Meigs Schools Closed Over Threats and Fire Incident
Meigs Local Schools shut down after Supt. Charles Dowler cited threats to staff reporting to work amid a strike and a fire at a school bus stop. The sheriff’s department investigated one call. teachers deny making threats. Dowler said closures protect personnel honoring contracts until further notice.
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Dowler
MLTA
James Proffitt
Salem Center
Middleport Fire Department
Hobson
Charles Downie
Agency Seeks Repeal of Law On Pass-Through Costs
Ohio ERDA calls for repeal of House Bill 1213 which bars gas firms from spreading emergency purchase costs to residential customers. The 40 page ERDA report includes 11 recommendations to ease the state's natural gas shortage amid a Senate committee probe.
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Columbus
Ohio
Energy and Resource Development Agency
Senate
Erda Board
Michael Stinziano
D-30
Wholesale Prices Up Slightly as Farm Prices Fall
Washington reports a one-tenth of a percent rise in the August Wholesale Price Index offset by a continued decline in farm prices for a fourth straight month. Economists hope the modest advance signals easing inflation pressures.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ohioans Pay Less for August Food Prices in Statewide Survey
Ohioans saw a 3.29 percent drop in the cost of 16 standard grocery items from August 1 to September 1, with produce such as potatoes and tomatoes leading declines. The survey covers 15 cities, noting lower prices in Canton and Athens, while Cleveland and Columbus posted modest gains.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Athens
Ohio Associated Press
Chillicothe
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Youngstown
Massillon
Salem
Toledo
Findlay
Conneaut
Fremont
van Wert
Portsmouth
Ohio Associated Press Market Basket
Election fight over Ohio voting day registration heats up
The campaign against Issue 1 to repeal Ohio election day registration gains momentum two months before a statewide vote. OPHE leader Arthur L. Peterson accuses Democrats of a partisan push while promising bipartisan efforts. Democratic leaders deny, noting plans to mobilize support with national party help and labor backing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Democratic Party
Ohioans For Preservation
Arthur L. Peterson
Ophe
Ohio Democratic
Paul Tipps
Internal Revenue Service
Peterson
Tipps
Patrick Leahy
Election Board
National Committee
White House
Organized Labor
Pony King Recovery Seen After Four-Year Prison Hoarding
King the 10-year-old Shetland pony rescued from a four-year confinement in a manure-filled stall at Plaistow undergoes major hoof surgery at the University of New Hampshire. Veterinarians report no bone disease and optimistic hopes for a full recovery though X rays remain to confirm.
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Durham
N.H
King
Walter Hilton
Hilton
Bill McPhee
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Plaistow
University of New Hampshire
King’s
Barbara Reed
SPCA
Peter Saunders
N. H
Park Indicted In Bribe Case
South Korean businessman Tongsun Park, who fled the country and vowed not to return, is reportedly indicted by a federal grand jury. A sealed indictment was handed up last Friday, with charge details not disclosed. Judge John Pratt said he received sealed grand jury indictments but did not know their contents.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
United States
Congress
Congressional
Justice Department
Park
South Korea
The
Washington Post
U.S
John Pratt
Pratt
Examination Ordered After Not Guilty Plea in Vinton County Case
McARTHUR Herman Holbert will undergo psychiatric examination after pleading not guilty in Vinton County Common Pleas Court to aggravated murder and felonious assault. The report cites ongoing legal proceedings and court actions.
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McArthur
Herman Holbert
Vinton County Common Pleas Court
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Art Peterson
Ohio Wesleyan University
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