Wayne
LATEST NEWS
The Blade's 2024 high school football preview guide
Touchdown! Get hyped, because high school football is approaching quickly. Practice in Ohio began Thursday, while Michigan high school practice begins Aug. 12. The first Ohio games are scheduled for Aug. 23. To avoid getting sacked, it’s the right idea to know the game plan. Here are links to The Blade’s high school football preview content. Updates to this page will be made until the start of the season on Aug. 23.
Get to know Mississippi State football's 2024 opponents: Toledo Rockets
Mississippi State football begins the 2024 season in just one month, and we're getting acclimated with their competition. On September 14 at 6:30 pm CT, the Bulldogs will host the Toledo Rockets. The Rockets won 11 games a year ago and were one of the nation's best G5 teams. Here's...
'Come on down and fall in love with the Jeep': Toledo Jeep Fest expected to bring 72,000 visitors to northwest Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo's celebration of all things Jeep is less than a day away. Toledo Jeep Fest will be four days this year, with the event expected to bring in 72,000 people to northwest Ohio, according to Destination Toledo. The first Toledo Jeep Fest started as a half-day...
Maumee City Council repeals controversial sewer ordinance
Maumee City Council has repealed a widely condemned ordinance that required sewer inspections before homes were sold. At a special meeting Wednesday, council voted unanimously to repeal the ordinance. Mayor Jim MacDonald recommended the repeal to council. “We tried to tackle the problem the best we could,” the Maumee mayor said. “We thought that was the best course of action. Our residents obviously did not.”
UM alumni association returns with author’s talk on disinformation
The Toledo branch of the University of Michigan alumni association hosted its first major event in years this week, as roughly 80 people showed up to hear UM law professor Barbara McQuade talk about her new book, Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. As she began speaking Tuesday at the Maumee branch of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Ms. McQuade noticed a man in the front row wearing an Ohio State University shirt. “This shows something right in society,” she said while shaking his hand. “We can have rivalries, we can have friendly rivalries, but we don’t need to be enemies. We can root for Ohio State or we can be right and root for Michigan.” The crowd laughed, but she explained that she was being serious, going on to express concern about growing animosity across partisan lines and how that has led to the erosion of public trust.
Commercial vehicle crashes into bridge in central Toledo, driver cited
TOLEDO, Ohio — No one was seriously injured after a crash in central Toledo involving a commercial vehicle Wednesday evening. The crash happened on North Hawley Street just south of Klondike Street. A FedEx truck was unable to clear the 11-foot bridge while driving south, Toledo police said. The truck struck the underside of the rail bridge, resulting in damage to the vehicle.
United Way's African American Leadership Council to host event on wealth, health
Strengthening the community in Toledo has been a huge focus for the African American Leadership Council of the United Way for the last few months, the council’s leader said. Every year, the leadership council hosts its Lunch with Leaders quarterly series to discuss and educate local residents about different issues and the solutions to those issues, said Jonathan Dorcely, affinity leader for the leadership council and director of marketing and engagement for United Way. “This year, we’ve really been focusing on wealth building,” Mr. Dorcely said. “We’ve looked at personal wealth, so just those strategies for how you can build wealth for yourself and your family. Then we hosted a budgeting workshop about how you create a budget so you can reach those financial goals.” This time around, the African American Leadership Council will take “a step back” and discuss wealth building at the community level at its Lunch with Leaders: Community Wealth Building event, which will see three local leaders who specialize in the areas of housing, health, and economics at Frederick Douglass community center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 8.
Man, 18, arrested for drive-by shootings of two teenagers
Bond has been set at $250,000 for an 18-year-old charged with a drive-by shooting Saturday evening that wounded two teenagers playing basketball near Waite High School. Terrence Frazier, of the 500 block of Yondota Street, is charged with five counts of felonious assault, with two specifying serious injury to the victim, according to documents filed in Toledo Municipal Court. According to police affidavits, Mr. Frazier was a passenger in a moving vehicle who fired at least six shots toward a group of people. He was identified based on witness statements and surveillance video, the affidavits state. He was arrested Tuesday. During his arraignment Wednesday, Judge Nicole Khoury appointed a public defender and scheduled Mr. Frazier’s next court appearance for Aug. 6.
Toledo man spots house fire while driving to work, pulls over to alert family and extinguish flames
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - When Jason Quillen spotted intense orange flames on the side of a house, he ran to the rescue. “I didn’t think that I could put it out. It was that bad. It was like roaring,” recounted Quillen. “I just knew I needed to let somebody know, get them out of there.”
Investigators seek public help with identifying Oak Harbor arson suspects
OAK HARBOR, Ohio (WTVG) - Investigators with the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal are asking the public for help with identifying those responsible for an Oak Harbor arson. SFM says on July 12, the Carroll Township Fire Department and other mutual aid fire departments responded to...
Welfare check in Findlay leads to an arrest and seizure of suspected drugs
FINDLAY, OH (WLIO) - A welfare check leads to a drug arrest in Findlay on Tuesday. Officers from the Findlay Police Department seized suspected fentanyl, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, and over $9,000 in cash after they served a search warrant at 512 College Street. Officers were originally called to do...
First flight after repairs ends in crash
The pilot reported that the CubCrafters CC11-160 was involved in an accident in 2020 before he bought it. After purchasing the airplane he made extensive repairs to return it to an airworthy condition. The accident flight was the first test flight since the previous accident. The pilot taxied from his...
Manufacturer to lay off more than 60 workers in Dayton
Michigan-based manufacturer iDX Corporation will lay off nearly half of the workforce at its Dayton plant. The company, which produces retail store fixtures like wall units for businesses, has issued a notice to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services about the intended layoffs. Most of the 62 jobs...
WATCH LIVE: Vice presidential candidate JD Vance hosts rally in Arizona
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) will be speaking at a rally in Glendale, Arizona, on Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern. It’s a moment for Arizona voters to become more acquainted with the Ohio senator. Former President Donald Trump lost the swing state by less than 11,000 votes in 2020. CLICK HERE TO […]
The leading platform for local news and information.
By using cutting-edge technology that learns users’ preferences to curate tailored content for them, NewsBreak gathers community-focused news and information from over 10,000 sources in a timely, accessible, and easy-to-use way at no cost to users.
NewsBreak does not allow any content that expresses hate or promotes false information. Instead, we strive to give businesses, communities, and users accurate and reliable local news and information. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.
For more information, please see our Terms of Use and Community Standards.