Good afternoon, Toledo. Here’s what you need to know as the weekend rolls on — the state is stepping in on Lucas County’s elections, eleven people walked away from a house fire unharmed, and the music world lost a punk pioneer.

The state is putting the Lucas County Board of Elections under administrative oversight after Election Night left the county with no results for hours. Secretary of State Frank LaRose told The Blade the board has “chronically had problems that have not been adequately addressed” — and said he doesn’t view the move as punitive. The board blames a flood of last-minute absentee ballots, a bomb threat that evacuated a polling place, and technology trouble. And if you cast a provisional ballot, the clock is ticking: you have until 5 p.m. today to cure it. Read the full story: Lucas County Elections Board Placed Under State Oversight After Election Night Delays

Eleven people made it safely out of a fire at a Toledo home this morning, and nobody was hurt. Details on the address and cause haven’t been released yet — we’ll update as Toledo Fire & Rescue shares more. Read the full story: 11 People Escape Toledo House Fire Unharmed

And a sad note from the music world: Richard Lloyd, the guitarist whose intertwining lines with Tom Verlaine made Television’s “Marquee Moon” a landmark, has died at 75 after battling bile-duct cancer. Lloyd co-founded Television in New York City in 1973, and his playing shaped generations of guitarists after him. Read the full story: Television Guitarist Richard Lloyd Dead at 75

Earlier today on ToledoBuzz: Toledo homicides are down 27% — but more people are being shot, Rush is taking over the Sphere for five nights, and Céline Dion playing air bass at Metallica’s Sphere show.

That’s your Saturday afternoon. We’ll be back with more as the night goes on — and if anything breaks, you’ll hear it here first.

A ballot drop box. (Stock photo: Wikimedia Commons)