Trustee Norbert Hood Guided Medina Township Growth
Norbert Hood, 64, longtime Medina Township trustee, retired Jan 1 after 28 years shaping roads and zoning. He helped replace dirt streets with paved lanes, expanded road machinery, and advocated liberal lot sizes with central sewer and water. Hood stresses township government proximity, opposes annexations, and cites Interstate 71 as spurring growth. He and wife Irene have five children and 14 grandchildren.
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Doris Kilbane
Medina
Norbert Hood
Hood Road
Medina Township
Hood
Irene
Medina County Court Backlog Drops Amid State Trend
Medina County follows Ohio trend with lower court backlog in 1971 reports by Clerk Jean Waters. Common pleas filed 981, disposed 1,048. Court of Appeals filed 21, disposed 26. Passport apps rose to 342. title transfers 35 666. Fees to County General Fund up to 107 015.44. Chief Justice O Neill cites new rules as cause.
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Ted Graham
Medina
Medina County
Dlear
Jean Waters
Ohio Supreme Court
C. William O’neill
Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
O’neill
General Assembly
Common Pleas
Ohio House approves quick-take water sewer amendment
The Ohio House passed a measure to allow public use of private land before payment for sewer or water line projects, sending the bill to the Senate with a potential November ballot. Supporters cite faster pollution control and lower costs. opponents warn it erodes private property rights.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio House
Ohio
Senate
General Assembly
Norman A. Murdock
Cincinnati
Murdock
Medina Teen Open House At Y House With Rick Petroc
Medina County teens get a free weekly gathering at the Y House starting Monday. Rick Petroc will headline with guitar and songs from 7 30 to 8 30 PM, as part of a county youth program sponsored by the YWCA teens.
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Medina
Medina County
Rick Petroc
Petroc
YWCA
Medina Streets and Sidewalks Committee Meet Tonight
The Medina City Council Streets and Sidewalks Committee led by Steve Petrigala will convene at 8 p.m. in city hall. Agenda items include storm drainage for new subdivisions mud on sidewalks Mud Jack purchase Medina Street easement and Miner Drive Street dedication.
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Medina
Steve Petrigala
Medina Street
Miner Drive
Love in Medina County sees more marriages than divorces
Medina County records show 792 marriage licenses issued compared with 475 divorces filed and 314 granted last year. Marriage license requests rose by 105 from 1970, while a $2.15 fee awaits next year’s use to decide its fate.
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Medina
Medina County
County Clerk of Courts Office
Brunswick School Board OKs 1972 first quarter budget
The Brunswick Board of Education approved a $1,117,000 budget for the first three months of 1972 to cover salaries, supplies, maintenance, and other costs. Clerk Ray Cassell is bonded for $10,000 and authorized to manage funds and sign checks. The board also approved salary adjustments for non teaching staff and new teaching hires. Concerns were raised about football activities on school grounds in bad weather and the district discussed counseling data and early career guidance.
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Sam
Boyer Brunswick
Board of Education
U.S
Ray Cassell
John Sweda
Towslee
Sweda
Tewslee
Virginia McLaren
Anne Morgan
Robert Carson
Patricia Cooper
Sharron Knapp
Crestview
Richard Lamp
Erva Needham
Karen Rosa
Jean King
Robert Skienka
Doubtful youth leave church but faith endures
A lengthy opinion piece argues that while polls show young people turning from church life, faith persists. It cites Plato and Ronald Knox to suggest youth lose faith only temporarily, and when hardship returns, childhood belief reemerges. The author defends religion’s enduring social contributions and urges patience.
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Richard Nixon
Richard
Pat’s
Plato
Ronald Knox
Oxford University
England
Hillaire Belloc
Oxford
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Carpenter Road
County Highway Department
Galion
Florida
St. Francis Xavier Church
Holy Name Society
Hoods
Norbert
Township
Robert K. Blackford
Floyd G. Browne & Associates
Marion
Focht Bros
Tiffon
Gazette
Faye Kraus
Franklin County
Jim Thorpe
R-Alliance
Joseph Tulley
R-Mentor
Medina ‘Y
Brunswick Board
Fred Benco
Thomas
AL Thomas
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