Hayes museum shares July 4th lineup of activities
As America celebrates its 250th birthday on July 4, visitors to the Hayes Presidential Library and Museums in Fremont can learn about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence and life in colonial America during two special programs. There will also be youth activities, food trucks, tours and a concert. The da
Resident, police officer injured in Wade St. house fire
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Two people were injured in a Monday morning fire at a home on the 500 block of Wade St. According to Toledo Fire & Rescue, crews were dispatched to the home around 8:30 a.m. A police officer helped one of the victims get out of the...
Oregon the latest community to restrict vape and tobacco shops
Oregon is the latest area community to impose a moratorium on applications for the installation of new tobacco and vapor store facilities. Oregon City Council has passed a resolution in favor of a 270-day suspension of new tobacco and vapor shops. Steven Shrake, the city’s building and zoning commissioner, said he requ
Red Wings lose Sunday, miss out on first-half postseason bid
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings fell short of clinching a playoff berth for the first time since 2013, losing to the Toledo Mud Hens 9-6 on Father’s Day at ESL Ballpark. The Red Wings needed either a win or a Memphis Redbirds loss to secure the...
Old West End Festival shooting suspect returns to court for preliminary hearing
TOLEDO, Ohio — A suspect in a mass shooting at the Old West End Festival returned to court Monday morning for a scheduled preliminary hearing. Ka Nye Taylor faces 11 counts of felonious assault following a June 6 shooting that left 12 people injured. He was arrested June 17 in Columbus by state marshals and Ohio State
To the editor: Toledo cannot sit out AI race
The debate over artificial intelligence is no longer some distant Silicon Valley argument. It is already here in northwest Ohio, from the Meta data center project near Bowling Green to the larger questions about power, water, land, jobs, and who benefits when this technology expands. Those concerns are real. Toledoans
Pennington smashes 14th HR, Erie rolls to shutout win
An 11-run sixth inning led to a 14-1 loss for the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday. Scott Effross and Carl Edwards Jr. were decent through the first four frames. They combined for nine straight outs after a leadoff single, but Christian Franklin broke the shutout with a solo shot off Edwards in the fourth. Max Anderson home
Curbside service was a hit during Holland’s annual strawberry festival
The annual Holland Strawberry Festival at Community Homecoming Park had something for everyone. Carnival rides, entertainment, face painting, food trucks, strawberry pies, milkshakes, and the famous strawberry shortcakes lured crowds into the park on Angola Road Sunday afternoon, the final day of the festival. “I just
“No ripping this place apart”: Old West End returns to arboretum after shooting
The music returned to the Old West End before fear could take root. Two weeks after gunfire erupted and injured 12 festival attendees at the Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum, nearly 100 residents gathered there Sunday evening for the first scheduled community event since the shooting, determined not to let violence def
A summer festival, a close call and the fear gun violence leaves behind: Leslie...
Thankfully, no one died in the recent mass shooting in Toledo, Ohio. All it did was force the cancellation of the second day of the annual West End Festival, damage people’s sense of safety at summer family-oriented events and traumatize all who witnessed it – especially the 12 people wounded.

















