http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:08:38 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/17/whitney-manor-house-chronically-homeless/stories/20260917102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/17/whitney-manor-house-chronically-homeless/stories/20260917102#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:08:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/17/whitney-manor-house-chronically-homeless/stories/20260917102 John Keiser was walking down North Cove Boulevard on Thursday, glancing at Whitney Manor as he passed the renovated brick building that will provide 20 apartments for the chronically homeless. “It’s good to hear it will be helping people like me,” said Mr. Keiser, who said he Jeffrey R. De Lay, president and CEO of Unison Health, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. An attendee looks inside one of 20 housing units at Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. Elise Brooks, a case manger for Unison Health, sits on the steps of Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. Jeffrey R. De Lay, president and CEO of Unison Health, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. Senghor A. Manns, president and chief executive officer of Lucas Metropolitan Housing, looks inside one of 20 housing units at Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Attendees get a first look inside of Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. Members of Unison Health, city officials, and other supporters stand together during a ribbon cutting ceremony for Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. Attendees get a first look inside of Whitney Manor, a new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. A November 1927 Blade article written when Whitney Manor first opened is displayed inside the now renovated, new permanent supportive housing community for adults who have experienced chronic homelessness in Toledo on Sept. 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/pohio-gas-pipeline-safety-penalties-lowest-nation/stories/20260917084 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/pohio-gas-pipeline-safety-penalties-lowest-nation/stories/20260917084#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:10:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/pohio-gas-pipeline-safety-penalties-lowest-nation/stories/20260917084 COLUMBUS — Ohio’s civil penalties for gas pipeline safety violations are among the lowest in the nation, according to a state performance audit of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Republican Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber speaks during an election night watch party in 2022, in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/17/odot-dedicates-new-u-s-24-ramps/stories/20260917095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/17/odot-dedicates-new-u-s-24-ramps/stories/20260917095#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:06:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/17/odot-dedicates-new-u-s-24-ramps/stories/20260917095 OKOLONA, Ohio — When a new bridge and interchange at Henry County Road 17D opens on U.S. 24, a decades-old local desire will be fulfilled. Tractor-trailers rush each way on U.S. 24 as a passenger vehicle waits to turn right from northbound Henry County Road 17 on Sept. 17. The intersection here is scheduled to close Sept. 25, one week after a nearby bridge and interchange at Road 17D is expected to open. The new Henry County Road 17D bridge over U.S. 24 near Okolona, Ohio, seen from a drone on Sept. 17 and the nearby interchange ramps are expected to open Sept. 18, weather permitting. The new Henry County Road 17D bridge over U.S. 24 near Okolona, Ohio, seen from a drone on Sept. 17 and the nearby interchange ramps are expected to open Sept. 18, weather permitting. Ribbon falls during one of several ceremonial cuttings Sept. 17 at the new Henry County Road 17D Bridge over US 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/data-center-congress-energy-costs/stories/20260917096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/data-center-congress-energy-costs/stories/20260917096#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:01:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/data-center-congress-energy-costs/stories/20260917096 Federal lawmakers are pursuing the first major legislation aimed at data center costs, though some question whether the proposal goes far enough. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s meets with people during his campaign stop at Mr. Spots in Bowling Green on July 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/larose-lucas-county-need-poll-workers/stories/20260917086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/larose-lucas-county-need-poll-workers/stories/20260917086#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:54:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/17/larose-lucas-county-need-poll-workers/stories/20260917086 With Election Day less than two months away, local and state election officials are increasing their calls to sign up poll workers. From left, poll worker trainers Lynda Easley and Betty Felton, Lucas County Board of Elections Director LaVera Scott, board chairman Fritz Schoen, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose at a news conference at Lucas County Board of Elections headquarters on Sept. 17. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. right, with Lucas County Board of Elections Director LaVera Scott, left, and board chairman Fritz Schoen, center, at a news conference at Lucas County Board of Elections headquarters on Sept. 17. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks with poll worker trainers Lynda Easley and Betty Felton after a news conference on Sept. 17. Voting machines are lined up in the Lucas County Board of Elections warehouse. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/17/ut-med-students-experts-look-lake-erie-algal-bloom-peak/stories/20260917083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/17/ut-med-students-experts-look-lake-erie-algal-bloom-peak/stories/20260917083#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:35:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/17/ut-med-students-experts-look-lake-erie-algal-bloom-peak/stories/20260917083 Thirty-five University of Toledo medical students got a firsthand look at western Lake Erie’s algal bloom near its seasonal peak during a chartered cruise aboard the Glass City Pearl. University of Toledo Lake Erie Center Director Tom Bridgeman holding a large sample of algae-plagued water he pulled out of Lake Erie during the trip. UT medical students Natalyia VanLiew and Ethan Edelbrock get information about Lake Erie from professor David Kennedy at the Toledo Yacht Club on Sept. 17 in North Toledo. UT medical researcher Joan Duggan gives information about Lake Erie at the Toledo Yacht Club on Sept. 17 in North Toledo. David Kennedy, professor of medicine, leads UT medical researchers and medical students on a Lake Erie tour at the Toledo Yacht Club on Sept. 17 in North Toledo. Dr. Deepa Mukundan, UT pediatrics department chair, was one of the speakers at the Toledo Yacht Club before the Lake Erie cruise began. In this photo, taken in April, she demonstrated during a tour of a medical building how medical students are now being trained to look for symptoms of exposure to harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in children through use of a manikin. Lead organizer David Kennedy, center, is flanked by some of the 35 medical students on the upper deck of the Glass City Pearl during the Lake Erie cruise. Lead organizer David Kennedy, a University of Toledo professor of medicine, discusses the Lake Erie sample with second-year medical students Cynthia Bukirwa, 24, Natalyia VanLiew, 26, and Desiree Schafer, 23, aboard the Glass City Pearl. David Kennedy, professor of medicine, with the Lake Erie water sample drawn moments earlier by University of Toledo Lake Erie Center Director Tom Bridgeman. Teya LeBlanc-Hill, 25, a second-year UT medical student from Cleveland. A closeup of what western Lake Erie's water looks like now that the summer 2026 algal bloom is at its peak. Jeana Schafer, 24, a second-year UT medical student from Lambertville. UT medical students Natalyia VanLiew and Ethan Edelbrock get information about Lake Erie from professor David Kennedy at the Toledo Yacht Club on Sept. 17 in North Toledo. David Kennedy, professor of medicine, leads UT medical researchers and medical students on a Lake Erie tour at the Toledo Yacht Club on Sept. 17 in North Toledo. Teya LeBlanc-Hill, 25, a second-year UT medical student from Cleveland, gives thumbs up during the cruise aboard the Glass City Pearl. David Kennedy, professor of medicine, leads UT medical researchers and medical students on a Lake Erie tour at the Toledo Yacht Club on Sept. 17 in North Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/17/bowling-green-begins-flushing-testing-fire-hydrants/stories/20260917072 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/17/bowling-green-begins-flushing-testing-fire-hydrants/stories/20260917072#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:38:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/17/bowling-green-begins-flushing-testing-fire-hydrants/stories/20260917072 BOWLING GREEN — The city of Bowling Green’s Water Distribution Division began flushing and testing fire hydrants Wednesday, the city said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/17/daily-log-9-17-3/stories/20260914114 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/17/daily-log-9-17-3/stories/20260914114#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:24:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/17/daily-log-9-17-3/stories/20260914114 Births https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/17/free-concert-money-save-bridge/stories/20260911065 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/17/free-concert-money-save-bridge/stories/20260911065#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/17/free-concert-money-save-bridge/stories/20260911065 A free concert will preface Friday’s Roche de Boeuf Festival in Waterville. Anthony Wayne High School marching band marches during the Roche de Boeuf Festival parade in Waterville in 2024. A Zen frog sits in between two American flags and on top of a mustang engine during the Roche de Boeuf Festival in Waterville in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/17/toledo-crime-log-9-17-26/stories/20260915107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/17/toledo-crime-log-9-17-26/stories/20260915107#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/17/toledo-crime-log-9-17-26/stories/20260915107 Click on icons in the map to find details of reported crimes. For a full list of all reported crimes in Toledo this week, consult the table below. Toledo police light bar. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/16/oregon-honey-fest-creates-buzz-bees-food-fun/stories/20260914111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/16/oregon-honey-fest-creates-buzz-bees-food-fun/stories/20260914111#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:44:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/16/oregon-honey-fest-creates-buzz-bees-food-fun/stories/20260914111 Beekeeper Roger Myers will place a queen honeybee on his chin Saturday, attracting thousands of bees to form a living beard on his face. It’s a crowd favorite, said Mr. Myers, who will create the bee beard at the fourth annual Oregon Honey Fest. He will bring his bees from his Swanton Barbara Mullins pours a honey sample for a guest during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. Roger Myers, a beekeeper from Swanton, demonstrates a bee beard at last year's honey fest in Oregon. A honeybee repairs a piece of hive during the 2023 Oregon Honey Fest. Paloma Badenhop tastes honey during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. Yellowjackets try to get a taste of honey during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. Bees sit on a net during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. Harper Stanley, 6, plays tic-tac-toe with her mother, Angel Stanley, during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. Harper Stanley, 6, wears a bee costume during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. A bee keychain hangs from a girl's bag during the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest. Grady Arnold, 7, left, receives a sample of honey from Dennis Bihn of Bihn Bee Haven during the 2023 Oregon Honey Fest. Roger Myers of Myers Honey points out a queen bee painted red during the 2023 Oregon Honey Fest. Bexley Jacobs, 4, left, and her sister Kora Jacobs, 8, participate in themed activities during the 2023 Oregon Honey Fest. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/16/dewine-praises-ai-super-buddy-as-positive-use-of-technology/stories/20260916079 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/16/dewine-praises-ai-super-buddy-as-positive-use-of-technology/stories/20260916079#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:53:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/16/dewine-praises-ai-super-buddy-as-positive-use-of-technology/stories/20260916079 COLUMBUS — While the national conversation on artificial intelligence has become increasingly dark recently, a new educational AI hologram could be a bright spot for the technology. Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during an event unveiling an educational AI "Super Buddy" at LifeTown Columbus on Sept. 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/event-rural-defiance-county-aims-help-envision-new-sacred-space/stories/20260916045 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/event-rural-defiance-county-aims-help-envision-new-sacred-space/stories/20260916045#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/event-rural-defiance-county-aims-help-envision-new-sacred-space/stories/20260916045 AYERSVILLE, Ohio — A historic Black cemetery that was forgotten over time is making a comeback. Charles Greene and Kimberly Whickum-Greene stand next to the state historical marker that was erected at the site in 2024. Ms. Whickum-Greene is a great-great-great granddaughter of Archibald Worthington. Mr. Greene is her husband. One side of the marker erected in 2024 offers information about Archibald Worthington. A closer look at one side of the state historical marker that was erected in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/16/residents-voice-concerns-flock-cameras/stories/20260916110 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/16/residents-voice-concerns-flock-cameras/stories/20260916110#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:34:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/16/residents-voice-concerns-flock-cameras/stories/20260916110 Toledo residents have privacy and transparency concerns about the use, access, and sharing of information through the city’s Flock Safety cameras. Concerned citizens raise questions of Toledo city council member Erin Kramer at the Heatherdowns Branch Library on Sept. 16 in South Toledo. Concerned citizens raise questions of Toledo city council member Erin Kramer at the Heatherdowns Branch Library on Sept. 16 in South Toledo. Concerned citizen Lynn Adkins raises questions of Toledo city council member Erin Kramer at the Heatherdowns Branch Library on Sept. 16 in South Toledo. Toledo city council member Erin Kramer answers questions of concerned citizens at the Heatherdowns Branch Library on Sept. 16 in South Toledo. Concerned citizen Marci Galambos raises questions about Flock Cameras of Toledo city council member Erin Kramer at the Heatherdowns Branch Library on Sept. 16 in South Toledo. Concerned citizens raise questions of Toledo city council member Erin Kramer at the Heatherdowns Branch Library on Sept. 16 in South Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/16/ntsb-advises-ohio-turnpike-electronic-tolls-prevent-crashes/stories/20260916094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/16/ntsb-advises-ohio-turnpike-electronic-tolls-prevent-crashes/stories/20260916094#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:03:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/16/ntsb-advises-ohio-turnpike-electronic-tolls-prevent-crashes/stories/20260916094 The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Wednesday that the Ohio Turnpike shut down cash payment lanes at its toll plazas, including one near Swanton that was the scene of a fatal collision two years ago that killed two people. Emergency personnel respond to one of several crashes on the Ohio Turnpike in Swanton Township in 2024. A confused driver slowed down in an E-ZPass lane and was struck by a tractor-trailer, killing two people in the smaller vehicle and triggering traffic backups in which two other fatal crashes occurred. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/men-plead-lesser-charges-pointing-lasers-plane/stories/20260916087 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/men-plead-lesser-charges-pointing-lasers-plane/stories/20260916087#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:54:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/men-plead-lesser-charges-pointing-lasers-plane/stories/20260916087 One of two men charged with an incident last year in which lasers were pointed at an Ohio State Highway Patrol airplane received probation Monday after pleading guilty to a lower charge. An undated handout photo shows a simulation testing a laser's ability to distract and impair a pilot's vision. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/boy-17-youth-facility-girlfriend-accidental-shooting-death/stories/20260916092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/boy-17-youth-facility-girlfriend-accidental-shooting-death/stories/20260916092#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:32:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/boy-17-youth-facility-girlfriend-accidental-shooting-death/stories/20260916092 A judge and a prosecutor both bemoaned young people’s access to guns as the root cause of an 18-year-old woman’s fatal shooting June 26, for which her boyfriend was sentenced Wednesday in juvenile court. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/toledo-prosecutor-s-office-launches-case-dashboard/stories/20260916091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/toledo-prosecutor-s-office-launches-case-dashboard/stories/20260916091#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:58:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/16/toledo-prosecutor-s-office-launches-case-dashboard/stories/20260916091 The city of Toledo Prosecutor’s Office has launched its new dashboard highlighting the impact of its Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit. Toledo Municipal Court. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/photo-gallery-louisville-title-employees-pack-meals-for-connecting-kids-to-meals/stories/20260916086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/photo-gallery-louisville-title-employees-pack-meals-for-connecting-kids-to-meals/stories/20260916086#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:45:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/photo-gallery-louisville-title-employees-pack-meals-for-connecting-kids-to-meals/stories/20260916086 Louisville Title is taking its commitment to the northwest Ohio community beyond the closing table this September, partnering with Connecting Kids to Meals to help provide meals for local children experiencing food insecurity. Beth Massingill helps pack 750 meals Sept. 16 at Louisville Title in Maumee. From bottom left, Stacy Clark and Amy Wolfe help pack 750 meals Sept. 16 at Louisville Title in Maumee. At center, Lindsey Birr and Chris Bosinger help pack 750 meals Sept. 16 at Louisville Title in Maumee. Jennifer Burnor, VP at Louisville Title, writes notes of encouragement that will be included with the 750 meals being packed Sept. 16 at Louisville Title in Maumee. Libby Sims writes notes of encouragement that will be included with the 750 meals being packed Sept. 16 at Louisville Title in Maumee. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/photo-gallery-60-safari-at-toledo-zoo/stories/20260916083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/photo-gallery-60-safari-at-toledo-zoo/stories/20260916083#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:20:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/16/photo-gallery-60-safari-at-toledo-zoo/stories/20260916083 Seniors attended the Area Office on Aging’s annual 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo on Wednesday. Seniors visit different vendors during the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16. Seniors visit different vendors during the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16. Roxie Mlynek gets a photo with Buckets during the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16. Marjean Releford and JoAnne Bell-Carr meet Val the lizard during the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16. Marjean Releford laughs after learning Val the lizard’s name during the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16. JoAnne Bell-Carr, right, pets Cactus the turtle during the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16. Women laugh after making beeping noises while riding the golf cart to the 60+ Safari at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on Sept. 16.