Economy-driven truck traffic climbs in northwestern Ohio
An Ohio Department of Transportation study finds truck traffic rose sharply on eight northwest highways since 1990, with U.S. 24 up 128 percent. Tolls from the Ohio Turnpike had only a slight effect, while a strong economy in steel and autos drove increases. Officials warn of higher share of trucks on routes like U.S. 24 and U.S. 30, affecting passing opportunities and safety. Local groups urge widening U.S. 24 from Toledo to Fort Wayne and note traffic growth may continue regardless of tolls.
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Toledo
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio
Transportation Department
Turnpike
Alan Plain
Plain
Dale Craig
Perrysburg
ODOT
Northwest Ohio
U.S. 24
Fort Wayne
Ind
U.S. 30
Jim McCarty
Lucas
Wood
Henry
Fulton
Seneca
Williams
Ottawa
Sandusky
Sue Westendorf
Fort To Port
Amherst sting nets 45 driving arrests
Amherst police secured 45 motorists on driving violations over two nights ending Friday. In a seven hour Thursday operation, 24 officers stopped 40 motorists citywide. Friday night 11 Amherst officers plus others made five more arrests. One driver faced child seat belt charges, four were speeding, and Thursday saw eight under suspension, two DUI, and a loaded pistol seizure.
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Amherst
Lonnie Dillon
Dan Jasinski
Jasinski
Sheriffs Department
State school chief John Goff plans retirement in August
Columbus AP report says John Goff, Ohio’s top school official for 20 years, will announce in April plans to retire in August amid board questions about education reform. Board members deny pressure to fire him. governor’s office says he had no role. Goff earns 135,844 dollars yearly and could not be reached for comment.
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Columbus
John Goff
Columbus Dispatch
State Board of Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jennifer Sheets
Goff
Oliver Ocasek
Ocasek
George Voinovich
Voinovich
Ohio Department of Education
Mike Dawson
Goffs
Underwear festival ends after 10 years in Piqua
After a decade of crowds between 10 000 and 12 000 the Great Outdoor Underwear Festival in Piqua is canceled due to a shortage of volunteers. Co chairs Doug Stilwell and Phil Schnippel said recruitment fatigue and aging organizers ended the event. Diana Thompson of the Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau noted the effort required and diminishing new volunteers. The festival celebrated Piqua hosiery history with celebrity underwear auctions and novelty events like the Joe Boxers Drop Seat Trot five kilometer run.
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Festival Cochairmen
Piqua
Doug Stilwell
Phil Schnippel
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Lucille Ball
Whoopi Goldberg
Joe
Local UCC churches seek independence from denomination
In the Western Reserve, several Lorain County churches have left the United Church of Christ over shifts in doctrine and activism. Leaders cite liberalism and political stances as turning away from scriptural foundations, with departures including Pittsfield and Vermilion congregations.
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United Church of Christ
Robert T. Strommen
Western Reserve Association of Ohio
UCC
Western Reserve
Lorain County
General Synod
Wahoo
Cleveland Indians
Pittsfield
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Ashtabula
Lake
Geauga
Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Huntington
South Amherst
John Hood
Vermilion Church
Steve Carmany
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Chronicle
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Spencer
Cascade Park
Elyria
Spitzer
Diana Thompson
Miami County
Cleveland
Williard Waite
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