Critics say Ohio lake rules fail to protect tributaries
Environmentalists and anglers criticized proposed Ohio water withdrawal rules for Lake Erie for not safeguarding tributaries like the Black River and for focusing only on harm to the lake rather than rivers. They warned the plan could undermine the Great Lakes Compact protections.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lake Erie
National Wildlife Federation
Lion People
Rick Graham
John Kasich
Chronicle
Black River
Farmers Plow On Amid Temps After Record March Heat
Ohio farmers press plows in a dry spell with some starting corn in Vermilion while watching forecasts for rain. Field risks from cold soil and mud prompt cautions from Ron Pickworth. By Monday about 2 percent of corn and 42 percent of oats were planted statewide with April 6 to June 5 as insured planting window.
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Mike Gastiew
The
Ohio
Ron Pickworth
LaGrange Township
Pickworth
U.S
Jodie Tate
Springfield
Risk Management Agency
Voting groups urge Ohio legislators to pause election law changes
Voter advocates including the League of Women Voters of Ohio and Common Cause press lawmakers to stop further changes to Ohio's election law pending November votes. They oppose moving forward on repealing the elections overhaul measure and call for clarity during the presidential cycle.
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Columbus
Carrie Davis
League of Women Voters of
Ohio
General Assembly
Senate
Cleveland teachers and mayor strike school reform deal
The mayor and teachers union reached a compromise to empower the mayor-appointed superintendent with authority to close or reshape failing schools and extend the class day and school year. The plan allows merit pay for top teachers, tightens seniority rules in assignments and layoffs, and broadens discretion on tenure.
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Cleveland
Eric Gordon
Carlisle Township seeks replacements for retiring officials
Carlisle Township is accepting applications to replace Fiscal Officer Marlene Thompson who retires at end of April and administrative assistant Lynda Jacobs who leaves in August. Thompson reformed the township books after taking office in 2008. Trustees aim to appoint successors soon.
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Carlisle Twp
Carlisle
Marlene Thompson
Thompson
Lynda Jacobs
Jacobs
Robert White
Elyria men indicted in Cleveland marijuana raid
Two Elyria men, Cory Delesky and George Thompson, were indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to cultivate 1000 or more marijuana plants, possession with intent to distribute, and maintaining a residence for cultivation after DEA raids in February seized 1113 marijuana plants at a Cleveland warehouse. Also charged are Christopher Rivera of Cleveland and Clinton Widdowson of Rome, Ohio.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Cory Delesky
George Thompson
Christopher Rivera
Clinton Widdowson
Rome
Ohio
DEA
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Abraham
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Thomas J. Sheeran
Associated Press
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