🌱 Patch AM: Toledo community mourns Corey Catchings and seeks justice after fatal shooting

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In today's newsletter:

• Toledo community mourns Corey Catchings and seeks justice after fatal shooting
• What Monroe Street Bridge's reopening means for Sylvania and Toledo drivers
• Police say a Toledo man is tied to a Monroe County home invasion

Also on today's calendar: Nurture & Thrive: Family Resource Series and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'He lost his life for nothing': Vigil held for Corey Catchings, man killed in Toledo shooting (13abc.com) — Toledo residents gathered this weekend to remember 41-year-old Corey Catchings, who was fatally shot while helping take his stepdaughter home. Police have arrested 20-year-old Bashawn Morales on murder and felonious assault charges, while Corey's mother, Rita, is urging justice and describing how the nearby Angola and Wenz intersection now carries painful meaning for the family.
   

• Monroe Street Bridge reopening brings relief to drivers, Sylvania businesses (wtol.com) — Drivers from Sylvania and Toledo are feeling real relief now that the Monroe Street Bridge over U.S. 23 has reopened after months of detours. Local businesses like Fricker's report sales rebounding as traffic returns, while ODOT warns there may still be occasional lane closures as the project wraps up.
   

• Toledo man jailed in connection with home invasion Saturday evening in Monroe County (wtol.com) — Law enforcement in Monroe County, Michigan arrested two men, including one from Toledo, after interrupting an alleged home invasion in Raisinville Township. Deputies and a state police K9 quickly tracked a fleeing suspect, and investigators are now asking anyone with information to contact the sheriff's detective bureau or submit anonymous tips.
   

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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

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
• Nurture & Thrive: Family Resource Series →
  Anthem Welcome Center, 132 N Summit St, Toledo, OH, 43604
  5:00 pm
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
Sunday September 20
• 419 Music Fest →
  Promenade Park, 400 Water St, Toledo
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• 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
Tuesday August 25
• Grade 10 Reports
  Reynolds Toledo, OH 43615
• Owens Community College Adult Learning Opportunities
  Mott Branch Library Mott - Onsite Services Table 2
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please help bring Archie home.
  His sister and I are missing him very much. He's a brown 25 pound dachshund mix. If seen please call 567-213-1729 He went missing from West Crawford… (Nextdoor Five Points North)
• Today at 9:13 am someone with a gold Malibu came to the lot and stole our ginger cat in front of 2 witnesses at our location at 2010 W Laskey Rd.
  If somebody can help us to find we will be very grateful (Nextdoor Whitmer-Trilby Southeast)

🗞 Nearby News

Sylvania

• Sylvania restaurant sees sales recover after months-long bridge closure (wtol.com)

Maumee

• Throuple With 4 Kids Explain Their Strict Polyamorous Relationship Boundaries (pulptastic.com)
• Three rescued after boating incident on Maumee River near Glass City Metropark (wtol.com)
• Dogs hold off Cats (bryantimes.com)

Oregon

• Oregon neighbors speak out after repeat vehicle break-ins on Taft Avenue (13abc.com)

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