Lenawee Department on Aging issues urgent call for volunteer drivers
ADRIAN — The Lenawee County Department on Aging is urgently seeking volunteer drivers to help deliver meals to older adults throughout the month of December. Officials say several longtime volunteers are temporarily unavailable, creating an immediate need to keep hot meals and wellness checks going for homebound...
Toledo Ballet alums flock into town to celebrate ‘Nutcracker’ legacy
Decades of sugar plum fairies danced back into town this weekend. On Saturday, the Toledo Ballet held an alumni reunion between the matinee and evening performances of The Nutcracker , in honor of its 85th annual staging. First performed in 1941, Toledo Ballet’s version of the iconic Christmas story is the...
Festive activities welcome kids to Franklin Park Mall
Franklin Park Mall invites children and their families to participate in free holiday events. The Kids Club meets Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a Santa Pajama Party. Santa will read holiday stories, kids can make watercolor snowflakes and holiday collages, Diva Dance Company brings snowman dancing, and...
Bowling Green adds 8 new roads to its Snow Street list
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The city of Bowling Green has added eight new roadways to its Snow Streets list. These roadways have been added to make it easier for snowplow crews to work in areas that have been challenging to manage, according to a press release issued by the Bowling Green Communications Department on Friday.
Whiteford Elementary adjusts safety procedures after incident between dog and adult requiring ’emergency medical...
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Whiteford Elementary is adjusting its security procedures from Monday through Thursday, following an emergency medical incident last week on school grounds. Due to an active investigation, details were intentionally limited while the district was working with law enforcement and the Lucas County Dog...
Man arrested in Springfield Township homicide
A suspect has been arrested following a fatal shooting Friday in Springfield Township, according to the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office. After an arrest warrant was issued for Jordan Graves, 20, the suspect turned himself into authorities and is in custody, the office said on Facebook. At about 7:46 p.m. Friday, Tanaro...
Police detain multiple people after shooting in central Toledo Sunday
TOLEDO, Ohio — Multiple people were detained for questioning after a central Toledo shooting on Sunday. Toledo police say an adult male walked into a hospital around 3:30 p.m. with a gunshot wound. Police say the shooting victim’s injuries were serious but he is expected to live. In...
Area’s only Cinnabon opening at Franklin Park Mall Monday
TOLEDO, Ohio — A popular national chain bakery is opening a location at the Franklin Park Mall even as other well-known chains have been departing from the west Toledo shopping center in recent years. Cinnabon will open for business in the Center Court of the mall on Monday at...
Lake Sturgeon Return To Four Ohio Rivers
The quiet work of restoration took a visible leap forward this fall as lake sturgeon, a species long absent from most Ohio waterways, were released into the Cuyahoga, Sandusky, Scioto, and Maumee rivers. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says these 6- to 8-inch juveniles mark the beginning of a new chapter for...
Hundreds of area needy to receive winter coats, clean as new
The three dryers resembled the ones at a coin laundry place, only larger, but the washer was nothing like that — a huge metal device looming over eight bins inside. Each of the dryers had a dozen heavy winter coats tumbling while the washer had a total of 56 coats cycling, seven per bin, in a regular washing...
