Statehouse budgeting maneuvers that aim to keep the people in the dark are wrong....
Life has bigger mysteries, but there is one that’s peculiar to Ohio that masks which General Assembly members slip special-interest amendments into the state’s mammoth operating budget every other spring. (Now pending: House Bill 96, to authorize Ohio to spend billions of dollars for the two years beginning July 1.)
Ohio food banks are serving more people than ever, budget would maintain funding at...
Ohio’s food banks are set to receive $7.5 million less in the state budget than they did last year. Some lawmakers quibble with calling that a cut, and there’s a logic to their argument. The additional funding was a one-time supplement, approved in 2023, while the state was flush with federal COVID relief dollars....
Remains of Ohio man missing for 45 years identified
The remains of a 20-year-old Ohio man who went missing 45 years ago have been identified.
Editorial: HOPE Toledo missed point
HOPE Toledo and their distinguished board of directors don’t seem to understand the basic question before them. How is it possible that unpaid bills to universities for the Hope Toledo Promise program took the community by surprise? According to Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken’s explanation given to Blade...
Cocoon Shelter’s Clothesline Project at Juvenile Residential Center shares messages of lives forever changed...
Fifty T-shirts with messages by domestic and sexual violence survivors filled the space in the gymnasium at the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Residential Center on Friday. Forty-two young men in the residential treatment center toured the Cocoon Shelter’s Clothesline Project display to see, read and reflect on the stories...
To the editor: Perrysburg has means to solve its schools crisis
Perrysburg Schools are facing a crisis: dozens of staff members cut, including teachers; elementary classes taking place in trailers; and maintenance that might need to be forgone, should the May 6 levy fail. Perrysburgers know that our schools are in trouble; they say as much when I canvass the community; they want...
West Toledo leaders urge action after shooting at Trilby Park
TOLEDO, Ohio — Community advocates and local leaders in west Toledo are calling for stronger youth crime prevention measures following a shooting at Trilby Park that sent dozens fleeing last Thursday. Trilby Park is in a neighborhood bounded by Secor Road, West Alexis Road, West Laskey Road, and Tremainsville...
Toledo Zoo announces death of 80-year-old tortoise
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo announced on Friday that an 80-year-old Galapagos tortoise, Emerson, has died. In a post on their social media, the zoo said he’s had more “intensive medical management” since he had a suspected heart disease diagnosis a few years back. “Recognizing...
Quick-thinking staff and patrons save woman’s life at Rossford restaurant
ROSSFORD, Ohio — A woman’s can be thankful for the quick thinking of those around her after having a heart attack at a popular restaurant and bar in Rossford on Friday night. The unnamed woman was enjoying a night out at Danny’s Café when they went into cardiac arrest.
Stranger who shot woman in Taco Bell drive-thru line had a history of weapons...
The family of an Ohio woman who was shot to death by a stranger in a Taco Bell drive-thru has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of the man who killed her before taking his own life. The post Stranger who shot woman in Taco Bell drive-thru line had a history of weapons charges and suicide threats:...
