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COLUMBUS – The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has been elevated to an elite status for its commitment to the community, internally and externally. The 2026 Accreditation Awards were recently presented to law enforcement agencies by the Ohio Department of Public Safety Office of Criminal Justice Services. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is one of 24 agencies to receive the award. “It’s all about integrity and...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The NAACP Toledo Branch announced a press conference will be held Monday after a complaint was filed with their office accusing Toledo police of being hostile when encountering a 15-year-old girl and using excessive force when arresting her. According to the complaint, multiple eyewitnesses stated the...

Medi1Care of Perrysburg hired a dozen employees through The Blade’s annual job and education fair in 2025. Come Thursday, the Toledo-area home health care service is hoping to secure about as many new hires through The Blade’s Job and Education Fair 2026, including health aides, state-tested nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses. “We are looking forward to meeting them,” said...

The traffic pattern in the East Broadway Street resurfacing zone will flip on Monday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. The freshly repaved southbound lane will reopen between Woodville Road and Oakdale Avenue, but the northbound lane then will close between the same streets. As with the first phase, the new closing is scheduled to last for three weeks. The right lane on eastbound...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash in south Toledo on Sunday evening. According to Toledo police, a car was traveling south on South Detroit Avenue just north of Glendale Avenue around 8 p.m. when the driver lost control. Police say the car...

ADRIAN — Residents in Lenawee County Commission District 9 are invited to a community meeting next month. The informal session is set for Wednesday, May 13th at 7 p.m. at Franklin Township Hall on Monroe Road in Tipton. District 9 is represented by Commissioner Jim Van Doren and includes...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Two runners qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials on Sunday at the 2026 Mercy Health Glass City Marathon in Toledo, with a record-breaking performance highlighting the 49th annual event. Vincent Mauri, 25, of Warren, Ohio, won the men’s race with a time of 2:05:54.21. Mauri, running...

If not for the chip timer, the cameras, and the thousands of witnesses, you might have checked the bushes for a shortcut. Because what happened Sunday at the Glass City Marathon didn’t seem real. This is not how history works. In a race that’s been around for 55 years, course records don’t fall so much as they are negotiated, a few seconds at a...

The city of Toledo will inform residents of road construction projects happening in District 2 at its South Toledo Roads Construction Projects meeting on Wednesday. The 6 p.m. meeting at the Heatherdowns Branch Library, 3265 Glanzman Rd., will be led by Toledo City Councilman Adam Martinez and feature representatives from the department of public works, the city said. Officials will elaborate on project schedules...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A 73-year-old Toledo man is in jail following a stabbing Saturday night. Police say Michael Dula stabbed a woman at a home on Broadway Street. According to court documents, the victim had a cut on the side of her face that required stitches. Dula now faces...