Ohio voters face 70 school levies in major Tuesday election
In 67 Ohio districts including North Ridgeville Sheffield and LaGrange, 70 school money issues appear on ballots. Voters decide on operating and emergency levies to fund daily expenses, road maintenance, and deficits. Polls run 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. amid calls for more state and local revenue.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
LaGrange
Ohio
Avon
G. Robert Bowers
Dukakis to Hold One Hour Rally in Cleveland
Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis makes his first post convention swing into Ohio with a one hour rally in Public Square Cleveland during the afternoon rush hour. Gov. Richard Celeste will read remarks while DeeDee Miers says the event is set. If rain arrives the rally will move to the Cuyahoga County Courthouse.
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Cleveland
Michael Dukakis
Ohio
Dukakis
Public Square
Richard Celeste
DeeDee Miers
Cuyahoga County
Haylift may face $800000 hay transport bill
Lorain County farmers could incur up to 800000 dollars in hay transport costs to move 10000 tons from outside Ohio. Experts say trucking at about 80 dollars per ton drives up costs while a taller corn crop may offset some expenses and federal aid is being sought.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Ohio
Jerry Long
Cooperative Extension Service
U.S
Donald Pease
D-Oberlin
Department of Agriculture
Wife allows returning airman's body for Brook Park burial
The estranged wife of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Blackmer, 31, who was shot while jogging near his Philippine base, has changed her mind and will permit his burial in Brook Park, Ohio. Military says services at Clark Air Base, then body to be sent home.
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Brook Park
The
Phillipines
Ohio
Maria Blackmer
Air Force Tech
Richard Blackmer
Manila
Colleen Blackmer
Maria
Blackmer
Clark Air Base
David
U.S
Air Force
Michael Blackmer
Talks on lakefront lease stall in Lorain
Negotiations over a lakefront lease held by Ohio Edison for more than 50 years remain unsettled after the Lorain Port Authority deadline passed. Port officials say if no agreement is reached the City Council may take over and seek bidders. Ohio Edison says the corporate office handles talks and the ball is in their court.
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Lorain
Ohio Edison
Port Authority
Rick Novak
Ohio Edson
Jim Markle
Hearing today on teen gun in school case in Lorain County
A Lorain County Juvenile Court hearing will decide if Amherst teen Thomas Strnisha, 17, accused of bringing a loaded .328 caliber revolver to Marion Steele High School on May 24 should be charged as an adult. Strnisha has been hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Amherst
Thomas Strnisha
Marion L. Steele High School
Strnisha
Lorain St. Joseph’s Hospital
Common Pleas Court
Tom Janas
Ridgeville fights low profile 5.5 mill levy bid
North Ridgeville voters face a virtually non existent push for a Tuesday special election on a 5.5 mill emergency operating levy. Superintendent Paul Murphy notes scarce campaign funds and warns the district faces a $1 million plus deficit by June 1989 without new revenue.
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Paul Murphy
Levy
Murphy
Salary delays and class size stall Elyria talks
Elyria Board of Education and the Elyria Education Association remain divided on 18 items in contract negotiations including salary early retirement options and class size. A federal mediator, Jack Buettner, set an Aug. 5 follow up after a session at Elyria West High School. The union released a list of disputed items citing work day lengths severance pay and volunteer time pay as key issues. Emma Paonessa said the union seeks one fewer school day to align with surrounding districts.
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Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Elyria Education Association
Jack Buettner
Elyria West High School
Buettner
Kenneth Mundorf
Elyria Schools
Teachers’ Union
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Karl Schneider
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
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Julie Wallace
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