Rittman car backs into No Parking sign in city mishap
Curt Roberts visits Rittman Police Dept when his car unexpectedly speeds backward along Ohio Avenue. The vehicle plows the No Parking sign, prompting plans to replace the post. Community notices follow about local events and upcoming holidays including Orrville Chorus performing The Messiah on December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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Curt Roberts
Rittman Police Department
Ohio Avenue
Curt
State Street
Orrville
Beerys Welcome Son Anthony Richard in Wadsworth
Mr and Mrs Stanley Beery of 183 E Sunset Rittman announce the birth of a son Anthony Richard born December 9 at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Richard Bauman Sterling Ohio and Mr and Mrs Melvin Beery Rittman Ohio.
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Stanley Beery
E. Sunset
Rittman
Anthony’ Richard
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Richard Bauman
Sterling, Ohio
Melvin Beery
Rittman, Ohio
Rittman Property Taxes Go Up or Not
Rittman dodges an electric rate hike as Ohio Edison faces an appeal to the state supreme court. Local and level B representatives say PUCO authorized higher prescribed increases while the appeal proceeds, limiting action to the same amount under dispute.
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Rittman
Ohio Edison
George Falk
State Supreme Court
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
PUCO
al Imhoff
Imhoff
Ohio
Rittman Settlers Brought To Life By Local Artist
Rittman historian Clarence Kunkler and Joyce Hartzler, commissioned by the Historical Society, render early settlers Isaac DeCoursey Martin Fritz and William Doyle in a composite painting. The piece envisions DeCoursey as a hunter Fritz as a farmer and Doyle with a book, reflecting their roles in the town’s 1813 to 1815 founding era.
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Isaac DeCoursey
Martin Fritz
William Doyle
Joyce Hartzler
Rittman Three Arts Club
Rittman
Historical Society
Hilty
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Society
The
Clarence Kunkler Kunkler
DeCoursey
Fritz
Doyle
Kunkler
County Ordered To Reassess Property Value Boosts Tax Bills
Wayne County auditor Glenn Newland reports a July 8 BTA directive requires a higher real property tax abstract to reflect inflated values. Homeowners in Rittman face a 5 to 10 percent tax increase this year as the county seeks to correct valuation disparities. Newland did not approve the Oct 7 abstract which totaled 294,994,540 and included new construction and oil and gas assets.
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Board of Tax Appeals
BTA
Wayne Co
Glenn Newland
Wayne County
Newland
Rittman Press
Columbus
Smotherman Rites Held
Alphas H Smotherman 52 of 8114 Doylestown Rd Sterling died Saturday at Wooster Community Hospital after a three month illness. He was born January 27 1923 in Ironton Missouri and lived in Colorado before moving to the Rittman Sterling area. An Army veteran of World War II he worked 27 years in the packaging corp container dept in Rittman. He belonged to V F W Post 1610 and First Brethren Church in Rittman. Surviving are his wife Erma two daughters Jean and Mrs Pat Gaborsky. seven brothers and two sisters. two grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday Dec 9 at Gillman Funeral Home Rittman Rev Robert A Russell officiated. Burial in Rittman Cemetery.
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Rittman
Blough
Modern Woodmen of America
Iona
Galen
Wooster
Wilma Blough
Marjorie Howell
Fred
Willis
Akron
Carrie Cox
Medina
Gillman Funeral
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Mt. Zion
Sterling
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Doylestown Rd
Wooster Community Hospital
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First Brethren Church
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Jean
Pat Gaborsky
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Lawrence
Earl
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Tyler
Texas
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Wadsworth
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Margaret Smith
Denver
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Marie Anderson
Marshallville
Gillman Funeral Home
Robert A. Russell
Rittman Cemetery
Award Merit Badges At Court Of Honor
Rittman Boy Scout Troop No. 405 held a Court of Honor Monday evening to recognize Scout achievements and award merit badges. Ed Snoddy, Dale Leatherman, and David Cain received fingerprinting badges. Bruce Stiner earned Citizenship Nation. Brad Stiner a Citizenship Community. Andrew McCray personal management. Allan Sholar coin collecting. Paul Pernod communications and citizenship in world. Mark Copas environmental science citizenship in world and environmental science awards. progress awards went to Allan Sholar Ed Snoddy tenderfoot Brad Stiner Bland Vance first class Mark Copas life. Assistant Scoutmaster John Stillwagner received a Corn Clusters and Crutches award for a camping trip at Isaac Walton Park where he pretended a broken leg for first aid practice. Stillwagner has 15 years as troop leader.
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Troop No. 445
Allan Sholar
Ed Snoody
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Mark Copas
Bland Vance
Rittman Boy Scout Troop No. 405
Ed Snoddy
Dale Leatherman
David Cain
Bruce Stiner
Brad Stiner
Andrew McCray
John Stillwagner
Isaac Walton Park
Stillwagner
New Apartments To Be Built Here In Rittman Ohio
Realty Development Co of Newark Ohio announces a 40 unit apartment complex to rise at Fairlawn and Villa north of Home St in Rittman. Emcor Construction of Newark will build the townhouses designed by architect Charles Gallager, each unit a two bedroom townhouse.
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Rittman
Raymond Seifert Morton Retiree
Raymond J. Seifert 75 of 27 Orchard St. died Tuesday night at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. Born July 15, 1900 in Wayne County to Erasmus and Margaret Keyser Seifert, he lived in Wooster before moving to Rittman 15 years ago. He worked 20 years at Morton Salt Co retiring in 1965 and previously at Buckeye Aluminum Co. in Wooster. He attended Calvary Assembly of God Church in Orrville and was a Rittman Garden Club member. Surviving are wife Oneta, two sons Donald of North Canton and Robert of Fort Wayne, Ind., daughter Joanne (Richard) Welling of Orrville, brother Earnest of Lodi, sisters LaVonne Marchant, Edna Gartshore, and Mary Mullett, five grandchildren. Their 50th wedding anniversary was observed August 16, 1972. Additional notes mention realty development plans and community activities in Rittman.
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Raymond J. Seifert
Orchard St
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Wayne Co
Erasmus and
Margaret Keyser Seifert
Wooster
Rittman
Morton Salt Co
Buckeye Aluminum Co
Seifert
Calvary Assembly of God
Orrville
Edna.Gartshore
Denver
Col
Mary Mullett
Windham
Santa's Mal Bag Holiday Wish List
A six year old in Mrs George's first grade class at West Hill School requests gifts including a Steve Austin a bike a race track and many toys for Christmas plus a pie and milk waiting for Santa. Other names appear as children with specific toy desires such as Tiffany Taylor Jewel Magic Knit Magic and a Six Million Dollar Man and a Rick racer and a Weebles treehouse.
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Jennifer
Tiffany Taylor
Derrick
Treehouse
Jimmy Martie
Mrs. George
West Hill School
Steve Austin
Christmas mailed at Rittman Post Office Saturday
The Rittman Post Office will stay open on Saturday December 13 until 3 p.m. to handle extra Christmas mailing needs.
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Rittman
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