http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:10:56 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/toledo-schools-to-host-bus-driver-recruitment-event/stories/20260603087 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/toledo-schools-to-host-bus-driver-recruitment-event/stories/20260603087#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:56:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/toledo-schools-to-host-bus-driver-recruitment-event/stories/20260603087 Toledo Public Schools is inviting jobseekers to get behind the wheel of a school bus at a recruitment event on Thursday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/06/03/local-sisters-rewrite-their-stories-by-returning-to-boston-marathon/stories/20260602115 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/06/03/local-sisters-rewrite-their-stories-by-returning-to-boston-marathon/stories/20260602115#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:16:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/06/03/local-sisters-rewrite-their-stories-by-returning-to-boston-marathon/stories/20260602115 When Lisa Tucker walked into Dr. Roger Kruse’s office in October with an Achilles heel swollen to the size of a tennis ball and told him she still wanted to run the Boston marathon in April with her sister, Dr. Kruse did not think it would be possible. Theresa Gonzales and her younger sister Lisa Tucker talk about their experience running the Boston Marathon, once each separately and once together in April, while Lisa receives treatment at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Lisa has battled an Achilles injury that almost derailed their 2026 effort. Lisa Tucker receives treatment from Dr. Roger Kruse on her Achilles injury at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Lisa worked through the injury to run the 2026 Boston Marathon in April with her sister Theresa Gonzales. Lisa Tucker receives treatment from Dr. Roger Kruse on her Achilles injury at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Lisa worked through the injury to run the 2026 Boston Marathon in April with her sister Theresa Gonzales. Theresa Gonzales and her younger sister Lisa Tucker talk about their experience running the Boston Marathon, once each separately and once together in April, while Lisa receives treatment at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Theresa Gonzales and her younger sister Lisa Tucker talk about their experience running the Boston Marathon, once each separately and once together in April, while Lisa receives treatment at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Sylvania Township. Lisa has battled an Achilles injury that almost derailed their 2026 effort. Lisa Tucker receives treatment from Dr. Roger Kruse on her Achilles injury at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Lisa worked through the injury to run the 2026 Boston Marathon in April with her sister Theresa Gonzales. Theresa Gonzales and her younger sister Lisa Tucker talk about their experience running the Boston Marathon, once each separately and once together in April, while Lisa receives treatment at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Lisa has battled an Achilles injury that almost derailed their 2026 effort. Lisa Tucker receives treatment from Dr. Roger Kruse on her Achilles injury at ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on June 2 in Sylvania Township. Lisa worked through the injury to run the 2026 Boston Marathon in April with her sister Theresa Gonzales. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/03/her-medicare-fraud-convictions-vacated-former-maumee-doctor-gets-time-served-in/stories/20260602127 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/03/her-medicare-fraud-convictions-vacated-former-maumee-doctor-gets-time-served-in/stories/20260602127#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:24:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/03/her-medicare-fraud-convictions-vacated-former-maumee-doctor-gets-time-served-in/stories/20260602127 A former Maumee doctor previously convicted of six felony counts of health-care fraud received a misdemeanor sentence for time already served after she successfully appealed her jury trial’s outcome. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/03/owner-of-dog-who-attacked-mother-at-sylvania-school-sentence/stories/20260603085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/03/owner-of-dog-who-attacked-mother-at-sylvania-school-sentence/stories/20260603085#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:14:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/03/owner-of-dog-who-attacked-mother-at-sylvania-school-sentence/stories/20260603085 The owner of a dog that attacked a mother at Whiteford Elementary School apologized Wednesday before a Sylvania judge spared him jail time. Nikai Roberts, owner of a Rottweiler that attacked a Sylvania parent, is sentenced June 3 at Sylvania Municipal Court in Sylvania. Nikai Roberts, owner of a Rottweiler that attacked a Sylvania parent, is sentenced June 3 at Sylvania Municipal Court in Sylvania. Nikai Roberts, owner of a Rottweiler that attacked a Sylvania parent, is sentenced June 3 at Sylvania Municipal Court in Sylvania. Judge Michael Bonfiglio sentences Nikai Roberts, owner of a Rottweiler that attacked a Sylvania parent, June 3 at Sylvania Municipal Court in Sylvania. Nikai Roberts, owner of a Rottweiler that attacked a Sylvania parent, is sentenced June 3 at Sylvania Municipal Court in Sylvania. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/toledo-library-to-educate-residents-about-the-immigration-system/stories/20260603086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/toledo-library-to-educate-residents-about-the-immigration-system/stories/20260603086#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:11:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/toledo-library-to-educate-residents-about-the-immigration-system/stories/20260603086 The Toledo Lucas County Public Library will host a talk about the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday. Exterior of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/lunch-at-levis-to-close-part-of-st-clair-street-on-thursdays/stories/20260603052 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/lunch-at-levis-to-close-part-of-st-clair-street-on-thursdays/stories/20260603052#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:29:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/lunch-at-levis-to-close-part-of-st-clair-street-on-thursdays/stories/20260603052 Part of St. Clair Street will be closed Thursday for the first of the season’s weekly Lunch at Levis events. Joe McCreary dances with his granddaughter Dottie, 2, as Michael Corwin performs during Lunch at Levis June 12, 2025, at Levis Square in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/06/03/disc-golf-course-plan-creates-conversation-in-maumee/stories/20260528103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/06/03/disc-golf-course-plan-creates-conversation-in-maumee/stories/20260528103#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:27:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/06/03/disc-golf-course-plan-creates-conversation-in-maumee/stories/20260528103 Disc golf doesn’t get the national TV airtime of some other sports, but one person who occasionally tunes in is Maumee resident Jim Stengle. Parkgoers walk along a wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. A wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. Bob Savage, Jr., left, and Bill Buri talk while walking through a wooded area that is proposed site of a disc golf course in Maumee on May 31. Jim Stengle speaks with other citizens who are opposed to the proposed disc golf course in Maumee on May 31. A deer stands in a wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. A deer stands in a wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. The wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. Jim Stengle in Maumee on May 31. People walk along the Maumee River near a wooded area that a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. A snail in a wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. Jim Stengle walks through a wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. Some opponents of the proposed disc golf course, from left, Lauren Koch (front), Ben Heywood (back), Andrew Bamford, Bob Savage, Jr., Erica Vasquez, Dave Vasquez, Cindy Irmen (front), Bill Buri (back), Jim Stengle, Peggy Blodgett, Mark Irmen and Mavi Langley-Jones next to the wooded area where the course is proposed in Maumee on May 31. Peggy Blodgett, front, and other opponents of a new disc golf course walk on a trail in a wooded area where it has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. Lauren Koch sets back on her walk with her dog, Minnder, in Maumee on May 31. Behind her is the wooded area that a disc golf course has been proposed. A deer munches on a leaf in a wooded area where a disc golf course has been proposed in Maumee on May 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/historic-old-west-end-home-gets-second-chance-shine-during-festival/stories/20260604019 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/historic-old-west-end-home-gets-second-chance-shine-during-festival/stories/20260604019#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/03/historic-old-west-end-home-gets-second-chance-shine-during-festival/stories/20260604019 Homes featured on the Old West End Festival tours are rarely repeated, but the historic home at 624 Delaware Ave. will return to the lineup for the 53rd annual event. Volunteer Bob Kovacs regularly donates craftsmanship to the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood. Volunteers will work on the house through the Old West End Festival, when the in-progress remodel will be featured as a house tour. Project manager Tom Guyton, center, helps carry a sawhorse as work continues for the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Project manager Tom Guyton examines the refurbished hardwood floors on the second floor of the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project began at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Michael Walker, co-chairman of the festival’s house tours, examines the donated kitchen remodeling at the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Project manager Tom Guyton details near-collapsed state of the house when the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project began at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on on May 30. Project manager Tom Guyton details the near-collapsed state of the house when the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project began at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Michael Walker, co-chairman of the festival’s house tours, discusses his work with the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing going labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Michael Walker, co-chairman of the festival’s house tours, discusses his work with the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing going labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Project manager Tom Guyton details near-collapsed state of the house when the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project began at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Michael Walker, co-chairman of the festival’s house tours, discusses his work with the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing going labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Michael Walker, co-chairman of the festival’s house tours, discusses his work with the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing going labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. Michael Walker, co-chairman of the festival’s house tours, discusses his work with the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project, an ongoing labor of love and preservation at 624 Delaware Ave. in the Old West End historic district neighborhood on May 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/03/man-shot-injured-in-west-toledo-1-2/stories/20260603083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/03/man-shot-injured-in-west-toledo-1-2/stories/20260603083#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:42:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/03/man-shot-injured-in-west-toledo-1-2/stories/20260603083 A 21-year-old man was shot and injured in West Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/03/coast-guard-divers-arrive-in-bahamas-to-begin-new-search-for-missing-michigan-woman/stories/20260603082 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/03/coast-guard-divers-arrive-in-bahamas-to-begin-new-search-for-missing-michigan-woman/stories/20260603082#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:42:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/03/coast-guard-divers-arrive-in-bahamas-to-begin-new-search-for-missing-michigan-woman/stories/20260603082 US Coast Guard divers arrived in the Bahamas Tuesday evening to begin their renewed search for missing American woman Lynette Hooker, whose disappearance has prompted a federal criminal investigation, a US official familiar with the investigation tells CNN. Lynette Hooker was last seen by her husband, who says she fell out of a dinghy, a small, open-top boat, while making their way back to their yacht "Soulmate" on April 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/02/judge-duhart-receive-scoutings-distinguished-alumnus-award/stories/20260601071 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/02/judge-duhart-receive-scoutings-distinguished-alumnus-award/stories/20260601071#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:27:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/02/judge-duhart-receive-scoutings-distinguished-alumnus-award/stories/20260601071 Judge Myron Duhart will be honored June 4 with the Erie Shores Council Distinguished Alumnus Award. Judge Myron Duhart shares a few words during an event celebrating Ohio’s newly designated 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day, honoring the only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve overseas in World War II, at Lucas County Veterans Service Commission in Toledo on on March 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/nighttime-filming-to-close-2-streets-for-6-nights/stories/20260602116 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/nighttime-filming-to-close-2-streets-for-6-nights/stories/20260602116#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:30:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/nighttime-filming-to-close-2-streets-for-6-nights/stories/20260602116 Nighttime filming will close two streets in the Harvard Terrace neighborhood for a series of nights starting Thursday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Road closed stock art https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/state-affidavit-details-allegations-of-illegal-dumping-behind-rocky-ridge-search/stories/20260602128 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/state-affidavit-details-allegations-of-illegal-dumping-behind-rocky-ridge-search/stories/20260602128#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:19:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/state-affidavit-details-allegations-of-illegal-dumping-behind-rocky-ridge-search/stories/20260602128 Sylvania-based Rocky Ridge Development LLC was allegedly disposing of spent lime and solid waste at a quarry in Ottawa County, despite a court order prohibiting the company from operating there. Charles Stansley, owner of Rocky Ridge Development LLC, owns 2322 Consaul St. in East Toledo. Investigators allege employees took solid waste from the site and transported it to a quarry in Graytown, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/utility-work-close-2-streets-1-day/stories/20260603055 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/utility-work-close-2-streets-1-day/stories/20260603055#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:01:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/utility-work-close-2-streets-1-day/stories/20260603055 Utility work will close parts of two Toledo streets Wednesday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Stock photo of road closed signs. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/toledo-spent-lime-deal-faces-scrutiny-after-investigation-into-bidder/stories/20260602123 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/toledo-spent-lime-deal-faces-scrutiny-after-investigation-into-bidder/stories/20260602123#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:47:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/toledo-spent-lime-deal-faces-scrutiny-after-investigation-into-bidder/stories/20260602123 Toledo City Council members are reluctant to move forward with a contract for spent lime removal following the execution of search warrants at properties tied to a leading bidder. Toledo City Council members discuss a spent lime contract with a company that is under inquiry https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/02/brown-touts-experience-campaign-stop-in-toledo/stories/20260602122 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/02/brown-touts-experience-campaign-stop-in-toledo/stories/20260602122#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:20:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/02/brown-touts-experience-campaign-stop-in-toledo/stories/20260602122 Maumee resident Tonia Gerity thinks Democratic candidates should focus on the value of workers as November's general election approaches. Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown greets supporters struggling with higher prices. Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown greets supporters. Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown greets supporters. Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown greets supporters. Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown greets supporters struggling. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/02/toledo-considers-free-pool-access-during-extreme-heat/stories/20260602119 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/02/toledo-considers-free-pool-access-during-extreme-heat/stories/20260602119#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:09:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/02/toledo-considers-free-pool-access-during-extreme-heat/stories/20260602119 Toledo residents could gain free access to city pools during periods of extreme heat under a proposal being considered by Toledo City Council. Kids enjoy Willys Pool in Toledo in June, 2025. Toledo residents could gain free access to city pools during periods of extreme heat under a proposal being considered by Toledo City Council. Toledo City Council discusses voting on the waiver of pool admission fees. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/02/lets-get-moving-offers-new-opportunities-engage-community-fitness/stories/20260529102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/02/lets-get-moving-offers-new-opportunities-engage-community-fitness/stories/20260529102#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:35:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/02/lets-get-moving-offers-new-opportunities-engage-community-fitness/stories/20260529102 The City of Toledo is expanding its Let’s Get Moving series to introduce additional morning walks and community fitness events. Dayna Triplett, with Xtreme Hip-Hop, front, leads a cardio workout set to music during the Let's Get Moving kickoff party at Jermain Park in Toledo on June 28, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/02/ohio-capital-budget-includes-5-7m-lucas-county-projects/stories/20260602102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/02/ohio-capital-budget-includes-5-7m-lucas-county-projects/stories/20260602102#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:30:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/02/ohio-capital-budget-includes-5-7m-lucas-county-projects/stories/20260602102 COLUMBUS — Lucas County is set to receive $5.7 million of the $208.3 million set aside for community projects in the Ohio General Assembly’s newly introduced capital budget. The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/county-hires-budget-director-economic-development-director/stories/20260602112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/county-hires-budget-director-economic-development-director/stories/20260602112#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:33:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/02/county-hires-budget-director-economic-development-director/stories/20260602112 Lucas County commissioners have hired a new director of economic development and a director of the office of management and budget. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018.