Record heat drives Ohio power demand to new highs
As Ohio endures a heat wave with temperatures over 100 degrees, seven cities set new heat records and utilities report record electricity use. Findlay and Kenton hit 101 degrees, Toledo 100, and Columbus and Dayton 98. Dayton peak demand reached 2.3 million kilowatts, while Columbus Southern Power averaged 2.54 million kilowatts in an hour. An Ohio Edison transmission line failure near Akron interrupted power to thousands and sparked outages to prevent overload.
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Findlay
Hancock County
Kenton
Hardin County
Toledo
Columbus
Dayton
Mansfield
Zanesville
Youngstown
Dayton Power & Light Co
Dp&i
Columbus Southern Power Co
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Ohio Edison
Akron
Goodyear Heights
Cuyahoga Falls
Gorge
Bob Kensinger
Nurseries Weather Drought With Mixed Sales
Nurseries fare better than most under the drought with greenhouses showing few problems. Kay Pandy of Pandy's Garden Center notes heavy watering while sales of hoses and sprinklers rise. plant seed sales lag. Ruth Musial of Musial Greenhouse cites a pond dug years ago as aiding operations as recent weeks bring lower sales.
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Kay Pandy
Pandy
Elyria
Ruth Musial
Musial
North Ridgeville
Ohio tops Midwest in job growth with 458000 gain
Ohio leads Midwest in job creation from 1984 to 1988 with an estimated 458000 new jobs, driven by service-sector expansion in suburban areas. The study, by Kasarda for the Transportation Research Board, notes health care, advertising, finance and legal services as key growth areas. Production jobs rose by 36200 in mining, construction and manufacturing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
Transportation Research Board
National Research Council
the Plain Dealer Today
Kasarda
Midwest
Karsarda
Heat sparks barroom melee and rise in street crime
An early Monday altercation at a West Broad Street lounge intensified by heat prompted Elyria and Lorain police to cite rising summer temperatures as a factor in more assaults and disorderly conduct. Lt Witt and Lt Jack Daniel warn irritability and fatigue drive conflicts as spectators and workers endure hot days.
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West Broad Street
Lt. Witt
Elyria
Witt
Lorain
Jack Daniel
Retirement plan may be too costly for county
Elyria report shows early retirement for 20 senior employees would cost at least 600000. One case estimates retiring a single employee over 60 with 26 years could exceed 100000 for five years. Officials cite lack of reserve funds and long recoup periods while consultants study eligibility and costs.
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Casimir Malinovsky
Malinovsky
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Miracle Mile Network
Ryan Kasinec
Kaitlyn Hogan
Raeleen Kasinec
Miracle Mile
Dairy Queens
Fred Slanina
Lorain County
Cool Cove
Mark Alexander
Yeatman’s Cove
Cincinnati
Glen Miller
C-T
Dorothy Essex
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