http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 17 May 2026 04:25:56 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/17/location-parkinson-s-belt-pushes-need-cure/stories/20260502102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/17/location-parkinson-s-belt-pushes-need-cure/stories/20260502102#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/17/location-parkinson-s-belt-pushes-need-cure/stories/20260502102 Toledo sits squarely within the Rust Belt, where there has been manufacturing decline coupled with industrial materials leaked into the environment. The downtown Toledo skyline is featured in 2023. Dr. Jennifer Amsdell https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/17/ohio-ranks-near-bottom-health-value/stories/20260517011 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/17/ohio-ranks-near-bottom-health-value/stories/20260517011#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/17/ohio-ranks-near-bottom-health-value/stories/20260517011 Ohio again is not comparing well to other U.S. states when it comes to health values. President of Health Policy Institute of Ohio Amy Rohling McGee speaks during the Perspectives panel discussion, Building a Healthier Future for Everyone, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Dec. 11. Lilly Thull, 10, listens while shaded by an umbrella provided by the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dani’s Place in Toledo on Aug. 13. Officer Daniel Balon talks about his responsibilities flying police department drones at the Safety Building in Toledo on March 24. Bishop Talmage Thomas, Neighborhood Health Association board of directors chairman, speaks during the ribbon cutting for the NHA’s new mobile health care unit, at the Nexus Health Clinic parking lot in Toledo on Aug. 20. Some of the produce at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op are featured in West Toledo on April 30. Michael Ellis is chief medical officer at the University of Toledo Medical Center. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/05/16/alex-smalley-grabs-2-shot-lead-pga-championship/stories/20260516113 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/05/16/alex-smalley-grabs-2-shot-lead-pga-championship/stories/20260516113#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 03:46:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/05/16/alex-smalley-grabs-2-shot-lead-pga-championship/stories/20260516113 NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Smalley kept his composure amid pure chaos Saturday in the PGA Championship, when he vanished from the leaderboard with a shaky start and when he surged back in front with sublime shots along the back nine at Aronimink Golf Club. Alex Smalley hits from the fourth tee. Jon Rahm, of Spain, putts on the 18th green. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the 16th tee. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/05/16/woad-takes-kroger-queen-city-lead-leaving-korda-9-shots-back/stories/20260516114 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/05/16/woad-takes-kroger-queen-city-lead-leaving-korda-9-shots-back/stories/20260516114#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 03:43:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/05/16/woad-takes-kroger-queen-city-lead-leaving-korda-9-shots-back/stories/20260516114 CINCINNATI — Lottie Woad left Nelly Korda and everyone else behind on a rainy and breezy Saturday in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lottie Woad, of England, hits off the third tee during the first round of the Mizuho Americas Open LPGA golf tournament on May 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/05/16/mckee-races-decisive-win-toledo-speedway-arca-menards-series/stories/20260517091 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/05/16/mckee-races-decisive-win-toledo-speedway-arca-menards-series/stories/20260517091#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 03:32:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/05/16/mckee-races-decisive-win-toledo-speedway-arca-menards-series/stories/20260517091 Tristan McKee won the Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway, leading 194 of 200 laps on the half-mile track on Saturday. It was the second ARCA Menards Series win in the 15-year-old’s racing career. Tristan McKee poses with the trophy after winning the Owens Corning 200 at the Toledo Speedway in Toledo on Saturday. Tristan McKee drives in the Owens Corning 200 at the Toledo Speedway in Toledo on Saturday. Tristan McKee does a burnout after winning the Owens Corning 200 at the Toledo Speedway in Toledo on Saturday. A boy plays in a tire before the start of the Owens Corning 200 at the Toledo Speedway. Craig Pellegrini Jr. drives in the Owens Corning 200. Tristan McKee wins the Owens Corning 200 . People watch from the sands. Tristan McKee makes the turn. Fans watch from the hill. Tristan McKee makes the turn. Tristan McKee does a burnout after winning. Tristan McKee poses with the trophy. Fans watch from the pit. Tristan McKee and his team pose with the trophy. The sun sets over the Owens Corning 200. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/05/16/mart-nez-hits-go-ahead-two-run-homer-and-guardians-beat-reds-7-4/stories/20260516112 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/05/16/mart-nez-hits-go-ahead-two-run-homer-and-guardians-beat-reds-7-4/stories/20260516112#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 03:22:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2026/05/16/mart-nez-hits-go-ahead-two-run-homer-and-guardians-beat-reds-7-4/stories/20260516112 CLEVELAND — Angel Martínez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, José Ramírez moved into sixth place in franchise history for hits, and Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Saturday night. Cincinnati Reds' Blake Dunn scores a run. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart prepares to tag out Cleveland Guardians' Kyle Manzardo. Cincinnati Reds' Spencer Steer hits an RBI double. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/05/16/walleye-stave-off-elimination-playoffs-4-1-win-over-rival-fort-wayne/stories/20260516108 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/05/16/walleye-stave-off-elimination-playoffs-4-1-win-over-rival-fort-wayne/stories/20260516108#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 02:32:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/05/16/walleye-stave-off-elimination-playoffs-4-1-win-over-rival-fort-wayne/stories/20260516108 The traditionally high-scoring Toledo Walleye offense had been unusually quiet in its division final series against Fort Wayne until it erupted on Saturday night to once again extend the postseason run. Toledo’s Brandon Kruse moves the puck away from Fort Wayne’s Tyson Feist. Toledo’s Mitch Lewandowski moves the puck away from Fort Wayne’s Josh Bloom. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/16/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-17-26/stories/20260516109 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/16/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-17-26/stories/20260516109#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/16/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-17-26/stories/20260516109 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/05/16/toledo-baseball-fends-off-kent-state-comeback-conclude-regular-season/stories/20260516094 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/05/16/toledo-baseball-fends-off-kent-state-comeback-conclude-regular-season/stories/20260516094#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 23:27:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/05/16/toledo-baseball-fends-off-kent-state-comeback-conclude-regular-season/stories/20260516094 Toledo baseball held off a fierce Kent State comeback attempt to earn the No. 3 seed in next week’s Mid-American Conference tournament. Toledo’s Cade Baker gets a strike during a Mid-American Conference college baseball game between the University of Toledo and Kent State University at UT’s Scott Park Baseball Complex in Toledo on May 14. Toledo’s Liam Arsich throws a ball in from the outfield during a Mid-American Conference college baseball game between the University of Toledo and Kent State University at UT’s Scott Park Baseball Complex in Toledo on May 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2026/05/16/daulton-varsho-drives-go-ahead-run-10th-blue-jays-beat-tigers/stories/20260516107 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2026/05/16/daulton-varsho-drives-go-ahead-run-10th-blue-jays-beat-tigers/stories/20260516107#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 22:51:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2026/05/16/daulton-varsho-drives-go-ahead-run-10th-blue-jays-beat-tigers/stories/20260516107 DETROIT — Daulton Varsho drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning and Yohendrick Pinango homered Saturday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Spencer Miles throws. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize throws. Detroit Tigers second baseman Zach McKinstry, left, throws to first base after forcing out Toronto Blue Jays' Yohendrick Pinango at second base. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/05/16/high-school-track-field-perrysburg-boys-fremont-ross-girls-nll-champions/stories/20260516058 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/05/16/high-school-track-field-perrysburg-boys-fremont-ross-girls-nll-champions/stories/20260516058#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 20:48:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/05/16/high-school-track-field-perrysburg-boys-fremont-ross-girls-nll-champions/stories/20260516058 NAPOLEON — The Perrysburg boys and Fremont Ross girls secured titles at the Northern Lakes League Track and Field Championships at Napoleon High School on Friday. Members of the Perrysburg boys track and field team pose with the Northern Lakes League championship trophy after winning the meet on Friday at Napoleon High School. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/photo-gallery-food-truck-face-off/stories/20260516098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/photo-gallery-food-truck-face-off/stories/20260516098#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 19:55:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/photo-gallery-food-truck-face-off/stories/20260516098 Residents turn out for the sixth annual Food Truck Face-Off! on Saturday. People brave the rain while in line during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. Yasmine Rivera serves Whitmer juniors from left Peyton Geiner and Cedria Jaynes food from the Sub-Marines food truck during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. Senior Nathan Waite makes a cheese steak sandwich behind the Biggie Cheesesteaks food truck during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. Burgers are lined up on a grill from The Smashr truck during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. People brave the rain while in line during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. People brave the rain while in line during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. Deion Sykes makes a sandwich behind the Sub-Marines food truck during the 6th annual Food Truck Face-Off! on May 16 at Whitmer High School in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/photo-gallery-celebrating-claire-day/stories/20260516097 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/photo-gallery-celebrating-claire-day/stories/20260516097#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 19:37:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/photo-gallery-celebrating-claire-day/stories/20260516097 Residents go to the Maumee Branch Library in Maumee on Saturday. Claire’s Day was founded in 2002 by Brad and Julie Rubini in memory of their daughter, Claire Lynsey Rubini, who died at the age of 10. Created to honor Claire’s love of reading and learning, the festival has grown into a beloved community tradition that celebrates literacy, creativity, and the joy of reading. George Wolf, 1, of Maumee plays with pinwheels during Claire’s Day on May 16 at the Maumee Branch Library in Maumee. Claire’s Day was founded in 2002 by Brad and Julie Rubini in memory of their daughter, Claire Lynsey Rubini, who died at the age of 10. Created to honor Claire’s love of reading and learning, the festival has grown into a beloved community tradition that celebrates literacy, creativity, and the joy of reading. At center, Kelly Pirolli helps her son Jacob, 2, and daughter Avery, 6, make masks and bookmarks during Claire’s Day on May 16 at the Maumee Branch Library in Maumee. Mitchell Campbell of Findlay helps his son Ezra, 3, pick out a book during Claire’s Day on May 16 at the Maumee Branch Library in Maumee. From left, Hayat Tawil, 9, of Oregon watches as Susan Utterbeck of the Maumee Garden Club places flower in a cup during Claire’s Day on May 16 at the Maumee Branch Library in Maumee. Claira Weaver, 4, of Holland gets help picking out a flower from her mother Nicole Weaver during Claire’s Day on May 16at the Maumee Branch Library in Maumee. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/veterans-gather-food-resources-honor-armed-forces-day/stories/20260516095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/veterans-gather-food-resources-honor-armed-forces-day/stories/20260516095#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 19:11:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/16/veterans-gather-food-resources-honor-armed-forces-day/stories/20260516095 Tyson Rogers, 4, walked around wearing an American flag cowboy hat with a smile on his face during a Saturday grill out at the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission. Children play frisbee in a field outside during the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission's annual "Chill Out at the Grill Out" cookout in Toledo on May 16. Earl D. Mack, Jr., and Lorinda McCalebb of the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers walk with an umbrella while sporting matching vests during the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission's annual "Chill Out at the Grill Out" cookout in Toledo on May 16. Suzy Hurley, manager of Visiting Angels, a veteran owned living assistance service provider, hands Tiffani Rogers a pencil during the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission's annual "Chill Out at the Grill Out" cookout in Toledo on May 16. Tiffani Rogers has a butterfly painted onto her face by Brittany Loren of Glovation entertainment during the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission's annual "Chill Out at the Grill Out" cookout in Toledo on May 16. Jonathon Kelly, of the Lucas County Veteran's Commission, serves food to Frederick Smith, an Army veteran, at the annual "Chill Out at the Grill Out" cookout in Toledo on May 16. Active military members, veterans, and their families sit and enjoy food during the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission's annual "Chill Out at the Grill Out" cookout in Toledo on May 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/16/north-america-largest-commuter-rail-system-shuts-down-workers-strike/stories/20260516092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/16/north-america-largest-commuter-rail-system-shuts-down-workers-strike/stories/20260516092#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 16:33:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/16/north-america-largest-commuter-rail-system-shuts-down-workers-strike/stories/20260516092 NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. A pedestrian walks past closed off tracks inside Penn Station on the first day of a Long Island Rail Road strike on May 16 in New York. Service suspended signs are posted inside Penn Station on the first day of a Long Island Rail Road strike on May 16 in New York. Service suspended signs are posted inside Penn Station on the first day of a Long Island Rail Road strike on May 16 in New York. Service suspended signs are posted inside Penn Station on the first day of a Long Island Rail Road strike on May 16 in New York. Long Island Rail Road workers walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the first day of their strike on May 16 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/toledo-magazine/2026/05/16/april-showers-bring-may-flowers/stories/20260508100 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/toledo-magazine/2026/05/16/april-showers-bring-may-flowers/stories/20260508100#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 15:57:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/toledo-magazine/2026/05/16/april-showers-bring-may-flowers/stories/20260508100 The month of April can sometimes test a gardener’s patience. Do you agree, especially this year? Yellow tulip is featured at the Toledo Botanical Gardens on April 23.. A night sky petunia blooms in violet and white on May 5 in Maumee. Fairy succulents grow in garish color on May 5 in Maumee. A pumpkin vine blooms a flower — both beautiful and edible — on May 5 in Maumee. A yellow jacket crawls on American Holly on April 23 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. A “Carnaval de Rio" Triumph Tulip is featured on April 2 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. Tulips are featured on April 23 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. A yellow jacket crawls on Eastern Red Bud on April 23 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. People walk among the flowers on April 23 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. Azalea bloom on April 23 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. A Red Buckeye blooms on April 23 at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/05/16/briggs-former-bg-coach-scot-loeffler-lost-job-philadelphiia-balance/stories/20260516072 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/05/16/briggs-former-bg-coach-scot-loeffler-lost-job-philadelphiia-balance/stories/20260516072#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 15:25:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2026/05/16/briggs-former-bg-coach-scot-loeffler-lost-job-philadelphiia-balance/stories/20260516072 Scot Loeffler left the Falcons for the Eagles last winter, trading the bird in hand for those in the bush. Former Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler ahead of a Mid-American Conference college football game between Ball State University and Bowling Green State University at BSU’s Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind., in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/05/16/two-injured-motorcycle-crash-findlay/stories/20260516091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/05/16/two-injured-motorcycle-crash-findlay/stories/20260516091#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 14:53:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/05/16/two-injured-motorcycle-crash-findlay/stories/20260516091 FINDLAY — Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash in Jackson Township on Friday, the Findlay post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/05/16/axis-offers-off-ice-skating-instruction-local-hockey-players/stories/20260515103 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/05/16/axis-offers-off-ice-skating-instruction-local-hockey-players/stories/20260515103#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/05/16/axis-offers-off-ice-skating-instruction-local-hockey-players/stories/20260515103 MONROE — JR Bracci is bringing another resource to the local hockey scene, as the longtime coach and former player has opened Axis+ Skate Lab powered by Pillar in Monroe, which provides an off-ice training platform for athletes to further hone their skating abilities. JR Bracci is providing off-ice hockey training, featuring a skating treadmill setup at Axis+ Skate Lab in Monroe. JR Bracci, left, offers a skating assessment to Wilde Morrissey, right, at Axis+ Skate Lab in Monroe. The skating treadmill station pictured at Axis+ Skate Lab in Monroe. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/16/walmart-amazon-race-rural-america-speedier-deliveries/stories/20260516090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/16/walmart-amazon-race-rural-america-speedier-deliveries/stories/20260516090#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 12:59:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/16/walmart-amazon-race-rural-america-speedier-deliveries/stories/20260516090 PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up online order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S., a rich source of untapped sales that major retailers long wrote off as too sparsely inhabited, too remote or too impoverished to serve profitably. A drone operated by Zipline flies to make a delivery from a Walmart store in Pea Ridge, Ark. on Sept. 26. Amazon employees sort packages at a last-mile delivery center in Seaford, Del., on Jan. 21. A Zipline employee loads a drone with an order at a Walmart store in Pea Ridge, Ark., on Sept. 26. Emily Ingram checks her Walmart order after it was delivered by a drone operated by Zipline in Pea Ridge, Ark., on Sept. 26. A drone operated by Zipline flies to make a delivery from a Walmart store in Pea Ridge, Ark., on Sept. 26.