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.
Holland Strawberry Festival vendors praise increased security measures
HOLLAND, Ohio (WTVG) - Vendors at the Holland Strawberry Festival are saying they felt safe this weekend thanks to increased security measures that included more sheriff’s deputies on site, mandatory bag searches and metal detectors at entry points. “The families around here, they just want to have a good...
Perspectives program to address the future of the American economy
The American economy is shifting at unprecedented scales — are Toledoans ready for what comes next? “It is changing through AI, through changes in the manufacturing base, and with the infusion of younger workers,” said David Shribman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally syndicated columnist and executive editor emerit
Port Clinton museum to host maritime-themed fund-raiser
PORT CLINTON — The Ottawa County Museum is hosting a maritime-themed community fund-raiser on Saturday, featuring music, exhibits, local vendors, and more. The event offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about Ottawa County and Lake Erie’s maritime history while supporting the museum’s mission to preserve and sh
Two dead after apparent murder-suicide in Delta
DELTA, Ohio — Two people were found dead inside a residence in the village of Delta in Fulton County on Sunday from an apparent murder-suicide, according to Village of Delta police. Police were called to a home in the 400 block of Main Street around 2 p.m. for a...
Waterville to welcome Meijer, BW3 in 2027
WATERVILLE – South Pray Boulevard is undergoing a change as Meijer continues construction of a 160,000-square-foot retail store and 3,600-square-foot gas station and convenience store on 25 acres. Plus, Buffalo Wild Wings is planning a 7,600-square-foot restaurant next to the O’Reilly Auto Parts. Both are expected to o
