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Delta Chicken Festival is July 11-13
WHAT: The annual Delta Chicken Festival. The event started as The Delta Homecoming in 1956, and has run to generate funds to support Delta Municipal Park, which was established in 1955. The village moved to its current location on the Delta Municipal Park grounds in 1962. WHEN: Thursday through Saturday,...
Marcy Kaptur faces tough re-election battle
SANDUSKY — U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, may be facing the toughest race of her career as she seeks re-election in a northern Ohio district that both sides believe they can win. Kaptur and her Republican opponent, state Rep. Derek Merrin, R-Monclova Township, are raising money and spending it.
Rossford, Eastwood offering officiating classes
ROSSFORD — Rossford High School students are being offered an opportunity to find out what it’s really like to be a sports official. RHS will begin offering a six-week officiating class for high school students starting this fall as part of its physical education curriculum. Rossford is not...
BGSU professor will delve into rock 'n' roll history, bringing pop music, culture audience
CLYDE − From hip shaking to swooning teen girls, rock ’n’ roll has had its share of headline-grabbing incidents, but there has always been music behind the controversies. Bowling Green State University pop culture professor Matt Donahue, Ph.D., will present “The History of Rock & Roll" at...
Meet local children’s author at the library
Join the Wood County District Public Library to meet local children’s author Carole Sarkan on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the 1st Floor Meeting Room at the Bowling Green library. Sarkan is the author of “And Candy Smiled,” a Caldecott Award nominee, and the sequel, “And Candy Lived.”
Monroe County sheriff's deputies respond to Dundee dealership break-in, find stolen SUV
DUNDEE — Monroe County sheriff's deputies responding to a burglary alarm at a Dundee car dealership early Wednesday made an unexpected discovery. Deputies found the Williams Brothers Dodge Chrysler Ram dealership on North Ann Arbor Road had been broken into, but they also found an additional vehicle on the lot, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported.
Hendel: Leading Families Home spends 'Summer in Paris'
SUMMER in Paris, a Leading Families Home annual event, on June 20 at Inverness Club raised $48,885 including more than $18,000 from the "Gifts from the Heart" auction. This auction helped fund the emergency family shelters, behavioral health services, and housing programs for families facing homelessness in Lucas County. Leading Families Home started in 1921 as Beach House Family Shelter for mothers with children and single women facing homelessness. In 2016, Beach House Inc. merged with F.O.C.U.S. to create Leading Families Home. Accordionist Eric Hite played tunes during the cocktail hour as guests sipped sparkling Francois Montand Brut and nibbled on hors d'oeuvres while shopping the silent auction.
Out-of-the-Way Michigan Pizzeria Gets Love For its Well Worn Exterior
There's something about a faded exterior of a pizza place that screams, "the pizza is so good and we've been around so long, don't worry what it looks like, just get inside." That may be the case with Detroit Beach Pizza north of Monroe on the shores of Lake Erie.
First Congregational Church of Riga planning Bicentennial Celebration
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, the members of the First Congregational Church of Riga, UCC will look back in time as they celebrate the Bicentennial of their church edifice. In 1823, at a time in history when the Erie Canal was nearing completion, 125 members of the First Congregational Society of Riga finalized their pledge to support the building of a permanent house of worship on the land of Elihu Church, brother of Churchville founder Samuel Church. The Society, which was organized on December 9, 1806, was one of the first religious societies organized west of the Genesee River under the title of “First Congregational Society of West Pulteney in the County of Genesee.”
4 shot in separate incidents over holiday
Four people were shot in Toledo over the holiday, according to Toledo police. Around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, a 34-year-old man showed up at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center with a gunshot wound. He said he was shot near Greenbelt Parkway and Bush Street but gave police an inconsistent story as to what happened. A Toledo teen was shot in the neck Thursday afternoon, police said. Around 1 p.m. police, responding to a ShotSpotter alert reporting 14 gunshots, found evidence of a shooting in the 400 block of West Delaware Avenue. While on scene, Xavier Russell, 17, walked into St. Vincent seeking treatment for a gunshot wound. Police said the gunshot wound was the result of a disorder the Russel youth was involved in on West Delaware. Around 11 p.m. Thursday, police responded to Birmingham Terrace in East Toledo on a report of two people shot. They found two victims, each with gunshot wounds that didn’t appear to be life-threatening. Due to lack of cooperation from the victims and no ShotSpotter alerts from the devices near the complex, police are unsure of where the pair were shot. Both individuals were transported to St. Vincent.
Time to make the macarons: Newly opened Sylvania bakery already seeing success
Mohamed Smaili is an unabashed perfectionist. The night before his new bakery, Mia Dessert Bar, opened in Sylvania, he slept on a cot in the back of the store at 4024 N. Holland Sylvania Rd. He shouldn’t have worried about opening day. “We sold out of mostly everything,” Mr. Smaili said. After customers cleaned out the cases of croissants and cookies, Nur Smaili took her exhausted husband home and they collapsed.
15 puppies that survived canine parvovirus up for adoption from Toledo Humane Society
TOLEDO, Ohio — Fifteen puppies have survived bouts with canine parvovirus under the care of the Toledo Humane Society after a cruelty officer found them in a distressing state outside during last month's heat wave. According to a social media post on Friday from THS, the officer responded to...
2 people shot in east Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — Two people were shot in east Toledo near Consaul and Front streets late Thursday night, according to police. Toledo police responded to the scene at the Birmingham Terrace apartment complex shortly after 11 p.m. The two adult victims, aged 20 and 25, were hospitalized with non-life...
Tugboat whiffs 8 in five scoreless innings, Kahlil Watson heating up in Akron with homer
Columbus Clippers 5, Toledo Mud Hens 6 (F/11) Johnathan Rodriguez did his thing on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a massive 400+ foot home run with a ridiculous 116.8 mph exit velocity. If he can start elevating the ball more at the MLB level, he could still help...
Revitalizing Toledo's Black downtown: Leaders working to create historic district around Dorr Street Corridor
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Robert Smith said the African American Legacy Project began without a single display, photograph, or artifact. Now, 20 years later, it hosts thousands of pieces preserving Toledo’s African American history, particularly its history on Dorr Street. “Neighborhoods that were associated with Dorr Street, they were...
SCORE mentors help local entrepreneurs achieve their business dreams
Three Toledo-area businesses are thriving today, thanks in part to SCORE's free advising, mentoring, and tutoring. Founded in 1964 by an act of Congress as the volunteer arm of the Small Business Administration, SCORE was initially an acronym for Service Corps of Retired Executives. As the organization matured, it ceased being an acronym and became known simply as SCORE in order to reflect the fact that nearly half of its volunteer mentors are actively working. The organization has helped over 17 million entrepreneurs start or grow a business or nonprofit. In 2023, SCORE facilitated the start of 31,167 new businesses and the creation of 120,948 nonowner jobs. People who want to start a business or a nonprofit can fill out a form on the SCORE website. They are matched with a volunteer mentor. The two can then set up mutually convenient times to meet virtually or in person. The mentor will usually ask questions about the business founder’s ideas, goals, progress, and difficulties and offer advice, resources, contacts, and insights.
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