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• Judge Stacy Cook under scrutiny for alleged mistreatment of employees

  27-04-2018 23:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  A year after she was forced to resign from the Drug Court she helped create, Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Stacy Cook is again under scrutiny by her fellow judges for her alleged mistreatment of court employees and the demands she makes on them.
  
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• Monthly service recognizes Toledo's diverse faith communities

  27-04-2018 23:45
  Sara Jobin, left, and Lauraine Carpenter, offer a blessing from the writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Seated at rear is Judy Lee Trautman.
  
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• A step toward transit reform

  27-04-2018 23:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  Kudos to TARTA for its collaboration with the University of Toledo. Taking over transportation for UT students, faculty, and staff makes great sense.
  
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• Kroger delays new store construction at West Toledo site

  27-04-2018 23:19 via toledoblade.com
  
  Kroger will delay its timetable for the new Marketplace store it has planned for the busy Monroe Street and Secor Road intersection.
  
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• Holy Toledo!

  27-04-2018 22:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  Everyone is from Toledo, they just don’t know it. And I have the evidence.
  
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• Work on Trail to cause headaches for commuters

  27-04-2018 22:42 via toledoblade.com
  
  South Toledo and Maumee residents who commute downtown on the Anthony Wayne Trail may want to take vacations the first two full weeks of June.
  
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• Work on Anthony Wayne Trail to cause headaches for commuters

  27-04-2018 22:42 via toledoblade.com
  
  South Toledo and Maumee residents who commute downtown on the Anthony Wayne Trail may want to take vacations the first two full weeks of June.
  
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• Lucas County treasurer releases credit report

  27-04-2018 21:23 via toledoblade.com
  
  Lucas County Treasurer Lindsay Webb has released her full credit report, showing a credit score of 666 and routinely on-time payments.
  
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• Wood County 911 system experiencing outages

  27-04-2018 20:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — The Wood County 911 and administrative phones are experiencing outages when using a landline until further notice, according to an alert notification. 
  
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• Felony animal cruelty charge dropped in case of frozen dog

  27-04-2018 19:48 via toledoblade.com
  
  A man who left his dog outside to freeze to death on a central Toledo porch accepted a plea deal Friday allowing him to avoid a felony charge and jail time.
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: 2018 Child Memorial to honor victims

  27-04-2018 19:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  Lucas County Children Services holds 2018 Child Memorial to honor young victims during a ceremony at the Lucas County Conference and Learning Center in Toledo.
  
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• The Dinky was a familiar sight in downtown Norwalk, the halfway point between Cleveland and Toledo.

  27-04-2018 19:11
  My usual answer is the pioneer time of 200 years ago. However, if I were able to return there, I'd only want to go for a few hours - no air conditioning or indoor plumbing, you know.
  
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• Troopers seize 100 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop

  27-04-2018 17:48 via toledoblade.com
  
  A California man is facing felony marijuana possession and trafficking charges after troopers say they seized more than 100 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike near the U.S. 20 interchange in Maumee, the Ohio Highway Patrol announced.
  
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• Protest against Twin Oaks Lanes owner postponed

  27-04-2018 17:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  A protest at a bowling alley following the owner’s anti-Muslim comments on social media has been postponed.
  
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• Whitmer Career Tech senior organizes suicide prevention walk

  27-04-2018 16:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  An area high school student is hosting a suicide prevention walk Sunday in order to help educate the community about the topic and related available resources. 
  
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• Toledo Mayor endorses Richard Cordray for Ohio Governor

  27-04-2018 14:24
  Kucinich's opponent Richard Cordray also paid the Glass City a visit and was endorsed by Toledo mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz. The former head of the consumer financial protections bureau said he will take care of northwest Ohio if he is elected.
  
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• Central city man accused of assaulting disabled man

  27-04-2018 14:21 via toledoblade.com
  
  A central city man is accused of assaulting a disabled man earlier this month, according to documents filed in Toledo Municipal Court. 
  
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• Biggest week in birding has built a reputation to match its name

  27-04-2018 13:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  OAK HARBOR — In less than a decade, The Biggest Week in American Birding festival has grown from what some initially perceived as a clever concept that bordered on the whimsical, into a powerhouse economic and ecological phenomenon that has spawned a vibrant pre-summer tourism season in northwest Ohio and along the Lake Erie shoreline.
  
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• Independent bookstores have their day

  27-04-2018 13:15 via toledoblade.com
  
  Reports that independently owned bookstores — and the books they sell — are dead, to borrow from Mark Twain, have been grossly exaggerated.
  
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• Starbucks to open first store in downtown Toledo

  27-04-2018 12:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  Starbucks, the national coffeehouse chain that has been conspicuously absent from downtown Toledo despite a reputation for being ubiquitous, at last is coming to the heart of the Glass City in August.
  
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• Blade Podcast: Noted in Toledo 003

  27-04-2018 09:37
  Welcome to the third episode of "Noted In Toledo," a music and beer podcast produced by The Blade with co-hosts Geoff Burns and Brian Dugger, music writers for the Blade and beer enthusiasts. We'll highlight cool aspects about beer and present to you interesting conversations about music, whether that be local musician in Toledo or a mainstream artist.
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 4/27

  27-04-2018 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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• Glen Susor, Sr. (1913-2018)

  27-04-2018 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Glen Susor, Sr., who enjoyed several decades of retirement after working at Libbey-Owens-Ford, died April 12 at the Landings of Oregon Care Center. He was 104.
  
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• Daily Log: 4/27

  27-04-2018 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Births
  
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• Diaper drive slated at Precious Blood Church

  27-04-2018 05:29 via toledoblade.com
  
  Molina Healthcare of Ohio and Precious Blood Church will have a community diaper drive from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the church, 5253 Bennett Rd. in Toledo.
  
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• Lane closings on Central, Talmadge

  27-04-2018 05:24 via toledoblade.com
  
  Roadway reconstruction will require lane closings at Central Avenue and Talmadge Road temporarily on Friday and then continuously starting Monday, the Toledo Division of Transportation announced.
  
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• Sobriety checkpoints in Sylvania, Holland

  27-04-2018 05:21 via toledoblade.com
  
  Authorities will conduct sobriety checkpoints from 8 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday at 4170 S. McCord Rd. in Sylvania and 1220 S. Holland-Sylvania Rd. in Holland.
  
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• Port Clinton bridge closed 3 weeks longer

  27-04-2018 05:18 via toledoblade.com
  
  PORT CLINTON — The Port Clinton drawbridge will remain closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic for about three weeks longer than previously scheduled, with reopening now planned in mid-June, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced.
  
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• Downtown Toledo continues to grow

  27-04-2018 05:05
  Now that the cold weather is moving out it's a good time to visit downtown Toledo, as there will soon be much more to do. At the corner of Summit and Jefferson, change is on the horizon.
  
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• Guns, mental health, bullying dominate town hall on school violence

  27-04-2018 03:09 via toledoblade.com
  
  Everyone at Owens Community College Thursday night agreed gun violence in schools needs to stop, but they couldn’t arrive on a consensus for solutions.
  
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• Forum shares information on infant mortality, health equity

  27-04-2018 02:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  An expert on infant mortality advocated Thursday for a greater health equity and survival of one's first year of life.
  
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• Local writer sets black comedy amid events of 9/11

  27-04-2018 01:58 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Repertoire Theatre wraps up the second season of its Toledo Voices series Saturday evening with Charmed Like a Snake, I’m Sure, by Deborah Coulter-Harris.
  
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• Son in Black: John Carter Cash forges his own way

  27-04-2018 01:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  One of the last, enduring memories of Johnny Cash is his heart-wrenching video for “Hurt,” a remake of the Nine Inch Nails’ track from the industrial rock group’s iconic 1994 The Downward Spiral album.
  
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• Ex-Toledoan found guilty in overdose death

  27-04-2018 00:10 via toledoblade.com
  
  TIFFIN — A former Toledo man was found guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter for selling a fatal dose of heroin to a Findlay man.
  
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