Press Releases - Community Interest

On January 8, 2019, Dr. James Patrick, the Lucas County Coroner, will be stepping aside after decades of service to Lucas County. Dr. Patrick has grown the Lucas County Coroner’s Office into a regional forensic center. Under Ohio Law, the ...

The Lourdes University Lifelong Learning program presents fun, hassle-free day trips throughout the year. To make reservations, call 419-824-3707 or email [email protected]’m Getting Sentimental Over YouSaturday, March 9$56 for members; ...

Two additional members of the Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners, Kevin Dalton and Molly Luetke, were sworn in this morning by Judge Jack Puffenberger in Lucas County Probate Court. Current board president Scott Savage was sworn to a fifth term ...

Fines for late items/materials have always been part of the Library experience. But should they be?Charging overdue fines is not a strong motivator to return Library materials on time. For many families in the Lucas County community, overdue fines ...

Project PJ collections are now through February 28th. Help us collect bedtime essentials for children in need throughout Northwest Ohio. We are currently collecting pjs, pillows, pillow cases, blankets, books, hygiene items, stuffed animals, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – Leaders influence others first by who they are and then by what they do. Toledo Zoo’s volunteer program is considered a leader and model for Zoo’s around the world and recently received several prominent awards for ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – Teamwork makes the dream work. Toledo Zoo and Owens-Illinois have been working together to realize the collective dream of bettering our community for more than 30 years. Recently, this partnership was honored by the local ...

TOLEDO, OH- The defending IL West Division Champs manager, Doug Mientkiewicz, will return to lead the Toledo Mud Hens for the 2019 season. Mike Hessman, Mud Hens and Minor League Baseball’s home run king will join the team as hitting coach. ...

Toledo, OH – The city of Toledo, together with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, today announced plans to design and construct a new youth development park located in the Old South End neighborhood that will feature a 75,000-square-foot ...

TOLEDO, OH – Toledo School for the Arts student violinist, Tierra Raiti won the Junior Division of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends Young Artist Concerto Competition.The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends sponsor a Young Artist Solo Concerto ...

Looking for something fun for your kids to do over Holiday break? Look no further, the Toledo Area Humane Society is offering a three-day Snowy Paws Day Camp for children ages 7 to12 years old.This three-day camp runs from Dec. 26 to Dec. 28, 2018 ...

Anita Lopez, Lucas County Auditor is happy to announce the start of the 2018-2019 Dog Licensing Season. The Auditor encourages all Lucas County Dog owners to renew their licenses as soon as possible at any of the county's, thirty-one (31) vendor ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge connecting downtown Toledo and East Toledo will reopen at or before 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30.The bridge was closed Sept. 24 for Toledo Waterways Initiative work to install an 84-inch pipe connecting a combined sewer ...

Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment, Inc. (S.A.V.E.) presents “Santa, St. Francis & the Animals” on Saturday, December 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Canticle Center, 5335 Silica Drive, in Sylvania. The event is free and open to the ...

The Kapszukiewicz administration on Tuesday presented Toledo City Council with a plan to move forward with converting streetlights citywide into energy-saving LED lights.“We are beginning the process of changing streetlights to LED and we are ...

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Partners in Education a $3,000 grant to support youth literacy via the Mentors in Toledo Schools program. This grant is part of more than $3.4 million the organization awarded to 915 recipients ...

Presented by the Sylvania AdVantage, will be held November 13 at Chandler Café 5648 Main St. in downtown Sylvania from 5-8 p.m. RSVP: www.yourgood.newsPress Release Contact Name: Sharon Lange Press Release Contact Email: ...

Shop Small Toledo, an initiative that brings small businesses and shoppers together under one roof, will be held from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at the Seagate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. Part of the ...

Toledo Symphony today announced that Owens Corning has committed to make a gift of $250,000 to support the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), the new collaboration between the Toledo Symphony and the Toledo Ballet. Owens Corning’s ...

The Kapszukiewicz administration’s Recreation Task Force report has been completed and can be found by clicking here.“I want to thank the task force for its hard work,” Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said. “This report shows ...

Monette Richards, the president of the Center for Inquiry (CFI) NE Ohio chapter, will speak at the November 10th General Meeting of the Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie (SHoWLE). Her talk is titled "So you've voted, now what?" will be an ...

The City of Toledo today kicked off its 2018 Charitable Giving Campaign to support the United Way of Greater Toledo and Community Shares. The campaign runs through Oct 26.“Many of us as city employees have dedicated ourselves to serving the ...

(Toledo, Ohio) A recent financial audit of Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority by the Auditor of State’s office has returned a clean audit report. TARTA’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award. TARTA ...

The city of Toledo received a perfect 2018 Municipal Equality Index score, Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, City Council Member Nick Komives, and Equality Toledo Executive Director Analese Alvarez announced today during a news conference in front of ...

Hollywood Gives Food Drive will take place every Thursday, in October and November, from 12pm - 9pm. Donate a non-perishable food item to receive a voucher worth between $5 - $5,000 Free SlotPlay®.This years goal is to collect 16,000 lbs of ...

Time to clean out your closets... Donations Accepted October 5th and 6th In collaboration with Nothing Over 9, Toledo School for the Arts Advanced Stage is hosting a clothing drive in support of their New Your City trip this December. They will be ...

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz will host a “Mayor’s Chess Tournament” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Toledo Public Schools Educational Campus, 1609 N. Summit St., at the corner of Summit and Bush. The tournament will be ...

New Lake Erie Island Ferry to Honor Family Matriarch Mary Ann MarketMiller Ferries to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island, Ohio has contracted with Fraser Shipyards of Superior, Wisconsin to build a new drive-on, drive-off passenger/vehicle ferry for ...

OhioDance, Ohio’s leading professional organization supporting dance activities will be in residence at Toledo School for the Arts this September. The residency focuses on learning about dance developments taking place in the state of Ohio, ...

Senior Julia Xiong, Perrysburg, will join the “best of the best” for the National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) 2018 All-National Honor Ensembles November 25-28, 2018, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt ...