Letter to the Editor: Tom Names weighs in on road repair budgeting
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but Toledo government shuns spending money to maintain essential public infrastructure and passes inconvenience and expense on to its citizens. Failure to maintain the Collins Park Water Plant resulted in the 2014 interruption of potable water and prompted expensive...
11 injured following limo bus rollover crash on I-75 in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, MI – A crash involving a limo bus that occurred on I-75 in Monroe County earlier this week has left 11 people injured, including one who is in critical condition. Officers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Monroe Post Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) and troopers from...
Waterville UMC packs gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child
Christian Kohler, a member of Waterville United Methodist Church, was busy Sunday filling decorated shoeboxes with gifts for a boy he doesn’t know. “I also did this last year,” the 11-year old said. “This time I decided to pack a box for a boy between the ages of 10 to 12. I think I know what they would like.” Dozens...
Teen dead after being hit by SUV in Monroe County
A 15-year-old boy is dead after he was hit by a motorist driving an SUV in Frenchtown Township, Michigan, on Saturday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Making Perrysburg merry: Pop-up store opens in former Stella’s
Madison Geroski’s crazy, creative world gets a little bigger, brighter — and merrier — this time of year. Ms. Geroski, 37, owner and product curator of Madison Paul boutique at Levis Commons, has opened Merry by Madison, a pop-up seasonal store on Louisiana Avenue in downtown Perrysburg. There are two floors of...
2 people, including 1 in custody, injured in Monroe County shooting
Two people are recovering, including one who is in custody, after a shooting in Monroe Township on Sunday morning, the sheriff's office said.
Navarre Elementary to celebrate 100-plus years as East Toledo cornerstone
For more than a century, Navarre Elementary School has stood as a cornerstone of East Toledo — a place where generations of families have learned, worked, and played under the same roof. In the two years Principal Ward Barnett has been at the school, he said he’s learned about and appreciates Navarre’s rich history....
Lucas Co. Auditor urges voters to use online levy estimator tool
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Lucas County Auditor is urging voters in the county to use the online levy estimator tool to see how levies on the upcoming ballot will impact their property taxes. Lucas County Auditor Katie Moline is directing property owners to use the tool to stay informed.
Local business provides free meals to those on SNAP benefits
GIBSONBURG, Ohio (WTVG) - New federal food assistance ran out Saturday for more than 40 million Americans who get SNAP benefits as the government shutdown stretches into a new month. One local business is stepping up to provide meals for families who rely on SNAP to eat. Those that run...
Limo bus driver in crash that injured 11 lacked CDL designation, DOT medical certification,...
Michigan State Police (MSP) said that a bus driver and company involved in an injury crash in Monroe County this week lacked multiple certifications. The crash occurred at 5:45 p.m. on October 30 on southbound I-75 near mile marker 16 in Frenchtown Township, Michigan. Troopers say that a 2008 Ford Super Duty limo-bus...

















