Ohio inspectors monitor fairs for minimal safety checks
A small team of 28 state inspectors reviews rides at county fairs and festivals across Ohio. They verify basic safety items like level ground fire extinguishers and belts while relying on licensing insurance and manufacturers for stricter standards. Two recent incidents show inspectors had checked rides days earlier.
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Rita Shade
Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Steven Eldred
State Department of Agriculture
Eldred
Chambers of Commerce
New Richmond
Wellsville
New Ohio Map Has Color Errors In Printed States
Ohio Transportation Department works with Michigan Lithographing Co to recover or reprint the first new state highway maps after printing errors. Green interstate routes appeared maize and blue due to ink mix up. Governor Gilligan signature text contained misprint replacing access with excess.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Transportation Department
Michigan Lithographing Co
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Transportation Department
Lee Tashjian
John J. Gilligan
Money In Those Chickens At County Fair For Premiums
Joe Sherman, superintendent of poultry at Huron County Fair, notes exhibitors drive 50 to 700 birds to shows for premiums. Prizes range from 1.50 to 75 for top birds with breeders from Asia Europe and America. Sherman aims to expand the barn to 500 pens amid strong exhibitor interest.
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Jack Brown
Joe Sherman
Huron County
Sherman
Fremont
Hamburg
Asia
Mediterranean
Europe
New Hampshire
Norwalk
Ralph Sturgeon
Bellevue
Charles Haas
Wellington
Norwalk Mayor Court Fines Charged Offenses Report
Dispositions from Norwalk Mayor s Court include Richard Lee Schnell fined 25 dollars and costs for excessive noise. James M. Hohler fined 10 dollars and costs for improper passing. Dean K. Hershiser fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to stop in assured clear distance. Robert A. Guy Jr. Sandusky fined 22 dollars for speeding Susan L. Cochran speeding 22 dollar waiver. Mary A. Case Mizan failure to stop in assured clear distance fined 10 dollars and costs. Neil A. Ketcham Key Estates obstructed view overtime parking fines 10 dollars and costs. John T. Roth 126 E Main St overtime parking 10 dollars fine. Rolland Geiss 119 Milan Ave overtime parking 17 dollar waiver. Mary M. Traves rural Norwalk speeding 22 dollars Donald H. Marrett excessive noise bond forfeited 27. John H. Brown rural Norwalk speeding 19 dollars Janny Vanderpyl 239 E Main St speeding 19 Maurice Poole Jr Maryland red light violation bond forfeited 27.
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Norwalk
Richard Lee Schnell
Jackson St
James M. Hohler
Monroeville
Dean K. Hershiser
Castalia
Robert A. Guy, Jr
Sandusky
Susan L. Cochran
S. West St
Mary A. Case
Mizan
Neil A. Ketcham
Key Estates
Eugene C. Brill
Sycamore Dr
Rolland E. Geiss
Milan Ave
Mary M. Traves
Donald H. Marrett
Gallup Ave
John H. Brown
Two Men Take Vows As Monks At Benedictine Abbey
Two Huron County men, Brother Daniel Raftery and Brother James Brichacek, will take their first vows as Benedictine monks at St. Benedict's Abbey in Benet Lake Wisconsin. Daniel, 24, is the son of William and Mary Raftery of Peru Olena Road and a 1968 Monroeville High School graduate who served four years in the Navy. James, 22, is the son of James and Marian Brichacek of 15 Marian Drive, Norwalk High School 1970 graduate, attended Ohio State University before joining the monastery last year. The abbey in southeastern Wisconsin operates a retreat center and a religious printing plant.
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Benet Lake
Huron County
St. Benedict’s Abbey
Daniel Raftery
Steven Raftery
James Brichacek
Daniel
William Raftery
Peru-Olena Road
Monroeville High School
James
Marian Drive
Norwalk High School
Ohio State University
Wisconsin
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Tashjian
Mayor’s Court
John T. Roth
E. Main St
Janny C. Vanderpyl
Maurice A. Poole, Jr
Maryland
Norwalk, Ohio
Main ST
RCA
Glendale
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