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Prosecutor Office Comparison for Seneca, Huron and Sanduky Counties. These counties were used for the comparison, since the populations are very similar. Huron and Sandusky County employee 8 people in the same positions while it takes Ken Egbert, Jr. a staff of 13 to accomplish the same amount of work. Seneca County Billable Hr– Salary——— [...]

Public means public.

From the A-Thttp://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/507558.html?nav=5005 The (Toledo) Blade lawsuit against the Seneca County commissioners is scheduled to be heard by the Ohio Supreme Court in September 16th… The newspaper filed the lawsuit with the state Supreme Court in September 2007 alleging the county did not properly maintain or produce records in compliance with the Ohio Public Records [...]

That’s a good question, Sheriff Steyer.

tigaski, on July 25th, 2008 at 7:36 am Said: “Why can’t we have a local doctor to be the jail doctor. Our county contracts with a doctor that does not live in Seneca County for the jail. I think his salary is about $18,000 a year. A local doctor would be more available to check [...]

Judge Kelbley and Special Prosecutor Derek DeVine to serve in case against former sheriff’s deputy.

From the News-Messenger A former sheriff’s deputy, Mark Harmon of Clyde,  was indicted late last month on theft in office and theft charges in the Sandusky County Common Pleas Court. Judge Michael Kelbley was appointed visiting judge, and Derek DeVine is serving as Special Prosecutor in the Mark Harman case. Both the local offices had asked for a [...]

SCB presents – Ask the Expert – Jim Bell, architect and presenter of the new courthouse plan.

Please post your questions to Jim Bell on the blog. He has kindly consented to answer them for our readers. Mr. Bell recently became involved in this project, as prior involvement would have presented a conflict of interest. The SCB very much appreciates Jim consenting to an open debate. ( I have copied and pasted [...]

If we say pretty please, may Seneca County have an official website like the other counties??

 Take a look at the following links. Why don’t we have a county website? (P.S. the website owned by Boroff Publictions and is a dot com, and is not anymore official than the Seneca County blog. Welcome to Sandusky County, Ohio!- http://www.sandusky-county.org/ Hancock County Ohio Online– Hancock County Offices Official Website http://www.co.hancock.oh.us/ Wyandot County http://www.co.wyandot.oh.us/

Did someone take your toy away, West Millgrove?

  From the A-T http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/507356.html?nav=5005 City Law Director Timothy Hoover said the city is beginning to assist West Millgrove with traffic citations. Fostoria will be prosecuting cases from the village and Hoover said an anticipated $300,000 will be generated by the end of the year as a result.

Movin’ along downtown in Fostoria

From the R-T http://www.reviewtimes.com/Issues/2008/Jul/15/ar_news_071508_story2.asp?d=071508_story2,2008,Jul,15&c=n Mayor John Davoli reported he received good news from the state Department of Development, stating that steps 1-5 have been completed for downtown revitalization. The city was granted $400,000 for the project. The final report will be due Oct. 7 in order to complete steps 6-12. After meeting the first threshold, [...]

Gotta love it.

Hey sports fans, will the Indians look to Columbus?

  Columbus stadium attracts the Cleveland Indians The News’ Mike Harrington gives an overview of Triple-A Columbus’ stadium for 2009 and looks at why the Cleveland Indians will likely switch their minor league affiliate to that city. http://video.ap.org/v/default.aspx?mk=en-ap&g=f401e51e-520c-49fc-becb-5cf3f6c613a8&f=NYBUE&t=m1203966205002fg=tool

Leaf me alone ? Will Tiffin City Council give citizens the “brush” off with their compost and brush facility? How does Fostoria handle this?

 This post was updated on July 14th. “Boroff also informed council members the city is planning to stop operations at the compost and brush facility after Aug. 1 because of a cut in funding from the Ottawa-Seneca-Sandusky Solid Waste District.He said in contacting other cities his office could not find any other city that offers the service [...]

Derek DeVine Press Release hot off the SCB email.

    “Derek W. DeVine of Tiffin announces that he has filed his petitions with the Board of Elections for the position of Seneca County Prosecutor in the 2008 general election.  He is running as an independent.             DeVine practices law at Lange & DeVine Law Offices, LLC in Tiffin with his wife, Anne Lange and [...]

If you were elected to the position, how about showing up!

Pardon me bloggers as I vent. Last night the Republican Central Committee voted on two positions, one to fill the vacancy of Tiffin Councilwoman At-Large Wilma Klopp, and the other to fill the vacancy of William Crist who dropped out of the race for Seneca County Commissioner against incumbent Democratic Commissioner Ben Nutter and Independent Terry [...]

Really Ms. Lowery ?!? Have you looked out your Chamber window lately?

From the A-T http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/507182.html?nav=5005 In a different matter, the commissioners met with Vicki Lowery of the Tiffin Area Chamber of Commerce. Lowery said planning to display three murals on the side of the County Services Building is moving forward. She showed the commissioners updated versions of the murals as they might appear on the building. [...]

Oh Where, oh Where, is my Advertiser-Tribune?

A Guest Post from G.K. “Is it just my house? We have had the newspaper be a “no-show” quite a few time this year. My wife regularly calls to complain and the response is always that “we’re trying” or the “new carrier” crap. We didn’t get a paper on Sunday and my wife called around 8:45. [...]

Hey Rodney Dangerfield, you might feel right at home at a commissioners meeting.

This is a guest post from Puddintame. The SCB asked Mr or Ms P to write this column to bring an issue to the public, the treatment of people who attend Seneca County Commissioner meetings. The editors from the SCB may not agree on everything, but we all agree that treating people properly is essential. “That the [...]

What flavor won’t they think up next?

The next time you are in Grand Rapids, Ohio and are ordering your meal and a drink….better yet, stick to the ice tea.

Just in case you have forgotten

For those of you who haven’t seen the movie Dave (1993) in awhile, there is a memorable part at the end of the film. Dave, Kevin Kline, still impersonating the President of the United States, is giving a speech to a joint session of Congress. The real president, lying in a coma, has been a manipulative [...]

Oh Shoot. When is the fireworks show?

LOCAL FIREWORKS SCHEDULE Thursday, July 3rd Hillsdale Dusk Hillsdale County Fairgrounds Perrysburg/ Maumee Dusk/10pm Dusk Ft. Meigs, Area Parks Chamber of Commerce Lot Monroe, MI Dusk Sterling State Park Sylvania 7:00 PM – Midnight Centennial Terrace Friday, July 4 Toledo/ Red White & Kaboom 10:00 pm Downtown Riverfront/ Promenade Park Mud Hens Game After the [...]

Yes, We Have No Bananas (or bucks, either)

From the Blade http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/NEWS17/807020418/-1/NEWS “Commission President Dave Sauber told the board yesterday the county would exceed its $10 million annual limit for issuing bonds if it were to proceed with the courthouse in 2008. The county already has committed support for construction projects at two area nursing homes that total $9 million.   “I don’t [...]