Sylvania News

Star 105 gave away 500 gallons of free gas Friday. Cars lined up at the Valero station on Holland-Sylvania. If you missed out on the giveaway, you'll have some more chances to get some free gas.

Toledo police need your help identifying three men involved in a string of breaking and entering crimes since April 6. In each case, the crooks targeted safes and ATM machines during the early morning hours.

Survivors include two sons, James of Sylvania, Ohio and John of Huntsville, Ala.; two daughters, Christine Archer of Morrison, Sharon Gorden of Colorado Springs; one brother, John Beernik of Grand Rapids, Mich.; two sisters, Beverly Balfour of Yuba City, Calif., and Mary Rienstra of Grand Rapids.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Defiance patrolmen Tim Monhollen, left, and Rashuan Amey navigate around cones during a police mountain bike training course at Memorial Park in Sylvania.

The Lucas County engineers received the green light from the Lucas County Commissioners last week to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Sylvania-Metamora and Mitchaw Road.

St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a visit from its bishop, the Rt.

Sylvania Township Police Officer Scott Germani, right, talks with Gerald Strasbourg, of Slyvania, during a shooting exercise of the township's Citizens Police Academy firing range session.

A downtown space at 117 Louisiana Ave. that had been a travel agency opens today to the public as a frozen yogurt shop.

Two sisters take advantage of the free services that businesses offered as part of the retail event Downtown Delights.

Robert G. Bennett, who founded one of the largest food franchise firms in the Toledo area and who rode to the rescue nearly two years ago and bought Tony Packo's, the legendary Toledo restaurant group, died Wednesday in the Cleveland Clinic.

Here are the crime reports from April 30 through May 7 from Sylvania and Sylvania Township police departments.

William H. Scott III, an award-winning Toledo artist whose still-life and landscape works were shown throughout the country, died Monday in Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania.

Although it's still lights-on for Flower Hospital, Sylvania City Council voted Monday to restrict future use of tube lighting or similar illumination on the sides of commercial buildings that face residential districts.

The Sylvania Southview Parents Club has worked since the beginning of the school year to plan a safe and fun place for the students to go following their Senior Prom, which is tonight.

Investigators say the five suspects have had this M. O. for about a month: breaking into commercial buildings mostly on the west side of the city, taking money from safes, and in once case narcotics from a pharmacy.

A public hearing to discuss a possible residential development at 5930 Heidaway Lane is set for May 20 before the Sylvania City Council.

Some people are born knowing their life's passion, but for Brenda Boudrie, owner of B's Caf, she realized that she enjoys serving people after a long career in the car industry.

Here are the crime reports from April 23 through April 30 from Sylvania and Sylvania Township police departments.

Eighth graders at St. Joseph School prepare with a practice run for next week's Positive Directions week.

Police, firefighters and students participated in the mock driving accident at Southview High School to inform students about the dangers of drinking and driving.