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• Findlay mayor invited to White House

  07-06-2017 23:04 via toledoblade.com
  
  Lydia Mihalik, the mayor of Findlay, will be at the White House on Thursday for an “infrastructure summit,” the White House press office announced today.
  
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• Toledo Zoo elephant being moved to Omaha

  07-06-2017 22:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Glass City pachyderm is headed to a new home to fill a critical role in elephant conservation.
  
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• Kaptur, others call on President Trump to invest in water treatment plants

  07-06-2017 21:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur and three other Democrats from Ohio serving in the U.S. House of Representatives said in a letter to President Trump today that while they commend his efforts to invest heavily in America’s infrastructure they also hope his administration doesn’t lose sight of the need to extend that commitment to water-treatment plants, such as Toledo’s.
  
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• Task force looks at operations of Toledo-Lucas County Health Department

  07-06-2017 21:22 via toledoblade.com
  
  Today marked the first meeting of the citizens’ task force to examine the operations of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department.
  
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• Murals serve to make Toledo more colorful

  07-06-2017 21:08
  Bowling Green State University, East Toledo Family Center, Project E.R & the Ironwood Neighborhood are working together to paint a mural on East Broadway Street. This will be one of five murals that BGSU students have painted on overpasses, blank walls and bridge abutments in Toledo.
  
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• President Trump visits Ohio to deliver speech on infrastructure

  07-06-2017 20:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  CINCINNATI — As helicopters flew overhead and security patrolled the Ohio River, President Donald Trump visited Ohio for the first time today since taking office to promote a proposal he says should pump $1 trillion in public and private investment into the nation's aging infrastructure.
  
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• Man shot in leg in Central Toledo

  07-06-2017 20:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  A man was shot in the leg near the area of Dorr Street and Collingwood Boulevard today, according to police. 
  
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• Reynoldsburg man accused of trafficking teenagers for sex

  07-06-2017 20:02 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Officials are asking for the public’s help in locating a Reynoldsburg, Ohio man accused of trafficking a Columbus and Toledo-area teenager for sex.
  
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• Parents enter pleas in gun death of 2-year-old

  07-06-2017 19:17 via toledoblade.com
  The parents of a 2-year-old who was unintentionally shot to death in their home entered pleas today to misdemeanor charges for their roles in the tragedy.
  
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• Sandusky man loses driver's license, sent to prison after 12th DUI

  07-06-2017 17:54 via toledoblade.com
  
  With his 12th drunken driving conviction, a Sandusky man today lost his driver's license for life and was sent to prison.
  
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• 4 northwest Ohio firms stay on latest Fortune 500 list

  07-06-2017 17:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  Northwest Ohio retained four Fortune 500 companies for 2017, with Findlay’s Marathon Petroleum Corp. again coming in as the region’s highest ranked firm at No. 51.
  
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• Advocates assert Ohio Department of Agriculture lacks legal authority

  07-06-2017 17:09 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Toledo-based Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie this morning asserted the Ohio Department of Agriculture has lacked legal authority to issue or enforce permits for more than 200 of the state’s livestock facilities large enough to be classified as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.
  
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• 16-year-old shot, killed in Lima

  07-06-2017 13:20 via toledoblade.com
  
  LIMA — A 16-year-old boy was shot just before midnight in Lima and he later died at an area hospital, according to the Lima Police Department. 
  
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• Meijer soon will deliver groceries in Toledo area

  07-06-2017 12:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Meijer Inc., which operates six stores in Lucas and Wood counties, said Tuesday it will begin home delivery of groceries to the Toledo and Bowling Green areas starting June 22.
  
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• Overdoses more deadly than ever for new reasons

  07-06-2017 11:46
  According to the report, 59,000 Americans died due a drug overdose in 2016, the largest annual jump in U.S. history. In Toledo, police say they are also seeing a jump in overdoses, mostly due to more potent fentanyl on the streets.
  
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• Lunch at Levis Outdoor Concert Series kicks off Summer in Downtown Toledo

  07-06-2017 07:44
  Summer time in downtown Toledo brings food trucks and live music as 'Lunch at Levis Square' returns on June 1, ready to kick off its 12th year. Downtown Toledo Improvement District sponsors this free concert series every Thursday, through September 28, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
  
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• Former Storm, Walleye player takes new role as head coach

  07-06-2017 06:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  Former Walleye forward Adam Keefe vividly recalls the chills he experienced when he heard a capacity crowd at Lucas County Arena — now named the Huntington Center — chant his name as he sat in the penalty box after a fight.
  
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• Cleveland ready to defend home court

  07-06-2017 06:44 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — Defend the Land has become a rallying cry for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  
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• Anthem won’t offer 2018 ACA policies in Ohio

  07-06-2017 06:16 via toledoblade.com
  
  Anthem Inc. said on Tuesday it will not offer marketplace insurance plans in Ohio next year, leaving nearly two dozen counties without an option to buy individual coverage on the health care exchange unless another provider steps in.
  
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• Voting software firm not used in Ohio

  07-06-2017 06:12 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — VR Systems, the Florida elections software company reportedly hacked by Russia, is not used in Ohio.
  
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• The Blade wins 12 awards at this year’s All Ohio Excellence event

  07-06-2017 06:08 via toledoblade.com
  CLEVELAND — The Blade won 12 awards at this year’s All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, including first-place nods for photography and design.
  
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• Toledo man facing murder charge over fatal HIV infection

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  In what’s being called the first case of its kind in Lucas County, a Toledo man appeared in court Monday accused of infecting his late girlfriend with HIV.
  
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• Special Olympics Torch Run to visit area

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The 2017 Ohio Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will make its way through northwest Ohio June 15 and 21.
  
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• Shining a spotlight on hostas

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Do you like to watch TV competitions where people get up on stage and sing their hearts out or dance like crazy, looking for a thumbs up or a trophy?
  
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• Sex-trafficking suspect seeks release on bail

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo pastor jailed on child sex trafficking and pornography charges is asking a federal court judge to set bail that would allow him to live with another pastor in Toledo while he awaits trial.
  
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• Senior psych care center proposed in Sylvania Twp.

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Sylvania Township soon will have an inpatient psychiatric care hospital designed specifically for patients age 65 and older.
  
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• Rose Show in Toledo celebrates symbols of love

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Dave Wisniewski was a young boy when he used two box tops from Frosted Flakes cereal boxes, along with 50 cents, to buy his first rose plant, a hybrid tea called the Peace rose, developed by a French rose breeder and popularized in the United States after World War II.
  
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• Rose Show celebrates symbols of love

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Dave Wisniewski was a young boy when he used two box tops from Frosted Flakes cereal boxes, along with 50 cents, to buy his first rose plant, a hybrid tea called the Peace rose, developed by a French rose breeder and popularized in the United States after World War II.
  
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• Robinson to be interim president at Owens CC

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Owens Community College provost will serve as interim president as the board of trustees searches for a leader to guide the college that has fought to improve its finances even as enrollment drops.
  
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• Renovated Riverside Park to be rededicated

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The newly renovated Riverside Park will be re-dedicated and opened to the public Thursday at 4 p.m.
  
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• Perrysburg councilmen consider giving selves raise

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Perrysburg City Council is considering giving future council members a $500 raise, beginning after the 2018 election.
  
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• Part of Jackson Street to be closed today

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Part of Jackson Street in downtown Toledo will be closed for about six hours today during an Adult Parole Authority event at One Government Center.
  
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• New eatery planned for Docks in East Toledo

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A successful restaurateur and former Perrysburg resident plans to open a new restaurant next month in a prime spot at The Docks in East Toledo.
  
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• Nature's Nursery in Toledo area doesn’t let baby animals go hungry

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  There’s no shortage of hungry mouths to feed at the local wildlife rescue.
  
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• Nature’s Nursery doesn’t let baby animals go hungry

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  There’s no shortage of hungry mouths to feed at the local wildlife rescue.
  
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• Mackin begins campaign for Perrysburg mayor

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Tom Mackin, a former member of Perrysburg City Council, kicked off his campaign for Perrysburg mayor Tuesday evening at Gathering Volumes bookstore in Perrysburg.
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 6/7

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. For information, call 419-213-2800.
  
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• Law firms to help collect unpaid Toledo taxpayer bills

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The city of Toledo is coming after you if you owe it money, and many people do.
  
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• Law firms to help collect unpaid Toledo tax bills

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The city of Toledo is coming after you if you owe it money, and many people do.
  
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• HCR ManorCare pays landlord half of its rent

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  HCR ManorCare, a Toledo nursing home operator, paid its primary landlord less than half of what it owed in rent for June under a forbearance agreement that was meant to ease the burden on the cash-strapped long-term care facility operator, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  
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• Giving back the focus for Credit Adjustments

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Defiance-based company is partnering with ProMedica to open a call center near downtown Toledo that will employ 50 workers who will come from Toledo’s homeless population.
  
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• Deborah Vargo: 1952-2017

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Deborah Vargo, a licensed practical nurse and then a registered nurse who received advanced degrees and made educating would-be nurses her professional pursuit, died Friday in her Sylvania Township home. She was 64.
  
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• Daily Log: 6/7

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
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• Changes to precincts may affect 45K voters in Lucas Co.

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  More than 45,000 Ohio voters in Lucas County would be affected by a plan to consolidate voting precincts that was discussed Tuesday by the Lucas County Board of Elections.
  
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• AAA closes office in Sylvania Township

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  AAA of Northwest Ohio has closed its main local office building at 7150 West Central Ave. in Sylvania Township, and will move employees to other locations, an auto club official said.
  
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• 3 home care workers indicted in death of woman

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Three home health-care workers were indicted Tuesday by a Lucas County grand jury on felony charges stemming from the death of a woman they were caring for last year.
  
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• 2 Toledo Correctional employees plead not guilty

  07-06-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  FINDLAY — Two Toledo Correctional Institution employees pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a shooting incident at a campground over Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• TPD officer explains laser gun citations

  07-06-2017 03:47
  A picture of a Toledo police officer appearing to stand on an overpass looking for speeder was trending on social media in the Toledo-area. That led many to question the officer's intentions.
  
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