Edison News

If you had to pick just one influential and terrific Ohioan to represent the state in the halls of Congress, who would it be? Oh, and he or she has to be dead.

A statue of Fremont's Rutherford B. Hayes, America's 19th President, is among the candidates being considered by a special Ohio committee to represent the state in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.

MT. GILEAD: Helen M. Combs, age 47, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Morrow County Hospital, Mt.

EDISON - Marie Dodds will be celebrating her 90th birthday Friday, Nov. 27. Dodds graduated from Cardington High School in 1938 and married a classmate, the late Gary Dodds.

Two columns of trucks lined the two-football-field long, curving driveway up to the slope-roofed building.

EDISON: "There will never be another man like him." Those words were often used to describe Bob Ramsey...who was truly one of a kind.

There have been a lot of great people in history claimed by Ohio in the history books.

Northeast Ohio lawmakers were quick to question and criticize First Energy's plan to mail two compact fluorescent light bulbs to their residential customers, then recoup the charges for the bulbs and mailing by adding charges to the customers' monthly bills.

MARION: Naomi Mae Cook Baker, 87, passed away on September 22, 2009 at Marion Manor.

BUCYRUS: Lewis O. Ewing, 71, of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly at his residence Sunday, September 13, 2009.

PALM BEACH SHORES, FL: David L. Rinehart, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, age 82, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday September 4, 2009 at Hospice of Palm Beach.

EDISON: Sharon M. Reeder, age 67, of Edison, died early Saturday morning, August 15, 2009.

How does it feel to be 100 years old? Ida Key, who reached the landmark birthday Thursday, said it doesn't feel any different.

After tightening the county's belt as much as they can, and with the sales tax maxed out, Van Wert County commissioners are turning to property tax to fill a budget hole for next year.

After tightening the county's belt as much as they can, and with the sales tax maxed out, Van Wert County commissioners are turning to property tax to fill a budget hole for next year.

July 27 Arrests Christopher A. Landon, 21, 315 Mound St., was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

MARION: Robert LaVerne 'Bus' Patrick, age 84, of Marion, went peacefully to sleep into eternity Saturday evening, July 18, 2009, at the Marion General Hospital following a brief illness.

GALION: Jean Kidwell, 84, of 985 Highland Ave., Galion, died Monday, July 6, 2009 at Galion Community Hospital, Galion, after declining health for the past few years.

COLUMBUS - Two Morrow County youths were recognized when the 2008-2009 Ohio Cattlemen's Association Beef Exhibitor Show Total Program wrapped up on earlier this month with its Annual Awards Banquet held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.

The Richland County Commissioners Thursday opened bids for the Marion Avenue Road Safety Improvement Project.