http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:25:48 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-oct-1/stories/20261002109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-oct-1/stories/20261002109#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:36:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-best-pictures-week-ending-oct-1/stories/20261002109 From high school sports to picking apples, Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. Springfield’s Jackson Miller works the ball from Bowling Green’s Kyzen Smallwood in a high school boys soccer game on Sept. 29 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Avery Dickens paints a panel during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Construction continues on the Diocese of Toledo’s new Pastoral Center, which broke ground in May on Sept. 28 in central Toledo. Sylvia Brinkman waits for the Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure to begin in downtown Toledo on Sept. 27. Alberta Owens with Simple Serene Clean LLC wipes down the walls of the bathroom while cleaning a clients home in Woodville on Sept. 29. Susan Wilkinson, event organizer, sets up a Dolly Parton cardboard cutout while sporting a Dolly Parton outfit during a Dolly Day event in memory of Dolly Parton in Tiffin on Sept. 25. From left, Perrysburg sophomores Gianna Quiroz, 15, and Savannah Mulkey, 15, learn how to use a voting machine during a League of Women Voters registration drive on Sept. 25 at Perrysburg High School. Waite’s band waits to play halftime against Woodward in a City League high school football game at Mollenkopf Stadium on Oct. 1 in East Toledo. Waite RB Carl Foard stiff arms the defense against Woodward in a City League high school football game at Mollenkopf Stadium on Oct. 1 in East Toledo. University of Toledo wide receiver Adjatay Dabbs makes a catch against San Diego State safety Josiah Cox during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game on Sept. 26 at Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo. Otsego’s Dane Fatzinger, left, intercepts a pass intended for Eastwood’s Edmund Opfer during a high school football game between Eastwood and Otsego at Eastwood High School’s Jerry Rutherford Stadium in Pemberville on Sept. 25. Dana Daher paints during the Art Mayhem challenge for Toledo Fringe Fest at he Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. Liam Reineke, 6, wanders a hallway during a final tour of Jefferson Junior High School before its demolition in Toledo on Sept. 27. Algal toxins are at unsafe levels along the Lake Erie shore line on Sept. 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. Audra Stechchulte, 4, picks up apples at MacQueen Orchards in Holland on Sept. 30. Port Clinton High School junior Clara Blatt, 16, releases a sturgeon into the Sandusky River on Sept. 30 in Fremont. 300 kids from multiple high schools across the region are releasing 750 baby lake sturgeon into the Sandusky River. The sturgeon were raised from eggs captured in the St. Clair River and sent over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin. Tasha Belle paints during the Art Mayhem live painting competition for Toledo Fringe Fest at the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo on Sept. 26. South Florida’s Michael Van Buren, Jr., hurdles Bowling Green’s Josira Andrews during a college football game between Bowling Green State University and the University of South Florida at BGSU’s Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green on Sept. 26. Ron McKnight sits in his 1939 Ford Deluxe during the 14th Annual Classic Car Show at Penta Career Center in Perrysburg on Sept. 30. Grand Rapid’s Justice Christensen sends the puck up during a preseason game between the Cleveland Monsters and Grand Rapids Griffins at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Sept. 27. Clay wide receiver Max Morrison catches a late 4th quarter touchdown to set up the 2-pt conversion for the 29–28 lead against Findlay in a high school football game at Clay Memorial Stadium on Sept. 25 in Oregon, Ohio. Peter Esparza dances to Distant Cousinz during 419 Music Fest at Promenade Park in downtown Toledo on Sept. 26. Matthew Scheiber looks for trash to pick up during Partners for Clean Streams’ 30th annual Clean Your Streams Day at International Park in Toledo on Sept. 26. Sixth grader Maxwell McCain signs a copy of his book "Choose Your Words, Keep Your Friends” for principal John Keys at Byrnedale Elementary School in Toledo on Sept. 30. Bricia Gonzalez consoles her daughter during a news conference about her husband Nazario Vazquez being detained by ICE last month on Oct. 1 at FLOC headquarters in Toledo. A worker walks past shelves of inventory during a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the new Sheetz distribution center in Findlay on Sept. 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/casino-commission-seizes-93-illegal-slot-machines-tiffin/stories/20261002104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/casino-commission-seizes-93-illegal-slot-machines-tiffin/stories/20261002104#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:50:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/casino-commission-seizes-93-illegal-slot-machines-tiffin/stories/20261002104 TIFFIN, Ohio — An investigation into illegal gambling resulted in the seizure of 93 slot machines from two locations in Tiffin. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/10/02/daily-log-10-1-4/stories/20260928123 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/10/02/daily-log-10-1-4/stories/20260928123#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:58:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/10/02/daily-log-10-1-4/stories/20260928123 Birth Close-up little hand of child baby holding hand of mother, A newborn holds on to mom's, dad's finger, Love and relationship with infant, Care and support, Dreaming and protection https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/police-release-body-camera-footage-arrest-toledo-man-now-ice-custody/stories/20261002137 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/police-release-body-camera-footage-arrest-toledo-man-now-ice-custody/stories/20261002137#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:14:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/02/police-release-body-camera-footage-arrest-toledo-man-now-ice-custody/stories/20261002137 The Toledo Police Department has released body camera footage from the Sept. 2 encounter and Sept. 14 arrest of Nazario Vazquez. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/brown-targets-husted-data-centers-economy-during-toledo-campaign-stop/stories/20261002131 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/brown-targets-husted-data-centers-economy-during-toledo-campaign-stop/stories/20261002131#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:53:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/brown-targets-husted-data-centers-economy-during-toledo-campaign-stop/stories/20261002131 Early in-person voting begins Tuesday, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown says his opponent is calling in reinforcements to “bail him out.” Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who is seeking to return to the U.S. Senate, stopped at Earnest Brew Works in downtown Toledo on Friday to meet voters ahead of early in-person voting. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/dewine-uses-toledo-stop-make-case-h2ohios-future/stories/20261002124 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/dewine-uses-toledo-stop-make-case-h2ohios-future/stories/20261002124#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:06:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/02/dewine-uses-toledo-stop-make-case-h2ohios-future/stories/20261002124 They didn’t roll out the red carpet. Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a celebration for the H2Ohio initiative at Walbridge Park in Toledo. Ohio DNR Director Mary Mertz shows Governor Mike DeWine a poster. Governor Mike DeWine signs a poster. Governor Mike DeWine signs a poster. Governor Mike DeWine meets a snake. Governor Mike DeWine speaks. Black Swamp Conservancy Executive Director Rob Krain speaks. Ducks Unlimited Senior Regional Biologist Russ Terry speaks. President and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Thomas Winston speaks. Vice President of Business Development for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Joe Cappel speaks. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/toledo-summit-links-media-culture-to-domestic-violence/stories/20261002107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/toledo-summit-links-media-culture-to-domestic-violence/stories/20261002107#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:43:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/toledo-summit-links-media-culture-to-domestic-violence/stories/20261002107 While statistics say violent crimes like homicide are down in Toledo, domestic violence remains a present issue in the community. Chief Prosecutor Rebecca Facey speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Jabari M. Evans, Ph.D., of the University of South Carolina, speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. Toledo Chief Prosecutor Rebecca Facey speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. Eric Marsh, Sr., director at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaks in an interview ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. Attendees head into the auditorium. Councilman Cerssandra McPherson, left, and Eric Marsh, Sr., director of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaks ahead of the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-glass-city-get-down-street-art-festival/stories/20261002134 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-glass-city-get-down-street-art-festival/stories/20261002134#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:36:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/photo-gallery-glass-city-get-down-street-art-festival/stories/20261002134 The 2nd annual Glass City Get Down Street Art Festival kicked off Friday in Toledo. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Chris Rodriguez works on his painting. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Chris Rodriguez works on his painting as other artists work on their pieces. Matt “Senek” Rohde works on his painting. Juan “Beso” Madrigal works on his painting. Matt “Senek” Rohde works on his painting. Ben Montalvo adds details to his piece. Chris Rodriguez works on his painting. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/toledo-library-5/stories/20260929090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/toledo-library-5/stories/20260929090#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:58:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/02/toledo-library-5/stories/20260929090 Bethany House and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Steinem Sisters Collection will honor victims of domestic violence through the Northwest Ohio Silent Witness Project and its silhouette exhibits. Jason Kucsma, executive director of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, speaks during a news conference at the downtown library announcing the distribution of free gun locks at all libraries in Lucas County on April 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/brent-industries-cleanup-approaches-final-phase/stories/20261002111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/brent-industries-cleanup-approaches-final-phase/stories/20261002111#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:49:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/brent-industries-cleanup-approaches-final-phase/stories/20261002111 City officials say they are in the final phase of cleaning up Brent Industries, where a fatal explosion and fire in August killed two people and caused the building to collapse. Firefighters work to put out a blaze after an explosion at Brent Industries on Aug. 18 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/10/02/jail-new-owners-invite-community-renovation/stories/20261002019 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/10/02/jail-new-owners-invite-community-renovation/stories/20261002019#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:27:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/10/02/jail-new-owners-invite-community-renovation/stories/20261002019 It’s official: The Old Wood County Jail in Perrysburg has new owners. Josh and Caroline Jablonski pose with their 1-year-old daughter and a “Sold” sign after purchasing the Old Perrysburg Jail. The Old Wood County Jail in Perrysburg, recently sold to Josh and Caroline Jablonski, is set to become a family home. An old newspaper article is displayed inside the former Wood County Jail, now a private residence going on the market in Perrysburg on Aug. 24. An old photograph dating back to when the former Wood County Jail were rental apartments in the 1920’s, displayed inside of the building that will now be a private residence going on the market in Perrysburg on Aug. 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/mayor-promises-double-size-police-fire-classes-public-safety-levy-passes/stories/20261001117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/mayor-promises-double-size-police-fire-classes-public-safety-levy-passes/stories/20261001117#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:26:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/02/mayor-promises-double-size-police-fire-classes-public-safety-levy-passes/stories/20261001117 City leaders say the passage of Toledo’s public safety levy this November could vastly improve the police and fire departments, but warn it won’t solve all of the city’s financial problems. Deputy Chief Verdell Franklin, of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, joined Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, Assistant Police Chief Kevin Braun, and Police Chief Michael Troendle to advocate for the passage of Issue 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/01/reallocating-arpa-dollars-faces-scrutiny-toledo-council-cites-transparency/stories/20261001103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/01/reallocating-arpa-dollars-faces-scrutiny-toledo-council-cites-transparency/stories/20261001103#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:47:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/01/reallocating-arpa-dollars-faces-scrutiny-toledo-council-cites-transparency/stories/20261001103 Some Toledo City Council members say there has been a lack of transparency as the city looks to reallocate some of its remaining dollars received through the American Rescue Plan Act. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/01/election-data-expert-expects-acton-outperform-brown-ohio/stories/20261001091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/01/election-data-expert-expects-acton-outperform-brown-ohio/stories/20261001091#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:45:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/01/election-data-expert-expects-acton-outperform-brown-ohio/stories/20261001091 COLUMBUS — Dr. Amy Acton is likely to run ahead of Sherrod Brown in the November election, according to the chief data analyst for NBC News. Steve Kornacki, chief data analyst for NBC News, provides remarks during the Ohio Manufacturers' Association's annual forum in Columbus on Oct. 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/01/supporters-demand-release-toledo-man-ice-custody/stories/20261001108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/01/supporters-demand-release-toledo-man-ice-custody/stories/20261001108#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:47:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/01/supporters-demand-release-toledo-man-ice-custody/stories/20261001108 Nazario Vazquez’s 15-year-old daughter Maria was sleeping in her South Toledo home last month when she was awakened by her mother, who told her police were there to arrest her father. Maria Vazquez choked back tears Thursday as she recounted the arrest in the early morning hours of Sept. 14, Bricia Gonzalez consoles her daughter during a news conference about her husband Nazario Vazquez being detained by ICE last month. Jessica Molina of Abriendo Puertas para Soluciones (APPS) speaks. FLOC President Baldemar Velasquez speaks. Vivian Petrey speaks. Anthony Beamon speaks. Nazario Vazquez https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/10/01/toledo-teenager-serve-least-26-years-killing-another-teen/stories/20261001112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/10/01/toledo-teenager-serve-least-26-years-killing-another-teen/stories/20261001112#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:32:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/10/01/toledo-teenager-serve-least-26-years-killing-another-teen/stories/20261001112 A Toledo teenager has been sentenced to 26 to 31 years for the January, 2025, killing of another teen. A gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/promedica-breaks-ground-18-million-perrysburg-area-facility/stories/20261001106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/promedica-breaks-ground-18-million-perrysburg-area-facility/stories/20261001106#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/promedica-breaks-ground-18-million-perrysburg-area-facility/stories/20261001106 ProMedica broke ground Thursday on an $18 million emergency and urgent care facility in Perrysburg Township that is expected to open in about 18 months. Attendees clap during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new emergency and urgent care facility in Perrysburg Township on Oct. 1. A banner with a rendering is seen during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new emergency and urgent care facility in Perrysburg Township on Oct. 1. Arturo Polizzi, ProMedica president and CEO, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new emergency and urgent care facility in Perrysburg Township on Oct. 1. Dignitaries break ground. Joseph Schaller, a Perrysburg Township trustee, speaks. Dawn Buskey, ProMedica chief acute care officer, speaks. Dr. Jay Woody, founder and chief medical officer of Intuitive Health, speaks. Dawn Buskey, ProMedica chief acute care officer, left, and Arturo Polizzi, ProMedica president and CEO, clap. Arturo Polizzi, ProMedica president and CEO, speaks. Dignitaries break ground. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/university-planetarium-screen-two-films/stories/20261001095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/university-planetarium-screen-two-films/stories/20261001095#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:45:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/university-planetarium-screen-two-films/stories/20261001095 The University of Toledo’s Ritter Planetarium will screen two seasonal films throughout October, the university said. University of Toledo Ritter Planetarium will feature two new films for the Halloween season. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/photo-gallery-project-playhouse-blitz-build/stories/20261001104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/photo-gallery-project-playhouse-blitz-build/stories/20261001104#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:58:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/01/photo-gallery-project-playhouse-blitz-build/stories/20261001104 Residents cut shingles, paint during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build on Thursday at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood. Matt Reardon cuts shingles during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Avery Dickens paints a panel during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Matt Reardon cuts shingles during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Kim Finch paints a panel during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Nicholas Plasman paints a window frame during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Siarra Winters paints a window frame during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Kim Finch paints a panel during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Ken Washington paints during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. Ken Washington paints during the Project Playhouse Blitz Build at Buckeye Broadband in Northwood on Oct. 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/01/dewine-signs-ohio-gas-tax-suspended/stories/20261001092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/01/dewine-signs-ohio-gas-tax-suspended/stories/20261001092#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:24:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/01/dewine-signs-ohio-gas-tax-suspended/stories/20261001092 COLUMBUS — Ohio’s motor fuel tax will be suspended for the next 90 days. Customers fill up their gas tanks at a Marathon gas station in Toledo on Sept. 28.