E-Check revamp could cost Ohio $125 million
Ohio agency proposed changes to the emissions testing program after complaints about lines and repairs at Envirotest Systems stations. The plan would reduce tests and cut Envirotest business by about 44 percent, potentially costing the state about $125 million in reimbursements and amendments, with motorists possibly paying more to cover costs.
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Copopa Elementary Kids Jump to Fitness With Aerobics
About 50 Copopa Elementary students spend 40 minutes three weeks running through an aerobics program led by Marlene Kocaja. They sing "Whoomp There It Is" and show improved coordination and ability to follow directions, praised by Principal Nick Anspach and teacher Carol Fankhauser.
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Lorain Woman Indicted in Workers' Compensation Fraud
A Franklin County grand jury indicted eight Ohio residents including Linda Marie Davis 44 of Berkshire Boulevard for illegally accepting 5496 from the Bureau of Workers Compensation. The group allegedly defrauded the program by working while receiving benefits forging documents and cashing checks sent to a recently deceased relative.
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Womaan
Ohio
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Berkshire Boulevard
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
Betty D. Montgomery
Franklin County
Tina Belt
Waverly
Ernie Broers
Cleveland
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Monroe
Mich
Sharon L. Christman
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Ohio Reformatory For Women
Jack R. Christofel
Sandusky
David M McMinn
Toledo
William Spears
Dillonvale
Filiaggi case discussed on CNN show
The Filiaggi case was debated on a CNN program for about five minutes as part of a broader look at whether bad people are born that way. Prosecutor details note Furnger of Elyria was found guilty of aggravated murder in the January 1994 death of his ex wife Lisa and sentenced to death row.
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James Filiaggi
Kenneth Lieu
Filiaggi
Furnger
Lisa
Mansfield Correctional Institution
Filager
Lorain
Delbert Yepko
Clinic helps sick on slim funds at Lorain Free Clinic
Lorain County Free Clinic marks its 10th anniversary serving 16 to 63 year olds on a $177,000 budget with 1,100 patient visits in 1995. Patients earn up to 150 percent of poverty and receive donated medical services. staff and volunteers operate evenings at Christ Evangelical Church basement.
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Barbara Scott
Elyria
Lorain County
Paul Baumgartner
Scott
George Hoover
Melissa Millander
Lorain County Free Clinic
Ohio lawmakers mull higher gas tax to fund roads
Ohio asked for an extra 100 million dollars for the coming year to repair crumbling roads and finance bridges and new highways. If not found, 20 of 76 projects could be cut, with lawmakers debating raising the gasoline tax or diverting funds to ODOT from other sources.
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Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio
ODOT
Voinovich
Congress
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