Community Corner
🌱 Toledo City Council Considers Free Pre-K + TFD Downtown Legacy Run
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Welcome back, Toledo! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything going on in Toledo today.
First, today's weather:
A couple of morning showers. High: 69 Low: 44.
Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:
- 33-year-old Brian Mays has been sentenced to nine years in prison after providing fentanyl that resulted in a 2018 overdose death. Toledo Police Chief George Kral points to Mays' sentence as evidence the city is cracking down on drug crimes. (WTOL)
- Toledo is implementing a program to replace lead water lines at no cost to residents. The $15 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to replace the lines. (WTOL)
- President and CEO of Hope Toledo John C. Jones has approached the Toledo City Council with a plan to provide free Pre-K education for local children. The $1.25 million proposal would use funds from the Rescue Act. (WTVG)
- Toledo Fire & Rescue's newest class of recruits completed the "legacy run" on Tuesday, which serves to unite the team and educate about the department's history. The recruits ran in formation through the streets of Downtown Toledo in their first week of the academy. (WNWO NBC 24)
- The 15th Annual Record Store Day is Saturday. Several Toledo establishments are celebrating, including Culture Clash, Allied Record Exchange, No Noise, and Finders. (Toledo City Paper)
Today in Toledo:
- Toledo Mud Hens vs. St. Paul Saints, Fifth Third Field (6:35 PM)
- Fairy Jars - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (2:00 PM)
- Tinkering Takeover - Locke Branch Library (3:30 PM)
- Teen Central - Kent Branch Library (4:00 PM)
- (Nintendo) Switch Night - Mott Branch Library (4:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Two Toledo-area homes just hit the market. Check out when the next open house times are courtesy of Patch and Redfin. (Toledo Patch)
- Toledo Public Schools hosted a job fair for its transportation department Tuesday night. It is still accepting applications via the TPS website. (WTOL)
- Local groups Lucas County Metropolitan Housing and Pathway will be sponsoring two Housing Stability Resource Fairs. (WNWO NBC 24)
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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!