Mass arrests in Ohio truck incidents as rioting charges rise
Ohio Highway Patrol reports 17 arrests near Youngstown during a strike related incident. Eight detainees identified as truck drivers. 12 men and 5 women held briefly on $1,000 bonds. Officers say rocks and other weapons were found at a tent shelter used by pickets.
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Youngstown
Ohio Highway Patrol
Walter Charke
Mahoning County
Arland E. Nelson
State Patrol
Ohio
Beaver Township
Canfield Post
North Lima
Nelson
Mahoning County Court
Canfield
Charko
Elvrra
Interstate 90
Avon
Land swap for 500-bed prison faces water and sewer hurdles
State and local officials say moving a planned 500-bed prison from Grafton adjacent land to a Murray Ridge Road site near the county jail is blocked by water pressure and sanitary sewer concerns. The swap proposed by Concerned Citizens of North Eaton Township faces cost and infrastructure obstacles before any formal submission to the Department of Corrections.
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Grafton
Alan Zaleski
Delyria
North Eaton Township
Murray Ridge Road
Reformatory
State Department of Corrections
Murray Ridge
Zaleski
Citizens Group
Lorain County
Weather forecast and grim commentary mixed note
A weather brief predicts cloudy skies and a 40 percent snow chance tonight with a low around 17 and a 20 percent snow chance on Tuesday, with a high near 30. The piece ends with a stark, sardonic line noting that days can worsen, and most start worse before deteriorating.
County warned of deputy layoffs in Lorain County
Lorain County Sheriff James A Mertz warned that budget cuts could force layoffs of all 25 road deputies, effectively ending law enforcement in unincorporated areas. He cited a nearly 400000 shortfall this year after a state retirement and workers compensation funding change reduced available funds. The sheriff noted the department serves 344 square miles with limited alternative funding, while the county administrator said no extra money is available. A-4.
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Lorain County
James A Mertz
Mertz
Sheriffs Department
Milan Wall
Mert
Domnick Dellisanti
County General Fund
New Philadelphia man named postmaster in Elyria
Ron B. Brodzinski, New Philadelphia’s postmaster for 3 1/2 years, named Elyria’s postmaster replacing Michael J Lotko who retired after 19 1/2 years. Brodzinski, 40, will oversee a workforce four times as large as New Philadelphia’s 45. Installation Friday at 12:20 pm. begins Feb. 18 after moving from Cleveland area roots and plans to sell his home.
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Ron B. Brodzinski
New Philadelphia
Elyria
Michael J Lotko
Brodzinski
New Phildelphia
Ashtabula
Cleveland Post Office
Cleveland
Brodznskis
Wilman Myricks
Akron
Washington
Not happy with that bundle of joy
A columnist reflects on babies as consumer items provoking nostalgia for traditional motherhood. He jokes about recalls and surrogacy, contrasts old and new attitudes, and proposes humorous greeting cards about parenthood and baby markets.
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Ralph Nader
American Greetings
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