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Beautiful weekend, gradual warm-up
High pressure will build east across the Great Lakes. A northwesterly flow of pleasant air will prevail. Temperatures will only reach the low 80s, after a week of heat and humidity. Lows tonight will fall into the comfortable upper 50s and low 60s.
City of Morenci Improving Water Treatment System
Morenci, MI – The City of Morenci is currently undertaking improvements to their water treatment system. A post on the City’s website says that, as announced in their June 10th Public Notice, the City of Morenci’s Water Treatment Plant is bypassing iron removal filtration to replace the iron removal filter media in their system’s four filtration tanks.
Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center Prepares For 2024-25 School Year
Archbold, OH — The Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center (NwOESC) board recently convened to discuss preparations for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Superintendent Kerri Weir provided a comprehensive update on various initiatives and events planned for the new academic year. Key Events and Training Sessions. The NwOESC 2024 Administrators’...
Napoleon Man Sentenced to Up to 30 Years prison for Crash That Killed Passenger
A man from Napoleon, Ohio, will face up to 30 years in prison following the death of a woman who was a passenger in his car during a police chase that ended in a crash. Kim Lynn Fitch, Jr., 32, received his sentence on Thursday from Circuit Judge William Paul Nichols. Fitch was given 13 to 30 years for involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving causing death, and an additional 17 to 30 years as a fourth felony habitual offender for first-degree fleeing and eluding police. The sentences will run concurrently.
David Aungst, Michael Leonard seek Lenawee County commissioner seat in District 3
Six of Lenawee County's nine county commissioner districts have contested races in this year's primary elections. The Daily Telegram sent questionnaires to the candidates in the contested races. Below are the responses from David Aungst of Addison and Michael Leonard of Manitou Beach who are seeking the Republican Party nomination for county commissioner in District 3. Their responses are printed as provided, though they may have been edited for clarity or truncated if the answers exceeded the given word limits.
Beth and Don DeJonghe selected as 2024 Lenawee County Fair Parade grand marshals
ADRIAN — For the first time in many years, Beth and Don DeJonghe won’t be working at the Lenawee County Fair & Event Grounds during the annual Lenawee County Fair Parade. But that doesn’t mean they’ll necessarily be able to watch the parade in its entirety. That’s because the DeJonghes, who are invested volunteers...
Putnam County confirms case of rabies
Jul. 19—PUTNAM CO. — The first bat from Putnam County since 2006 has tested positive for rabies. The Putnam County Health Department made the announcement after receiving confirmation from the Ohio Department of Health that the bat a Union Township resident brought in for testing has the viral disease. "Bats provide many benefits such as pollination and pest control but are also a known source ...
Kayaking concert takes to the water
Shamarr Allen, a trumpeter from New Orleans, will take the stage, sort of, in Toledo on Wednesday night. Mr. Allen is set to be the first of three performances this summer on the Maumee River as part of Black Swamp Conservancy’s Paddle and Groove series. He will play on a pontoon boat as listeners kayak around him. Attendees will launch in their kayaks from International Park at 5:30 p.m. and then kayak downstream toward the sunflower murals on the Glass City River Wall. The goal of the event is both to provide listeners with a unique concert experience and increase awareness of the conservancy’s work both upstream and in the downtown area.
Firefighters battle heavy fire at Toledo house considered a ‘code red’ building
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Fire and Rescue crews are battling a house fire Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the house fire at Boalt and Field, not far from the intersection of Broadway and Walbridge, in Toledo before 1:30 p.m. on July 19. The house was already marked as a code red building, meaning that it was not structurally sound, so firefighters won’t go inside.
Police looking for teen reported missing out of west Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police are asking the public for helping in searching for a teen who has been missing for several days. According to a social media post from the city's police department, Ashton Morrow, 14, was last seen Monday, July 15. Morrow is missing from the 4000 block of Peak Road in west Toledo.
Joe Whitehead leaving post as BGSU provost
BGSU faculty has been informed that Joe Whitehead will be leaving his post as provost and senior vice president. In a message sent earlier this week, President Rodney Rogers told the faculty that Whitehead will teach physics and, as of Aug. 5, serve senior advisor to the president for regional science initiatives.
Toledo police: Suspect approaches car with firearm, robs occupant
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police are investigating an armed robbery at a west Toledo gas station late Thursday. According to a Toledo police report, authorities responded to the Sunoco Gas Station in the 500 block of Reynolds Road after receiving a call regarding a robbery shortly after 10 p.m. Police...
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