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LUCKEY, Ohio — Luckey may be forced to pick up the tab for about $200,000 of legal fees after walking away from its plan to seize a privately owned quarry using eminent domain. The bill could gobble up about one-third of the village’s general fund balance, which stood at $640,217 at the end of last year. The agreement caps a five-year legal saga that shook the village’s government, led to multiple appeals, and racked up legal fees for both parties. Those fees will ultimately be paid by the villa

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A pile of illegally dumped trash on Chestnut Street has been cleared, weeks after a neighbor first reported it to the city. Alfonso Narvaez reported the pile to Engage Toledo last month. The city’s Urban Beautification Team cleared it Thursday. “I got a text message...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Shelby Culley was on the Lucas County Child Protection Task Force. Now she’s a part of the team at Lucas County Children Services turning the recommendations into reality. The community members involved in the task force all had experience with child welfare. They came up...

OHIO — A significant blast of colder air could arrive across Ohio next weekend, according to the latest European AI model guidance. Daytime highs on Saturday, October 17, may struggle to reach 40 to 50 degrees across the state. By Sunday morning, October 18, overnight lows could drop into the upper 20s to lower 30s. If enough moisture is available, the first snowflakes of the season could fly across parts of the Northeast Ohio snowbelt.

Efforts to ban books in schools and libraries are becoming increasingly common, threatening access to stories and perspectives that help people understand the world, a University of Toledo professor said Thursday. Sharon Barnes, associate professor and chairman of the university’s department of women and gender studies, presented students and staff with trends in book banning over time and the kinds of books most frequently targeted. She gave her lecture, Sex, lies, & government eyes: Censorship

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - There’s a new owner of a defunct hotel property in downtown Toledo. The Hotel Lorraine was sold at auction for $200,000 as part of a foreclosure. The buyer of the property on Jefferson is an LLC in Ohio and it appears the owner has multiple other properties in the city.

OREGON, Ohio (WTVG) - Students say the decision will cut short their final year, including sports seasons and plans to graduate at the school. Cardinal Stritch High School seniors are reacting to the announcement that the school will close in December. For Shawn Weatherford, the news brings back a previous school closure: St. John the Baptist Elementary shut down after his first-grade year.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Bluff Street Village, a cluster of tiny homes in Toledo, has been growing for four years, offering residents a path to homeownership instead of renting. The project has turned former vacant lots into a row of tiny homes that residents can own after seven years. There are currently seven tiny homes built, with eight more expected to be completed by 2030.

Officials and docents of the Historic Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum used its 150th Anniversary celebration Thursday to call on the community to return the venue to its original glory as a public gathering place. “At the Woodlawn Cemetery, 80,000 Toledoans are interred,” said Jay Secor, president of the Historic Woodlawn Foundation. “So, for that reason, it’s a good thing to celebrate the anniversary as we remember those who came before us. We at Woodlawn are a bit of remaking ourselves in that

Toledo City Council will vote on an emergency resolution to remove Flock cameras and terminate the city’s existing contracts at an upcoming meeting. The resolution, sponsored by five councilmen, will be discussed at an agenda review on Tuesday in preparation for a city council meeting Oct. 20. It would urge Mayor Wade Kapsukiewicz to cancel or not renew current contracts, remove the license plate readers, and delete any data collected by them. Councilmen Nick Komives, Brittany Jones, Theresa Gad