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UT hosting Campus Crawl for prospective students
The University of Toledo will host an event Saturday for all prospective students who are interested learning more about the institution and would like to explore the main campus. The Campus Crawl will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and offer students the opportunity to meet with academic college representatives, talk with people from different campus offices, and meet with representatives of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. People will also be able to play yard games, enjoy food trucks, and explore key campus facilities and landmarks at their own pace. Prospective students, their friends, and their families are welcome to attend. Any prospective students should register for the event in advance at the Campus Crawl page on the university website.
Maumee mayor holds informational meeting
Maumee Mayor James MacDonald will host a community meeting Tuesday to provide information about a conveyance ordinance that requires a sanitary sewer inspection at private properties listed for sale. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Maumee City Council Chambers, 400 Conant St. The ordinance was passed June 17 in compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent state and federal environmental-protection mandates.
Former BGSU baseball standout Archer feeling optimistic heading into 2024 MLB Draft
Positive momentum has continued to build for Nathan Archer, and that could lead to a memorable moment within the next couple of days. The former Bowling Green State University baseball standout and 2024 Mid-American Conference player of the year is feeling optimistic heading into this week’s MLB draft. After a highly successful and historic three-year BGSU career, Archer has gotten plenty of national attention recently while producing at a high level in the MLB Draft League. “Ever since the college season ended, I’ve been doing some pre-draft workouts for some teams, and then I got to play in the MLB Draft League for a couple weeks, so everything leading up to it has been good so far,” Archer said. “... I think it’s important to just be feeling good going into it. “I’ve been really fortunate to have some success this summer, and I feel like I’m in a good place.”
Heck defeats former teammate Montsi for 3rd straight Ray Simon Open title
Before playing in a few ITF Men's World Tennis Tour tournaments together this summer, good friends and former University of Illinois teammates Hunter Heck and Siphos Montsi met in the finals of the Ray Simon Open at the Toledo Tennis Club on Sunday. With both players coming to this week's tournament in Toledo hoping to work through injuries and find a high level of play, the two navigated through the 44-man singles draw before Heck outlasted Montsi 6-4, 6-1 to win his third straight Ray Simon Open championship. “I really surprised myself this week,” Heck said. “I was coming off...
Sylvania Township intersection to close entirely for one week
Start planning now to avoid the intersection of Sylvania Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Road next week if that’s a part of Sylvania Township you regularly visit. The Lucas County Engineer’s Office plans to shut the intersection down entirely for seven days to resurface it, including subsurface pavement repairs and drainage work, starting July 22. County Engineer Mike Pniewski said rehabbing the intersection was originally planned to be done with traffic maintained, but when bids for a contract were advertised late last year, it came in substantially over budget. Officials reviewed the project, he said, and determined that the biggest avoidable cost was breaking the work into phases and managing traffic during the work.
Briggs: Here goes, ranking the best MAC football stadiums, from 1 to UMass
A couple weeks ago, I set the makers of EA Sports’ new College Football 25 video game straight and released my own hotly unanticipated rankings of the toughest places to play in the Big Ten Now for the sequel … the best places to watch a game in the Mid-American Conference. I’d stay with the toughest places theme, but that’s probably not the greatest idea. In the Big Ten, you know what you’re getting into. In the MAC, the atmospheres are more unpredictable than the November weeknight forecast, and, honestly, sometimes the toughest places to play are the bleakest settings. (Good luck getting up to play when the temperature and attendance are both below freezing.)
3 streets to close Monday for various work
Utility work will require extended closings of two West Toledo streets starting Monday, while part of Lagrange Street will be closed for repaving, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Hoiles Avenue will be closed between Sylvania and Hillcrest avenues for waterline work for two months, while Lockwood Avenue will be closed between Eleanor Avenue and McDonald Street for storm-sewer work for three weeks. Access on Lockwood will be maintained from McDonald. Lagrange, meanwhile, will be closed eastbound from Greenbelt Parkway to Summit Street, with traffic detoured to Cherry Street.
Trump rally shooting fuels local leaders' concern about increasingly polarized rhetoric
After shots were fired during former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Ohio GOP Chairman Alex Triantafilou said the party was more motivated than ever to nominate him at the party’s upcoming convention. Mr. Triantafilou was already in Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention is taking place, when he heard the news. “The entire staff that’s running the convention was here setting up tables and stuffing convention gift bags ... and it was my wife who came into the room and announced collectively to the group,” he said. “We were shaken and stunned initially, but that emotion changed pretty quickly.” “I would say, we’re determined more than ever to nominate President Trump here,” he added.
Everything to know about the 2024 Dana Open at Highland Meadows
Here is what to know about this year’s LPGA tournament in Northwest Ohio. THE BASICS Where: Highland Meadows Golf Club, 7455 Erie Street in Sylvania. When: Begins July 15 with tournament competition Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 21.
Male killed in drive-by shooting on Eleanor Avenue
A man was killed in a drive-by shooting early Sunday in West Toledo, Toledo police reported. Perrion James, 21, for whom no residence was given in the report, was found in the 900 block of Eleanor Avenue by police responding to a drive-by shooting call at 2 a.m. He was taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. An investigation continued Sunday. Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call or text the Crime Stopper program at 419-255-1100.
Woman killed, man injured when hit by SUV in Sylvania
A Swanton woman was killed and her husband was critically injured Saturday night when they were hit by an SUV while crossing Centennial Road near Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, authorities said. Therese M. Fern, 66, was pronounced dead at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, where she and Donald J. Fern, 78, were taken by ambulance following the crash reported at 10:56 p.m. along Centennial just south of Erie Street, troopers from Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Toledo post said. Mr. Fern suffered life-threatening injuries, the report said. The patrol said a Jeep Wrangler driven by Donald Christian, 54, of Lyons, Ohio, was southbound on Centennial when it hit the pair, who according to Lucas County Coroner Thomas Blomquist were crossing the road after attending a concert at Centennial Terrace. Mr. Christian and a passenger were treated at the scene for minor injuries. The crash remained under investigation Sunday, with the patrol assisting Sylvania city police.
One year after taking Highland Meadows by storm, teenager Mia Hammond returns to Dana Open
Mia Hammond surprised nearly every person on the grounds at Highland Meadows Golf Club last summer. Judd Silverman was not one of them. The Dana Open tournament director already knew about the then-15-year-old’s prodigious talent. That’s why he gave her an exemption into the Monday qualifier at Stone Oak Country Club. And she made Silverman look like the smartest person in golf when she fired a 5-under-par 66 to qualify for her first LPGA Tour event. It only got better from there.
Local connection: Anthony Wayne arts organization, Waterville library partner to prop up area artists
Sometimes change is a good thing. The Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission changed the format of its annual AW Inspiration art exhibit this year in favor of a more egalitarian approach and so far organizers say it has been working out well. “Normally, we have just people who participated in our plein air event prior to the show, but this year we expanded it so it is a little bit different,” said Lisa Exner, vice president of the arts commission. “This year, we invited people that do not necessarily paint plein air or do not paint at all but have other forms of art.” Since June 4, at the Waterville branch library located at 800 Michigan Ave. in the western Lucas County city, more than 28 different artists from the area are displaying a total of 59 pieces of art as part of the exhibit. Mediums include everything from painting to glass sculpture to jewelry.
Briggs: How a $19,000 loss became Toledo's incredible golf gain
It might not be one of the most famous gambles in golf history, like, say Jean van de Velde unsheathing his driver at Carnoustie or Phil Mickelson and Roy McAvoy going for it on No. 18 at the U.S. Open. But it was one of the biggest. And let the record show: This one paid off. Call it the loss that became northwest Ohio’s unimaginable gain.
Peachy keen: Big juicy stone fruit offers versatility
There’s something that’s so craveable about a juicy, ripe peach. In northwestern Ohio, peach season is at its peak in mid-to-late summer, with many recipes this time of year including the sweet, delicate notes of the beloved stone fruit. J&M Fruit Farm J&M Fruit Farm, established in 2021 in Clyde, grows six varieties of peaches typically through early July to the end of August.
Sunday Chat with St. Francis grad, former MLB pitcher Zach McClellan
St. Francis de Sales graduate Zach McClellan lived his own unique version of baseball's American dream. McClellan experienced the thrill of being a fifth-round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals out of Indiana University. He touched every level of the minor leagues, battling injuries and switching organizations before making his big-league debut at 28 years old with the Colorado Rockies. His MLB experience was fleeting, with 12 relief appearances with Colorado in 2007 with a win to his credit before injuries abruptly ended his big league dreams. But McClellan, now the athletic director at Indiana University Columbus, would do it all over again in the exact same way if he had to. He even got a National League championship ring for his one year of service time as the Rockies advanced to the World Series in 2007 before falling to the Boston Red Sox.
African American Legacy Project travels to Columbus for Dorr Street Historic District inspiration
COLUMBUS — For two decades, a group of Toledo residents has been working to develop a revitalized Dorr Street Corridor. Columbus did it. And while it took two decades, a dilapidated area once known as Bronzeville was given new life with efforts led by Boyce Safford, Larry James, and Michael B. Coleman, a former Columbus mayor and Toledo native. In the aftermath of demolishing Black neighborhoods and businesses in the name of urban renewal, lots along the once-vibrant Dorr Street have remained underutilized since the 1970s. “There's been enough plans on Dorr Street. I’ve read all those plans,” said Mr. Safford, who served as deputy chief for then-Mayor Coleman during the revitalization span. “Now it's time to move — and everybody's not going to move with you.”
Status of Ukraine center stage as Republicans overhaul party platform
COLUMBUS — The first Republican Party platform under former President Donald Trump would drop any reference to Ukraine as the party fractures on how much further the United States should go in helping the country defend itself against Russia. That isn’t how Jim Gilmore, then President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from 2019 to 2021, would have written the language if the pen had been in his hand. READ THE PROPOSED REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM But the Republican former Virginia governor believes the new language leaves room for a Trump administration to maneuver to work toward peace in Europe.
More than 800 volunteers make the Dana Open possible
The Dana Open, founded in 1984, has run on volunteer power for the past 40 years. From operating manual scoreboards to providing on-course refreshments, more than 800 volunteers are divided into six types of committees to ensure the tournament runs smoothly. Different groups of volunteers tend to the needs of players, spectators, volunteers, media professionals, and sponsors. Volunteers even run a shuttle service for spectators, directors, and chairmen between parking lots. “There’s a lot that goes into the tournament behind the scenes that I don’t think a lot of people realize,” said Heather Warga, the tournament’s volunteer coordinator.
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