer and his brother in the hospital after a man assaulted them Sunday morning outside a downtown Toledo bar.
  
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• Panelists discuss potential effects of NEXUS pipeline in B.G.

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Dozens of Bowling Green-area residents packed city council chambers Monday to hear experts discuss how the proposed NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline’s construction could affect a nearby fault and the city’s water supply.
  
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• Panelists discuss potential effects of NEXUS pipeline

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Dozens of Bowling Green-area residents packed city council chambers Monday to hear experts discuss how the proposed NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline’s construction could affect a nearby fault and the city’s water supply.
  
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• Mandel pledges to term-limit himself

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel vowed Monday to serve just two six-year terms if elected and would work to pass a constitutional amendment imposing similar term limits on Congress.
  
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• Make Mother’s Day special with these surprising recipe ideas

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Mother’s Day is the mother of all special occasions, an entire 24 hours dedicated to celebrating Mom.
  
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• Lawmaker questions Toledo’s lobbyist

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Hicks-Hudson administration wants the city of Toledo’s state-level lobbyist on the job for another year, but one councilman plans to hold up the contract until he has answers.
  
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• Jurors get instructions in trial of Clay

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  MONROE — Testimony should begin today in the trial for a Frenchtown Township man accused of killing a woman in 2014.
  
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• Is Toledo the ‘Greatest Midwest Food Town?’

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  How many of you, here in Buckeye territory, would love to beat Ann Arbor at something else besides football?
  
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• Heart lead singer to perform at Centennial Terrace

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ann Wilson of Heart is set to perform Aug. 10 at Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania Township, as part of the 2017 White Family Dealerships Concert Series.
  
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• Food, fun, and friendship at local events

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Festival season is nearly upon us, with the German-American Festival, the Festival of India, and the The Blade’s 34th annual Northwest Ohio Rib-Off — among many, many others — all coming up over the course of the summer.
  
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• Evidence takes focus at trial of Abou-Arab

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  With the help of two accelerant-detecting dogs, evidence of gasoline was discovered at the scene of a fire that killed two Toledo firefighters as well as on Ray Abou-Arab’s clothing and the floor mats of his car, investigators said Monday. 
  
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• Enrollment, giving increases touted at meeting of Rotary

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  University of Toledo President Sharon Gaber touted recent achievements — from growing enrollment to doubling the alumni giving rate — at a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting Monday.
  
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• Construction workers halt for safety’s sake

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Turner Construction Co. paused work Monday at more than 1,000 job sites worldwide, including its patient-care tower project at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, for an annual stand-down event where officials remind employees and contractors about workplace safety.
  
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• Committee endorses 2 for Toledo council

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  LaunchProgress Political Action Committee, which supports the election of young progressives to state and local offices, endorsed two challengers Monday running for Toledo City Council.
  
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• A menu for Mom

  09-05-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Mother’s Day is the mother of all special occasions, an entire 24 hours dedicated to celebrating Mom.
  
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