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New Toledo mayor is officially sworn into office
The new mayor of Toledo has been officially sworn into office following the death of the city's former mayor.
Tuesday, February 17th 2015, 6:35 PM EST
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The new mayor of Toledo has been officially sworn into office following the death of the city's former mayor.
Paula Hicks-Hudson took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon in front city officials and employees.
The former Toledo council president became mayor after the death D. Michael Collins just over a week ago.
Collins was just entering his second year as mayor of the state's fourth-largest city when he suffered cardiac arrest while driving in a snowstorm.
He died five days later.
Hicks-Hudson grew up in Hamilton in southwestern Ohio and once worked at Central State University in Wilberforce.
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Paula Hicks-Hudson took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon in front city officials and employees.
The former Toledo council president became mayor after the death D. Michael Collins just over a week ago.
Collins was just entering his second year as mayor of the state's fourth-largest city when he suffered cardiac arrest while driving in a snowstorm.
He died five days later.
Hicks-Hudson grew up in Hamilton in southwestern Ohio and once worked at Central State University in Wilberforce.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
