By Joshua Benton and Jack Baessler Blade Staff Writers Page 1 COLUMBUS — By a 31-2 vote, the state Senate approved a bill supporters say will modernize and reform the way port authorities in Ohio are set up. One provision, potentially affecting the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, will allow port board members to live and […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 In the continuing saga of a possible municipal electric company, one Toledo councilman wants to get the federal government involved. Peter Gerken, who has been the council’s strongest proponent of a city utility to compete with Toledo Edison Co., is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 DEFIANCE — Margene Steingass, a pharmacist who had worked for four decades in area drug stores, died Saturday at her home. She was 71. She had faced a lengthy battle with cancer, according to her son, Paul. Mrs. Steingass was born and raised in Tiffin, until her […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 12 Toledo’s criminals might have more beds to call home at the region’s largest jail, if the city council passes a proposed ordinance tomorrow. The city is allotted 229 beds at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, which houses criminals from jurisdictions throughout the region. For the use […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 CYGNET — A tractor-trailer rig didn’t stop when it approached a traffic jam on southbound I-75 yesterday, slamming into stopped traffic and injuring six people, the Ohio Highway Patrol said. A total of eight vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred about 4:30 p.m., about one […]
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By Joshua Benton and Carl Ryan Blade Staff Writers Page 21 Gary Hutchison, first-term president of the Perrysburg school board, publicly apologized yesterday for leaking details of a secret board plea bargain to the mother of an accused criminal – an act that has left some board members wondering if they can trust their president. […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 16 NAPOLEON — Margaret Sloan, a retired can inspector at the Campbell Soup plant here, died suddenly Friday after a cardiac arrest at her home. Mrs. Sloan was born in Spangler, Pa., and attended Seton Hill College in Greensburg, Pa. She married Gail Sloan in 1940, and when […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 8 The Kirby family – wife Kathy and husband Albert – came away from last night’s Town Hall Forum more certain than ever how they’ll vote next week. Trouble is, he’s voting yes; she’s voting no. With eight panelists throwing out contradictory facts and figures – along with […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 In a fiery, confrontational Toledo council meeting last night, members ripped into the city administration and, sometimes, each other about withholding information. Councilman Gene Zmuda found himself in the center of two of the most contentious disputes. The first battle occurred when the administration introduced a last-minute […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 It’s likely Toledo has never received $102,000 from a yeast magnate for some carved wax. But that’s the odd prospect council members will face today, when they decide whether to sell off the less interesting part of an art collection to pay for a museum to display […]
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