Arlington News

With layoffs announced less than two weeks after the passage of city and county tax issues, some people may be feeling hoodwinked.They shouldn't. Officials never promised voter approval of the city's 0.25 percent income tax or the county's 0.50 percent sales tax would solve all the financial problems facing city and county government.

Stefanie Spielman, a high-profile advocate for breast cancer research and wife of former NFL star Chris Spielman, died at her Upper Arlington, Ohio home Thursday after a protracted 12-year struggle with the disease.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Village and law enforcement officials say they are hopeful the Hancock County Sheriff's Office can restore patrol hours in Van Buren and Arlington next year.

After three years of combatting drugs and other crime in Fostoria, the Tri-County Fostoria Zero Tolerance Task Force is leaving town.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Seven employees at the Hancock County Sheriff's Office will be laid off Dec.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff Writer Blanchard Valley Health Systems has asked a judge to dismiss lawsuits filed against it by four former Birchaven Retirement Village nurses who were fired in July 2008 for providing "substandard care" to an Alzheimer's unit resident.

By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER Thirty-eight percent of Hancock County's 53,910 registered voters are expected to go to the polls for Tuesday's general election, elections board Director Jody O'Brien said.

Lutheran Hospital announced Thursday it has become the eighth hospital in the United States to be designated a Heart Failure Institute.

MONDAY, OCT. 26, 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER A. ROLL CALL B. INVOCATION C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Ciotola D. CONSENT AGENDA Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items consisting of: 1. Minutes of the October 12, 2009 Council Meeting 2. Minutes of the October 19, 2009 Council Conference Session 3. Proposed Legislation - To Authorize the ...

Fire destroyed a large storage building in Eagle Township early Saturday, causing more than $200,000 in damage.

COLUMBUS: Dr. Leonard Kenneth Ebel, age 69, of Columbus, OH passed peacefully at home on October 8th, 2009.

TENTATIVE AGENDA MONDAY, OCT. 19, 7:30 P.M. LOWER LEVEL MEETING ROOM REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Finance Director's September 2009 Financial Reports and Quarterly Supplemental Reports 2. City Manager Update CONSENT AGENDA 3. Proposed Legislation - To Authorize the City Manager to Amend the Contract with Pentamation, Inc.

ASSOCIATED PRESS ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit donated his home in Upper Arlington, Ohio, to the fire department for use in a training exercise in which firefighters intentionally burned the property.

This photo provided by the Upper Arlington Fire Department shows the Upper Arlington home donated by ESPN college football commentator Kirk Herbstreit that was intentionally burned during a training exercise by the local fire department.

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NEWARK: A funeral service for Alice Jeanette Trott, 91, of Newark, formerly of Columbus, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home, 985 North 21st Street, Newark, with Chaplain Mark Pierce presiding.

By MARY KATE MALONE Staff Writer For voters living in Findlay, the Nov. 3 ballot will include three major tax issues that officials say are crucial to the economic health of the city and Hancock County.

Last week's dog and house sitting for friends way up there in Greenbank reminded me that a porch is a much better place for reflecting than a bathroom mirror.

By MARY KATE MALONE Staff Writer So far, competition is scarce for seven Arcadia posts up for grabs in the November election.

James H. Alexander of Newark died August 5, 2009 at Arlington Care Center after a long struggle with various illnesses.