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• Oregon Police: Knife-wielding man robs Comfort Inn

  13-10-2017 23:39 via toledoblade.com
  OREGON — Oregon police are searching for a man accused of robbing a hotel at knife point. 
  
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• Maumee Valley Country Day School announces new Head of School

  13-10-2017 22:08 via toledoblade.com
  Lynn Castro, the former upper school head of the Sanford School in Hockessin, Del., is Maumee Valley country Day School’s new Head of School, effective July 1, 2018.
  
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• Mayoral candidates speak on jail site and criminal justice costs

  13-10-2017 21:59 via toledoblade.com
  While the late Mayor D. Michael Collins is no longer with us, the stunning policy he initiated of shifting the city’s criminal justice costs to Lucas County lives on.
  
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• BGSU board of trustees elects to give president a pay raise

  13-10-2017 21:01 via toledoblade.com
  BOWLING GREEN - Bowling Green State University’s board of trustees agreed Friday to a roughly 3 percent salary increase for President Mary Ellen Mazey along with a $50,000 bonus.
  
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• Miller Boat Line has been lifeline to lake for more than a century

  13-10-2017 20:54 via toledoblade.com
  PUT-IN-BAY — He calls himself “the highest paid dock boy.”
  
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• Two California men charged with drug possession, trafficking

  13-10-2017 20:43 via toledoblade.com
  Two California men are charged with having and selling marijuana after their vehicle was stopped by troopers on the turnpike.
  
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• As algae season approaches end, city hopes for fewer water tests

  13-10-2017 20:21 via toledoblade.com
  Western Lake Erie’s algae season won’t be over for several more weeks, but the city of Toledo believes the toxin threat is finally starting to come down enough that it will soon be able to back off daily tests.
  
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• Toledo woman injured after vehicle struck by train

  13-10-2017 20:17 via toledoblade.com
  A central city woman was injured when her vehicle was struck by a train late Thursday, according to Toledo police.
  
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• Fremont City Schools moves forward with new building plans

  13-10-2017 20:08
  After passing a $58 million dollar levy, residents in Fremont are looking forward to their future five new school buildings. Fremont City Schools hired two architects for the project.
  
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• Inbound Trail to be closed approaching downtown Toledo for four days

  13-10-2017 19:50 via toledoblade.com
  Commuters who enter downtown Toledo from the Anthony Wayne Trail or its ramp from northbound I-75 will need to find other ways around for four days starting late next week.
  
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• Democrats seek ethics probe of free office space to Kapszukiewicz

  13-10-2017 19:12 via toledoblade.com
  The Lucas County Democratic Party has started a complaint to the Ohio Ethics Commission over mayoral candidate Wade Kapszukiewicz’s acceptance of free campaign office space from developer David Ball, County Chairman Joshua Hughes said Friday.
  
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• After 100 years, community service is still key to First Church of God

  13-10-2017 19:00 via toledoblade.com
  First Church of God’s reputation in the community looms large — perhaps, its pastor suggested, larger than the 500 or so families who fill its pews as members.
  
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• Historical marker recognizes fallen Toledo firefighter

  13-10-2017 18:36 via toledoblade.com
  A Georgia woman wiped tears from her eyes as a fallen Toledo firefighter was recognized Friday with a historical marker at the site where he died in the line of duty over a century ago. 
  
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• Sen. Portman proposes tax changes for job creation in auto industry

  13-10-2017 16:28
  On Thursday, the Republican stopped at the General Motors Powertrain Transmission Plant in west Toledo. It is part of what he calls an 'Auto Manufacturing Jobs Tour.'
  
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• GALLERY: University of Toledo completes renovations at William S. Carlson Library

  13-10-2017 15:50 via toledoblade.com
  The completions of renovations at the University of Toledo’s William S. Carlson Library are marked with a ribbon-cutting at the library in Toledo.
  
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• Perrysburg, Sylvania fire departments to host safety open houses

  13-10-2017 15:05 via toledoblade.com
  The Perrysburg Township and Sylvania Township fire departments will host an annual safety open houses Saturday.
  
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• Bra Bazaar to offer breast health information, free bras

  13-10-2017 15:00 via toledoblade.com
  In the midst of planning an event aimed at promoting regular breast exams, Laura Marsh took her own advice and went to the doctor.
  
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• Real estate transfers: October 2-6

  13-10-2017 14:30 via toledoblade.com
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• Toledo Opera's 'Pearl Fishers' opens mostly with beauty

  13-10-2017 14:00 via toledoblade.com
  As the lights dimmed, someone jokingly said, “The world is your oyster,” and for the Toledo Opera Association’s Wednesday evening student opening of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, truer words were never spoken. The production is a “pearl of great price,” visually stunning, musically sonorous, and dramatically exotic.
  
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• Zombie Crawl returns to Adams Street on October 21

  13-10-2017 13:20 via toledoblade.com
  The eighth annual Adams Street Zombie Crawl hits the streets in the Glass City on Oct. 21.
  
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• Connecting Kids to Meals begins campaign to feed more Northwest Ohio kids

  13-10-2017 08:39
  More than 340,000 people do not have enough food right here in the 419 area code. That means one in five families are wondering what their next meal will be and where it will come from.
  
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• High school football Friday forecast: 10/13

  13-10-2017 06:19 via toledoblade.com
  HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LINKS: Gameday Nation ■ Eastwood’s injured Boos finds other ways to help top-ranked Eagles ■ Stats, standings ■ Blade Poll ■ Whitmer, Central Catholic, Eastwood top state computer rankings
  
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• Roseann Swiergosz (1950-2017)

  13-10-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Roseann Swiergosz, a former teacher, guidance counselor and longtime marketing director of Valentine Theatre, died Oct. 5 at her Toledo home. She was 67.
  
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• Religion offerings and calendar: 10/14

  13-10-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Festival of Lights
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 10/13

  13-10-2017 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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• Daily Log: 10/13

  13-10-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Births
  
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• Toledo as a shooting gallery

  13-10-2017 04:14
  Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson and Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz engaged in a spirited dialogue at The Blade on Wednesday, and each said some good and hopeful things. But both failed to give a very satisfactory answer to the question of what should be done about gun violence and shooting deaths in Toledo.
  
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• ‘Puppy mill’ discussion Saturday in Maumee

  13-10-2017 03:52 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Area Humane Society will host a public discussion Saturday about how residents can help stop puppy mill cruelty in Ohio.
  
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• Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart to speak in Findlay

  13-10-2017 03:40 via toledoblade.com
  FINDLAY — Elizabeth Smart, survivor of one of the most publicized child abductions in U.S. history and now advocate for change related to child abduction, recovery programs, and national legislation, will speak Friday at the University of Findlay.
  
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• ODOT to close lanes on I-280, Airport Highway bridge

  13-10-2017 01:26 via toledoblade.com
  Two of three lanes will be closed on southbound I-280 in North Toledo for bridge repairs this weekend, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced.
  
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• Lucas County Auditor hopes school districts drop property disputes

  13-10-2017 01:03 via toledoblade.com
  Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez is prepared to give local tax authorities more than $4.5 million in an effort to curtail school districts from contesting property values to gain more money from homeowners.
  
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• Sen. Portman: Retool, don't end NAFTA

  13-10-2017 00:31 via toledoblade.com
  Retooling the North American Free Trade Agreement is a much needed action but ending it completely would be bad for northwest Ohio’s auto industry in particular, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman said Thursday.
  
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