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Deputy fire chief placed on paid leave after harassment complaint

A high-ranking Toledo Fire & Rescue Department officer is on paid leave after being accused of sexually harassing behavior. Deputy Chief Danny Brown-Martinez is the subject of an ongoing internal investigation and is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome, said Sheldon Collins, a department spokesman. “Consistent with departmental policy and the collective bargaining agreement, the department will not comment on the specific allegations, circumstances, or details of an ongoing internal investigation,” Mr. Collins said. City spokesman Amy Voigt had no further comment Friday about the disciplinary proceedings. Peter Pattakos, lawyer for Chief Brown-Martinez, said the allegations arose while his client was on medical leave and involve an accuser with an incentive to lie about him. “This involves a public servant with nearly 30 years of exemplary service and no prior disciplinary history,” Mr. Pattakos said. “...There are substantial concerns about how this matter has been handled and whether he has been afforded due process and a fair opportunity to respond.” The attorney said he expects Chief Brown-Martinez to ultimately be vindicated of any wrongdoing.

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Bowling Green wins program-1st state title at Ohio state cross country meet

OBETZ, Ohio — A trip to the OHSAA boys cross country championships provided a breakthrough moment for the Bowling Green program, which captured its first-ever state title on Saturday. In Division II, one point separated Bowling Green (181) from second-place Lexington (182). Paced by Lloyd Waldron (15:58.0), Rece Simon (15:59.7), and Sam Wiles (16:00.02), the Bobcats’ top three finished 25th, 26th, and 27th. “We knew we were going to be ranked first, and that we had a very good chance, since we got second last year,” Waldron said. “Knowing we looked at the coaches' poll every week, the rankings every week, we’ve known that we’re going to be a contender, but it always came down to today and this time. It’s the passion that we have for the sport, and how much we love running as a pack and staying together as an elite group.” Waldron, Simon, and Wiles have been staples for the Bobcats. Each earned first-team selections in the Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division and played a part in delivering a fourth straight league title, along with the state championship. The championship saw Bowling Green overthrow Lexington, which was in pursuit of its fourth state title in 11

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Ohio State Highway Patrol announces Amy L. DeLaPena as BG post’s ‘Dispatcher of the Year’

Ohio State Highway Patrol Dispatcher Amy L. DeLaPena has been selected as the 2026 Dispatcher of the Year at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center. The award was given in recognition of outstanding service over the past year at the Bowling Green Dispatch Center. Sworn officers and dispatchers chose DeLaPena based on technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork, and prompt and courteous responses to the public’s requests for information and assistance. She is now in contention for the District and State Dispatcher of the Year Award to be announced at a later date.

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Updated: Community asked to pack BGHS parking lot at 6:10 p.m. to welcome cross country champions home

The Bowling Green High School Boys Cross Country Team has won the OHSAA State Cross Country Championship, and the BGHS Girls Cross Country Team placed eighth in the state. The community is being asked to pack the high school parking lot and give the student-athletes a championship welcome when they return home later today – Saturday (Nov. 7.)

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The Best Cider Slushies In Ohio Are Waiting For You At This Delightful Farm Market

There are places you visit once and forget, and then there are places like MacQueen Orchards in Holland, Ohio, which somehow manage to live rent-free in your memory forever. One taste of their cider slushies and you’ll understand why people in northwest Ohio talk about this farm market the way other people talk about life-changing travel experiences.

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Bobcat boys cross country team wins state championship in weekend of firsts

The Bowling Green boys cross country team capped a weekend of firsts by winning the State Division II championships Saturday (11-7-2026) at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, just south of Columbus. This is the first time the Bobcat boys cross country program has won a state championship. It was also the first year that both the girls and boys teams qualified for the state meet.

Bowling Green, OH · 1d

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Lenawee Community Foundation awards nearly $82,000 to 23 organizations

ADRIAN — The Lenawee Community Foundation has awarded nearly $82,000 in grants to 23 organizations serving Lenawee County. The V.C. and Velma Knight Memorial Fund awarded more than $46,000 to 16 organizations. The grants will support programs that help prevent homelessness, provide adult literacy tutoring and make sure students have nutritious food outside of school.

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BGSU invites community to celebrate James A. Garfield Day

11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.: Luncheon and author conversation. Free and open to the public, the event will begin at 9:30 a.m. with “Ohio Presidents in the Post-Civil War Era” moderated by Scott Martin, Ph.D., a BGSU history professor. The panel will feature historians and representatives from the Grant, Hayes, and Garfield libraries and museums. Community members, history enthusiasts, students, faculty, staff, and alumni are encouraged to attend and engage with the speakers.

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Warming center in Brown Bag Food Project to offer refuge from cold on winter nights

As cold weather approaches, plans are underway to open a warming center in Bowling Green. The Brown Bag Food Project will open its doors to people who otherwise would face frigid nights in vehicles or outside. The food pantry is partnering with First United Methodist Church to offer the warming...

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Toledo women's rally falls short against Michigan State before big crowd at Savage Arena

With a Big Ten opponent and a big crowd, the stage was set for a big afternoon Saturday at Savage Arena. Michigan State had other ideas. A fast Toledo start and a spirited late rally weren't quite enough as the Rockets came up short, 72-64, before a crowd of 4,543. UT (0-2) ultimately had few answers for Michigan State star guard Kennedy Blair, who had a game-high 28 points and 11 rebounds to help the Spartans (2-0) build an 18-point lead in the third quarter and hold off a late push by the hosts. Jyah LoVett led Toledo with 16 points; Kendall Carruthers and Evalyse Cole added 14 and 12 points, respectively. “Thank you to everyone who came out today,” Toledo coach Ginny Boggess said. “An incredible crowd for a very good opponent. We thank Robyn [Fralick] and her team for coming down. Not a lot of people want to play at Savage. It was a hard-fought battle. We’ve got to fix the obvious things: fouling, turnovers … but a really good fight. We prepared like we always do to fight to defend the home court, and we just fell a little short.” Fralick — who spent five successful seasons

Toledo, OH · 2d

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Noted organist Todd Wilson to perform concert dedicating new organ at St. Timothy

Presented by St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and Timothy’s Perrysburg Foundation, renowned organ recitalist Todd Wilson will perform the dedicatory recital on the new pipe organ, recently installed at St. Timothy’s Church in Perrysburg. The program will be Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. in the nave (worship space) of St. Timothy’s. The concert is free with donations accepted.

Perrysburg, OH · 1d

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Community members invited to make squares for community quilt project

No experience is necessary to be part of the community quilt project. From now until March 31, community members are invited to drop off a 9″ x 9″ finished quilt square at the library. In early 2027, the squares will be sewn together into several community quilts. To...

Wood County, OH · 1d

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UToledo Researcher Lands $3.7 Million Grant to Build a Lyme Disease Vaccine

After 25 years studying Lyme disease, a University of Toledo researcher has landed the biggest grant of his career to build a vaccine against it. Dr. Mark Wooten, a professor in UToledo’s Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, has received a five-year, $3.7 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part […]

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Rivals for a Cause: Toledo, Bowling Green Turn Battle of I-75 Into Food Drive

The fiercest rivalry in northwest Ohio is being fought this month with canned chicken, cereal and ramen noodles. The University of Toledo Athletics Department announced on November 6 that it is once again teaming up with Bowling Green State University for the MAC Food Drive Initiative, part of the Battle of I-75 rivalry — a […]

Toledo, OH · 1d

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Two Wood County House Races Hang by 182 Votes as 1,355 Provisional Ballots Wait to Be Counted

Three days after Election Day, both Ohio House races touching Wood County are still too close to call, separated by a combined 182 votes — and 1,355 provisional ballots still waiting to be counted will decide them. Wood County Board of Elections Co-Director Terry Burton laid out the numbers in a Nov. 6 interview reported […]

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Northwood’s First School Clinic Will Open to Neighbors, Not Just Students

Northwood is about to get something it has never had: a doctor’s office of its own. Wood County’s first school-based health center is due to open in early 2027 on the Northwood schools campus on Lemoyne Road — and it will treat neighbors, not just students, in a city that today has no primary care […]

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2026 Week 10 scouting report: Toledo football vs. Massachusetts

College football teams often develop their identity around an explosive offense, a physical defense, or a dominant running game. For Toledo, however, the path to victory has looked different almost every week and Wednesday’s game at Sacramento State was much the same as the Rockets snuck past the Hornets on the road, 20-17. “We needed 600 yards and 45 points to beat Western Michigan, and on Wednesday we needed a couple of big defensive stops, and we got just enough to win,” Toledo head coach Mike Jacobs said. With every weeknight MACtion game except one being decided by one score so far this season, the Rockets (7-2, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) will be tested again when they take on Massachusetts (5-4, 2-3 MAC) on Wednesday. Sophomore cornerback Israel Petite said coming off of a gritty win that came down to the wire will only help the defense as a whole remain poised if a similar situation presents itself against the Minutemen. “It gives us a lot of confidence because we’ve been in those situations many times,” Petite said. “We practice all different situations whether it be first down, second down, third downs, fourth downs, or two minutes, so especially in games,

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High school boys soccer regionals: St. Francis heads to state for 1st time in 23 years

LIMA, Ohio — St. Francis de Sales soccer continued its magical season on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Kings Mills Kings in a Division II regional final to clinch its first trip to state since 2003 at Lima Shawnee High School. It was the 17th shutout of the season put up by the Knights, who improved to 17-0-4 on the year with the win. Heitor Derlann had two of the St. Francis goals while Cayden Gordy banged in the other. Derlann made it 1-0 just three minutes into the game. That margin held until the 35:08 mark in the first half, when Gordy extended the lead to 2-0 which would be the halftime margin. Derlann’s second of the game with 13:39 remaining put it out of reach. St. Francis is set to take on Avon at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Clyde High School in a state semifinal. DIVISION IV WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN 2, LIBERTY-BENTON 1 MARION, Ohio — Liberty-Benton let a first-half lead slip away in its loss to Worthington Christian. The Warriors secured the game-winning goal with 1:14 to play as Nolan Schoonover redirected a corner kick into the net. Trevor Gebhardt scored the Liberty-Benton goal with help of

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