Buckeye Local Superintendent Kent Morgan to Step Down
Kent Morgan, Buckeye Local School District superintendent since 2016, will resign at year end for family reasons. He announced June 29 at a Board meeting. last day is December 31, noting gratitude for the community, staff, and opportunities and that retirement from education is possible. He cited personal decisions over the Christina Collins curriculum director vote as unrelated to his departure.
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York Twp
Buckeye
Kent Morgan
Board of Education
Morgan
Buckeye Board of Education
Christina Collins
Educa
Medina County renews 0.35 mill MCDAC levy renewal
Medina County commissioners move to place a five year renewal of the Medina County Drug Abuse Commission police levy on the November general ballot. The renewal supports police operations focused on drug interdiction training and education, and would begin in 2021 for collection in 2022, totaling about 1.699 million dollars per year.
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Medina
Medina County
Medina County Drug Abuse Commission
Medina County Board of Elections
Medina County Auditor’s
MCDAC
Ohio counties adopt mask mandate in red alert areas
Gov. DeWine announced a mask mandate for seven Ohio counties including Cuyahoga Franklin Montgomery and Hamilton as part of a red level public health advisory. The plan pairs mandatory masking with assessments of disease spread hospital occupancy and other metrics under a new color coded system.
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Medina
Joshua Henson
Ohio
Mike DeWine
Medina County
DeWine
Cuyahoga
Huron
Franklin
Montgomery
Butler
Hamilton
Trumbell
Cincinnati
Montgomery County
Dayton
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Franklin County
Columbus
Ohio Public Health Advisory System
Medina County commissioners vote down court budget increase
Medina County commissioners unanimously rejected a 2020 budget boost for the Medina County Domestic Relations Court. The court had hired an armed bailiff for security, and Judge Mary Kovack argued the position is essential for safety, while the board cited prior overspending and adequate security by the sheriff's office.
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Medina
Medina County
Medina County Sheriff’s Office
Mary Kovack
Scott) Miller
Kovack
Tim Anderson
Miller
Anderson
Wadsworth roundabout project funded with 1.5M from ODOT
ODOT contributes 1.5 million of a 2.5 million cost leaving Wadsworth to cover the rest. The city plans summer 2022 construction at Seville Road and Route 57 with design underway and no delay talks. Funding may come from additional sources, and route 57 will close about 75 days during bridge work.
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Wadsworth
Ohio Department of Transportation
City Public Service
Robert Patrick
Broad Street
Silvercreek Road
ODOT
Blockers Run Creek
GPD Group
GPD
Seville Road
Patrick
Federal Highway Administration
Kansas
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