Findlay mother pleads guilty in infant death case
Kimberlee Snyder of Findlay admits postpartum low mood led to the death of her 5 month old daughter Taylor. In a plea deal prosecutors drop a life-sentence murder charge and she receives 15 years for involuntary manslaughter and child endangering. Judge Parrott imposes sentence after retrial.
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Robert Fry
Snyder
Richard Parrott
Union County Common Pleas Court
Taylor
Ohio
William Kluge
Hancock County Common Pleas Court
Kluge
Fry
Miniature golf pioneer keeps fun fixtures rolling worldwide
Donald C. Nelson, veteran founder of SGD Co., supplies windmills, fiberglass animals, and other decor to over 100 suppliers. Based near Cleveland, his firm also sells go karts and batting cages. Nelson, an Akron native, started in 1949 after a $1500 loan and now aims for $3 million in sales while operating one course, the Rinky Dink Family Fun Center.
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Sharon Center
Donald C. Nelson
Nelson
Ohio
SGD Co
Cleveland
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron
University of Akron
Texas
SGD
China
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
Vermilion strike hits Lithonia Downlighting plant
About 300 Lithonia Downlighting workers strike at midnight after rejecting a tentative contract reached Tuesday. Union president Jeff Scafaro of IBEW Local 998 declined comment to avoid jeopardizing talks. Company officials could not be reached for comment.
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Vermilion
Lithonia
Jeff Scafaro
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 998
Lithonia Downlighting
Lithonia Lighting Co
Head Start attorneys seek one on one child interviews
In Lorain County a civil suit over sexual abuse by a Head Start bus driver advances a bid to have the program’s psychiatric expert question children alone. Lawyers say presence of parents, a court reporter, and another expert could taint findings while cases face multiple concurrent convictions and appeals.
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Elyria
Head Start
Lorain County
Common Pleas Court
Lorain
Dennis O’toole
Lorain County Community Action Agency
Edward Zaleski
Lorain Ma
Joseph Aller
Nancy Smith
Allen
Smith
Neighborhood group collects signatures to block water rate hike
Lorain County Neighbors Protecting Our Environment plans petitions to force a November referendum over a 5 plus percent rise in Elyria water and sewer charges. West side residents report low water pressure while the city notes the increases fund needed improvements.
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Elyria
Pauline Leboda
Lorain County
Songbird Lane
West Side
Ted Pileski
Judge postpones Smith re-sentence in drug case
Visiting judge delayed the re-sentencing of Daniel Smith after prosecutors argued awaiting the appeal decision is required. The 22 year old pleaded guilty to six counts of aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine and faced a two year per count consecutive sentence.
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Elyria
Daniel Smith
Common Pleas
Edward Zaleski
Lynett McGough
McGough
Smith
Zaleski
Richard D. Kennedy
Columbiana County
Kennedy
Phillip Korey
Cleveland
Korey
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Medina
Conyers
National Service Industries
Atlanta
Erie
Huron
Scafaro
Lithonia Lighting
National Services Industries
Cindy Leise
The
Chronicle-Telegram
Leboda
Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Danny D. Smith
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