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Inspired to give back: Local businessman takes on big project for Toledo school
Making good on some promises he made to himself, Brian Cutlip of Genoa, Ohio, started showing up for Rosary Cathedral Catholic School in a way that surprised the school administration. “I was literally telling my girlfriend,” said Mr. Cutlip, who runs his own business, Blu Collar Renovations LLC. “I was like, ‘I think maybe I should do something with the community. You know, I've gotten blessings. Why not return them?’” Inspired by a company that redid a parking lot inexpensively in his community in Genoa, Mr. Cutlip thought he could use his Midwestern handyman prowess to help out central city schools in Toledo. “And then the very next day, my friend, Tyler ... just messaged me and goes, ‘Hey, my mom's got this little project,’” Mr. Cutlip said. “I'm like, ‘Well, it doesn't get any more clear than that.’”
Sometimes it's touchdowns, sometimes growing pains for Port Clinton sophomore Yarbrough
Wyatt Yarbrough demonstrated feathery touch to Josh Cornell, put the ball where only Romney Turner could catch it (albeit with one hand twisted awkwardly along the sideline) and utilized multiple arm angles to complete slants Friday in a setback to Vermilion. Yarbrough's receivers plucked most everything they could touch with a glove, including a touchdown for Malakii Pinkelton (55 yards) for Port Clinton (2-5, 0-2) in the Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division. Josh Cornell rebounded from a...
Editorial: Mayoral third term is voter choice
Whether to allow the mayor to run for a third term is an easy call if voters have confidence in their ability to tell whether a mayor has overstayed his or her welcome. We do have that confidence in Toledo voters and in opposition candidates to step up and provide electoral options, and we urge a YES vote on Issue 9. The last time this question came up, it was defeated. The question had been tossed in with a dozen unrelated questions and carried the whiff of having been snuck into the pack to avoid being noticed. Voters rightly didn’t like it and voted it down. Read more Blade editorials
Outdoors: Allen County H2Ohio project important to Toledo area
LIMA, Ohio — Some 70 miles or so south of Toledo down I-75, 25 officials from federal, state, and Allen County governments took part to celebrate this week as the wraps came off an H2Ohio project, one that had its initial conception dating back to the 1990s. The Baughman Ditch Petition was initially pursued in 1997 by Diane Baughman, a local resident who lived in a home and owned a rental in the watershed and wanted to rein in the flooding. The project at the N West Street and Bluelick Road intersection is about three miles north of town. Because...
Toledo Public Schools to host Next Step Event
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Public Schools will be hosting a three-day event called 'Next Step' for middle and high school students that will present students with higher education and future career opportunities. Next Step is set to take place Oct. 8-10 at the Glass City Center. Each day, TPS...
Rossford bowling alley asking for donations to help Helene victims
ROSSFORD, Ohio — A local bowling alley is accepting donations to help victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, which was ravaged by the storm last week. Interstate Lanes in Rossford is hosting the donation event Friday at 819 Lime City Road and said they will be accepting donations all day Friday and Saturday.
An ounce of prevention: Experts weigh in on this year's flu season and what to expect
With sniffles and coughs underway in northwest Ohio, medical experts share tips and tricks to protect against variants and strains this flu season. Getting vaccinated will prevent illness and reduce symptoms, according to Dr. Donald Dumford, infectious disease specialist at the Cleveland Clinic. This year’s flu vaccine is a trivalent vaccine, protecting against two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B. The “proof of the pudding” for vaccine effectiveness is based on observations from the southern hemisphere, where their flu season precedes ours. “It seems like there's an average southern hemisphere flu season, so I'd expect we'll have an average flu season,” the Akron-based doctor said.
BGSU finishes strong to edge Akron 27-20 in MAC football
AKRON — Akron didn’t make anything easy for Bowling Green State University, especially in the fourth quarter. But for the first time in the last month, the Falcons made the plays they needed to late in a game to come out on top. Harold Fannin, Jr.’s 31-yard touchdown run gave BGSU a seven-point lead with 2:39 left, and the Falcons held strong defensively on Akron’s ensuing drive after the Zips advanced into the red zone to come away with a 27-20 Mid-American Conference victory on Saturday at InfoCision Stadium. “I think it’s huge for us momentum-wise,” BGSU wide receiver Finn Hogan said. “We had a tough one last week [30-27 last-minute loss to Old Dominion] coming off of three really good games, in my opinion.
New Rossford school could be built with no tax dollars
Rossford school leaders are in the preliminary stages of planning for a new elementary school as the city continues to grow. That burgeoning business may also pay for the new building, which could be constructed with no taxpayer money, said Superintendent Dan Creps. It’s estimated that the new school, which would house fourth through sixth grades and be located on the Lime City Road campus, could cost $35 million, Mr. Creps said Thursday. “We’re thinking we could possibly do that without going back to our taxpayers,” he said. “That’s the success story of those enterprise zone agreements.”
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