Tornado toll rises as Tennessee storms devastate Nashville and counties
Rescuers search shattered Tennessee neighborhoods after tornadoes ripped through Nashville and Putnam County. At least 24 people are confirmed dead with dozens unaccounted. EF-3 twisters carved a 10 mile path through Nashville downtown and damaged over 140 buildings, while Putnam County faced extensive destruction with more than 100 structures wrecked. Authorities say many victims were asleep when debris struck. National Guard deployed. emergency crews survey damage and search for survivors.
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Wadsworth sewer upgrade plans face 9.9 percent rate rise
City finances show the sewer fund near $1.9 million in reserve after a 9.9 percent rate hike, with 2020 projections, and 2021-2024 paths risking deficits without more increases. An $470 thousand engineering and flow monitoring project begins 2022 for pipe replacements and potential storage area builds to reduce sewer overflows.
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Neck of the Woods
EPA
Patrick
Medina County
Wadsworth
Sharon Center
Litchfield
Council
Environmental Protection Agency
Community sessions on safety and trafficking signs
The center will hold two sessions one for middle schoolers and one for parents and adults to foster questions in a comfortable setting. The kids focus on internet safety and healthy relationships while adults learn warning signs of trafficking as part of a broader mission to meet basic needs and demonstrate God's love.
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Free session on trafficking and online safety for families
A free educational event for teens and parents covers human trafficking risks and online safety. Teens meet 6 to 7 pm and adults 7 to 8 pm Thursday at That Place For Teens, 1480 Pearl Road Unit 9 Brunswick. Details at thatplace4teens.com or Facebook. rinijeffers gmail.com.
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Rini Jeffers
Rinijeffers
Gmail.com
Detention Wins Rock Off With Prize Package And SXSW Clash
Detention, a high school band influenced by Billie Eilish and Green Day, won the Rock Off earning $1,000 cash and $250 for their music program. They plan to use the prize for travel and gear while preparing for a SXSW show in Austin and a possible Live Nation opening slot with The Black Keys.
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Green Day
Ani DiFranco
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Austin
Texas
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Cleveland
Black Keys
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Medina weighs full time fire EMS plan with costs and union risk
City officials consider expanding from part time to full time fire and EMS with three lieutenants a captain and chief. 2018 operating costs total 3.87 million across fire and EMS, about 348 thousand above projected. Cross trained crews, three stations, and shared Life Support Team gear are debated while funding splits between city and townships remain unsettled.
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Medina
Dennis Hanwell
Hanwell
Cleveland Clinic
Medina Hospital
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Farmland preservation gains ground in Medina County projects
McDowell cites a multi year effort to preserve Charles Sr land before his death. Western Reserve backs a 48 acre Heath farm in Lafayette Township with completion targeted by end of 2020. Medina County explores road extension and transit vehicle replacements under a grant program funding eight replacement buses for Medina Public Transit.
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Medina County
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Litchfield Township
Swingle
Montville Township
Ohio
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Scott Miller
Miller
Montville
Terry Grice
Westfield Insurance
Kevin Dunn
Grice
Andy Conrad
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Fenn Road
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Ohio Transit Preservation Program
Medina County Public Transit
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