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More than 100 employees laid off from Tiffin manufacturing facility
TIFFIN, Ohio — A home furnishings company is laying off about 130 employees from a Tiffin facility as it transitions from a manufacturing to a distribution and warehouse operation, according to a letter sent to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services last week. The layoffs of hourly...
Hundreds pack Maumee meeting, furious about sewer inspection ordinance
When she put a house on West John Street up for sale recently, Patti Savage-McNamara got an expensive surprise thanks to Maumee’s new sewer-inspection requirement. The newly mandated inspection, she said, resulted in an order to do $46,500 worth of work to comply with city regulations: $20,000 to replace a clay pipe in the house’s sewer feed, and $26,500 to put a sump pump in its unfinished basement. “I literally started crying in the driveway. How did I get in this mess?” Ms. Savage-McNamara told The Blade before a community meeting she organized Monday evening to dig into Maumee’s new inspection rules and brainstorm ways they might be changed. Six hundred people — many with “Trapped in Maumee” signs — packed the Elks Lodge on Wayne Street, while hundreds more were turned away and told they could watch a livestream.
State Road between Gomer and Dutch Hollow to close for crossover repair
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The Allen County Engineer is announcing that State Road, between Gomer Road and Dutch Hollow Road, will be closed starting Monday, July 22, 2024, through Friday, July 26, 2024, for crossover repair. There will be no access during the closure. For more information, you can...
Murder suspect waives speedy trial right
Jul. 15—LIMA — Gervens Justilien, a Haitian national charged in the March 10 rape and murder of fellow Haitian Chrislande Auguste, will stand trial in January 2025, a judge decided Monday in Allen County Common Pleas Court. With the assistance of a Haitian-Creole interpreter, Justilien waived his right to a speedy trial to allow attorneys from the Allen County Public Defenders Office ...
Derecho brings damaging winds, EF-1 tornado in Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - The US National Weather Service in Davenport confirmed an EF-1 tornado in the Quad Cities metro. The storm Monday which moved across Iowa and Illinois into Indiana and Ohio has also been classified as a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center. A derecho is defined...
Hot dogs recalled because of lack of inspection
CLEVELAND, Ohio – AW Farms is recalling about 6,900 pounds of hot-dog products produced without federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Argillite, Kentucky, company produced the ready-to-eat hot dogs on various dates since approximately May 30, the FSIS said.
North Coast singer-songwriter/entertainer Pat Dailey dies at 83
Great Lakes troubadour Pat Dailey, who made an indelible mark on the Ohio music and tourist scene, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 3, in his Bay Village home, surrounded by his family. He was 83 years old. Dailey, who had many monikers bestowed on him by his loyal fans (the...
Ohio man wanted for shooting a teenager to death arrested in Indiana
According to a statement issued by Indiana State Police on Sunday, in a well-coordinated operation on Saturday Indiana State Police successfully apprehended a murder suspect from Ohio on the Indiana Toll Road. Early Saturday morning, Ohio officials notified the Indiana State Police to be on lookout for a suspect connected...
Ohio country music festival promises three days of camping, fun
GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - A country music festival is headed to Ohio and promises three days of camping and fun. The Old Washington Music Fest is coming to Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old Washington, Ohio from July 17 - July 20. "Who’s ready to party! Get ready for the...
'Each controlled hunt is unique': Ohio hunters have until July 31 to apply for lottery
Ohio hunters can apply for the chance to be selected for special hunts on public land during the 2024-25 hunting season. Selected applicants will partake in controlled hunts for deer, waterfowl, doves, pheasants, squirrel and quail, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Applications must be submitted by July...
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