Ohio fracking case tests state versus local controls
A Munroe Falls suit asks if state oil and gas regulations pre empt local rules on road use permits and drilling In 2011 Beck Energy Corp began a permitted well on private property sparking a clash over home rule and whether state oversight should override community zoning and safety concerns The Ohio Supreme Court case could influence local bans and shared regulation in fracking heavy states and beyond with implications for cities towns and environmental groups competition between state led development and municipal autonomy.
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Medicare enrollment ends Saturday in Ohio statewide roundup
Ohio residents must choose or switch Medicare plans by Saturday with changes taking effect January 1. Mary Taylor notes yearly changes in benefits and costs and the Senior Health Information Program offers weekday help at 800 686 1578, reporting $5.1 million saved so far this fall. In Athens a museum returned two eagle feather headdresses and more items to the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, now kept at the Menominee Cultural Museum in Keshena. The items were donated in 1999 and may date to the 1920s. Cleveland fans celebrate the 30th anniversary of A Christmas Story with renewed enthusiasm this season.
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Toledo museum auctions surplus art to fund new acquisitions
The Toledo Museum of Art has been selling surplus works from storage in a garage sale style program. About 200 pieces have sold for just under 1 million dollars, with proceeds earmarked for buying fresh art. Auctions focused on export China pieces, Old Masters prints, American prints, and 19th century European works. Another 50 pieces will be auctioned in January.
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Ex Amherst woman expands charity for kids in need
Sharon Township resident Shanyn McCourt 35 founded Angels for Kids Foundation to fund Christmas gifts for 83 low income children in Northeast Ohio. She seeks Medina and Summit counties expansion and runs back to school events with spa makeovers and outfits, aided by referrals from services and churches.
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