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Purdue football overpowered, shut out by No. 2 ranked Oregon
WEST LAFAYETTE – A heated Purdue redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Browne walked to the sideline during the second quarter looking visibly frustrated. It wasn’t for the lack of effort for Browne, doing all he could to ignite a collectively stale first-half performance from the Boilermakers in another loss, this time to No. 2 ranked Oregon at Ross-Ade Stadium on Friday night. ...
County commissioner candidates debate ahead of November election
In what might be the only debate residents in Lucas County get to see, all four candidates for county commissioner took the stage at the Main Branch of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library to participate in a televised debate moderated by WTOL-11. There are just 19 days until the November election. Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken is hoping to hold onto his seat, which he has held since 2005. He is running as the Democratic candidate against former Toledo City Councilman Tom Waniewski, who is running as the Republican candidate. Lucas County Commissioner Anita Lopez is running for re-election after being appointed to fill out the rest of former Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak’s term and winning a close primary race against state Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo). Ms. Lopez is running as the Democratic candidate against the Republican candidate, Waterville City Councilman John Rozic.
New water tower coming to Schneider Park area; soccer club hopeful more improvements will follow
TOLEDO, Ohio — Soccer players at the Schneider Soccer Complex will soon have to start sharing their field with a two-million-gallon water tank. Toledo Councilman Adam Martinez said the city has been planning to put a water tank there for a while now. "This was always designed to be...
Toledo City Council considering CRA for proposed affordable housing complex
Toledo City Council next Wednesday will consider a Community Reinvestment Area tax exemption that would pave the way for the construction of a new multifamily, affordable housing complex at 3300 Glendale Ave. If approved, the ordinance would provide a 100-percent real property tax exemption for 15 years for taxes that would be generated because of the increased valuation of the property once the project is completed. The Toledo Public School board has approved the terms of the CRA agreement, contingent on council’s passage of the ordinance. Construction of the 50-unit, one and two-bedroom affordable housing complex called The Glen would start soon after the CRA is approved. “They plan to construct it immediately,” Carmen Watkins, administrative specialist with Toledo’s department of economic development, said of the three-story complex. The project is expected to be completed in 2026.
Lucas County commissioners debate covers topics including LC4, stalled jail project
TOLEDO, Ohio — Democratic Lucas County commissioners Pete Gerken and Anita Lopez faced off against their Republican opponents, Tom Waniewski and John Rozic, in a debate hosted by WTOL 11 on Thursday at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. In the first debate between Gerken and Waniewski, recent controversy...
Area students get hands-on trying construction jobs
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — When high school starts, students start thinking about their future and what career they want to go into. While we see a lot of job fairs for white-collar jobs, there was recently an opportunity in Bowling Green for 700 kids who show interest in blue-collar jobs.
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