By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 WAUSEON — Robert Wyse, a farmer who kept his family together through decades of Sunday dinners, died of cancer Saturday at his home. He was 70. Mr. Wyse was born in Tedrow, O., to a farming family, and lived in the area for his entire life, his […]
Month: June 1998
Fierce storms batter area; 1 twister touches down; At least 30 people injured
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 A tight cell of extremely severe weather pounded a path across southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio last night, spawning funnel clouds, one tornado that touched down along the Lake Erie coastline, and injuring at least 30 people. Ottawa County’s Carroll and Erie townships – near the Davis-Besse […]
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Obituary: Janet Skeldon
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 Janet Skeldon, mother of Toledo city councilwoman Tina Skeldon Wozniak whose loves included her family, her hometown, and baseball, died yesterday at Mrs. Wozniak’s home of complications from respiratory disease. She was 74. Born and reared in Toledo, Mrs. Skeldon attended Libbey High School. It was there […]
Authorities seek phony police officer who took car from teens in W. Toledo
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 Toledo police have released a composite sketch of a suspect being sought for a carjacking Sunday night in West Toledo. Police said two teenagers were sitting in a car in the parking lot of Fairgreen Lutheran Church, 3220 West Laskey Rd., about 10:45 p.m. when a man […]
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A Slice of Summer: Some dive, others jump for joy
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 20 This is the first in an occasional series that looks at how people are savoring the pleasures of summer around the Toledo area. A kiddie pool is a glorified puddle. Let’s be clear about that – it’s some cement, a foot of water, and a ton of […]
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Deshler duped by a ‘doctor’ with no degree; Ohio family practice resident of ’97 won patient raves
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 8 By all accounts they were happy to get him. Neel Sheth had agreed to move to the village of Deshler to be the town doctor. For a decade, Deshler’s leaders had been trying to attract doctors to their tiny spot on the Henry County map. Some came […]
Decision due in Finkbeiner case; Prosecutor must rule on plea bargain in financial disclosure violation
By Tom Troy and Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writers Page 11 The special prosecutor assigned to handle an ethics investigation of Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner said he will decide this week whether to approve a plea bargain in the case. Kevin Baxter, Erie County prosecutor, said yesterday that he is reviewing the Finkbeiner case and […]
Lucas GOP survives tiffs, skirmishes to elect Talmage
By Joshua Benton and Fritz Wenzel Blade Staff Writers Page 1 It was a difficult birthing for the new Lucas County Republican Party yesterday, full of fits and starts, anger and accusations. But when it was all over, the Grand Old Party was left with an outlook more optimistic than anything it has been able […]
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Talmage gets panel’s nod to head GOP
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 As expected, Dee Talmage has gotten the nod from a Lucas County GOP committee to be the next party chairman, but a prominent party activist fears the job may be too big for the Ottawa Hills school board member. Ms. Talmage, 58, won the unanimous support of […]
The power behind the Authority; Critics challenge port board to change image
By Joshua Benton and Michael D. Sallah Blade Staff Writers Page 1 Every time you fly out of Toledo Express Airport without passing through dark, dingy hallways, you can thank them. Every time you see the Libbey-Owens-Ford world headquarters in downtown Toledo, you see their work. Every time you watch a freighter pushing slowly past […]
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