Ohio courthouses face preservation push at symposium
Ohio county officials and preservationists gather in Columbus for the Ohio Courthouses Symposium to explore funding and strategies to rehabilitate and maintain historic county seats. Leaders cite examples like Wapakoneta's 1894 courthouse renovation and note Ohio has 69 NRHP listed courthouses.
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Columbus
Seneca County
Tiffin
Ohio
Auglaize
Wapakoneta
Lorain County
Elyria
Ohio Historical Society
Thieves Loot Spoons From Garfield Monument in Cleveland Heights
Police report a break in at the 180-foot Garfield monument at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland Heights. Commemorative spoons were stolen from a display near the presidential casket while a window was shattered. A cemetery worker found the theft Wednesday.
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Cleveland
James A. Garfield
Northeast Ohio
Lakeview Cemetery
Cleveland Heights
Garfield
Ohio to Build Mine Safety Training Center in Eastern Ohio
Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources plans a new mine safety training center in eastern Ohio. A $2 million capital budget supports the project with a simulated underground coal mine, training rooms and space for federally required safety competitions. Judge James Zehringer leads the search for location with community and business leaders. Ohio transit aids human trafficking awareness in Toledo with driver training and safe haven signs. partners libraries rest areas clinics oversee by state agencies to boost outreach.
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ST. Clairsville
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
James Zehringer
The
Natural Resources Department
Toledo
Toledo Area
Ash Borer Devastates Fowler Woods Nature Preserve
Ohio officials report the emerald ash borer has destroyed hundreds of ash trees in Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve east of Shiloh. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources with the USDA has logged infested trees and closed most of a 1.2 mile trail to reduce hazards, while many dead trees remain to fall naturally.
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Shiloh
Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fowler Woods
Richland County
Mansfield News Journal
Eileen Carson
State Department
Carson
Columbus
Michigan
Ontario
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Lcca.com
S. Abbe Rd
Joint Commission
Anna Norris
Lanelle Williams
New London
Lakeview Park
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