Ohio dropout rates rise as students seek jobs and cars
An Ohio study shows rising high school and junior high dropouts amid broader state concerns. Norwalk City Schools reported 29 dropouts in 1976-77 and 1977-78, with 48 in 1978-79 as enrollment fell from 3,064 to 2,844. Officials cite stricter withdrawal procedures, but note legal age shifts and court placements may skew stats.
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Ohio
Norwalk
Citizen’s Council For Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
Cleveland
Sandusky
James Rubright
Citizen’s Council For Ohio Schools
Rubright
Erie County
Huron County
Rlbright
Norwalk City
District Dropout Rates Prompt Call for Standard Definition
Rubright notes dropout comparisons are flawed without uniform definitions across districts. A Citizen's Council study finds average statewide dropout rates of 5.3 percent for high school students and 1.6 percent for junior high students, amid shifts caused by sun showers and sudden withdrawals.
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Rubright
Citizen’s Council
Bumper Beat and highway crashes report several injuries
A distracted driver carrying a small child hit a tree leaving Christine Coovert in fair condition at Willard Area Hospital. Norwalk man Gerald Wilhelm was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash and cited for driving without a license. A Norwalk teen was cited for reckless operation after a pickup struck a guardrail. Norwalk Ambulance Service reported multiple runs and a separate one-car crash near Fitchville River Road with a cited driver.
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Christine Coovert
Neal Zick
Willard
Willard Area Hospital
Norwalk
Gerald P. Wilhelm
Benedict Ave
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Wilhelm
Ridge Road
Ohio 162
Huber Road
Erie County
Dan A. Newland
Christie Ave
Schaffer Road
Ronald J. Urbansky
Collins
Fitchville River Road
Urbansky
Ohio 18
Plymouth council weighs 1 percent income tax plan
Plymouth council debated a proposed 1 revenue tax on residents with refunds for out of town workers and a 1.5 percent rate for those living outside. Supporters gauge potential revenue around $100,000 while opponents call it discriminatory and risky for utility rates. A 3-4 vote is required to pass and a council vote was set for 7 p.m. at the town hall.
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Plymouth
Counilman
Tom Mohr
Ohio
Michael Taylor
New London
Taylor
Plymouth Locomotive Works
Mike Taylor
Meet Your Carrier Chris Robuck, Young Reflector Carrier
Chris Robuck, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Robuck of 41 Townsend Ave, delivers the Norwalk Reflector on East Main Street Townsend Avenue and Old State Road. He says meeting new people is rewarding and being a carrier has helped him learn time and money management.
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Stanley Green
Chris Robuck
Paul Robuck
Townsend Ave
Norwalk
East Main Street
Townsend Avenue
Old State Road
Chris
Police blotter reports arrests and burglaries at local addresses
Douglas Brown 22 of New London arrested on an active Sandusky Municipal Court warrant for nonpayment of a traffic fine. Miguel Ibarra 18 fled from his mother and was found jogging on State Street. Leon DeFraine reported a garage break in with $117 missing through a screened window. North Simon reported a broken window at North's Marathon on Whittlesey Avenue. Brown to be transferred to Sandusky. Ibarra held for questioning. no injuries reported.
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Douglas Brown
New London
Terry
Prospect St
Sandusky Municipal Court
Brown
Sandusky
Miguel Ibarra
Leon DeFraine
Newton St
North
Marathon
Whittlesey Ave
Wakeman panel backs water deposit fee rise
Wakeman Board of Public Affairs voted to urge village council to raise the guaranteed water deposit for rental tenants from 10 to 25 dollars. The fee applies only to renters and is refunded or credited to final bills when tenants move out. Existing 10-dollar payments would not require an extra 15 dollars if approved. The increase would apply to new rental tenants after the measure takes effect.
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Wakeman
Board of Public Affairs
Village Council
Council weighs 30 percent rate hike for street lighting
Norwalk city council will again consider paying a 30 percent rate increase to Ohio Edison for street lighting. The ordinance for the raise is set for second reading at the 7:30 p.m. meeting in council chambers. The agenda includes open meetings charter change, and apportionment resolutions for annexed areas.
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Norwalk
Ohio Edison
Ohio Edisonco
Teachers Learn at Ohio Vocational Conference in Toledo
Over 600 Ohio Vocational Agriculture Teachers attended July 9 to 11 in Toledo. Area delegates included Bruce Thayer Steve Sprague Gary Bauer and ee Kreager. Sessions covered grain terminals beef operations greenhouses and tours at Toledo Edison Metro Airport Weather Service processing plants and workshops on engines forestry and product demos. Information from in service sessions will supplement instruction for high school and adult students. WAKEMAN Mrs Ruth Pat Stoll 78 Wakeman died today at Norwalk Memorial Home. Arrangements by Gerber Funeral Home Wakeman.
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Ohio Vocational Agriculture Teachers Conference
Toledo
Bruce Thayer
Western Reserve
Steve Sprague
Bellevue
Gary Bauer
Monroeville
Ee Kreager
South Central
Toledo Edison
Metro Airport Weather Service
Wakeman
Ruth
Pat) Stoll
Cooper St
Norwalk Memorial Home
Gerber Funeral Home
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McGuan Park
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Dorothy Sloan
Ohio Power
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Ronald D. Winland, M.D
Fisher- Titus Medical Park
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NBC
Bench
McDonald-Harwood
Ruth Stoll
Huron County Bank
National Association
Norwalk, Ohio
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