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John Forrest Fellhauer, a retired longtime Spanish teacher at area high schools, a community volunteer, and a man of many hobbies, died Aug. 23 at his Perrysburg Township home. He was 79.

COLUMBUS — James V. Stouffer, Jr., of Port Clinton and William J. Wolf of Ottawa Hills have been reappointed by Gov. John Kasich to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission through Sept. 1, 2021. The panel is charged with promoting and preserving the lake’s natural resources.

A person was shot Sunday night in central Toledo, authorities said.

People representing various labor unions from across the region will take to downtown Toledo streets Monday morning for the annual Labor Day parade.

Toledo City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday to vote on two collective bargaining agreements already approved by union membership representing Toledo firefighters and supervisory technical workers.

Lourdes University has appointed Jeffrey Lewis Williams as its vice president of finance and administration.

Every summer, we read news about harmful algal blooms threatening Toledo’s water supply. These blooms, which are a serious problem worldwide, can make the water unfit for all uses, risking the health of humans and animals alike. In the past few decades, the intensity and number of toxic algal blooms, and the associated economic impacts have increased throughout the world.