Good morning, Toledo.

The Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank is accepting surplus garden produce to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to local families.

Donations must be clean and fit for human consumption and are welcomed at 24 E. Woodruff Ave. (Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

Mobile Meals of Toledo partners with a local urban farm to bring fresh produce to homebound seniors today, adding locally grown fruits and vegetables to hundreds of meals daily.

Toledo will host a national rail conference focused on assessing the economic benefits of increased passenger rail investment & its potential to boost tourism, create jobs, and expand the tax base, according to organizers.

The event will highlight how enhanced rail services can spur regional growth.

Ali Kilpatrick, an assistant lecturer of economics at UToledo, said women are filling more roles around the start of the school year, following an annual trend also seen nationally that now resonates in Toledo.

The report was noted Sept. 29.

Graduate student Kaela Bartley and university leaders expanded a student-funded solar array on the Health Science Campus yesterday, more than doubling its output to support campus energy needs.

Woodward crowned Tamara Browder, the place kicker, as homecoming queen on Tuesday, Sept.

29 after she accepted the honor in her football uniform (complete with cleats) during the school ceremony.

The University of Toledo earned full accreditation for its Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia Program Tuesday, Sept.

29, which continues nurse anesthesia education that was once offered at Lourdes University in Sylvania.

City of Toledo opened applications for its 2026 Snow Angels Shoveling Program today (pairing volunteers with older residents and those with disabilities to clear snow in local neighborhoods).

The Wood County Health Department confirmed one measles case in Bowling Green with possible exposures at Bowling Green State University, Pagliai’s Restaurant, Wood County Hospital, and Falcon Health Center (Sept.

23–28). Officials urge anyone who visited these sites to fill out the contact form and monitor for symptoms.

New data shows mortgage rates hit another historic high this week — with rising homeownership costs keeping Toledo’s housing market active today.

Former UToledo Rocket basketball standout Ryan Rollins hosted a basketball skills camp at Savage Arena on Sept.

29 for 125 local students (grades one through eight) to learn ball-handling techniques. The event offered hands-on instruction to boost their game skills.