Worse and Worser

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist).  All kidding aside, we have to wonder how much worse things will get before the local economy gets back on track.  More layoffs and closings. Ameri-Kart, of Myers Industries, is closing leaving 50 people out of work. From the Manufacturing and online Journal “Myers Industries to Shutter Fostoria, Ohio Manufacturing Plant [...]

How do I get to Met?

One local alumni of Heidelberg took the old adage practice, practice, practice to heart. Rick Brunner, a Fremont native, will be singing at the Metropolitan Opera in Das Rheingold in the role of Loge.  This fall, he will return to the Met to sing in the House of the Dead as Luka-Filza. May we extend [...]

Feeling glum?

Well, take a few minutes to either contribute or find a great buy at the: Humane Society Garage Sale @ Westgate Shopping Center (Former Big Lots). April 4rd from 9am to 5pm – Saturday April 5th from 11am to 3pm – Sunday Have something you would like to donate? Drop off your items: April 1,2, [...]

Courthouse Conference March 27th@ 8:30am with Congressman Robert Latta

From Swampbubbles WASHINGTON- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host two Courthouse Conferences on Friday, March 27th in Seneca and Sandusky Counties. The Courthouse Conferences will provide constituents with an opportunity to sit down with Congressman Latta to discuss issues that are important to them, their families, and communities. Congressman Latta’s district staff will also [...]

And the results for the Seneca County Blog posts are:

The Typealyzer will analyze the archetype of the posts for a particular blog. So what did it have to say about the editor for the SCB? ISTP – The Mechanics The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They [...]

The Housefields and the McCommissioners

The battle, *sigh*, continues. In today’s A-T ” County to move ahead with litigation” “ “The Seneca County Board of Commissioners decided Monday to stay the course in its lawsuit against the city of Tiffin. The county filed a lawsuit after the Tiffin Architectural Review Board twice denied the county’s petition for a certificate of [...]

Well, Isn’t This Just Irony Personified.

Anybody looked at the US Treasury Dept. website? Tucked into the website is the OIG Hotline. What is the hotline? “ Members of the public and Treasury employees may file a complaint with the Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG). Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, the Treasury OIG Hotline provides an avenue [...]

Thank you, Senator Brown.

Note long ago, the SCB had a post entitled Please deliver us. Apparently in an effort to save money, the U.S. Postal Service is considering ditching Mansfield and deferring all cancellation and some mail processing to Akron.  The SCB couldn’t see any good that would come of this for our county. So, as we often urge [...]

Appalling Illustrations of Greed (AIG)

Yes, Appalling Illustrations of Greed really is that big.  Greed builds empires, and that one is a doozy. We all remember the names of past  rulers Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Charles M. Schwab, among others. Teddy Roosevelt may be synonymous with trust-busting, but a couple of fellas from Ohio broke up the most [...]

Bad news from BG

Many of us in Seneca County have students who attend Bowling Green, or spent time there ourselves. This story just came in from WTOL: BGSU may the victim of investment fraud to the tune of $15 million ” BOWLING GREEN, OH (WTOL) – Bowling Green State University may be victim of investment fraud. A spokesperson says BGSU has [...]

Let’s Get Fired Up!

We have choices in life, so let’s choose to give the downtown development plan a go.  Tonight about 125 citizens attended a meeting to discuss a development plan by the firm KKG. Next week the Tiffin Chamber will post phase one of the plan on their website. Did any of our bloggers attend the meeting, [...]

Eats, shoots and leaves.

Ah the misunderstandings that arise when the story isn’t clear. Of course we are familiar with the famous punctuation book by author Lynne Truss. Or the joke which spawned the title: A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and proceeds to fire it at the other [...]

Radar Love

Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love, and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much to talk about, but the reception was excellent.

Stimulus information

Senator Sherrod Brown has provided constituents information on the massive  Stimulus Package His website has additional links and information that everyone should read to gain an understanding of this legislation.

Gov. Strickland, please help us help ourselves

Along with the rest of our state, Seneca county is in crisis. Unemployment is at 12.4%…so far. My guess is that figure is going to rise. We need to stop the bleeding, and one area in which you could help would go a long way. You would need to change a prior stance, but it [...]

Please deliver us.

Please Mr. Congressman, don’t send my postman away! The A-T reported possible changes to local mail service. The “U.S. Postal Service [is] propos[ing] to transfer all cancellation and some mail processing from Mansfield to Akron. The picketers claim the plan would send all mail from Seneca County to Akron to be canceled and routed onward…. [...]

Anybody got a Asprin?

I can just hear dad…. “How about you make up your mind.” Dad didn’t have a wishy-washy bone in his body. Pick. Choose. Live with the consequences. As we extend our hand to Columbus with the Seneca County Wish list, again, we have no consensus on the courthouse. How much will it cost? How much [...]