Medina County public defender office to close April 30
Medina Chief Public Defender Jocelyn Stefancin urged commissioners to reverse a plan to terminate the Medina County Public Defender's Office by April 30. Commissioners cited cost inefficiency after doubling budgets since 2014 and approved a 90 day transition to appoint private attorneys for indigent defense while promising continued access to public defenders for those who cannot afford counsel. The closure would affect all staff, including Stefancin, who argued the office maintains essential files and privileged documents.
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Medina
Jocelyn Stefancin
Medina County
Common Pleas
Wadsworth
Scott Miller
Public Defender
Stefancin
Public Defender’s Office
Ohio shifts COVID death reporting to new system
The Ohio Department of Health will replace the old OD RS with the Electronic Death Registration System described as the gold standard by Dr Bruce Vanderhoff. The move follows findings that about 4 275 Ohio COVID 19 deaths were underreported under the previous system and will use death certificates reviewed and coded by the CDC.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Health
Bruce Vanderhoff
Vanderhoff
Department of Health
Stephanie McCloud
Department
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Willowood Adapts with Creative Programs During Pandemic
At Willowood Care Center in Brunswick staff faced a difficult year as residents endured isolation. The facility tried new programming to keep residents engaged while families stayed apart amid Ohio’s early virus shutdowns led by Gov. DeWine.
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Willowood
Kathleen
Willowood Care Center
Brunnswick
Brunswick
Wadsworth Advances Land Purchase for New Fire Station
The city of Wadsworth paid about 500000 for 329 College Street and four adjacent parcels totaling roughly three acres as an initial step toward a new fire station. Public Safety Director Matt Hiscock says a final design and timeline are not yet determined, and the project aims to improve response times and fit a growing department.
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Wadsworth
College St
Public Safety
Matt Hiscock
Hiscock
College Street
N. Lyman St
Broad Street
West Walnut Street
Rumpke Buys C Martin Trucking In Medina Deal
Medina based C Martin Trucking sold to Rumpke Waste Services. Curtis Perkins 66 led the firm for 37 years after 51 years with the company founded by his uncle in 1946. Twenty one employees, most stayed on. Perkins plans new ventures with his granddaughter and a Route 66 trip.
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Medina
Curtis Perkins
C. Martin Trucking
Perkins
Rumpire Waste Services
Lafayette Road
Cuyahoga
Summit
Ashland
Wayne Counties
Curtis Jr
Lafayette Township
Patricia
Chicago
California
Cuba
Feeding Medina County partners with local groups for Lodi camp site
Feeding Medina County partners with Akron Canton Regional Food Bank and Medina County Park District to run a monthly food distribution at Hidden Hollow Camp in Lodi. The move aims to reach more families facing food insecurity amid rising unemployment from the COVID 19 pandemic and gaps after the Medina Fairgrounds distributions.
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Feeding
Medina County
Lodi Campground
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Medina County Park District
Lodi
Katy Fuerst
Akron-Canton
Medina Fairgrounds
Fuerst
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