State weighs smoke alarm guidance after city mandates
Ohio fire officials revisit whether to favor ionization or photoelectric alarms as best practice after several Northeast Ohio cities require the pricier type. Fire Marshal Flowers urges any working detector, noting 9 percent of 2011 fatal fires had alarms. A task force will issue recommendations within months, possibly to expand federal data on alarm effectiveness.
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Cincinnati
Wyoming
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Ohio adopts card-swipe system for subsidized child care
Columbus reports Ohio now uses automated swipe cards to track attendance and payments for subsidized child care. Cards issued for over 100 000 children and readers for about 12 000 providers aim to streamline payments. Some users say the method creates hassles when nonparents drop off or pick up, requiring back swiping to correct records.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Louanna Leonard
Creative Child Care
Erica Gary
Amherst man to stand trial in Pa shooting death
Jury selection begins Monday in Washington County for the trial of Michael Duncan of Amherst Ohio and John Bronson Jr of Monessen Pa. Both men face criminal homicide and conspiracy charges in the 2017 shooting death of an unnamed male victim.
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Ohio
John Bronson Jr
Monessen
Washington County
Elyria Water Letter Clarifies Boil Alert Context
Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda says a recent water department letter sent with bills is not a new boil alert but a required EPA notice tied to the Dec 6 2011 boil event. The notice explains turbidity levels and cites affected areas including Elyria Amherst Sheffield Elyria Carlisle townships and outlines corrective actions and ongoing testing.
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Holly Brinda
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Brinda
Bill Grace
Amherst
Sheffield
Carlisle
Richland County plans fund to oppose gas drilling wells
Richland County officials seek a regional fund to oppose two 5,000 foot injection wells approved by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for Mansfield. Local governments may contribute to monitor water quality and safety, oppose the wells, or fund research on potential groundwater contamination and impacts on roads and potable water.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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News Journal
John Spon
Tim Theaker
Tim Wert
Soil and Water Conservation Office
See Wells
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