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Sidney Must Submit City Recall Election Proposal to Board of Elections
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The city of Sidney misapplied state law when rejecting a proposed charter amendment that would establish a process for recalling elected city officials, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Sept. 3.
In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court directed city officials to submit a charter amendment petition containing 561 signatures to t ... (full story)
Ohio court employees complete prestigious national program
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A court administrator and a chief deputy clerk from two Ohio courts have graduated from a national program, concluding individual research projects and gaining valuable experience to strengthen the state judicial branch.
Jennifer Burnside, court administrator for the Warren County Common Pleas Court, and Joe Statzer, chief deput ... (full story)
Prison must pay inmate $4,000 for withholding records
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The Lake Erie Correctional Institution must pay a northeast Ohio inmate $2,000 in statutory damages for failing to release surveillance camera footage to him regarding two encounters with correctional officers, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Sept. 1.
In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court also directed the prison to pay Dev ... (full story)
MCBA President Joe Ohlin discusses his agenda
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He’s been active in the Mahoning County Bar Association since he began his career in 2021, now attorney Joe Ohlin is leading the organization as its new president.
Ohlin began his term on July 1 after then-president T. Scott Kamenitsa Jr. passed the gavel during the annual election banquet, which took place on June 29 at t ... (full story)
America's story intertwined with its military history, but a military-civilian disconnect persists
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NEW YORK (AP) — The soldiers. The sailors. The battles. The conflicts.
There is no recounting of the U.S. story where its existence as a nation isn’t intertwined with its military history, from 1776 to now.
It runs through the weave of ordinary American life, like the way that “Thank you for your service&rd ... (full story)