Jimmy Miller
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‘Dorr Street...Live!’ celebrates a significant part of Toledo’s history
Robert Smith can still feel the energy on Dorr Street. He reminds people that kids back then could hear Motown music blaring from passing cars. He remembers where Archie’s Carryout was, or where Hubert Bolden ran Crown Cleaners. Mr. Smith, the founder of Toledo’s African-American Legacy Project, grew up in that neighborhood and remembers nearly every detail about it. He acknowledges this history… → Read More
Toledo Zoo joined a national effort to save a cobra bite victim
DETROIT — After a Michigan man’s venomous pet cobra bit him on July 14, the Toledo Zoo stepped up to help. The zoo rushed eight vials of antivenom to the University of Toledo, where the vials were then airlifted to the Detroit Medical Center. It was here where a 26-year-old Pinconning Township man experienced nausea and paralysis in his respiratory muscles. Ultimately, the DMC used another… → Read More
Bowling Green twins rescue toddler from drowning
BOWLING GREEN — On the first day of a family vacation in Florida, two 6-year-old twins jumped into action and saved a drowning toddler. Peyton and Bryant Switzer teamed up to rescue another child they had been playing with at the time. They had just arrived that evening for a Disney World trip with their mother, Amy Walters, and her fiance, D.J. Dieter. As the toddler’s mother packed up to leave… → Read More
Whitmer student stages creative graduation walkthrough
Brendan Stevens graduates from Toledo Whitmer on Saturday, so it was only fitting he visited his former elementary school one last time before the big day. Only problem is, it’s been turned into a Dollar General. It’s a rising trend for high school graduates to return to their former elementary schools dressed in their cap and gown. The students get to reunite with their former teachers during… → Read More
Golden Phoenix owners reflect on 35 years of business
It’s tradition at Golden Phoenix for the restaurant to close for a week while the Law family went on vacation. Choi Law has run the Chinese eatery with her husband, Kwok Law — who everyone just calls “Bill” — for 35 years. Their two daughters and son have both worked there at one point in their lives. Loyal customers can remember when the children ran around the restaurant in their diapers, it’s… → Read More
Toledoan pulls in a hammerhead shark on Outer Banks vacation
Troy Rachel didn’t see the fins until after 40 minutes of reeling. By that point, he had unknowingly wrangled a six-foot-long hammerhead shark close to shore. Even when the Toledoan spotted the trademark shark features emerge from the water, he didn’t think much about it. He had spent previous summers catching small sandbar sharks, so it wouldn’t be unusual to land a larger catch. But last… → Read More
Steel Vengeance is next in Cedar Point's successful history
SANDUSKY — Jason Hammond isn’t afraid of roller coasters anymore. He’s been on 852 of them around the world, including some in Germany, Spain, Mexico, and Canada. On Wednesday, he was at Cedar Point to preview Steel Vengeance, the park’s new 205-foot, wood-and-steel behemoth. The park hosted media to unveil its new hyper-hybrid coaster, which officially sets 10 world records when it opens May 5,… → Read More
Kroger fires security guard from controversial video
The Kroger security guard who was at the center of a controversial video in March says he’s been fired. Tom Clingo, 33, was captured on a Facebook video wrestling a 16-year-old girl to the ground after she allegedly attempted to steal from the store. According to a March 24 police report detailing the incident at the 2555 Glendale Ave. location, the teenager tried kicking and punching Mr. Clingo… → Read More
Michigan golfer attacked by goose, goes viral
ADRIAN, Mich. — A Michigan high school golf tournament briefly turned into a wild goose chase Saturday — literally. Before teeing off at Wolf Creek Golf Course’s seventh hole, Concord High School’s Isaac Couling was attacked by a particularly territorial goose defending a nearby nest. Fortunately for the internet, Blissfield’s photographer Devon Pitts was around at the time of the incident,… → Read More
Toledo-area runners brave wet, cold at Boston Marathon
It took persistence from his friends, but Sylvania resident Sam Wygant finally ran the Boston Marathon. Several runners from Northwest Ohio took on the 122nd edition of the marathon together Monday, but the process started months ago. Daily training sessions and lengthy runs are a part of it but the other element is all mental. Mr. Wygant’s friends brought back a jacket from last year’s Boston… → Read More
Quite the gag: Local mother pranks children with fake tongue
CYGNET, OHIO — Stacy Barringer has already purchased more fake tongues. That’s because her children, three-year-old Carleigh and six-year-old Chase, have been playing with the mock organs since they got pranked last week. In a video that went viral in just hours, Ms. Barringer pretended that she lost her tongue and her kids panicked, pleading with their mother to go see a doctor. Now her kids… → Read More
Video shows guard wrestle with teen girl accused of stealing from Toledo Kroger
A widely circulated online video has fueled debate about whether a Kroger security guard used excessive force when wrestling with a 16-year-old girl accused of stealing Saturday night. According to a police report, 32-year-old Tom Clingo — who works as a security guard at the store at 2555 Glendale Ave. — pinned the juvenile to the ground when she and another juvenile were approached about… → Read More
Snoring dog, Rossford resident become internet sensations
ROSSFORD — Alexis Waclawski and her dog have been in for some surprising awakenings lately. Ms. Waclawski, a 20-year-old Rossford resident, filmed her dog snoring last week hoping to capture the way he was practically smiling as he slept. Instead, Moose — a mixed breed dog — comically jolted awake at the end of her clip. > His own snoring woke him up and I cannot stop laughing… → Read More
Former UT star Inma Zanoguera wins Sahara Marathon
Inma Zanoguera runs in the Sahara Marathon on Monday. In her first career marathon, the former University of Toledo basketball player won the women's race. The Sahara Marathon Enlarge Winning her first marathon might be an accomplishment on its own, but former UT basketball player Inma Zanoguera also did it in the Sahara Desert. Zanoguera completed the Sahara Marathon with a 3:48:11 time on… → Read More
Former UT basketball player set for Sahara Marathon
Inma Zanoguera isn’t sure what she’ll get out her first marathon. Michigan forces Toledo's Inma Zanoguera to lose the ball during 2nd round of the WNIT tournament at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. Blade/Lori King Enlarge The former University of Toledo basketball player has eagerly awaited this moment, and now it’s just days away. Though she’s returned to UT for… → Read More
Area cheer programs prep for state competition
Tyler Bill’s program at Anthony Wayne carries plenty of expectations. The Generals are reaching for their 13th Ohio championship, and Mr. Bill’s team of 23 cheerleaders prepares like it. After their state competition in Columbus on the first weekend of March, the team will take a week or two off. Then, they’ll get right back to work on their routine for 2018-19. “We have a long tradition of… → Read More
Holland foundation funds children’s books for libraries nationwide
Tifany Fugate, library director at Butler Public Library in Butler, Missouri shows off the shipment of new books the library received with grant money from the Dorothy Louise Kyler Foundation " We are incredibly thankful for the grant - it was a boost for not only the children, but our entire community." Butler Public Enlarge Nobody hushed Tifany Fugate when she cheered in the middle of Butler… → Read More
Vermilion PD asks Facebook users to stop blaming them for Louisiana teacher arrest
People are incorrectly sending the Vermilion Police Department hate mail over an incident in Louisiana, and Chief Christopher Hartung is tired of it. As the department prepares for an incoming winter storm that Chief Hartung calls “Snowpocalypse,” the officers have dealt with an influx of spiteful comments, direct messages, and posts on its Facebook page. However, social media users are… → Read More
Walleye handle Fuel in 5-2 victory
It seemed like just a matter of time. The Walleye defeated the Indy Fuel on Wednesday in a lopsided 5-2 contest, but the visitors had the early advantage despite Toledo’s more aggressive offense. They outshot the Fuel 21-14 in the opening period, but getting around Indy goalkeeper Etienne Marcoux proved tricky. Toledo Walleye left wing Dylan Sadowy drives Indy Fuel forward Nathan Noel into the… → Read More
Toledo student wins $100,000 in Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway
As she boarded a plane back home from Texas on Sunday, reflecting on the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway was a lot easier for Rachel Burns. Ms. Burns thought about how doctors predicted cystic fibrosis — a genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections — would kill her by the time she reached 18. Now a 20-year-old sophomore pharmacy student at the University of Toledo, she remembered… → Read More