Good morning, Toledo.

Local high school teams have raised more than $3.1 million through the Student Visionaries Program to support Blood Cancer United, building leadership and community impact.

Planning for the 2027 campaign is underway as applications remain open until Nov. 1 (with introductory events at Toledo Pickle Company scheduled in January).

The Toledo Zoo is cancelling its ADaPT ZOOTeen program at the end of this month due to staffing and funding issues, while the general program will continue; some volunteers with disabilities may be affected (24 ADaPT participants can still volunteer independently).

Two Toledo car show organizers who fell victim to a Speedway gift card scam received refunds today after 13 Action News connected them with 7-Eleven corporate — one received a $1,000 check and gas cards while the other got replacement gift cards.

Joseph Tarquinto Jr. got his $1,000 back this weekend after a dispute with a lawn care company over an incomplete tree removal job; he said the company apologized and the tree remains to be removed as he plans to vet new options carefully.

UToledo’s ROTC and athletics programs hosted a memorial stair climb at Glass Bowl Stadium on the 25th anniversary of Sept.

11 terrorist attacks.

The Press (free weekly serving eastern Lucas, northern Wood, Ottawa and Sandusky counties) announced its final edition on Friday because of ongoing economic conditions.

Its closure leaves a gap in local news coverage for residents who depended on its unique community service.

Several local school districts plan to ask voters in November to approve an income tax to help meet funding needs instead of raising property taxes.

Supporters, including a local realtors board, say the alternative may ease financial burdens for homeowners while boosting school funding.

UToledo's Center for Advocacy and Student Experience is rolling out three programs this fall to help students facing food insecurity: meal swipe donations began Monday (Sept.

14) at The Eatery, Meal Recovery runs at Thompson Student Union, and Emergency Food Bags are available at Health Science Campus.

The Ellen Jackson Walk to raise ovarian cancer awareness is scheduled for Sept.

19 from 8:00 a.m. to noon in Northwest Ohio. Organizers say community members will join the event to learn more and support prevention efforts.

Dr. David Kennedy, a UToledo professor of medicine, is studying airborne algal bloom toxins near Lake Erie to determine how they affect people’s health.

UTMC unveiled a new ventilator weaning system on Monday, Sept.

14 that helps patients wean off ventilation quicker (as detailed by Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec and Dr. Melissa Kukiela). The system supports ongoing efforts to improve patient care.

A Point Place homeowner says a contractor left her home a mess after a $70,000 repair job remains unfinished three years after a tornado damaged it.

She is waiting for new plans to fix the roof and siding work.