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Editorial: Monroe County’s mess
The Blade Editorial Board has a long history of disdain for political parties unable to field a candidate for a general election office. The sad situation in Monroe County, Michigan, is the latest example of the necessity to have a candidate on the ballot. Monroe County Commissioner Mark Brant is unopposed for re-election despite his guilty plea to the federal felony of maintaining drug involved premises and the 18-month prison sentence imposed on him in U.S. District Court in Toledo. (“County official may quit over conviction,” Friday) Read more Blade editorials There is nothing but personal honor to bar Commissioner Brant from holding office because Michigan law prohibits public office only for crimes connected to service in that office. Ohio law is nearly identical to Michigan.
Washington Local Schools welcomes its 1st Boys & Girls Club
When Jim Ravas became president and chief executive officer for Boys & Girls Club of Toledo in 2020, one of the first things he knew he had to do was expand the nonprofit to Washington Local Schools, he said. “It was a priority because this is the second-largest school district in Lucas County,” he said. “To me, it intuitively made sense to say we have to be here.” He reached out to former Washington Local Schools Superintendent Kadee Anstadt, who had wanted a Boys & Girls Club location within the school system for years but never knew how it would be possible. “It’s not an easy thing,” Ms. Anstadt said. “There’s just a lot of moving parts to getting funding for a club. The thing that I, that none of us, put together is just how expensive it is to put together a club. There are wages to be paid, there’s space that has to be available, and we don’t have a lot of space here at Washington Local. … You have to [meet] need qualifications from a national standpoint.”
Air National Guardsman Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Scheme
September 25, 2024 – Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 23, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Hermitage, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to federal charges after meeting with an undercover FBI agent to finalize a deal to murder an individual for payment, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee.
See how much prices are jumping at the pump in northwest Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio — Gas prices in the Toledo area have increased nearly 11 cents over the last week, an analyst for GasBuddy says. A gallon of gas costs, on average, $3.20 in Toledo as of Tuesday, according to a GasBuddy survey of 315 gas stations. Prices at the pump are now 11 cents lower than a month ago.
Nomination period winding down for Norma Dell Courage to Care Award; ceremony is Nov. 12
LENAWEE COUNTY — The nomination period is winding down for the 2024 Norma Dell Courage to Care Award, which honors the efforts of Sister Norma Dell, O.P., an Adrian Dominican Sister who worked tirelessly for decades to serve people experiencing homelessness. Dell also was responsible for establishing Housing Help of Lenawee as the HARA (Housing Assessment and Resource Agency) then known as the Lenawee Emergency and Affordable Housing Corp. (LEAHC). ...
'Strong student enrollment is our top priority': UToledo names new VP of strategic enrollment as student numbers decline
TOLEDO, Ohio — The University of Toledo announced an addition to its enrollment staff Monday as the number of enrolled students continues to drop year-over-year. Tony Bourne, a strategic enrollment leader, will join UToledo as the vice president for strategic enrollment management on Oct. 28. The university has seen...
Across town, community members are advocating for Issue 1
Ohio only has one state-wide issue on the ballot this November, and supporters across Toledo are encouraging residents to vote for it. At a community town hall in Sylvania, members from the Democratic, Republican, independent, Green, and Libertarian parties gathered at Olander Park to share why they were voting “yes” on Ohio’s Issue 1. A yes vote supports the creation of a 15-member independent citizen commission that would draw Ohio’s congressional and state legislative maps. The commission would include five Democrats, five Republicans, and five independents. The 15 members cannot be current politicians or affiliated with a politician. This includes immediate family members, staffers, lobbyists, and political consultants.
Sylvania Township fire officials say levy needed to keep, expand services
As Sylvania Township and the city of Sylvania have grown, the needs of residents and daily visitors to the community have grown as well. On Nov. 5, Sylvania Township voters will be asked to approve additional tax money to operate the Sylvania Township Fire Department. Fire Chief Christopher Nye spoke to members of the community Monday during two public meetings. Chief Nye said the additional 2.5-mill levy is needed to continue and enhance the services the department provides. “As the community grows, the public safety services have to expand as well,” he said. “We are a bedroom community of 50,000 that increases to 140,000 daily. We would like to be able to hire more firefighters/paramedics to staff a third ambulance 24/7.”
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