🌱 Patch AM: Could Lucas County’s budget cuts reshape Toledo’s courts and public safety?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could Lucas County's budget cuts reshape Toledo's courts and public safety?
• How five recent scams are hitting Toledo wallets this month
• How East Toledo kids are turning Great Lakes stories into Lego creations

Also on today's calendar: Motown Dinner & Dance Cruise and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. I-TEAM: Prosecutor, judge fire back at Lucas County budget cut request (13abc.com) — Lucas County officials in Toledo are clashing over a proposed 13% budget cut, with the prosecutor and a Common Pleas judge warning the reductions could undermine public safety and court operations. Commissioners say a tight 2027 budget and a healthcare fund deficit demand cuts, and public budget hearings are planned before final decisions.
   

2. 5 scam reports filed in Toledo for week ending Aug. 15, 2026 (toledoreporter.com) — Toledo residents reported five scams to the Better Business Bureau for the week ending August 15, up from three the week before, with nearly $9,500 in losses from one case alone. The BBB urges locals to use its Scam Tracker tool to research suspicious offers and share experiences, as fraud losses continue to climb nationwide.
   

3. Creating by the lake: Kids explore Great Lakes stories with Legos (toledoblade.com) — Families are flocking to the National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo for Capt. Scupper's Kids Club, where children build lake-themed Lego creations alongside ship tours. The ongoing Saturday programs, free with museum admission, are designed to spark kids' interest in Great Lakes history, science, and sustainability through hands-on play and storytelling.
   

4. 'Thou shalt not steal,' Huckabee says in warning to settlers targeting Palestinian Americans' West Bank properties (christiandaily.com) — A Palestinian American homeowner from Toledo has traveled to the West Bank to protect his family's property after Israeli settlers reportedly surrounded it, drawing a sharp warning from U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee against seizing Palestinian Americans' homes. The piece focuses on rising settler harassment in one village and the potential for U.S. sanctions, while highlighting how many Palestinian Americans with roots there now live in places like Toledo.
   

📸 Around Toledo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Toledo

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Authors! with Clay McLeod Chapman →
  Main Library - Toledo Lucas County Public Library, 325 N Michigan St, Toledo
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Grades 1-9 Report
  Reynolds Toledo, OH 43615
• Kindergarten/PreSchool Phase In
  McTigue Toledo, OH 43615
Tuesday August 25
• Grade 10 Reports
  Reynolds Toledo, OH 43615
• Grades 11-12 Report
  Reynolds Toledo, OH 43615
  8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Mercy Health Community Nurses
  Reynolds Corners Branch Library Reynolds Corners - Onsite Services Table 1
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• Knitting and Crocheting Club
  Reynolds Corners Branch Library Reynolds Corners - Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 20)
  2:00 pm
• Teen Cocoa Club
  Point Place Branch Library Point Place - Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 80)
  4:00 pm
• Motown Dinner & Dance Cruise →
  The Detroit Princess Riverboat Cruise, 131 Atwater St, Detroit
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Kindergarten/PreSchool Phase In
  McTigue Toledo, OH 43615
• Grades 1-9 Report
  Reynolds Toledo, OH 43615
• OhioMeansJobs Lucas County
  Sanger Branch Library Sanger - Onsite Services Table 1
  10:00 am
• Color Me Calm
  Sanger Branch Library Sanger - Meeting Room B (Capacity : 50)
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  Looking for opinions . Leaning towards Costco or Stanton Optical. Thank you! (Nextdoor Beverly-Harvard)
• Question?
  Where would one person go for medical help if they don't have insurance? Since I have never been without an I can't afford what I pay right now until… (Nextdoor Reynolds Corners)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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