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Get information on abandoned wells in Wood County
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management’s Orphan and Abandoned Well Program has potentially identified a significant number of abandoned wells in Liberty and Portage townships in Wood County. The wells were originally identified by historic records, but recently the natural resources division began using drones equipped with a magnetometer to detect underground metal associated with old well casings, according to the Wood Soil and Water Conservation District. The department has conducted flights in the area and wants an inspector to determine and confirm if a well is or is not present. Community informational presentations will be Tuesday at the Liberty Township Civic Center, 10109 Rudolph Rd., and on Wednesday at the Portage Township Hall, 9999 Mermill Rd. Both meetings will be held from 7 to 8 p.m.
Kenneth D. Levin: retired appraiser published pictorial book about Toledo
Kenneth Levin, a Toledo appraiser, historian, and author, died Oct. 6 in Kingston Residence of Sylvania. He was 80. He had health problems, but the family did not have the exact cause of death, said Richard Eppstein, a cousin. “He was a very gentle, thoughtful man. And he believed in a better world,” said James Anderson, his attorney. Mr. Levin, a retired Toledo-area commercial and industrial real estate appraiser and manager of at least 30 years, was a former vice president of Webstrand Appraisal Co., the job he had in the 1980s after serving as a field appraisal supervisor for the Ohio office of tax equalization.
Songs for Our Sister fund-raiser concert features seven students
The annual Songs for Our Sister concert is Oct. 27 inside the Toledo School for the Arts Black Box Theater. The concert is a fund-raiser for the Mary Ann Russo jazz scholarship provided by the school. Ms. Russo was a beloved jazz singer from Sylvania who died of lung cancer in 2008. This year’s event features seven students who have been working with another notable jazz singer from the Toledo area, Lori LeFevre. They are to be joined on stage with Ramona Collins, Kim Buehler, Jeff Halsey, Scott Kretzer, Cliff Monear, and Ms. Russo’s daughter, Lisa Young. The 3 p.m. event will have a Halloween theme, with a costume contest and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $25. They can be purchased online at www.ts4arts.org. Admission includes a preshow reception beginning at 2 p.m.
Editorial: Ohio population decline accelerating
To cities, counties, states, and nations demographics is destiny. This is why The Blade Editorial Board has written often on the dire outlook for Toledo and Ohio without a strategy to reverse the population decline everywhere but the Columbus metro. (“Admitting Ohio decline,” July 15, 2023) So it’s good to see the Columbus Dispatch put the issue front and center for Ohio government officials with a report asking why so many counties are left behind. The Ohio Department of Development projects falling population in 74 of the state’s 88 counties over the next 25 years. It begs an even better question; what is the plan to prevent this decline? Read more Blade editorials Thirteen counties — six in central Ohio including Columbus, three in southwest Ohio including Cincinnati, two in suburban Cleveland, one near Dayton, and Wood County next door to Toledo — are the only Ohio locations expected to avoid serious decline.
"We want try to find what's triggering," Lucas County develops new committee to address youth violence
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Board of Health is creating an ad hoc committee to take a public health approach to addressing violence, just months after the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. Violence is not a new issue in the area, and neither...
Briggs: At Sylvania Country Club, a 1-in-17 million golf miracle as buddies ace same hole minutes apart
It was like lightning striking twice, except the skies were clear and the odds longer. Call it two strokes of golf fate. On a sun-kissed recent morning at Sylvania Country Club, David Wolf — a retired 10-handicapper — was playing with three longtime buddies in their regular $5 Nassau game when he aced the 159-yard, par-3 third hole. It was his first hole-in-one.
Toledo teacher joins superintendent with a top national honor
Thursday evening Romules Durant, superintendent of Toledo Public Schools, received recognition as the 2024 Urban Educator of the Year at the Council of the Great City Schools’ 68th annual fall conference. And on Friday morning Mona Al-Hayani, a history teacher at Toledo Early College, received the 2024 Queen Smith Award for commitment to urban public education. The award was from the Council of the Great City Schools and McGraw Hill Education. Tonya Harris, communications director for the council, said this was the first time that the recipients for both awards came from the same district. “The council was founded in 1956,” Ms. Harris said. “The Green-Garner Award was first presented in 1990.”
Lucas County Engineer's Office to hold roundabout training in Holland
HOLLAND, Ohio — As roundabouts continue to be constructed on roadways throughout the area, the Lucas County Engineer's Office is holding its third training for those who want to learn how to navigate them. The engineer's office, in partnership with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department and Toledo Driving Schools,...
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