Seven-mill levy fails as voters urge belt tightening
Hubbard voters rejected a seven-mill operating levy 2 162 to 1 331, denying 888 000 annual funds for schools. Officials say the outcome signals budget cuts, including potential staff layoffs and reduced transportation, with June 28 board meeting to discuss further savings and possible debt to the state.
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Hubbard
Eeruienton
James D’eramo
Hie
Roosevelt
Chestnut Ridge
D’eramo
School Board of Education
Reed School
Pinch the pusher drive endorsed by officials
Governor Rhodes backs the Pinch the Pusher anti drug program with Sheriff Jakmas and city and township police chiefs endorsing a 24 hour toll free hotline 1-800-282-DRUG to report illicit drug sales or trafficking. Officials promise anonymity and swift action as they urge citizens to cooperate.
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Fina Lee Hubbard
James A. Rhodes
Richard A. Jakmas
Ernest DeMatteo
John Karlovic
Ohio
James A. Duerk
Rhodes
Toll free call to Family services expands reach in Trumbull County
Residents in Liberty, Girard, Hubbard, Mineral Ridge and Niles can now dial the Family Service Association toll free for child care, education and credit counseling. Located at 1704 North Road in Warren, the agency serves Trumbull County and expands access beyond the Warren exchange. The move follows the agency’s first year at its Howland site, after previously operating on Elm Road in Warren.
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Trumbull County
Family Service Association
Liberty
Girard
Hubbard
Mineral Ridge
Niles
North Road
Warren
United Telephone
Warren Exchange
Howland
Elm Road
News This Week's Highlights And Page References
Summary of this issue highlights various features across pages including a rousing farewell to a student teacher, balloon release at Chestnut Ridge, election details on page 3, society notes on page 5, Hubbard High graduation pictures on page 4, and editorial content with insights from Congressman Lyle Williams and Attorney General William J. Brown. The montage column by Joan Cochran and remarks by State Senator Harry Meshel on an Ohio industry program are also included.
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Chestnut Ridge
Society
Hubbard High
Lyle Williams
William J. Brown
Ohio
Better Business Bureau
Joan Cochran
Harry Meshel Tahoe
Disaster siren to sound weekly on Wednesdays in Hubbard
Councilman at large Robert Bolchalk head of the safety committee reminds residents to note the noon Wednesday siren. The noon tone replaces the former Monday 9 p.m. schedule after police chief Ernest DeMatteo’s review to avoid confusion with the fire alarm. The siren will continue every Wednesday at noon until further notice.
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Hubbard
Robert Bolchalk
Bolchalk
Ernest DeMatteo
A.J. Garono
Leonard Stevenson
Safety Committee
Robert Strachan
Magee seeks $38,000 block grant for sewer repairs
Mayor Arthur Magee and City Council authorize applying for about $38,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to repair decaying sanitary sewers via the Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development. No matching funds required. Council also honored late former officials, discussed a disaster unit, changed the disaster siren schedule to Wednesdays at noon, and opened bids for summer repaving.
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Fina Lee Hubbard
Arthur Magee
Magee
Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development
Fireworks sale test case heads to Girard court
In Hubbard Township a 10 charge case challenges Ohio fireworks rules. Richard T. Naples stands accused by Hubbard Township Police Chief John Karlovic of five counts of possession for sale of retail fireworks, while five related counts target a Wholesale Fireworks clerk. The case probes what counts as a wholesale sale and aims to close a legal loophole.
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Girard Court
Raymond Lee, SR
Lawayne Tompkins Hubbard
Hubbard Township
Brookfield
John Karlovic
Girards Court
Karlovic
Richard T. Naples
Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
Naples
Ohio
William Brown
Beasts of Kings Island thrill ride enthralls rider
James BY FINALEE describes a May 17 visit to Kings Island where she rode The Beast wooden roller coaster three times. She notes its 141 foot drop, 64.77 mph test speed, and the 125 foot underground tunnel, with riders race through 800 feet of tunnels and a 540 degree end rotation.
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Kings Island
United Press International
National Coaster Club
Rivertown
First Hill
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Inside Today
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Dana Balash
Michael Balash
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Dana
Kent State University
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James ‘the Beast
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