Sylvania News

Bell jumps ahead of Wilkowski Independent Mike Bell jumped ahead of Democrat Keith Wilkowski for mayor of Toledo, with 54 percent of precincts counted.

Members of the local Muslim community Friday denounced the shootings at Fort Hood in which an American-born Muslim and Army officer is suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30.

In dealing with dangerous dogs, Ohio and Lucas County are all wrong, a lawyer-lobbyist for an animal-welfare organization told a group at Government Center yesterday.

Bruce E. Nelson, 63, a TARTA bus driver who helped rescue a couple from their burning apartment, died of nonalcoholic cirrhosis Saturday in Ebeid Hospice Residence, Sylvania.

An Ohio woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo said she hopes to visit soon with the baby boy she delivered and turned over to his biological parents.

Why does Tom Skeldon, the Lucas County dog warden, need to be told by a committee to do things such as immunize the dogs that come to the county shelter, promote more adoption and less euthanasia of dogs, and establish a manual for operating procedures? After 22 years in this job, Mr.

When it comes to making movies in Michigan, the summer tourist haven of Manistee doesn't immediately spring to mind.

Folks at the Sylvania Senior Center say they want the Lucas County Senior Services Levy to pass in the Nov.

A greenhouse could sprout in the coming months at Olander Park where native plants would be grown for use in prairie installations as well as possibly in area residents' yards.

There are many issues facing female baby boomers who are now members of the "squeeze generation."A These women are forced to take care of their children and their parents, while also working and experiencing a change of life.

Toledo Jewish Community Senior Enrichment Learning Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Congregation B'nai Israel, 6525 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania.

H1N1 vaccines are starting to be distributed in most Ohio counties. Each county health department is responsible for administering the H1N1 vaccine to its residents.

A Sylvania family is asking for the public's help in locating their austistic son who ran away from home Tuesday night.

Today Robin Clifton is chopping avocados as part of her culinary arts studies at Owens Community College.A She'll be graduating in December and already is working part-time at a restaurant in Grand Rapids.

Police are getting closer to identifying the suspects in aA wild shootoutA at a bar that sent patrons scrambling for cover.

Police areA focusing onA a possible suspect in the Cindy Sumner murder investigation, taking DNA samples and tennis shoes from a friend of the victim.

City of Toledo, Lucas County, state, and federal offices will be closed today in observance of Columbus Day.

A popular Sylvania tea room is likely to expand its days of operation after receiving a modification of its special-use zoning permit that Sylvania City Council is poised to approve.

The University of Toledo Medical Center began began laying off a significant number of employees Monday, according to university president Lloyd Jacobs.

The Ohio Secretary of State's office has rejected the claims by a top official of the Lucas County Republican Party of tampering in her lost election bid for a party central committee post in 2006.