Curious Choice for School Board Appointment
The school board appointed Thomas N. Borders to finish the term of Michael Myers. Stephen Senft and Douglas Colvin were other candidates with prior board experience. Colvin also served as Norwalk city finance director. The four candidates were interviewed privately. The term lasts less than a year, with 1979 facing enrollment and finance challenges, possible school consolidations, and staff reductions. Board President Fred Waugh urged all four to run in the fall election.
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Thomas N
Nick) Borders
Michael Myers
Nick
Stephen Senft
Douglas Colvin
Senft
Illinois
Colvin
St. Paul
Norwalk
Fred Waugh
Roger George
Our Jail Problem Reflections on Huron County jail capacity and funding
Three years after a $250,000 federal upgrade the county jail remains inadequate. Capacity halved from 34 to 17, constraining law enforcement and forcing judges to release or delay sentences when space runs out. Residents must decide how much to invest in a new jail and tougher crime control.
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Reflector
Huron County
Local papers push to cover every hometown game amid gaps
In Wakeman and surrounding Western Reserve area, readers crave local sports coverage. The Reflector explains staff coverage at Norwalk and St Paul high schools, plus key weekly games, wrestling, girls basketball, adult leagues, and volleyball. Editors insist on deeper reporting to satisfy demand.
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Ed Renders
Western Reserve
Roughriders
Tom Robson
Rider
Wakeman
Western Reserve District
The
Reflector
Norwalk
St. Paul
Plow Around The Clock In City Snow Battle
City crews faced unexpected heavy snow last weekend. Plows rose at 8 p m and worked through the night and into the next day to clear main arteries and feeder streets. Four large plows operated in teams, with one per quadrant and a small plow handling stub streets. Crews pressed on without meals until roads were unplugged.
Not a Problem Child A Child With Problems
Dear Abby advises the pregnant teen to seek professional counseling and planned parenthood help for decision making and future pregnancy prevention. A reader questions a spouse’s motel rendezvous with a secretary, suggesting gossip concerns and family reputation. The Norwalk Reflector displays local notices and subscription info.
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Planned Parenthood
Abby
Lin
Indiana
Crossevord puzzle and reader messages mix with advice
A cryptogram puzzle led by THOMAS JOSEPH Crossevord is presented along with scattered reader letters. It includes diary style queries about gossip and a paternity blood type concern. The cryptoquote and clues hint at day’s puzzle entries and a humorous museum quote.
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Abby
Cholera in Norwalk 1854 A New Look at a Past Epidemic
Huron County historian Henry Timman recounts Norwalk 1854 cholera outbreak. Forty deaths in Norwalk and Milan as residents fled. notable victims include Ralph Gibbs and a Whitlsey Block pedestrian. Letters and local figures such as Caleb Gallup and Judge Charles Stickney feature in the era’s uneasy response.
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Tlesey
Norwalk
Milan
Ralph M. Gibbs
West Main St
Ralph Gibbs
Esther Gibbs Powers
West Main Street
Whittlesey
Samuel Preston
The
Reflector
Elizabeth Higgins
Caleb H. Gallup
Granville
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People's
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Amessin L.A
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North Fairfield
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Willard
Huron
Erie
U.S
Irma
the Mangler
Thomas Joseph
Sively
Alie
Comedienne
Watcher
Sousa
Janice
Cesar
Lon
Curyfto
Rwlrtw
Kwoajob
UEK
ED Bok
Blue Jay
Robin
MR. Woodpecker
Woot
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Midwest
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Cleveland
Penn Central
Ohio
Norwalk Institute
Main Street
North Prospect
East League
Homestead League
Gallup
Charles Stickney
East Main St
Frederick H. Wildman
Stickney
Franklin Sawyer
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