The Anthony Wayne Bridge, commonly called the High Level Bridge, is seen June 12, 2019 with ODOT contractors working on its new decorative, dynamic lighting system. ODOT has disclosed that the new lights will not be ready in time to accompany the city's Independence Day fireworks show. THE BLADE/DAVID PATCH
Best of the Blade photo gallery: June 7-13
The Blade Staff
June 14, 2019
Toledo leaders highlight the city’s commitment to inclusivity in front of One Government Center by raising the Pride Flag in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, on June 12, 2019. The flag will fly in front of One Government Center in place of the city flag through the end of June. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
Ruby Freed leads a group of riders on their trikes during Safety Town. Sylvania Township Police hosts Safety Township for pre-kindergarten children at Central Trail Elementary School in Sylvania, Ohio on June11, 2019. Young kids learn traffic safety, bicycle safety, fire/ems safety, electric/water safety and a host of other things. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
The Anthony Wayne Bridge, commonly called the High Level Bridge, is seen June 12, 2019 with ODOT contractors working on its new decorative, dynamic lighting system. ODOT has disclosed that the new lights will not be ready in time to accompany the city’s Independence Day fireworks show. THE BLADE/DAVID PATCH
Crew members of the Solution, owned by Bill Francis, front, and Blitzkrieg, owned by Matthew Schaedler, stand on the bow during the start of the Invitational Mills Trophy Race in Lake Erie on Friday June 7, 2019. THE BLADE/REBECCA BENSON
Ania Goetz reaches for a stress ball during the Summer Meal Kickoff at the Wayman Palmer Center in Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday June 11, 2019. The Summer Meal Partners of Northwest Ohio started the Summer Meal Kickoff as a summer long meal program that gives free meals to children at 175 different locations. THE BLADE/REBECCA BENSON
Members of the Rogers girls basketball team show off their rings for winning back to back state championships during a ceremony Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
Toledo Mud Hens RF Mikie Mahtook with a broken bat single against the Indianapolis Indians during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
Rossford Mayor Neil MacKinnon slides down the slide with Kaci Schwiefert, 20, on a new inclusive playground at Veterans Park in Rossford, Ohio on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. THE BLADE/LORI KING
From left nurses Barb Mazur, Cortnee Cowell, Brooke Peters, and several others celebrate a possible end to their strike against Mercy Health Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in front of St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
Firefighters salute during the annual Toledo Fire & Rescue Department Memorial Service Monday, June 10, 2019 in Toledo. The service was held inside Fire Station Number 1, the Michael P. Bell Administrative Building. BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY
Henry Konrad, 2, pretends to drive a 1951 Minneapolis Moline model R tractor during the Power of Yesteryear Tractor Show at the Wood County Historical Museum on Sunday, June 9, 2019. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT
The TFD truck blocks the road to prevent an accident. The truck was safely extricated from the sinkhole. A sinkhole opened under a Toledo Department Fire and Rescue (TFD) truck on Boston Place in central Toledo, Ohio on June 11, 2019. The vehicle was responding to a shooting call made to the police department. There was no shooting. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
Workers from a ManorCare facility Pennsylvania, joined by SEIU members from Toledo, protest outside ProMedica Headquarters Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in downtown Toledo. The workers, nursing assistants and licensed practical nurses at ManorCare Yeadon near Philadelphia, came to Toledo to express their desire for ProMedica, ManorCare’s owner to recognize their union and start negotiating a contract. BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY
Derailed train cars are piled up Friday, June 7, 2019 in Swanton, Ohio after a car and train collided late Thursday night. The crash caused authorities to evacuate nearby residents and businesses while determining whether hazardous materials were on board. BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY
Quinn Glanz, left, and Olivia Ward, both 10, play in a sprinkler at Ward’s Hagley Rd. home in Toledo on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. THE BLADE/LORI KING