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Data center restrictions gain momentum across northwest Ohio
Successful citizen-led ballot initiatives limiting the size of data centers have led to a flurry of activity in other Toledo-area municipalities since the Nov. 3 election, including Whitehouse, Waterville, and Rossford. Volunteers turned over signed petitions for those three communities on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, respectively. They claim they gathered more than enough signatures for the Lucas County Board of Elections to certify them and require each of those municipalities to put similar ballot issues in front of voters in those communities. Next up are Perrysburg, Maumee, and Bowling Green. Toledo, which would need many more signatures because of its size, could eventually be targeted as well, said Lyn Cox, county lead for Conserve Ohio’s grassroots efforts in Lucas and Wood counties. Petitions have come back from printers for Perrysburg and Maumee, and are expected to be available in the next day or two for Bowling Green, she said. In the coming weeks, citizen-led ballot initiatives also will begin in Sylvania and Holland, Ms. Cox said. The activity comes in the aftermath of Oregon’s overwhelming vote in favor of a charter amendment that bans the construction of data centers that require 25 megawatts or more of electricity, which eliminates hyperscale
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Northwest OH Paramedic/Firefighter Dies Suddenly
MAUMEE, Ohio — A paramedic/firefighter for a Toledo suburb has died, the Maumee Fire Division announced Sunday. According to a news release, Jared Bradley “died suddenly” on Sunday. The news release did not give a cause of death. Bradley had joined the Maumee department in March 2025...
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We Tried Toledo’s Best BBQ Steakhouses And Ranked Our Favorites
Ohio is known for its farms, its friendly small towns, and a food scene that loves big flavors. In the northwest corner of the state, Toledo sits by Lake Erie and Michigan, and it has a hungry crowd that knows good meat when it sees it. We set out with...
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Two Seriously Hurt in Dorr Street Hit-and-Run Crash in Toledo, Police Say
Two people were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a hit-and-run crash on Dorr Street in Toledo, according to Toledo police information reported by 13abc (WTVG). The crash happened around 2:53 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, on Dorr Street near Hawley Street, and the driver who hit their car left the scene, 13abc reported. Police said […]
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Toledo grandmother arrested after baby exposed to meth, police say
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo grandmother was arrested after allegedly exposing a baby to methamphetamine. A urine test conducted at an area hospital determined a one-year-old baby suffered exposure to meth, according to police. Authorities said they found evidence of methamphetamine on the baby’s pacifiers and “all over” common areas of the house.
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Maumee-based company sells its medical devices around the world
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - We live in a place that has helped build this country from the auto industry to glass manufacturing and numerous other inventions. That includes a Maumee-based company that’s been making medical devices for more than four decades. And it uses a lot of homegrown talent.
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Former Toledo officer resigned after convicted felon drove her car with duty belt inside
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - An internal affairs investigation into a Toledo police officer who let a convicted felon drive her car with her police equipment inside is over. Former officer Makinnah Billegas resigned Oct. 28. In her resignation letter to the chief, Billegas wrote that the experience was more than...
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Toledo Boy, 10, Faces Long Recovery After Pickup Hit Him Walking Home
Toledo police are still investigating the November 4 crash that seriously injured a 10-year-old boy who was walking home from school with his brothers near Manhattan Boulevard and Mulberry Street, according to a Toledo News Today briefing summarizing local reporting on November 10. The boy was struck by a pickup truck in a marked crosswalk, […]
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Shots fired through Wendy’s drive-thru window in Toledo, no injuries
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo police said no one was hurt after shots were fired through the drive-thru window at the Wendy’s at the corner of Airport Highway and Reynolds Road. A 17-year-old employee was shot at through the glass. Police responded to the call around 12:15 p.m. Sunday,...
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Toledo Rockets’ Playoff News is Major Update on MAC’s Future
Toledo hired Mike Jacobs as its new head football coach before this season with huge aspirations in mind. Jacobs, who came aboard from FCS program Mercer, wants to make the College Football Playoff. “This is about taking it and elevating it to the next level and making sure this is...
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Toledo woman charged with stabbing children’s father in abdomen
A 35-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday night after police say the mother of his children stabbed him in the abdomen. Around 11:15 p.m. police were called to an apartment in the 5500 block of Lewis Avenue where they found the man with a single stab wound. He was taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center. Courtney Le-Shay Ellis, 31, was arrested and charged with second-degree felonious assault. According to court records, she stabbed the man with a kitchen knife. At her arraignment in Toledo Municipal Court on Monday morning, her bond was set at $50,000. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 16.