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Apr 5, 2021
We're so excited to announce Gwen Stefani will headline Opening Ceremonies for The Solheim Cup on September 3 in downtown Toledo. Tickets go on sale Friday morning. Steve Miller joined The Scott Sands Show to share all the information about the concert, and Chris Young on Saturday night, September 4. Watch our Zoomcast to learn all about the entertainment.
ProMedica today announced two nights of concerts in celebration of the 2021 Solheim Cup, presented in part by iHeartRadio. The Solheim Cup is the world’s most prestigious women’s professional golf team event, featuring the best US players from the LPGA Tour and the best European players from the Ladies European Tour. The 2021 competition will take place at Inverness Club in Toledo, with an expected attendance of more than 150,000 spectators.

Apr 5, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio,April 5, 2021
–ProMedica is pleased to announce two nights of concerts that it is hosting in celebration of the 2021Solheim Cup.
In a recorded announcement, Randy Oostra, president and CEO of ProMedica, announced details of the 2021 Solheim Cup Opening Ceremony Celebration.
The Solheim Cup is the world’s most prestigious women’s professional golf team event, featuringthe best U.S. players from theLPGATour and the best European players from the Ladies European Tour.The 2021 competitionwill take place at Inverness Clubin Toledo, with anexpected attendanceofmore than 150,000spectators.
Gwen Stefani will headline the concert following the2021 SolheimOpening Ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. She is athree-time GRAMMY® Award winnerandhas achieved global success as a performer, songwriter, frontwoman foraniconic rock band and multi-platinum solo artist. She also has four MTV Video Music Awards, two Billboard Awards, an American Music Award and a Brit Award, in addition to being a regular judge on NBC’s The Voice.

By Fred LeFebvre
Mar 31, 2021
Saying that the passing of the quarter percent income tax last year made it possible, Mayor Kapszukiewicz announced the start of residential street repair this week. “For the first time in the history of the city of Toledo, we have a dedicated funding stream that can only be used for road repair." This year the plan calls for 109 residential streets to be repaired compared to only seven in 2020. The Mayor spoke at a press conference on Beechway in the Beverly neighborhood. The plan is ambitious with the work starting this week and an end date of mid-October. Here are a links to the City of Toledo website for which streets are scheduled to be repaired.

By Bill Galluccio
Apr 1, 2021
Four people, including a child, were killed after a gunman opened fire at an office complex in Orange, California. A fifth woman was injured in the shooting and was taken to the hospital.
When authorities responded to the scene, they engaged with the gunman, and he was shot and had to be taken to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition. It is unclear if he was shot by police officers or if the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
Authorities have not identified the suspected gunman or the victims. They have not released any details about a motive or what may have led to the shooting. A firearm has been recovered, but officials did not say what type of gun was used in the shooting.

By Bill Galluccio
Janie Lynn Ridd, 50
Janie Lynn Ridd bought but assured the public she had no intention of using the biological agent in an attack.
“Law enforcement officials became aware of Ridd attempting to purchase a possible biological agent. They were able to safely monitor Ridd’s activity. After which, Ridd was arrested. There was never a threat to the general public prior to, or after, Ridd’s arrest,” the Utah Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
Ridd's arrest was the result of a joint investigation by local and federal law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Authorities did not say why Ridd purchased the biological agent and said they would release more details about the case when she is formally charged.

By R.J. Johnson - @rickerthewriter
Vaping Shops Increase In Popularity Across The UK
Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they've found a possible culprit in the national outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries that has been linked to dozens of deaths. Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the CDC called the news a breakthrough in the agency's investigation into the assorted deaths nationwide.
Tests by the CDC found that Vitamin E acetate was discovered in samples taken from 29 patients across 10 states who have fallen ill from the mysterious disease. THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, was detected in 23 of 28 patients.

The Fine Cuts barbershop was broken into and ransacked with racist graffiti found on its walls

Former Texas congressman, Beto O'Rourke, announced Friday he was exiting the 2020 presidential race, telling supporters that it was "clear to me now that this campaign does not have the means to move forward successfully."

A flying saucer-shaped Airbnb, a one-ton boulder that was somehow stolen from a national forest, and an amazing image from NASA which showed the sun looking like an eerie jack-o'-lantern were among the strange and unusual stories to cross our desk this week.

The driver managed to walk away with only minor injuries.

Jonathan Bennett, a Rossford Ohio native, became famous for his role as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls. Tonight, he hosts Halloween Wars on Food Network.

Police believe she may have been smoking a cigarette which caused the port-a-potty to explode.