Ohio company sells classic Etch A Sketch to Toronto toy firm and other top stories.

• Ohio company sells classic Etch A Sketch to Toronto toy firm

  

  BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio company that has produced or owned the Etch A Sketch for decades has sold the classic toy to a toy firm in Toronto. Bryan-based Ohio Art Co. sold the Etch A Sketch and the spinoff Doodle Sketch to Spin Master Corp. for an undisclosed price. The Blade in Toledo reports Ohio Art announced the surprise move Thursday. Its president, Martin Killgallon, says handing over the iconic toy is bittersweet but was done in consideration of the business's long-term future. The co..

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• 1 killed in shooting at central Toledo bar

  

  Police patrol around the Classic Lounge at Nebraska Avenue and North University Avenue in Toledo, where a shooting occurred overnight. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 - Updated: 2 hours ago 1 killed in shooting at central Toledo bar Off-duty officer wounds suspect in early-morning homicide BLADE STAFF   Mitchell Enlarge An off-duty Toledo police officer apparently shot and wounded a man ..

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• Youngsters 'marry' 2 letters

  

  The cake is cut as kindergarten classes at Greenwood Elementary hold a wedding to celebrate Valentine’s Day and the end of learning the alphabet. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Enlarge | Buy This Photo Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 - Updated: 9 minutes ago First comes Q, then comes U, then comes reading skill Youngsters ‘marry’ 2 letters that go together BY VANESSA McCRAY BLADE STAFF WRITER Quite literally, they’re love letters. “Q” and “U” married Thursd..

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• 7 takeaways, predictions from the area Division I girls basketball ...

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio – The girls basketball postseason began on Feb. 8 across Ohio with sectional games as part of district tournaments.Here is a preview of each Division I district tournament in the cleveland.com coverage area. Check back later for information about Division II local teams which begins Feb. 13, and Divisions III and IV starting Feb. 17.Click on each district name for the updated bracket.AKRON ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY DISTRICTTeams1. Canfield, 2. Austintown-Fitch, 3. Boardman, 4. Stow, 5..

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• Clinton, Sanders to attend Ohio fund-raiser

  

  Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I,Vt.), left, and Hillary Clinton smile as they take the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Thursday, in Milwaukee. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 - Updated: 31 seconds ago OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Clinton, Sanders to attend Ohio fund-raiser Presidential hopefuls will visit state 2 days before state primary BY TOM TROYBLADE POLITICS WRITE..

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• Police: Witnesses' quick info helped find machete attacker

  

  Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago Police: Witnesses' quick info helped find machete attacker ASSOCIATED PRESS Police talk inside the Columbus restaurant where they say a man attacked several people with a machete on Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge COLUMBUS — Quick observations by employees and patrons witnessing an apparently random machete attack on diners at a restaurant helped authorities track down the fleeing suspect, who was fatally shot in a ..

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• W. Toledo man shoots himself accidentally

  

  Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 BORDERLAND W. Toledo man shoots himself accidentally BLADE STAFF A man accidentally shot himself early Thursday at a West Toledo residence, authorities said. The victim was taken to ProMedica Toledo Hospital, according to the Lucas County EMS. Lt. Joe Heffernan, a Toledo Police Department spokesman, said the man was expected to survive. The victim’s name and condition were not released. Toledo police said the man was unloading a gun at his residence in in..

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• 'Porgy and Bess' conveys tragic struggle

  Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 CLASSICS ‘Porgy and Bess’ conveys tragic struggle BY WAYNE F. ANTHONYSPECIAL TO THE BLADE The unbridgeable gulf between beauty and ugliness is often the catalyst which produces the world’s greatest pathos. Perhaps no other opera, excepting say Rigoletto, so blatantly brings this truth to immediate consciousness as Porgy and Bess. Unconditional love offered freely by a penniless gentle is overthrown in the pursuit of fleeting hedonistic pleasure; in many w..

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• Rolling out TiVo-based software

  Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 - Updated: 10 minutes ago Buckeye to roll out TiVo-based software System will join cable, streaming BY TYREL LINKHORN BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Buckeye CableSystem will roll out new TiVo-developed software this year that officials say will make it easier for customers to find and watch programming from both Buckeye and streaming services such as Netflix. TiVo Inc. is perhaps best known for its standlaone DVR boxes, but the bulk of the company’s business tod..

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• Decision reached in Adkins dog-bite case

  

  Published: Friday, 2/12/2016 BORDERLAND Decision reached in Adkins dog-bite case BLADE STAFF Adkins THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH Enlarge | Buy This Photo A Whitehouse man whose recent murder trial in Wood County ended with a hung jury was found liable Wednesday for allowing his dog to bite a man in 2009, although the Lucas County jury also found the victim and the dog owner's landlord at fault. Stephen Wolfe of Swanton sued Russell Adkins and Mr. A..

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