Cuyahoga Rejects State Foster Care System Amid Rollout
Cuyahoga County objects to joining a statewide foster care data system saying it risks child safety. The state orders sign on by June 23 as glitches and incomplete records hamper counties including Columbiana and Licking who rely on spreadsheets and borrowed funds.
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Cuyahoga County
Ted Strickland
Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Ohio
Columbiana
Licking
State staffers earning big time overtime in Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch found overtime for state employees rose 16 percent in Strickland’s first year, topping 100 million. Eleven workers earned at least 50 000, 2 167 earned 10 000 or more, with many in prisons and medical facilities. Overtime rose due to a new administration and snow events. Melody Campbell led with 81 495 overtime.
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Columbus
Ted Strickland
Air National Guard
The
Columbus Dispatch
Bob Taft
Strickland
Ron Sylvester
Ohio Department of Administrative Services
Sylvester
Taft
Melody Campbell
Corrections Medical Center
Orient
Going Airborne at Avon Skate Park Weekend
About two dozen teens and young men tested their skills with skate boards and bikes Sunday at Avon Skate Park amid mild temperatures. Jake McDonald 15 of North Ridgeville goes airborne as he slides down a park bench while Nicholas Dietsche 18 of North Ridgeville lands his bike from a height.
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Avon Skate Park
Jake McDonald
North Ridgeville
Nicholas Dietsche
Ohio state auditor stays under the radar in first year
Mary Taylor, Ohio state auditor and first CPA in the post, maintains a low profile while touting an improved internal audit and Medicaid efficiency. She serves on the Apportionment Board and eyes a 2010 reelection as Republicans seek fresh credibility after scandals. She ordered Ken Blackwell to repay over 80,000 in bonuses to outgoing staff from 2006.
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Columbus
Mary Taylor
Taylor
U.S
George Voinovich
Republican
Grant Neeley
University of Dayton
Ohio
Ken Blackwell
Antioch College sale opened as bidders sought upfront cash
Antioch University seeks a buyer for Antioch College offering the flagship campus for full payment at closing after alumni group negotiations stalled over a five year plan to pay half of 12.2 million. The university will close June 30 if no deal is reached, with a possible 2012 reopening.
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Antioch University
Antioch College
Antioch
Antioch College Continuation Corporation
Lynda Sirk
Reward offered for violent fugitive Jose Rivera
Authorities seek Jose Rivera 22 for robbery with a deadly weapon and parole violations. Rivera has ties to Lorain, Ohio, with a prior record including aggravated assault in 2003 and robbery in 2005. Call Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 866 4-WANTED with tips.
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Rivera
U.S
David Siler
Northern
Ohio
Lorain
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