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2024 Friday Forecast: Predicting 10 Toledo-area games for Week 8
Each week, The Blade sports department’s Steve Junga, Mark Monroe, Kyle Rowland, Michael Burwell, and Ron Seibel predict winners for 10 intriguing high school football games in the Toledo area. Last week, Burwell went 8-2, while Monroe and Seibel went 7-3 and Junga and Rowland went 6-4. For the season, Junga is 54-16, Monroe and Rowland are 53-17, Burwell is 52-18, and Seibel is 49-21. Here are the predictions for this week.
Landmark Lake Erie case could be greatly widened by ag industry's involvement
Eleven major agricultural groups — seven from Ohio and four on the national level — have asked Senior U.S. District Judge James Carr to let them join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and others in a landmark case in federal court that could affect how the state is allowed to manage western Lake Erie in the future. The case, brought by the Board of Lucas County Commissioners, the Midwest-based Environmental Law & Policy Center, and the city of Toledo, is a reboot of one that appeared to have been settled by past negotiations. It pertains to a future planning document called a Total Maximum Daily Limit, or TMDL, that is required under the federal Clean Water Act for impaired bodies of water such as western Lake Erie because of its ongoing bouts with toxic algae since 1995. The lawsuit targets the U.S. EPA and its administrator, Michael Regan, as well as its Midwest regional director, Debra Shore, who has oversight over the Great Lakes. It contends the agency and those two leaders within it allowed the Ohio EPA to fulfill its obligation last summer by submitting a TMDL that the plaintiffs contend is weak, ineffective, and meaningless.
High school football: Start tops Bowsher in City League action
The visiting Start Spartans erased an early Bowsher lead to roll to a 42-14 victory and improve to 5-3 overall and 4-0 in City League play on Thursday. Bowsher fell to 2-6 overall and 2-2 in the City League. Start took charge with a dominant performance on the ground, scoring five rushing touchdowns. Additionally, Bowsher had three first-half turnovers that helped the Spartans’ cause. It was the Blue Racers taking the lead first on a 73-yard rushing touchdown from quarterback Jordan Singer, and after the extra point was blocked, they led 6-0 at the 8:14 mark of the first quarter.
Lucas County Board of Elections navigates power outage during early voting
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Early voters cast their ballots under floodlights on Thursday at the Lucas County Board of Elections. A power outage happened Thursday morning on the board of election's west Toledo campus. But a generator was able to power the early vote center, offices, the absentee area and warehouse, Lucas County Board of Elections Director LaVera Scott said.
Helping families stay warm with the East Toledo Family Center's 4th annual Winter Gear Drive
TOLEDO, Ohio — Fall may have just started, but temperatures are beginning to drop. That's why, starting Friday, the East Toledo Family Center will be collecting winter essentials for people in the community. The center's fourth annual Winter Gear Drive gives the community the chance to donate new or...
Toledo Museum of Art to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 16
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Museum of Art will be celebrating indigenous culture and creativity for Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held outside of the museum. If the weather does not permit, it will be inside the Great Gallery, in the Green Building.
Time is running out for Lucas County homeowners to review property values
TOLEDO, Ohio — If you live in Lucas County, you may have gotten a letter in the mail with your new property value. It may have given you a little sticker shock when it comes to how much more you'll be paying in property taxes. There is a way...
Bedford football moves to 4-3; Milan, SMCC, Ida, Carlson soccer win
ANN ARBOR – Bedford got Week 7 of the high school football season off to a great start Thursday with a 31-20 victory over Ann Arbor Huron. The Mules led 21-0 at halftime and cruised to a win that pushed their record to 4-3. “The first half was really solid,” Bedford coach John Phillips...
Oregon Ducks' New Nike Dunk Shoe, Apparel Release: Honors Uniforms, NIL Benefits
The Oregon Ducks Division Street NIL collective have teamed up with GOAT and Flight Club to release new Nike Dunk sneakers that honor Oregon's brightly-colored uniforms. Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and many Oregon athletes benefit from the 'Ducks of
Lucas County coroner calls for safer sleeping practices among infants
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Coroner's Office and pediatricians are reminding parents of safe infant sleeping practices after discovering more than half of infant deaths in the past years were related to unsafe sleeping. According to a press release on behalf of the Child Fatality Review Board of...
First things first: Toledo football initial scholarship offers foreshadow success
What do Blake Corum, Erick All, Tommy Eichenberg, Ruke Orhorhoro, DeWayne Carter, and Javon Foster have in common? Answer: Their first scholarship offers were from the University of Toledo. (Another answer: All six were NFL draft picks.) Toledo’s recruiting is constantly under the microscope, and for good reason — the Rockets have displayed a keen sense of who can help their program and how to develop them into contributors, routinely ranking No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference. The evaluation skills of former recruiting guru Ricky Ciccone, current recruiting director Bryan Gasser, and head coach Jason Candle have been nearly flawless, whether it’s assessing a high school freshman who evolved into a four-star at Michigan or Ohio State or an unheralded player from Florida who became one of the best players in Toledo history.
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