Mismanagement leaves thousands of Cleveland juvenile cases untracked
The Plain Dealer reports over 3,000 Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court cases were forgotten due to mismanagement. Many minors remained in foster care or faced delayed penalties as judges and clerks failed to log decisions and track progress, prompting calls for a new computer system and accountability.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cuyahoga County
the Plain Dealer
Cour
John Zachariah
Betty Willis Ruben
Ruben
Sai
Lorain Hospital Celebrates New Surgical Center Opening
About 400 community members attended the Community Fest at Community Health Partners to mark renovation of Lorain Hospital and Surgical Center. The $20 million upgrades covered radiology, surgery and emergency departments with tours, health screenings, and diabetes and ADHD seminars. The event aimed to reconnect residents with the hospital, which merged with St. Joseph in 1994, and featured a History Wall of Lorain County healthcare history.
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Lorain
Community Health Partners
Karen Yacobucci
Brian Lockwood
Yacobucci
St. Joseph
Vikki Wearsch
Wearsch
Lorain County
Ohio libraries among the nations best in funding
Ohio is praised for a strong library funding system with about 76 percent state aid per resident. The Plain Dealer cites 1995 education data showing Ohio at 34.68 dollars per resident, compared with New York at 36.96 and West Virginia at 10.52. Reforms in the 1980s shifted 5 percent of investment tax revenue to 5.7 percent of the income tax, creating 376 million dollars last year for 250 library systems. officials credit this for narrowing rural-urban funding gaps.
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Columbus
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
New York
U.S. Department of Education
Contiguous States
West Virginia
Marilyn Mason
Cleveland Public
Steven Hawk
Akron-Summit County
Library spending per person in then 1995 Midwest states
Ohio leads with 34.68 dollars per capita in 1995 library operating expenditures, followed by Indiana 30.72 and Michigan 19.29. Pennsylvania 14.60, Kentucky 12.22, West Virginia 10.52. Source: U S Department of Education. The framework promotes library cooperation so librarians can prioritize service over bureaucracy.
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Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
U.S. Department of Education
Brace St Habitat house opens doors in Elyria
About 70 people gathered Sunday to dedicate a house at 222 Brace Street, Elyria, built by Lorain County Habitat for Humanity for Peter and Vickie Galloway of Avon Lake and their son Sean. Ground was broken the first weekend of August. The Rev. Brian J. Smith of First United Methodist Church spoke of volunteers' efforts.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Habitat For Humanity
Brace St
Peter
Vickie Galloway
Avon Lake
Sean
Galloway
Brian J. Smith
First
United Methodist Church
Akron districts face 30 million education aid delay
Akron, AP reports at least 30 million dollars in state aid for new education mandates will be three months late. The Ohio Department of Education cites delays in creating new funding formulas after February's funding overhaul. Barberton loses money as it hires 13 teachers for mandated class sizes and all day kindergarten, while districts await funds.
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AKRON
Akron Beacon Journal
Stacie Lowell
Ohio Department of Education
Barberton
Paul Wulff
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