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• Wolfrum files in Lucas County to run for U.S. House seat

  03-01-2018 23:52 via toledoblade.com
  Todd Wolfrum, a Van Wert County commissioner, filed petitions Wednesday with the Lucas County Board of Elections to run against incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green) for a Republican congressional nomination this year.
  
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• City of Toledo offers tips on preventing frozen pipes, meters

  03-01-2018 23:40 via toledoblade.com
  With temperatures staying in the single digits and wind chills dipping well below zero, frozen water pipes and meters are a concern across the area. The City of Toledo released the following tips to prevent the cold weather from affecting pipes and meters.
  
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• Batman returns ... again ... and again

  03-01-2018 22:55 via toledoblade.com
  Bruce Wayne is the hero we need, not the hero we deserve.
  
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• Former Maumee court clerk admits to stealing funds

  03-01-2018 20:47 via toledoblade.com
  A former deputy clerk in Maumee Municipal Court admitted in court Wednesday that she stole more than $31,000 from the court.
  
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• Former Springfield RB announces transfer from Kentucky

  03-01-2018 20:03
  Former Springfield Blue Devil running back Bryant Koback has announced he will transfer from Kentucky after just one season. He did not play for the Wildcats this season.
  
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• Children's chorus to continue with University of Toledo

  03-01-2018 20:03
  After years of musical success, Lisa Alleman is retiring from her position as artistic director of the Children's Choir of Northwest Ohio at the end of this season. Founded in 2006, the vocal group was the brainchild of Alleman, who saw a definite lack of good choral singing opportunities for children in grades 3-10 in the region.
  
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• 2 Toledo firefighters to be honored with memorial highway

  03-01-2018 20:03
  Two Toledo firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty will be memorialized with a stretch of highway. State Representative Mike Ashford announced a press conference will be held to unveil the new " Toledo Firefighters J. Dickman and S. Machcinski Memorial Highway" sign on I-75.
  
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• Kapszukiewicz settles in to first day in mayor's office

  03-01-2018 17:11 via toledoblade.com
  Wade Kapszukiewicz’s first action as mayor was signing a proclamation honoring Harvey Steele, a longtime Toledo radio broadcaster who died Dec. 28.
  
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• Police continue to investigate South Toledo homicide

  03-01-2018 15:48 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo police continue to investigate their first homicide of 2018. 
  
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• Jeffrey Glen Millns

  03-01-2018 15:19
  Jeffrey Glen Millns, a professional horticulturist who operated florist shops in Waterville and Toledo, died Dec. 27. He was 67. A relative found Mr. Millns' body in a South Toledo field near the 800 block of Butterfield Drive, just east of Wentz Road between Angola Road and South Street, less than a mile from Parkcliffe Memory Care Center, where he went missing early Dec. 24. His body showed evidence of hypothermia, but a final ruling is pending toxicology test results, according to Dr. James P
  
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• Frozen dog found on Toledo porch prompts increased calls about cold pets

  03-01-2018 13:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Area Humane Society’s animal-cruelty hotline hardly stops ringing as frigid temperatures settle in over Lucas County.
  
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• Frozen dog found on Toledo porch prompts increase in calls about cold pets

  03-01-2018 13:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Area Humane Society’s animal cruelty hotline hardly stops ringing as frigid temperatures settle in over Lucas County.
  
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• Calls pour in with concerns about cold pets

  03-01-2018 13:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Area Humane Society’s animal cruelty hotline hardly stops ringing as frigid temperatures settle in over Lucas County.
  
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• School delays and closings: 1/3

  03-01-2018 12:23 via toledoblade.com
  Here are the latest school delays and closings according to The Blade’s media partner WTVG-TV Channel 13.
  
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• Toledoan gets prison, fine for fentanyl

  03-01-2018 10:46
  A Toledo man caught transporting 6 kilograms of fentanyl through Wood County was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. Andres Mendez, 25, of the 600 block of Tremainsville Road also was fined $10,000 by Wood County Common Pleas Judge Alan Mayberry.
  
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• Municipal court names adminstrative judge

  03-01-2018 04:54 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo Municipal Court Judge Joshua Lanzinger has been elected presiding and administrative judge.
  
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• Sewer work to shut parts of Berdan Ave.

  03-01-2018 04:45 via toledoblade.com
  Sewer repairs that began Tuesday will close part of Berdan Avenue in West Toledo for about four days, the city transportation division announced.
  
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• Free rides home provided to 85 people on New Year's Eve in Bowling Green

  03-01-2018 04:38 via toledoblade.com
  BOWLING GREEN – Organizers of the “Swallow Your Pride, Call for a Ride” announced the results of another popular New Year's Eve ridership program.
  
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• Toledo residents left without heat in subzero temperatures

  03-01-2018 04:12
  There are buildings full of Toledo residents who have been living without heat for a week and a half due to a broken boiler. Residents of Miracle Manor apartments have been having to find their own solutions for living arrangements since it is so cold in their homes.
  
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• Toledo bankruptcies increased in 2017

  03-01-2018 04:12
  After seven consecutive years during which area bankruptcies declined steadily, that trend ended in 2017 with filings increasing by 1 percent, according to year-end statistics released Tuesday by the U.S. Bankruptcy Clerk of Courts office. In 2017 there were 4,015 cases filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Toledo, which oversees 21 counties in northwest Ohio.
  
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• Maumee City Council selects new president

  03-01-2018 03:17 via toledoblade.com
  Another change is coming to Maumee City Council in the form of a new council president.
  
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• Toledo Catholic Schools to make individual decisions on school closings

  03-01-2018 01:38
  The cold weather falls right in line with many local school district ending their Christmas breaks and for one group of schools in Toledo, it's offers a new problem to solve. Usually, the director of Catholic Education with the Toledo Catholic Diocese will delay or cancel all Toledo Catholic elementary schools together in line with how Toledo Public Schools reacts to inclement weather.
  
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• Controlled burn scheduled Wednesday near Maumee River

  03-01-2018 01:24 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has scheduled a “controlled burn” Wednesday morning to destroy invasive reeds at its dredge disposal site near the Maumee River.
  
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• Kids create magic during winter break

  03-01-2018 00:26 via toledoblade.com
  In a classroom typically reserved for University of Toledo art students, roughly a dozen school-aged children gathered for arts and crafts and to get an escape from reality.
  
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