University of Toledo offensive line coach Mike Hallett knows that five or even six or seven offensive linemen are not enough to get through the physical and mental rigors of a college football season. So he is on a constant quest to develop quality depth on the front line of the offense.
Sylvania Schools board members voted 4 to 1 to purchase two properties adjacent to Southview High School.
GIBRALTAR ISLAND, Ohio — As journalists gather here Friday morning to learn more about the science behind Lake Erie algal blooms, Ohio State University has released new information about how the scum is hurting the state’s economy.
ANN ARBOR — The news came down Sunday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The mother of a woman who was killed while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, says she won’t talk to President Donald Trump because of comments he made after her daughter’s death.
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KINGSTON, Mich. — Severe thunderstorms that moved across Michigan spawned at least one possible tornado, knocking down trees and flipping over a trailer.
BARCELONA, Spain — Police shot and killed five people wearing fake bomb belts who staged a deadly car attack in a seaside resort in Spain’s Catalonia region Friday, just hours after a van plowed into pedestrians on a busy Barcelona promenade.
COLUMBUS – In a rarity for the first game of the year, Ohio State takes on Indiana, an immediate dive in the Big Ten which serves as nice deviation from the mismatches and blowouts inherent to Week One. While many OSU season-openers have been football Ambien by the end of the third quarter, there have been some downright fun ones, too.
Joining a nationwide chorus of bipartisan outrage, Ohio Republicans this week almost unanimously condemned the violence at an alt-right rally in Charlottesville, Va.
A demolition derby, harness racing, live music and much more were part of the Henry County Fair, which came to a close Thursday in Napoleon. To see photos, scroll through the slideshow above.
PORT CLINTON — Lake Erie’s western basin is flush with small walleye, the products of the prodigious hatch classes of 2014 and 2015. This abundance of fish that are under the 15-inch minimum size has been a source of frustration for some anglers, while other fishermen have been able to shrug off the continuous parade of “shorts,” well aware that those millions of young fish will form the foundation of a very rich fishery in the years to come.
■ Lake Erie: The walleye anglers are having some success southeast of “K” can of the Camp Perry firing range, according to the experts at Netcraft, who also recommend working the waters between North Bass Island and Gull Island Shoal. Most walleye anglers are trolling or casting harnesses tipped with night crawlers. Wildwood Anglers guide Brad Dunkle reported taking some keeper-size walleye while casting diving crankbaits at night off Middle Bass Island. On the yellow perch front, the Netcraft pros suggest trying around the Toledo water intake... Читать дальше...
University of Toledo sophomore center Luke Knapke documents the men’s basketball team’s trip through Italy for The Blade.
CHARLOTTE — The Mud Hens exploded for nine runs in two innings, then cruised late during a 9-4 victory against the Charlotte Knights on Thursday night.
MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Slegers calmly took the mound for Minnesota in his major league debut and helped the Twins beat Cleveland at home for the first time all season.
BLUFFTON — Bluffton University is building the 1,800-square-foot Moyer Nature Center within the university’s 160-acre nature preserve off Augsburger Road.
Toledo police are looking for whoever stole tens of thousands of dollars in lawn equipment from Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority.
NAPOLEON — Henry County Fair attendees who wanted a Confederate flag of their own had plenty to choose from at Jerry Freese’s shop.
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Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation.
A West Toledo woman charged with intentionally setting fire to a Monroe Street home while her 8-year-old nephew was present pleaded no contest and was found guilty Wednesday of arson and endangering children.
Luckie Hearron of Toledo fishes at Middlegrounds Metropark near downtown Toledo. The newest of the metroparks, the urban 28-acre greenspace offers a 1.5-mile meandering walk/bike path and tranquil views of the Maumee River.
Two men and two women purported to be part of the “Felony Lane Gang” — a group that travels around the country breaking into vehicles and stealing purses, wallets, and other valuables — were sentenced Thursday.
A conference to explore policy and politics in the Toledo region — and in the heat of a mayoral campaign — takes place Sept. 15 at new Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel.
