Ohio cities rank low in Rand McNally Places Rated Almanac
Ohio mayors challenge the Rand McNally ranking which places Cleveland at 31st and Lima at 253rd while Cincinnati sits 17th. Columbus weighs in at 75 with Dayton at 142 and Warren at 155. Mayors criticize climate based measures, noting improvements and civic strides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Edward Meehan
Rand McNally
Meehan
Ohio
Lima
Moyer
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Berea Budget Sparks Fresh Clash Over Safety Spending
Berea Mayor John G Whipple and Mary Ashbrook clash over the 1985 safety department budget. Ashbrook urges higher spending on fire and rescue amid a large city debt and aging population. Whipple defends cuts, notes debt paydown, and says services were reduced to ease taxpayer burden. The fire budget shows a 25 000 decrease to 592 028 from 617 250. Auxiliary police hiring was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
John G. Whipple
Mary Ashbrook
Safety Department
Whipple
Ashbrook
Safety Forces
Robert Strong
Trupp
Akron-A gas blast suit ends in out of court settlement
A $500000 lawsuit filed by William Graham over a 1979 propane gas explosion at his LaGrange Township home was settled quietly moments before trial. The blast destroyed his modular house and left Graham with severe burns, a broken hip, and other injuries. The case named multiple defendants including HBS Corp Windale Corp Linden Propane and the gas supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
LaGrange Township
Graham
Baldwin-Wallace gym expansion gains final planning OK
Berea Planning Commission approves Phase I of Baldwin Wallace College gym expansion at Ursprung Gymnasium on Bagley Road and Tressel Street. Phase I cost about 2.25 million with total project at roughly 6.5 million. The college may raze or relocate the Watts Athletic Center. city had considered buying it for one dollar for use as offices but declined due to costs and code concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
Baldwin-Wallace College
B-W
Watts Athletic Center
Watts
College
City Hall
Westlake forms committee to reexamine bond issue
Westlake City Council creates a five member campaign steering group to re examine and direct promotion of a municipal complex bond. The panel includes Mayor Theodore Busch Fire Chief Robert Patton Police Chief John Fleischer and council members Margarita Premen and Michael Rump. They will meet in April and plan a citizen committee and define scope cost timing and financing. Premen doubts a $9 million city hall bond and suggests focused safety buildings. Council President Robert Peterson notes no election this year and cites the school board as a model for organized leadership in bond promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westlake
Theodore Busch
Robert Patton
John Fleischer
Margarita Premen
Ward 6
Michael Rump
Peterson
Millon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silent J
Warren
Buffalo
America
Columbus
The
Associated Press
Map Company
Pittsburgh
Boston
Raleigh-Durham
N.C
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Yuha City
Calif
Harry Moyer
Poppycock
Miff
Amuse
Suzanne Glickman
Central Ohio Marketing Council
Columbus Dispatch
Mark Anthony
Dana Rinehart
Anthony
Dayton
Paul Leonard
Leonard
Midwest
Youngstown-Warren
Daniel J. Sferra
Youngstown
N.Y
Sferra
Keystone Tractorcade
Keystone High School
Future Farmers of America
Gail Shieff
C-T
Council
Stanley Trapp
D-5
Robert Essig
Accord
By Scott Stephens
William Graham
Pheasant Run Village
Diagonal Road
Elyria
Sam Bell
U.S. District Court
Richard Demsey
Tucson, Ariz
HBS Corp
Windale Corp
Linden Propane
Demsey
Ston
Ursprung Gymnasium
Bagley Road
Tressel Street
Jim Harvey
Robert Peterson
Bwef Municipal Complex
Busch
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!