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The Toledo Lucas County Public Library offered a preview of its new Washington Branch at 3025 Alexis Road, a nearly 20,000-square-foot building on eight acres. It replaces the Harvest Lane branch and is set to open Saturday, Dec. 5.…
Lucas County commissioners reviewed Sheriff Mike Navarre's budget Tuesday, focusing on payments from Monclova and Springfield townships for added patrols. The townships will pay nearly $3.3 million in 2027, but commissioners' staff…
Lucas County Children Services scheduled its last community conversation of 2026 for Monday, Oct. 26, at King Branch Library in Toledo, from 5 to 7 p.m. The free session was intended to let families and caregivers discuss difficulties…
Lucas County Canine Care and Control proposes over $630,000 in 2027 budget cuts, including four staff jobs, WTVG reported Oct. 26. Commissioners asked departments for 13% reductions. An earlier draft drew concern by proposing seven job…
Figures supplied by the Lucas County treasurer put out-of-state ownership at roughly 7% of residential properties countywide and about 10% inside Toledo, based on where property tax bills are mailed. The reported total is 10,300…
Lucas County is preparing its first tax certificate sale in about two decades, covering 407 properties with roughly $3.6 million in overdue taxes, per WTVG. Treasurer Lindsay Webb said the offering targets out-of-county owners, with…
Lucas County Children Services is implementing changes drawn from eight recommendations by the Lucas County Child Protection Task Force, per WTVG. Executive Director Randy Muth said three items will be handled by another agency, while…
Lucas County announced a SolSmart Bronze designation tied to efforts simplifying solar permitting and public information. Work included permitting and inspection checklists produced with the Plan Commission and Building Regulations…
Lucas County has a 30-year schedule to retire debt from downtown Toledo hotel renovations. Its economic development arm approved a bond of more than $25 million after applying about $12 million in general-fund savings to roughly $37…
Toledo's administration is seeking City Council support for a state grant application to tear down the D. Michael Collins police substation on Sylvania Avenue, closed since last November because of mold and flooding. The Lucas County…
WTVG reports The Salvation Army and the Marines’ Toys for Tots program will hold in-person Christmas assistance registration in Toledo over two weeks in October. Lucas County residents may apply once per household on Oct. 6-9 or Oct.…
Whitehouse Village Council approved selling land to the Toledo Lucas County Public Library by a 4-3 margin, clearing a path for a branch at the pollinator garden near the State Route 64 roundabout. Councilman Dave Riggenbach voted…