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This Week in Continental, July 22 – 28
10:00 Senior Scams & Banking Safety – must pre-register. 5:00 Fresh Flower Arranging @ Continental Branch Library (RSVP) 11:00 Safari Tree Adventures @ Continental Branch Library. Friday, July 26:. Saturday, July 27:
Old West End neighborhood struggling with trash removal
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One neighborhood in Toledo’s Old West End is struggling with their trash removal. Homeowners say they’re frustrated after their trash wasn’t picked up this week. Sheena Swick, a Birckhead Place resident and Vice President of the neighborhood’s homeowners association, said another neighbor told...
Toledo groups tackling polarization with cross-partisan events
Second of two parts Thinking about the challenges facing American political discourse, Alfonso Narvaez, a self-described community leader in Toledo, harkened back to the words of Abraham Lincoln: “A house divided cannot stand.” Dan Messina, who works with a group focused on creating political dialogue, found inspiration in a different Lincoln quote: “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” The fact that both men looked to President Lincoln, who guided the nation through its most divisive political moment, for inspiration in the present seems apt as the Pew Research Center reports that Democrats and Republicans feel farther apart than they have in decades.
Toledo company to manufacture electric vehicles with federal funding
Ohio will receive more than $32 million in federal funding to help revive auto manufacturing and jobs in the state, specifically electric vehicle production at a plant in Toledo. U.S. vehicle manufacturing has been on the decline since the 1970s, but the Biden administration is providing $1.7 billion in grants...
Ohio civilians recognized for heroism at house fire
VERMILION, Ohio — Two Vermilion residents were recognized at the Vermilion City Council meeting on July 15 for their actions in rescuing an elderly woman from a house fire on Idleview Drive two months ago. Tony Budka and Matt Green were honored by Mayor Jim Forthofer and Fire Department...
Animal shelter needs help after taking in 30+ dogs Friday
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Montgomery County Animal Resource Center is asking for urgent help from the public after taking in over 30 dogs on Friday. On July 19, the ARC assisted the sheriff’s office and removed 33 dogs from a property. The shelter is over maximum capacity, and is in urgent need for people […]
Sunday Chat with former NCAA champion, Olympic team wrestler Greg Wojciechowski
Without dispute, former wrestling great Greg “Wojo” Wojciechowski is one of the best handful of athletes ever produced by the University of Toledo, or by the city itself. Born to parents Richard and Elaine Wojciechowski in 1951, Greg was a protege of local wrestling icons Dick Torio, Joe Scalzo, and UT coach Dick Wilson while working out as a youth at Torio’s health club. He won back-to-back heavyweight state wrestling championships with unbeaten seasons for Whitmer High School in 1967 and ’68. Because of his three trusted mentors, Wojciechowski chose to wrestle at UT when he could have gone to any program in the country. He posted a 55-2 career record in three seasons for Wilson’s Rockets, reaching the NCAA heavyweight finals each year, winning the national championship as a junior in 1971, and ending as runner-up in 1970 and 1972. Between 1969 and 1979 he also won eight freestyle national AAU championships and five Greco-Roman titles.
Garst Museum in Greenville set to allow visitors to take aim with Annie Oakley's guns
History buffs and gun enthusiasts have a special opportunity next weekend, all because of Annie Oakley. Oakley, a small woman, earned a big reputation as a straight shooter. ...
Wing wo-man: Doulas deliver prenatal to postpartum support to Toledo
When Tiana Taylor read a book with a chapter on birthing babies in college, she was hooked; two years later she started work as a certified doula. “I love being a doula,” Ms. Taylor said. “I love going to birth.” Doulas, different from obstetric nurses or midwives, are trained professionals who provide emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their partners during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. They work in conjunction with medical professionals to ensure women have positive birth experiences. “Doulas are advocates, doulas are teachers, doulas are educators. Doulas are there to care,” Ms. Taylor said.
Inkcarceration economy: Visitor dollars add up to millions for Mansfield, Richland County
Carl Guidotti spent $13 for a large slice of pizza for Kaedyn Barnett Saturday and $13 for a Locked Up Lemonade for Kaedyn's mom as they listened to the band Uncured before taking a tour of the Ohio State Reformatory during the Inkcarceration music and tattoo festival. Kaedyn, 16, and her mom, Colleen...
Richland County marriage licenses recorded July 8-12
These marriage license applications were recorded in Richland County between July 8 and July 12:. Edward James Costello V of Iola, Texas, 23, office assistant, to Mia Rea Enzor of College Station, Texas, 25, stockman. Jordan Rudi Ratleff of Mansfield, 32, cleaning, to Lindsay Lynn Spinneweber of Mansfield, 32, self...
Inkcarceration boosts Mansfield food trucks
MANSFIELD — Sadie Stewart remembers when her food truck was one of the only Richland County trucks serving Inkmates a few years ago. The owner of Mad Meltz, Stewart said 2024 marks her team’s fourth year at Inkcarceration. Richland County’s Athena Gyro Express and Grunt Grub also set up at the festival this year.
Eldora Results: July 20, 2024 ($175k – World of Outlaws)
Kyle Larson and the national dirt sprint car drivers raced for $175,000 to win in the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers have unloaded in Rossburg, Ohio. The half-mile of Eldora Speedway is set to host the famed Kings Royal event. View Eldora Speedway...
The new classic: Wood County couple opens vintage automobile museum
MILLBURY, Ohio — As Tammy and Mike Bartlett have spent over two decades collecting cars, their passion has grown from storing their collection in one garage, to building a larger one, yet outgrowing both spaces. Now the pair is showcasing their collectables in a museum for the public to view. The Millbury Classic Cars and Trucks museum, located at 26929 Cummings Rd., features close to 85 cars and trucks on display, said co-owner Tammy Bartlett, along with vintage and neon signs, gas pumps, bikes, and mannequins. “It really never intended to be a car museum in the beginning, but as our collection and our love for purchasing cars just kept growing,” she continued, “we've decided, you know, it would be really nice to share everything with the public.” Besides the classic car museum in Bowling Green, Snook’s Dream Cars, Bartlett said there’s nothing quite like this in the northwest region of Ohio.
Boxing Royalty: Prince Charles training new generation of Mansfield fighters
MANSFIELD — The gym inside the warehouse of Tim’s Mid-Ohio Home Improvements on Marion Avenue is a no-frills affair. The sparring ring sits in one corner, its bright blue floor and blue and red corner pads standing in stark contrast to the structure’s dull gray cement block walls. Three black heavy bags hang from the rafters of the loft with two more waiting to be hung.
Inaugural Lima Masters tournament brings golfers together to raise money for local sports programs
HARROD, OH (WLIO) - The Lima community turned out for a golf tournament to ensure today's kids have the same opportunities they did. On Saturday, the 1st annual Lima Masters was held. The tournament started off years ago as a Lima native reunion in Columbus, but this year, the founders decided to bring it home and use the outing to raise money for athletic programs in local schools. This year's proceeds will be donated to the Lima City Schools football program through the new nonprofit 4 The Friendship. Many participants moved away from Lima a long time ago but were happy to come back for a good time and a good cause.
Dayton-based firm has secured a contract with the New York City Fire Department, to maintain gear for 22,000 responders
Dayton, Ohio – Dayton’s own LION TotalCare, a firm with more than a century of experience, has signed a big contract with the Fire Department City of New York (FDNY), the biggest fire department in the United States, in what appears to be aan important move for the local industry. This agreement represents a significant change in the relationship between the two companies since it gives the Dayton company responsibility for maintaining important personal protective equipment (PPE) for thousands of first responders.
David Trinko: Try to enjoy the last 'first time'
Jul. 20—Our youngest daughter was so excited to go to camp last week. I was decidedly less excited. It was a new experience for her, going off into the woods with her friends without parents for the first time in her 10-year-old life. It was the fourth "first time" of camp-going for me and her mother, as we'd already been through this with her older sisters years earlier. Unfortunately for ...
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