🌱 Five Points Neighborhood Meeting + Gov. DeWine Proposes Rail Study

Hello again, everybody! It's Thursday in Toledo and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. In this issue, you'll find:

• Residents of Toledo's Five Points neighborhood met with Toledo Police to debrief after Operation F.A.S.E.R. (Five Points Area Safety Enforcement Response) resulted in 38 seized firearms and more than $216,000 worth of recovered drugs.
• The Toledo City Council met Tuesday to discuss spending $180 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
• The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival will be held March 18 at Rossford Junior/Senior High School.

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But first, today's weather:

Very windy; morning rain. High: 56 Low: 36.

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Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:

1. Residents of Toledo's Five Points neighborhood met with Toledo Police to debrief after Operation F.A.S.E.R. (Five Points Area Safety Enforcement Response) resulted in 38 seized firearms and more than $216,000 worth of recovered drugs. Neighbors shared their concerns that more action must be taken during the meeting at the Eleanor Kahle Senior Center. (WTOL)
2. The Toledo City Council met Tuesday to discuss spending $180 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Councilperson Katie Moline requested an ARPA update from Toledo's finance department and Councilperson Theresa Gadus expressed her concern for the accessibility of Toledo's ARPA website. (WTVG)
3. The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival will be held March 18 at Rossford Junior/Senior High School. The event will kick-off with a scavenger hunt at 8:30 AM and feature keynote speaker and author Natalie D. Richards at 9:30 AM. (WNWO)
4. Toledo Animal Rescue helps save animals like twin Boxer mixes Rico and Zeus, who were abandoned at a truck stop. Volunteers and foster applicants are needed, "especially with kitten season on the horizon." (WNWO)
5. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has requested the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ODRC) to apply for federal funds to study potential AMTRAK expansions in Ohio. $1 million would be split evenly between two options: a Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati route and a Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit route. (WTOL)

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Today in Toledo:

• 'Bullshot Crummond' at the Village Players Theatre (7:00 PM)
• ProMedica Foundations' Impact and Inspire Benefits Toledo Helps Ukraine Collection Event - Handmade Toledo (5:30 PM)
• Students Demand Action: Facing Violence Panel - Toledo Lucas County Library Main Branch (5:30 PM)
• Black History Month Guest Lecture - BGSU Bowen-Thompson Student Union (4:00 PM)
• UToledo Festival of New Student Work in Theatre and Film - UToledo Center for the Performing Arts (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan may face 45-60 mile per hour winds today, along with heavy rain in the morning and temperatures in the 60s. (WTVG)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Brad King

About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!

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