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• Goats, veggies, flowers replace blight on urban Ohio farm

  04-09-2017 22:29
  In a Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 photo, Darren Eaton, 6, of Holland, feeds a goat during a tour of Glass City Goat Gals, which is part of the Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series in Toledo, Ohio.Glass City Goat Gals owner Liz Harris has spent seven years transforming an area that once consisted of 15 abandoned homes - before the Lucas County Land Bank tore them down - into an urban farm on Mentor Drive promoting wellness, healthy eating, and environmental sustainability.
  
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• GALLERY: Labor Day parade through downtown Toledo

  04-09-2017 21:28 via toledoblade.com
  More than 100 local unions took part in Monday’s Labor Day parade through the streets of downtown Toledo. The parade route was lined by thousands of onlookers.
  
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• UT's new lab promises quicker, more accurate water testing

  04-09-2017 19:24 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo area municipalities will soon be able to test the safety of the drinking water supply quickly and easily, a University of Toledo spokesman announced.
  
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• Toledo firefighters deploying to help Texas flood victims

  04-09-2017 18:32 via toledoblade.com
  ORANGE, Tex. — Toledo firefighters are being deployed to this Texas community to help with Hurricane Harvey rescue efforts, a Toledo Fire Department spokesman says.
  
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• UT's new Drinking Water Research Lab allows cities to test safety of public water supply

  04-09-2017 17:57
  A new Drinking Water Research Laboratory at The University of Toledo will allow local municipalities to quickly and easily test the safety of the public water supply. A $500,000 grant from the State of Ohio Community Capital Program provided the state-of-the-art technology and renovations for the laboratory in the UT College of Engineering.
  
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• ODOT holds informational meeting on diverging diamond interchange

  04-09-2017 17:57
  The meeting with serve to present to the public how to drive a diverging diamond interchange and what drivers can expect to see in the coming weeks. ODOT will also discuss the benefits of a diverging diamond and share the progress of the I-475/State Route 25 diverging diamond interchange.
  
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• Labor Day parade takes over downtown

  04-09-2017 15:52 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo's 2017 Labor Day parade is underway in the downtown.
  
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• Time to stop neutral site college games

  04-09-2017 06:10 via toledoblade.com
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Imagine building a $1.3 billion death star in a sprawling suburban parking lot.
  
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• Toledo Fire and Rescue Department sets annual pancake breakfast

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department is hosting its fifth annual charitable pancake breakfast.
  
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• Toledo family shattered by cycle of violence

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  On the blisteringly hot afternoon of June 11, Shellton Hicks was sitting on a bright blue bench in the Sherman Elementary School playground when three men on bicycles approached him.
  
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• Toledo diner holds benefit for flood victims' family

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  From left, Christie Duganiero; her son, Ethan, 12, and husband, Brent, all of Toledo, place their food order with Delilah Gonzales at the High Level Diner on South Summit Street on Toledo’s near south side. Ms. Gonzales, daughter of the diner’s owner, is a cousin of the Saldivar family, some of whom died in the flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey. The diner hosted a benefit Sunday for the Saldivars. Family members who died in Houston were Daisy Saldivar, 6; Xavier Saldivar
  
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• Sgt. Mike 'Kopper' Koperski (1969-2017)

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo police Sgt. Mike “Kopper” Koperski has an entire department mourning his death that occurred at his home early Saturday. He was 47.
  
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• Senior center hosts health fair in Maumee

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Maumee Senior Center will host its annual Health and Wellness Fair from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday.
  
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• Road Warrior: 9/4

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Each week during the construction season, The Blade’s Road Warrior highlights the major construction projects in Toledo and the surrounding area, noting where delays are worst and suggesting alternate routes.
  
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• Restaurant Inspections: 9/4

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Recently released inspection reports of Lucas County food-service operations.
  
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• Researchers study the brain's link to 'metabolic syndrome'

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  also have problems with infertility. Because of the increasing number of patients being treated for both infertility and diabetes, there is intense interest in developing less expensive, combined therapy for these conditions.
  
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• Pooch swim event to help dog park stay afloat

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The sixth annual Jack’s Pooch Plunge will take place from 1 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday at Sylvania Plumber Pool in Burnham Park.
  
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• Our Towns Calendar: 9/4

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  What’s On
  
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• Mother Nature gets a hand at Middlegrounds Metropark

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Steve Leffel, with Metroparks of the Toledo Area, does upkeep work by watering a large grassy area at the Middlegrounds near downtown Toledo. Thunderstorms are possible late in the afternoon on Labor Day and likely overnight, but Tuesday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high in the low 70s. 
  
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• GALLERY: Animals front and center at Fulton County Fair

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Competitors displayed their animals for judges Sunday during the Fulton County Fair in Wauseon. The event takes place at 8514 State Rt. 108, with hours of 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
  
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• Daily Log: 9/4

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Births
  
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• BGSU professor Albert Dzur wins medal from Penn State

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Albert Dzur, professor of political science and philosophy at Bowling Green State University, has won the 2017 Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University.
  
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• Bedford school officials say tests ensure drinking water safe

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  TEMPERANCE — Bedford Schools officials say they are going the extra mile to ensure potable water for all students, teachers, and staff in each of the district’s buildings.
  
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• Active-shooter training to shut Lucas County Courthouse

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Lucas County Courthouse was locked down for a time last month after Toledo police received a report of an active shooter at the Family Court across the street.
  
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• Active-shooter training to close Lucas County Courthouse

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Lucas County Courthouse was locked down for a time last month after Toledo police received a report of an active shooter at the Family Court across the street.
  
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• A labor of love: Labor Day Durbin Bean Bake in 1952

  04-09-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  An annual culinary rite that was launched more than a century ago continues this Labor Day, with thousands expected to attend the yearly Durbin Bean Bake in Celina, Ohio.
  
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• Opening of natural gas plant first of many expected in Ohio

  04-09-2017 04:07
  The Observer-Reporter is excited to announce new digital offerings, including our new e-Edition apps, available for download in the iTunes & Google Play stores.
  
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• Hens' Gerber making a name for himself in the minors

  04-09-2017 03:14 via toledoblade.com
  Mike Gerber will not be in Toledo long this season, simply because the Mud Hens’ season ends Monday.
  
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• Algae closes Maumee Bay State Park for holiday weekend

  04-09-2017 02:02 via toledoblade.com
  The beaches at Maumee Bay State Park were unusually empty on Sunday, and it might not be just the crisp temperatures keeping beachgoers away.
  
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• Algae advisory keeps many away from Maumee Bay State Park

  04-09-2017 02:02 via toledoblade.com
  The beaches at Maumee Bay State Park were unusually empty Sunday, and it might not be just the unseasonally cool temperatures keeping swimmers away.
  
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• Michigan defense makes Florida players eat their words

  04-09-2017 01:47 via toledoblade.com
  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Maybe Florida shouldn’t have mouthed off.
  
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• No print edition of The Blade Monday

  04-09-2017 00:02 via toledoblade.com
  To our readers: A reminder that there will be no print edition of The Blade on September 4, Labor Day. For electronic delivery, go to eblade.toledoblade.com on your computer or tablet to read Monday’s newspaper.
  
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• Digital edition of The Blade for Labor Day

  04-09-2017 00:02 via toledoblade.com
  To our readers: A reminder that there will be no print edition of The Blade on September 4, Labor Day. For electronic delivery, go to eblade.toledoblade.com on your computer or tablet to read Monday’s newspaper.
  
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