Strickland seeks tighter oversight of stimulus contracts
Gov Ted Strickland criticized the use of federal stimulus funds by Parago Inc a Texas firm that outsourced Ohio appliance rebate work to an offshore call center in El Salvador Ohio officials learned of the arrangement when a customer questioned a call center location The state asked Parago to move calls domestically but the company had already processed thousands of rebates The incident drew praise from Republicans and promises of stricter future vetting and oversight for state contracts
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Columbus
Ted Strickland
Texas
Ohio
el Salvador
Lisa Patt- McDaniel
Ohio Department of Development
Parago Inc
Lewisville
Central America
Strickland
Barack Obama
Parago
Patt McDaniel
Twenty First Century Communications
United States
Bingo halls fear new law will hurt charity funding
Ohio bingo halls worry a September law raising payouts from 3500 to 6000 per session will squeeze operators and endanger charitable giving. Operators cite dwindling attendance and tight budgets as they brace for bigger jackpots and higher door prices while a few plan to increase payouts to stay afloat.
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Columbus
Kevin Slatzer
Christopher Columbus Educational Foundation
Ohio
Nancy Garland
D-Gahanna
Franklin County
Tracy Pabst
Central
Pabst
Slatzer
Ohio to test 10 inland lakes for algae under $100K
Ohio plans to spend under 100000 to test water in about 10 inland lakes as blue green algae resurfaces across the state. The EPA inland lakes program seeks more funding to expand testing and promote tourism alongside safety efforts.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Freshwater
Anthony Sasson
State Environmental Protection Agency
Linda Merchant-Masonbrink
EPA
Grand Lake St. Marys
Ted Strickland
Matt Trokan
The
Sierra Club
Trokan
Lorain Trio Charged After Open Drug Deal Stop
Lorain police stopped a car on Oberlin Avenue at 11:43 p m Friday after reports of open drug dealing. The passengers, Christopher McKay 37 Kelly Neal 26 and Melissa Ault 30 were charged with drug paraphernalia possession cocaine possession and related offenses along with receiving stolen property and failed yield. About 20 boxes of Legos with low price receipts and UPC stickers were found in the car.
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Lorain
Oberlin Avenue
Christopher McKay
Sheffield Lake
Kelly Neal
Oberlin
Melissa Ault
Avon
McKay
Neal
Ault
Lorain Roundup: BB hit man and yard sign thefts
In Lorain a 62 year old man was struck on his thigh by what appears to be a BB pellet as he sat on his home steps. Police investigate. Also in Lorain several yard signs for a birthday were stolen from a Seneca Avenue yard with a big cow and 17 small cows missing. In Elyria two people face theft charges after shoplifting tampons at Rite Aid on Broad Street. Police say Abby Andrey 20 and David Dock 23 taken into custody. Delaney 48 faces obstructing official business marijuana possession after traffic stop on Middle Avenue. In Toledo a 66 year old hospital patient died after falling from a fourth floor window. coroner calls it accidental. Mercy St Vincent Medical Center investigates.
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Lorain
Kenneth West
West 21St Street
Beech Avenue
West
Seneca Avenue
Yard Care Surprise
Elyria
Rite Aid
Broad Street
Abby Andrey
David Dock
Yolanda Delaney
Delaney
Middle Avenue
Toledo
Lucas County
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
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Steven LaTourette
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Davon Miles
Joevandra Lynch
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Timothy Hallauer
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Yard Care
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