Farmland Prices Soaring In Huron County
Farmland values in Huron County rise beyond tax assessments as buyers pay well above appraised values. Jackson Smith notes sales shocks, with 136 acres selling for 160000 in Bronson Township and a 33 acre parcel trading for 65900, triple its appraised value, signaling higher future property taxes and rents.
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Smith
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
eOne
Bronson Township
Norwalk
Huron County
City dogwalkers to use pooper scoopers in new bill
Albany reporters note final passage of a measure requiring New York City and Buffalo dog walkers to carry pooper scoopers to clean up canine waste. Senator Leichter mocks the issue while offering a demonstration with the tool.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
New York City
Buffalo
Franz Leichter
Manhattan
Senate
Woman from Swanton Wins Pot O Gold Top Ohio Lottery Prize
Jane Hughes, a bedding plant bookkeeper and widow from Swanton, won the Pot O Gold top prize of 95 000 in the Ohio Lottery drawing. She plans to return next week to increase her winnings and has bought tickets regularly, sometimes up to 20 dollars in a session. The week's numbers were Pot O Gold three digits 093 and 785 plus the five digit 75726.
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Cleveland
UPI
Jane Hughes
Swanton
Weather notes and marriage license applications
A weather forecast shows a 50 percent chance of thundershowers tonight then 30 percent Saturday with lows in the 60s and highs in the 70s. Winds west at 10 to 15 mph tonight. Marriage license applications list Dale M. VanLerberghe and Margarita A. Barman both of Monroeville, educators, and James R. Stower of Norwalk with Vicky S. Jones of Collins student.
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Dale M. VanLerberghe
Monroeville
Margarita A. Barman
James R. Stower
Norwalk
Vicky S. Jones
Collins
Norwalk Teachers Reopen Wage Talks After Levy Passes
Norwalk public school teachers reopen wage negotiations Monday evening under Supt. James Rubright. The 2.54 percent raise, part of a May master agreement, lifts salaries toward state minimums and avoids potential loss of about $1 million in foundation payments. NTA negotiators are Jerry Emmons, Lynn Szabo, and Mary Fries. administration team includes Robert Dean and Frederick Waugh.
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Norwalk
James Rubright
Norwalk Teachers’ Association
Board of Education
Supt
Rubright
Alan Pleasnick
NTA
Norwalk High Principal George Perry Resigns for Mt. Vernon Post
George Perry resigns as Norwalk High School principal effective July 15 to become Mt. Vernon High School principal starting August 1. Mt. Vernon offers a $23,550 first year salary. Norwalk paid $23,446 this year. Perry, with eight years at Norwalk, moves with wife Barbara and nine children. Supt. Rllbright to convene a special meeting to appoint a replacement.
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Norwalk High School
George Perry
Mt. Vernon High School
Perry
Norwalk High
William B. Holman
Mt. Vernon
Norwalk
Frontier High School
Marietta
University of Kentucky
Murray State University
Bowling Green State University
Barbara
James Rllbright
Agnew Pressed For $13 000 In Back Taxes
The IRS seeks over $13 000 in back taxes from former Vice-President Spiro Agnew after a no contest plea to income tax evasion. The case, not criminal, also targets a 5 percent negligence penalty for $26 717 of unreported income from his final year in office.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro Agnew
Internal Revenue Service
Washington Post
IRS
Agnew
Medina group studies Norwalk downtown for facelift
Townscape of Medina is studying Norwalk to identify needed improvements for a downtown revival. Howard Sawyer of the Chamber of Commerce says the group will review storefronts signs and merchandising and propose staged renovations. A presentation on Medina’s facelift is set for Tuesday at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital auditorium.
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Norwalk
Townscape
Howard Sawyer
The
Chamber of Commerce
Medina
Fisher—Titus Memorial Hospital
Sawyer
Firelands Historical Society
West Main Street
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