Good morning, Toledo.

The Farm on Welling in Perrysburg offers local food, flowers and pumpkins along with an U-Pick Flower Experience and fall Patch Your Porch service—open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Family owners invite visitors to enjoy seasonal activities and local products.

Waterville and Metroparks Toledo will build an inclusive playground at Farnsworth Metropark—designed to offer accessible play equipment for children of all abilities.

It will break ground this fall and be finished in spring 2028.

OFFLINE by Aerie is opening in Franklin Park Mall this month and Toys “R” Us will return as a permanent store later in October at the mall; general manager Casey Pogan said official opening dates will be announced soon.

Ohio drivers may need to wait for lower gas prices as the state gas tax holiday begins Sunday because benefits must reach stations after moving from manufacturers to refineries+ insiders expect gas to drop 30-40 cents and diesel 50 cents within a week.

South Toledo residents reported that trash has not been picked up for weeks — the city stated that missed pickups may count against Republic Services’ contract unless proven otherwise.

The Greater Toledo Realtist Association hosts the free ‘Don’t Ghost the Vote’ event today (Oct.

3) from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Wayman D. Palmer YMCA on Bancroft St. Residents can meet candidates, get voter information, and children can join a mock election and Halloween activities.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 519 yesterday to pause the state fuel tax for 90 days, aiming to ease rising gas prices.

Local fuel stations will reflect the change as officials monitor its impact (further updates expected).

Hancock County's public health department begins contact tracing after a measles case is confirmed at Findlay health care facilities.

The department is urging patients who visited NWO Urgent Care and Blanchard Valley Hospital on Sept. 29 to complete a contact form — Toledo doctors advise early MMR vaccines.

Luke Boyd, a University of Toledo sophomore and Rocket Marching Band member, donated blood stem cells on Friday, Oct.

2 to help a patient fighting a rare cancer.