Parks chief seeks option money and grant for 200 acres
Medina County Park Director Barry Muha asked for a 1000 dollar one year option on 200 acres in Montville Township to hold the property while seeking an 85000 dollar federal grant, with local match, and 85000 dollar share of purchase price. Commissioner Don Simmons opposed saying the park board must fund the deal and questioned funding plans.
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Betty Szudlo
Medina
Medina County
Barry Muha
Don Simmons
Muha
Montville Township
Park District
Bear Swamp Road
Bear Swamp Reservation
Bear Swamp
Park Board
Medina county sees 345 voters in special signup drive
A total of 345 citizens registered to vote during a special voter registration drive held Saturday and Monday. Brunswick accounted for 51 registrations, Wadsworth for nine on Saturday, and Medina for 30, Brunswick 191, and Wadsworth 64 on Monday. Registration ends Oct 6 for Medina and Wadsworth, while Brunswick remains closed ahead of the primary.
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Medina
Margaret Davis
Board of Elections
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Board
Tiger in tree climbs higher mast of Branch Road
A tiger striped cat again climbs a tall tree near Branch Road. Last week the animal was rescued after hours by the dog warden and a truck driver from a two story perch. This time the cat is 50 yards away and one story higher, and residents brace for another rescue.
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Samaritan
Medina County Major Crime Up 20 Percent in 1974
Sheriff Norman J. Stuart reported a nearly twenty percent rise in major crime in Medina County's unincorporated areas for 1974. The state list shows 382 break ins, 375 vandalism, 510 thefts, 175 aggravated assaults, 133 auto thefts, 43 narcotics, 40 frauds, 28 sex offenses, 16 aggravated robberies and 12 arsons with four shootings and one aggravated murder amid juvenile records of 353 detentions and 184 runaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Norman J. Stuart
Highland teachers seek board reversal on six nonrenewals
Highland Education Association urges the Highland Board of Education to rescind its nonrenewal of six teachers. The move cites risks of larger classes, reduced program selectivity, and safety concerns, amid enrollment declines and funding questions.
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Granger Twp
Highland Education Association
HEA
Highland Board of Education
Judy Rowland
Susan Lowe
Marilyn Schaffer
Wanda Steiner
Pamela Brobeck
Carolyn Jones
Alfred Cowger
Paulette Kerns
Emma Power
Cowger
Supreme Court to hear countian murder appeal
Medina case of Walker versus the State of Ohio moves to the Ohio Supreme Court. Walker, of Wadsworth, was sentenced to life for second degree murder of his wife Barbara in 1973 after a no contest plea. The appeal centers on time limitation statutes and equal protection, with the Ninth District and Cleveland decisions diverging.
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Medina
Walker
State of Ohio
James Walker
Wadsworth
Ohio Supreme Court
Barbara
Chillicothe Rehabilitation and Correctional Center
James R. McKvaine
Ninth District Court of Appeals
McKvaine
Court OF Appeals
Cleveland
Eighth District Court of Appeals
Perkins
Wrecking ball looms over Louis' Lunch birthplace
In New Haven Ken Lassen faces demolition of Louis' Lunch the site of the claim as the first hamburger birthplace. The city board voted to raze the 14 seat diner to clear space for a new office and medical tower despite pleas to relocate or preserve.
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Wrecking Ball
Hamburger
New Haven, Conn
UPI
Ken Lassen
Lassen
Louis
United States
New Haven Redevelopment Agency
Center
Frank Logue
Bartholomew Guida
Logue
Councilman vows cleanup for Smokerise condominium areas
Medina councilman Steve Lindsey told Smokerise residents he would seek a council vote declaring unfinished condo sections at 922 Wadsworth Road a public nuisance. Eight residents urged condemnation to allow city cleanup and regrading, with an estimated $1200 cost to seed and grade if approved. Cleanup could begin in about two months after the next meeting on May 12.
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Medina
Steve Lindsey
Ward
Health, Safety and Sanitation Committee
Wadsworth Road
Lindsey
Ohio
Bill Leick
Finance Committee
W. Liberty Street
Jefferson
Elmwood
Homestead Street
North Street
W. Washington Street
Huntington
Smith Road
S. Court Street
Fairgrounds
State Road
Cloverleaf and Black River Students Blood Drive
Cloverleaf High School hosts a blood drive with walk ins from 8 30 a m to 2 30 p m while nearby Black River High School students join. The Medina Junior High School drive yielded 168 pints with 36 deferrals and participants from Medina Highland and Buckeye high schools.
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Medina
Cloverleaf High School
Black River High School
Medina Junior High School
Highland
Buckeye
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PVE
John Oberholtzer
Art Kory
Sidney Fenn School
Jackenheimer
Tim Brown
Karin Reversher
David Swidrak
Fenn’s
Gazette
Mark Bailey
Aaron Shrimplin
Nancy Peacock
Hinckley
Sharon
JVS
State Foundation
Robert Keck
Robert Schmelzer
Barbara Wise
Paul Miller
Hinckley Pta
Supreme Court
Countian
McIlvaine
Mahatma Gandhi
BY Cindy Kudlaty
the Water and Sewer Committee
City
Sower District 2
River Bloodmobile
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