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Rain or Shine-great turnout for the Annual 'Youth Fishing Derby'
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The city of Lima and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources teaming up to teach area kids the art of fishing. Through the ODNR grant program, the annual "Youth Fishing Derby" saw parents teaching their children and kids teaching each other how to fish. Each child was provided bait and a fishing pole to keep. Local organizations and businesses sponsored a variety of prizes to give out to the kids, and the derby is a fun and relaxing way to learn the basics of casting, baiting, and removing a fish from the hook.
FBI offering reward for info on Jewish cemetery vandals
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The FBI announced on Thursday a reward for information leading to the arrest of those who vandalized two Jewish cemeteries last week. The agency also asks anyone who visited the cemetery the prior week to contact them. Tifereth Israel Cemetery and Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Cemetery were vandalized...
NCAA Basketball: 5 bounce-back teams, 5 teams with question marks entering 2024-25 season
The start of the men’s 2024-25 college basketball season is ever-so-slowly approaching, with less than five months to go (not that anyone is counting, right?) until the season begins. While it may seem a long wait, most rosters are now set, with scholarships filled and players being back on campus preparing for the winter.
In the presence of Eva Marie Saint: Recalling encounters with the Oscar-winner on her 100th birthday
Eva Marie Saint scolded me the first time we met. A few members of the press and the Oscar-winning actress had gathered around a coffee table in the Women’s Center in Hanna Hall. I placed my tape recorder in the middle of the table. This was an interview I wanted to capture in full.
BGSU expands Life Design to local high school to boost interest in education profession
Committed to developing solutions for workforce needs, Bowling Green State University is implementing its innovative Life Design programming at a Toledo area high school to increase interest and diversity in the teaching profession. Through a grant-funded program, the same design thinking principles offered through Life Design at BGSU are being...
An umpire mocked Alexis Diaz for questioning a pitch called inside
Alexis Diaz got the save on Wednesday night, his 19th of the season, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the New York Yankees 3-2. But the closer’s reaction to a pitch called inside got him mocked by the umpire, who didn’t toss him out for questioning balls and strikes.
Another block added to $6M Perrysburg uptown revitalization project
The entire Perrysburg uptown will get a makeover beginning next year. City council approved adding a third part to the Louisiana Avenue revitalization project at its meeting Tuesday. This adds $1.4 million to the cost, for a total of $6.2 million to $6.5 million for all three phases. Council had already approved doing the 100 and 200 blocks of Louisiana. This week’s action adds the 300 block. The 300 block will undergo improvements first, in 2025. The 100 and 200 blocks will be done in 2026.
The Reds are finally done paying Ken Griffey Jr.'s endless contract
For most casual baseball fans, July 1st is known as "Bobby Bonilla Day," as the Mets made the ill-advised decision to defer so much of Bonilla's contract that he is getting paid around $1.2 million every July 1 through 2035, even though he last played in a baseball game in 2001. However, Bonilla isn't the only player still getting paid long after he retired, and the Cincinnati Reds just made their last payment on one such deal with one of the best players to ever play the game.
Northwest Ohio woman competing in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
NEW YORK — Organized gluttony has become an American tradition held in the same regard as other Independence Day activities such as fireworks and the colors red, white and blue. Northwest Ohio will be well-represented in the former when, on Thursday, Edon native Cherish Brown will be one of...
Greater Cincinnati school that closed after 100 years to be repurposed into new academy
CHEVIOT, Ohio (WKRC) - A new school is set to open in the old Saint Martin's School building in Cheviot. Cincinnati Technology Academy will move its classes from its current space on Glenway Avenue in East Price Hill. Work was recently completed on the building to wire each classroom for...
Tiffin’s Ritz Players to cap off 40th season with ‘The Wizard of Oz’
TIFFIN — The Wizard of Oz will be the curtain call for the Tiffin-based Ritz Players’ 40th anniversary season. From Rumors to Steel Magnolias, each of this season’s productions have been encore shows of plays or musicals that the Ritz Players put on sometime in the last four decades. It’s not just audiences who remember the hits. Ritz Players board member and Tiffin youth services librarian Joan Ledwedge is tracking down each former cast member, inviting them to an after-show party to reminisce about their time in the Players.
Elizabeth Scott Community: 75 Years And Going Strong
In a world of corporate buyouts, especially in the field of long-term care, it’s rare to find a business that remains family-owned and operated. Yet, 75 years after being founded by Elizabeth Scott, a licensed practical nurse, the Elizabeth Scott Community in Maumee remains a vibrant, family-owned facility. “We’re...
Area’s First Pet Urgent Care To Open On Conant Street
BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Just like humans, the family cat or dog sometimes needs an urgent care – when an illness or injury is serious enough that waiting for a veterinary appointment is too long, but not severe enough to prompt a trip to the emergency room.
New senior villas coming to south Toledo to offer more affordable options
TOLEDO, Ohio — Imagine 15 years without property taxes. That is the housing opportunity Eagle Creek Builders are working with the city of Toledo to provide for people 55 and up at the Heather Cove Villas. The new set of homes will be built in the open lot located...
Greater Cincinnati soul food restaurant closes its doors
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) - A Middletown restaurant is closed after six years. According to a Facebook post, Mz. Jade's Soul Food has closed its Central Ave. location in Middletown. Mz. Jade's Soul Food can also be found at W. Social Tap & Table in Dayton. Another Facebook post says a...
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