State bids open for private Grafton prison operator
Ohio's Department of Rehabilitation and Correction plans to issue a request for proposals by February 15 for private operation of the Grafton prison. Bids must be received by March 28. Current contractor Civigenics faces nonrenewal amid high staff turnover. M&T, Cornell Corrections, and others consider bidding.
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Grafton
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
CiviGenics
Joe Andrews
Andrews
North Coast
Cornell Corrections Inc
Houston
Texas
Correctional Services Corp
Sarasota
Fla
George Killinger
Cornell
Management & Training Corp
Ogden
Utah
Lake Erie Correctional Institution
Conneaut
Curtis Price
M&t
Lake Erie
CiviGenies
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
OCSEA
Sheffield Village Audits Zip Code Tax Revenue Shortfalls
Sheffield Village Mayor Darlene Ondercin orders an audit of license plate, property and income taxes to confirm village revenue and addresses confusion from shared zip codes with Elyria and Sheffield Lake. The audit seeks misallocated funds after reports of taxes and employee income from a new Super Kmart going to other jurisdictions.
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Sheffield
Darlene Ondercin
Cobblestone
Elyria
Ondercin
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Township
Coalition of Cities
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Sheffield Village
Oberlin club provides after school activities for youth
The Lorain County Boys and Girls Club opened in Oberlin in March 1999 serving about 350 children aged 6 to 18 with programs in character leadership education health arts and sports. It operates 3 to 7 pm weekdays from the old Pleasant Street School with funding from public support grants and donations including Nord Family Foundation Cleveland Browns and Microsoft Bill Gates $100 million pledge to 2600 clubs. The center seeks expansion to Elyria and Lorain while negotiating a three year lease at $7 400 annually plus $13 000 in kind maintenance.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Orrville
Ohio
N. Pleasant St
Pleasant Street
Sherrard
Orrville Club
Boys and Girls Club of America
Lorain County Club
Reylene Medina
Microsoft Corp
Microsoft
Bill Gates
Michael R. Conibear
Conibear
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin Club
Oberlin Schools Board
Son Willie Parsons dies in Lorain fire at family shop
William Willie Parsons 25 died after a kitchen fire at Ed's Complete Auto Repair in Lorain. The blaze caused 500 in damage and started from a front burner. His father Ed Parsons Sr and sister Pamela aided in rescue. both suffered minor burns. Memorial fund set up at Firstar Bank. Funeral arrangements pending.
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William
Willie” Parsons
William Parsons
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Lorain
Ed Parsons Sr
Pamela Parsons
Tim Dore
Dore
Billy Ray Cyrus
Neal Mer Cy
Lorain County Fair
Wellington
Firstar Bank
Carbon spill into Rocky River from Medina plant
Carbon from the Liverpool Wastewater Treatment Plant overflowed into a Rocky River tributary after two pumps failed during heavy rain. Up to 240 pounds of non toxic carbon released. officials expect it to flow downstream to Lake Erie with no health hazards. Local fire crews investigated after residents saw dark water.
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Liverpool
Rocky River
Medina County
West Branch
Jim Troike
Reginald Brown
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Troike
Medina
Brunswick
Columbia Township
Richard Csongedi
Columbia-West River Road
Csonged
Lorain County
HarMat
Berger
Brown
Lake Erie
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Nurth
Food
Brandon Wray
The
Chronicle- Telegram
Steve Manheim
Lalinda Freeman
Jonicle
Virginia Lee Parsons
Vermont Avere
Parsons
Bruce Bishop
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