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• Lucas County prosecutor resigns

  18-08-2017 22:39 via toledoblade.com
  Robert Miller, a long-time assistant Lucas County prosecutor, submitted his letter of resignation Wednesday. 
  
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• Former Put-In-Bay police officer's convictions overturned

  18-08-2017 22:29 via toledoblade.com
  PUT-IN-BAY — The conviction and jail sentence of a former Put-In-Bay police officer for trying to illegally access the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway database was overturned Friday by the Ohio 6th District Court of Appeals.
  
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• Barbecue, live music feature at Rib Off Day 2

  18-08-2017 22:25 via toledoblade.com
  Lee Brice won’t go on stage until 8 p.m., but Megan Browder and Samantha Kiser already had their spots to view the country musician Friday staked out.
  
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• Governor candidate Nan Whaley garners local endorsements

  18-08-2017 21:37 via toledoblade.com
  Ohio Democratic governor candidate Nan Whaley has gained the backing of local Democrats Councilman Lindsay Webb of Toledo and Auditor Larry Hartlaub of Ottawa County.
  
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• HCR ManorCare's landlord files to have firm put in receivership

  18-08-2017 20:37 via toledoblade.com
  Quality Care Properties Inc. has officially begun the process to force HCR ManorCare — the Toledo-based skilled nursing operator that owes it millions of dollars in back rent — into receivership.
  
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• HCR ManorCare could lose Toledo oversight in battle over rent

  18-08-2017 20:37 via toledoblade.com
   
  
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• Teen who shot brother pleads guilty

  18-08-2017 20:16 via toledoblade.com
  Tyanna Thomas, a 15 year old who killed her brother in December at age 14, pleaded guilty to a murder charge Wednesday as a serious youthful offender. 
  
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• Bowling Green adds transfer linebacker Roland Walder

  18-08-2017 20:12 via toledoblade.com
  BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University football program has added linebacker Roland Walder to the roster.
  
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• Toledo abortion clinic asks Supreme Court justice to remove herself from case

  18-08-2017 19:52 via toledoblade.com
  COLUMBUS — The attorney for Toledo’s last abortion clinic has officially asked Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy to remove herself from the state’s pending case seeking to shut the clinic’s doors.
  
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• Officers graduate from Lucas Co. crisis intervention program

  18-08-2017 19:28 via toledoblade.com
  Twenty-eight officers were certified Friday in a crisis intervention program. 
  
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• Community Grows abuzz for Honey Harvest on Saturday

  18-08-2017 19:00 via toledoblade.com
  The local Honey Harvest does not start until Saturday, but volunteers are already hard at work harvesting on Friday.
  
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• Islamic Center of Greater Toledo denounces Barcelona attack

  18-08-2017 18:20
  Imam Talal Eid, of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, will offer prayers on Friday in memory of those killed in a terror attack in Barcelona this week. The mosque offered condolences to the victims and denounced the attackers in a statement released late Thursday.
  
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• Churches among those turning out for Toledo Pride

  18-08-2017 18:01 via toledoblade.com
  She had her young daughter in tow. Temperatures had pushed past 90 degrees. And the start of the parade route felt like it was “6 million blocks” away.
  
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• Teens appear in court over death of 23-year-old Toledo man

  18-08-2017 16:42 via toledoblade.com
  OBJECTTwo teens charged in connection of the death of a 23-year-old West Toledo man appeared Friday in Lucas County Juvenile Court.
  
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• Teen appears in court over death of 23-year-old Toledo man

  18-08-2017 16:42 via toledoblade.com
  One of the teens charged in connection of the death of a 23-year-old West Toledo man appeared in Lucas County Juvenile Court Friday. 
  
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• Ohio's unemployment rate rises in July to 5.2 percent

  18-08-2017 16:01 via toledoblade.com
  Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in July, putting the state’s jobless rate nearly a full percentage point higher than the national average.
  
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• Toledo offensive line looks to reload, not rebuild

  18-08-2017 15:24 via toledoblade.com
  University of Toledo offensive line coach Mike Hallett knows that five or even six or seven offensive linemen are not enough to get through the physical and mental rigors of a college football season. So he is on a constant quest to develop quality depth on the front line of the offense.
  
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• Sylvania Schools will buy property next to Southview High School

  18-08-2017 15:10 via toledoblade.com
  Sylvania Schools board members voted 4 to 1 to purchase two properties adjacent to Southview High School.
  
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• Researchers: Algal blooms have cost Ohioans $152 million in property value

  18-08-2017 15:10 via toledoblade.com
  GIBRALTAR ISLAND, Ohio — If ever there was something in nature to be described as Public Enemy No. 1, western Lake Erie’s toxic algae would be a leading candidate.
  
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• Algal blooms have cost Ohioans $152 million in property value, say researchers

  18-08-2017 15:10 via toledoblade.com
  GIBRALTAR ISLAND, Ohio — As journalists gather here Friday morning to learn more about the science behind Lake Erie algal blooms, Ohio State University has released new information about how the scum is hurting the state’s economy.
  
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• Real estate transfers: August 7-11

  18-08-2017 13:56 via toledoblade.com
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• Safety tips for children heading back to school

  18-08-2017 13:37
  With children walking to school or to the bus stop, both pedestrians and drivers need to be vigilant to avoid an accident. For children who walk to school, Toledo police tell parents to teach them the fastest route to get to school.
  
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• Ohio Republicans condemn violence in Charlottesville

  18-08-2017 08:27 via toledoblade.com
  Joining a nationwide chorus of bipartisan outrage, Ohio Republicans this week almost unanimously condemned the violence at an alt-right rally in Charlottesville, Va.
  
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• GALLERY: Henry County Fair

  18-08-2017 07:43 via toledoblade.com
  A demolition derby, harness racing, live music and much more were part of the Henry County Fair, which came to a close Thursday in Napoleon. To see photos, scroll through the slideshow above.
  
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• Tactical moves can help anglers catch larger walleye,

  18-08-2017 07:13 via toledoblade.com
  PORT CLINTON — Lake Erie’s western basin is flush with small walleye, the products of the prodigious hatch classes of 2014 and 2015. This abundance of fish that are under the 15-inch minimum size has been a source of frustration for some anglers, while other fishermen have been able to shrug off the continuous parade of “shorts,” well aware that those millions of young fish will form the foundation of a very rich fishery in the years to come.
  
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• Blade Fishing Report: 8/18

  18-08-2017 07:08 via toledoblade.com
  ■ Lake Erie: The walleye anglers are having some success southeast of “K” can of the Camp Perry firing range, according to the experts at Netcraft, who also recommend working the waters between North Bass Island and Gull Island Shoal. Most walleye anglers are trolling or casting harnesses tipped with night crawlers. Wildwood Anglers guide Brad Dunkle reported taking some keeper-size walleye while casting diving crankbaits at night off Middle Bass Island. On the yellow perch fro
  
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• Ziplining in the Dolomites an unforgettable experience for Toledo basketball players

  18-08-2017 07:04 via toledoblade.com
  University of Toledo sophomore center Luke Knapke documents the men’s basketball team’s trip through Italy for The Blade.
  
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• Mud Hens hit 3 homers, roll to win in Charlotte

  18-08-2017 06:56 via toledoblade.com
  CHARLOTTE —  The Mud Hens exploded for nine runs in two innings, then cruised late during a 9-4 victory against the Charlotte Knights on Thursday night.
  
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• Bluffton University building nature center

  18-08-2017 06:24 via toledoblade.com
  BLUFFTON — Bluffton University is building the 1,800-square-foot Moyer Nature Center within the university’s 160-acre nature preserve off Augsburger Road.
  
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• Lawn equipment worth thousands taken from Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority

  18-08-2017 06:20 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo police are looking for whoever stole tens of thousands of dollars in lawn equipment from Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority.
  
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• Confederate flags plentiful at Henry County Fair

  18-08-2017 06:13 via toledoblade.com
  NAPOLEON — Henry County Fair attendees who wanted a Confederate flag of their own had plenty to choose from at Jerry Freese’s shop.
  
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• Amid national unrest, Confederate flags plentiful at Henry County Fair

  18-08-2017 06:13 via toledoblade.com
  NAPOLEON — Henry County Fair attendees who wanted a Confederate flag of their own had plenty to choose from at Jerry Freese’s shop.
  
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• West Toledo woman guilty of arson, endangering children

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A West Toledo woman charged with intentionally setting fire to a Monroe Street home while her 8-year-old nephew was present pleaded no contest and was found guilty Wednesday of arson and endangering children.
  
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• Two men, two women sentenced for stealing from parked cars

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Two men and two women purported to be part of the “Felony Lane Gang” — a group that travels around the country breaking into vehicles and stealing purses, wallets, and other valuables — were sentenced Thursday.
  
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• Toledo woman chronicles year of overcoming dares, challenges in book

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  There’s no definitive paradigm to what motivates an existential crisis.
  
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• Toledo native channels depression into debut novel

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A bout of depression pointed Jenna Patrick in an unexpected direction.
  
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• PHOTO: Gone fishin' at Middlegrounds Metropark

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Luckie Hearron of Toledo fishes at Middlegrounds Metropark near downtown Toledo. The newest of the metroparks, the urban 28-acre greenspace offers a 1.5-mile meandering walk/bike path and tranquil views of the Maumee River.
  
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• PHOTO: Clouds, rain obstruct Toledo's skyline

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A midafternoon downpour shrouds the Toledo skyline Thursday. Skies are expected to be partly sunny Friday with a high of about 80, but Saturday is expected to bring a chance of thunderstorms. 
  
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• More Toledo-area residents in mortgage trouble

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo area is among the top five metro area in the country with the highest share of mortgaged properties that are “seriously underwater,” that is, more is owed than the property is worth.
  
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• Miriam 'Mimi' Green (1918-2017)

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  FREMONT — Miriam Maryette “Mimi” Green, who after wartime military service and a career became a competitive swimmer and a teacher of aquatics, died Aug. 3 in her Fremont home. She was 99.
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 8/18

  18-08-2017 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. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation.
  
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• Impact Ohio conference to explore politics in Toledo area

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A conference to explore policy and politics in the Toledo region — and in the heat of a mayoral campaign — takes place Sept. 15 at new Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel.
  
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• Home sales in Lucas, Wood counties up 9%

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Home sales in Lucas County and northern Wood County rose 9 percent in July and home prices also soared compared to a year ago, according to a new report from the Toledo Regional Association of Realtors.
  
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• Daily Log: 8/18

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
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• Anthony Wayne Bridge to be closed twice over weekend

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Anthony Wayne Bridge will be closed twice this weekend while painting equipment is moved from one of its suspension towers to the other.
  
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• 2 Toledo men plead no contest to store robbery

  18-08-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Two men charged with robbing a convenience store pleaded no contest Thursday to aggravated robbery.
  
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• Sources: Whitmer grad Nigel Hayes inks deal with Knicks

  18-08-2017 03:21 via toledoblade.com
  Multiple news sources are reporting that the New York Knicks have signed Nigel Hayes to a partially guaranteed contract.
  
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• Toledo Botanical Garden in good hands

  18-08-2017 00:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Botanical Garden is a horticultural treasure.
  
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