St. Francis Builds Toward Its Future With $26 Million Campus Transformation
The Toledo City Paper depends on readers like you! Become a friend today. See membership options. For years, the plans existed mostly on paper. Then, as construction crews began leveling the ground at St. Francis de Sales School, the scale of what was coming finally became clear to the school’s president, V. Rev. Joe Newman, OSFS.
Multiple hospitalized after three-vehicle crash in Maumee
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - Multiple people have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a three-vehicle crash on Dussel Drive between Holland Road and Ford Street on Friday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Multiple people in a black car and multiple people in a silver car were transported with...
Ohio police officers dress as superheroes to visit children’s hospital patients
OHIO (WTRF) — Members of the Toledo Police Department dressed as superheroes and rappelled down the side of ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital. The visit was organized to surprise pediatric patients and their families. Officers said the event brought smiles and laughter to children receiving care at the hospital. The police department thanked ProMedica […]
Ohio Winter Outlook 2026-27: Cleveland, Columbus Face Warmer Winter
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati face a potentially milder winter as El Niño influences the Great Lakes.
Genoa’s Benjamin Routson glad grandpa helped him find his course
For half of his life, Benjamin Routson wanted to be just like his older brothers. Then, Routson learned of an alternate course. About nine years ago, Genoa athletic director Matt Routson took his sons golfing. It didn't stick for twins Logan and Ryan. The younger Routson, however, found it refreshing to experience something different. The senior capped his Comets career 29th at the state tourney among 71 scores at Firestone Country Club North Course. He carded 161 (79-82), the lowest total at st
Tent City returns to help unhoused amid rising homelessness and evictions in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - With evictions and homelessness on the rise in our area, advocates say the unhoused community needs even more support. This weekend, an annual tradition is taking to downtown Toledo to help. From haircuts to health care, to help finding housing, Tent City is a community working...
Two crashes on Ohio 51, one a fatal involving Clay Township officer
GENOA − A pair of two-vehicle accidents, one of them fatal and involving a Clay Township Police officer, happened on Ohio 51 during the morning of Oct. 16. Troopers on the scene at Ohio 51/Ohio 795 report that all lanes of traffic are closed for an extended period of time. Motorists are advised to proceed with caution in the area. Detours are being created. A dispatcher with the Sandusky County Ohio Highway Patrol said the first incident, which happened around 6:30 a.m., was cleared up by approx
JD Vance’s Michigan Rally Crowd Gets Attention for More Than His Speech
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Michigan on Thursday to boost Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, but the trip generated more buzz for the audience than the message. Social media critics pounced on the size and age of the crowd at the Michigan rally, turning a routine campaign stop into an online pile-on. JD Vance’s […] The post JD Vance’s Michigan Rally Crowd Gets Attention for More Than His Speech appeared first on Mandatory .
Private Buyer Grabs Toledo Student Housing Complex Near UT for $19 Million
A private individual has acquired Olde Towne University Square, an 832-bed student housing complex near the University of Toledo, for almost $19 million — a deal that marks the first dedicated student housing trade in the Toledo school market this decade. The 291-unit property at 1744 N. Westwood Ave. sold for roughly $65,227 per bed, with the buyer financing the purchase through a $16.3 million Freddie Mac loan set to mature in 2031.
Man seriously hurt in Toledo shooting, suspect in custody after SWAT standoff
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A man is seriously hurt after being shot in Toledo Thursday evening, police said. Authorities responded to a report of a person shot at New York Avenue and Erie Street just before 6 p.m, police said. The victim was found suffering from at least one gunshot...

















