To the editor: Fitzgerald story is one for Toledo as well
Monday will mark 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy. Her entire crew of 29 died in a disaster so bad and so quick that no mayday call could be sent. The Fitzgerald story is the latest deadly tragedy on the Great Lakes, but unfortunately probably not the last. As a board member of the International Ship...
Mediation between drummer and neighbor fails; misdemeanor case will continue
Mediation between a South Toledo drummer and his upset neighbors was unsuccessful, a judge said, and the case will continue with a visiting judge. Neither party appeared in Toledo Municipal Court on Monday morning, but Judge William Connelly, Jr., said it was his understanding that mediation between Patrick Chaney,...
Skelton brothers’ father to be released as mystery of missing boys remains unsolved
IONIA, Mich. – John Russel Skelton, the father of the Skelton Brothers who went missing in 2010, is nearing the end of his jail sentence. Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton were 9, 7 and 5 years old when they disappeared from Lenawee County in November 2010. The boys were last seen with their father.
New food truck rules take effect in Perrysburg
Changes to Perrysburg’s ordinances for mobile food units took effect Thursday. The changes to Chapter 813 of the city’s codified ordinances are intended to “modernize terminology, clarify permit processes, and expand operational and safety requirements for mobile food units,” officials said in a release. The changes...
Federal Gun Charges Follow School Impersonation Case
WOOD COUNTY, OH (WOWO) — Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, a Venezuelan national, has been indicted by a Wood County grand jury for allegedly posing as a teenage student at Perrysburg High School. WTOL reports Labrador-Sierra faces two charges: forgery, a fifth-degree felony with a maximum sentence of one year, and...
Gas prices increase in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — Gas prices in Toledo increase this week over last, bringing the average price for a gallon of gas to more than $3, according to GasBuddy analysis. As of Monday, Nov. 10, the average price of a gallon of gas in Toledo is $3.04, 12.4 cents higher than it was last week. This price is also 33.2 cents...
Fitzgerald stories, exhibit, compelling for museum guests
Lonnie Curri of Wyandotte, Mich., brought her brother Mark to Toledo’s National Museum of the Great Lakes all the way from his home in Lake George, N.Y. The occasion was the museum’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Mr. Curri was visibly delighted to be there. “To actually...
To the editor: Neighborhood block watches are in your best interests
The Toledo Neighborhood Block Watch is a partnership between community volunteers and law enforcement in order to create safer and more valued neighborhoods. In August, 2023, I took over our neighborhood’s block watch program. Due to the coronavirus pandemic many block watch groups stopped meeting. The city uses many...
Man Arrested in Toledo After Pursuit on I-75
ERIE TWP. — A man was arrested Thursday after leading police on a vehicle pursuit starting in Erie Township and abandoning his car in Toledo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 9:00 AM, Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Carena stopped a vehicle on Interstate 75,...
Storied Ohio ‘dive’ bar, Midwest ‘press hangout’ faces demolition after car crash
TOLEDO, Ohio (WKRC) - A storied Ohio "dive" bar and "press hangout" is facing demolition after a crash. The once-vibrant bar known as Mugshots is facing demolition after a car crash severely damaged the building, according to reports. According to The Toledo Blade, an police officer attempted to pull over...
