19-year-old homeowner sets an example in saving, budgeting
Aah, to be 19 again. Enjoying carefree days hanging with friends and lounging on your parents’ sofa. For Skylar Grindle, being 19 has meant attending college, working close to full time, and buying her first home on her own. Ms. Grindle, a 2024 graduate from the Toledo School for the Arts, moving out of her parents’...
Inside Lucas County Commissioners Meeting: Aug. 19
TOLEDO – One of the University of Toledo’s newest freshman, Tyreese Blue II, was recognized Tuesday at the Lucas County Commissioners’ regular meeting on the first floor of 1 Government Center. Earlier this year, Blue received the Boys and Girls Club of Ohio Youth of the Year...
1 killed, 3 injured in crash on U.S. 20, highway patrol reports
FREMONT — A two-vehicle crash in Sandusky County left one person dead and three others injured, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported Sunday. The patrol’s Fremont Post said Elaine Reiter, 74, of Helena, Ohio, was traveling southbound on County Road 128 Saturday at 9:35 p.m. when she failed to yield from the stop...
Fire causes heavy damage to east Toledo home
TOLEDO, Ohio — Firefighters battled a fire in the 1400 block of Lebanon Street in east Toledo on Sunday evening that caused significant damage to a home. The fire broke out just before 8 p.m. Toledo Fire and Rescue says a female in the home woke up a male...
Monday Memories: East Side pioneer family held first reunion in 1897
Isaac Rideout purchased a ledger in 1897 for the family’s first reunion, planning to use successive gatherings to record important details of family history. By the 57th reunion in 1953, that ledger was showing wear and a few loose pages, but it contained a genealogist's treasure trove of the Rideout family tree. In...
Ask the Expert: Orthopedic surgeon specializes in hand surgery, carpal tunnel
Dr. Martin Skie is an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He earned his doctorate of medicine at the Medical College of Ohio, which is now known as the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. He specializes in hand surgery and carpal tunnel, and has special interests in...
Cafe creations: Bringing the coffee shop to the dinner table
Bringing a cafe to your home is an inviting way to enjoy the cozy coffee shop atmosphere without feeling guilty about splurging on your fourth latte of the week. At least that’s what I like to tell myself. Hosting themed parties like this has become quite the trend, with Emmy Wang of Emmis Eats in Toledo sharing some...
A pretty girl in pink
Patty Podgers attended Ron and Becca’s August 15, 1970 marriage in a delicate colored dress that symbolized love and splendor. The 10-year-old school girl from Hilton was so pretty and perky, especially at the outdoor reception at the bride’s home in Fremont, Ohio. She was just so happy to be there as a witness to...
Road Warrior: Upcoming ODOT project to introduce flashing-yellow left arrows
When I wrote last month advocating for the introduction of flashing-yellow left arrows on Ohio traffic lights, I was unaware that a handful of them already exist in the state. None, however, are in northwest Ohio. At least, not yet. But the Ohio Department of Transportation has plans to introduce such arrows when it...
Heavenly Pizza ascends into BG as newest pizza place
A 26-inch X 18-inch pizza is not only jumbo, it’s also heavenly. The giant-sized pizza with 24 slices feeds 8-10 people, and it’s a signature “pie” available from the new Heavenly Pizza at 1414 E. Wooster St. in Bowling Green. While the jumbo pizza, with any...