Blue-bag funding debate grows in Lorain County plan
The Solid Waste District may boost blue-bag curbside and drop-off funding above 1.5 million including 300 thousand or more, with incentives to improve recycling practices. The plan includes hiring an independent auditor and hinges on county commissioners approval and state oversight.
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Solid Waste Policy Committee
Brian Parsons
Parsons
Amherst Township
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Allied Waste Management
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Betty Blair
Ted Kale
Blair
Lori Kokoski
Jim Smith
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
County official wrestles floods with graduation party clash
Tom Kelley, director of the county Management Agency, faces recurring flood crises that disrupt plans including his daughter Angela's high school graduation party. He warned commissioners that rain could ruin the weekend event, as heavy floods threaten the area once again.
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Kelley
Angela
Righty Returns After Dual Brain Cancer Surgeries
Jeff Mohrman reports back this week after a second brain tumor surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on April 14, following an initial operation on July 29, 2005. He notes left-side weakness, ongoing therapy, and a Tarceva trial with a rash as a common side effect.
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Cleveland Clinic
Jeff Mohrman
Canine cops get a pass in Lorain dog ordinance
Lorain council approved a law requiring muzzle and six foot leash rules for vicious dogs. Police dogs are exempt from the bite restrictions under the ordinance. Dusty the Lorain police dog may not be considered vicious unless it attacks a person or kills another dog.
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Lorain
Dusty
Mark Provenza
Provenza
Throne Room nickname at Amherst School offices sparks humor
Amherst School officials joke about a bathroom in the board offices on Forest Road dubbed The Throne Room. A sign reads Do Not Disturb and a cartoon shows a king and prince with the caption about royal succession. The nickname has circulated since at least 1993, origin unclear.
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Amherst
Forest Road
Marietta Faces Flood Risk From Inland Hurricane Rain
In southeast Ohio town Marietta located where the Muskingum and Ohio rivers meet residents fear inland flooding from hurricanes. After Ivan in 2004 and Frances remnants, about 1,500 businesses and homes suffered damage and 17 Ohio counties qualified for federal disaster aid.
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Marietta
Ohio
Karen Briley
Schafer Leather
Florida
Ivan
Muskingum
National Hurricane Center
Frank Lepore
Canada
Lepore
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Marie-Antoinette
Ohio River
Washington County
Man died of natural causes at holy pond site
Eugene Moorman, 44, was found face down in the Sorrowful Mother pond at Holy Love Ministries in Eaton Township. Coroner says death from cardiovascular disease. autopsy not performed per family request. Grounds crews found him Thursday after he had visited the pond for prayer. The site draws visitors seeking healing through the Virgin Mary image in the water.
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Holy Pool
Eaton Township
Paul Matus
Matus
Eugene Moorman
Holy Love Ministries
Sheriff
Mark Vardy
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