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4 dead, 1 in critical condition after wrong-way collision on I-75, police say
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash early Sunday morning, according to Michigan State Police. A fifth person was transported to an area hospital in critical condition, police said. The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, July 28, on southbound I-75 near 11...
Just plein cool: Sylvania Plein Air Festival celebrates spur-of-the-moment art
Sylvania will soon be awash with painting as the second annual Sylvania Plein Air Festival begins Sunday and runs through the following week. The purpose of plein air, which translates from French as “painting outdoors” is to capture the majesty of the great outdoors on location. No painting in an artist studio, it’s about getting outside and painting what you see in front of you. The lighting of the sky, the position of the sun, everything. It’s about capturing one glorious moment in the medium of paint and brush. Katie Cappellini, executive director of Red Bird Sylvania, which is hosting the festival, said that response to the event from artists all over North America has been huge. “Plein air is making a huge comeback nationally and somehow we tapped into that movement and we have artists coming from all over the country and Canada to paint Sylvania, it was limited to 125 and that filled up in April.”
10 years later, has Toledo’s image recovered from water crisis?
Second in a series For a city with natural bodies of water that are often tinged green by annual summer algal blooms, it may be surprising that a Google search of Toledo does not immediately evoke a dark spot in the region’s history. However, a search of “Toledo, Ohio” with the additional keyword “2014” generates pages of articles, including some from the most widely read publications in the world, lamenting a 2014 algae outbreak in Lake Erie’s Western Basin that left Toledo without drinking water for several days — nearly universally referred to as the Toledo water crisis. A click on the images tab from that same search reveals a collage of green as numerous photos of the algae-infested water circled the internet following the crisis.
Tax-free items on sale now: what to know to take advantage
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Here are a few things to keep in mind as the tax free holiday kicks off at midnight on Tuesday, July 30. This years tax free holiday will be available to residents for longer than usual as it is expected to last through Thursday, Aug. 8. The tax free holiday is […]
Ohioans will again vote on redistricting reform
Gerrymandering reform will again be on the Ohio ballot in November following years of redistricting battles. Driving the news: Secretary of State Frank LaRose certified 535,000 signatures last week from Citizens Not Politicians, the campaign pursuing this constitutional amendment. Why it matters: If the amendment passes, a citizen-led commission (rather...
100 days until Election Day: What Ohioans need to know
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — There are just 100 days until the November general election. November’s election will determine the next President of the United States, along with several other state and local races across the nation. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is urging Ohio voters to begin making a plan now on how they […]
Refinery outage to blame for rising gas prices in Columbus, experts say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Experts believe a refinery outage in Illinois is to blame for the recent uptick in gas prices, which includes another jump this past week in Columbus. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in the Columbus area, the average price of gasoline increased by 10.3...
Michigan State Police Investigate Freeway Shooting on I-75 Near Detroit During Road Rage Incident
Michigan State Police are currently investigating an incident on I-75, where gunfire erupted between two feuding drivers, inadvertently hitting an unrelated vehicle. The confrontation, which took place on Friday, July 26, escalated dangerously when one of the drivers brandished a firearm and shot at the other, missing their target and instead, striking a third driver's car.
Plans discussed for Monroe's former St. Mary Academy
MONROE — Although vacant for 21 years, many architectural gems remain inside the 92-year-old St. Mary Academy building on the campus of the IHM Motherhouse. The 260,000 square foot former school still has its original, iconic staircase in the lobby, although there are a few chips in the marble. The grand ballroom still has its original wooden doors, wooden floors and intricate ceiling moldings. Several marble pillars and a matching marble fireplace also remain. ...
A decade after water crisis, progress for Lake Erie remains sluggish
Ten years ago this Friday, Toledo-area residents woke up to an algae-driven water crisis that brought unwanted attention from other parts of the world and inflicted a scar on the city’s reputation. Panic set in during the wee hours of the morning of Aug. 2, 2014, when the city, under orders from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, posted on Facebook at 2 a.m. that an algal poison from Lake Erie, called microcystin, had made Toledo’s tap water unsafe to drink and even unsafe to touch until further notice. Though the order lasted fewer than three days, it felt like an eternity to many people and underscored how much humans rely on safe water during their everyday lives. “It was kind of a chaotic mess,” Andy McClure, Toledo’s Collins Park Water Treatment Plant commissioner of plant operations, recalled.
These Ohio Cannabis Companies Approved For Adult Retail Sales
COLUMBUS — A group of businesses in Ohio has received the first authorizations to work with recreational marijuana, as the state’s first crop intended for this type of sale has also crossed a milestone. Medical dispensaries and other industry players have been waiting for certificates of operation, the...
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