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• Harter took big personality into classroom

  

  Mary Fox Guest Columnist 9:51 a.m. EDT May 6, 2016The Telegraph-Forum featured Chuck Harter on the front page riding in a rickshaw while he was stationed in Japan during World War II.(Photo: Submitted)Charles “Chuck” and Richard Harter were sons of Juanita and William of Bucyrus. Chuck graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1945 and enlisted in the Navy during WWII, and was on his way to Japan. Suddenly, everything changed, the United States had signed a treaty with Japan, and he was..

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• Columbus Police conducting sobriety checkpoints in Franklinton and ...

  

  File Photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)–Columbus Division of Police officers will be out Friday conducting sobriety checkpoints. The first will be operated on Sullivant Ave. at Hilltonia Ave. near the Franklinton area, and the second will be operated on Hilliard Rome Rd. at Nike Dr. in far west Columbus. The first checkpoint is scheduled to operate on Friday, May 6 between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The second checkpoint is scheduled to operate on Saturday, May 7 between the ho..

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• Dialing was a challenge in Medina County way back when: Whit ...

  

  'Sam' Boyer/special to cleveland.com  How many of you remember the Northern Ohio Telephone Company? When I look around and see everyone occupied with their cell phones, I can't help but think of the "good old days" of Medina County telephone service. No young person remembers actually "dialing" the phone, although we still call it that. Nor did they have to put up with every call out of your immediate area being long distance; party lines ranging from four to eight people on one line; and serv..

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• Former state patrol lieutenant indicted in theft of guns

  

  A Delaware County grand jury has indicted a former State Highway Patrol Lieutenant on charges of tampering with records and theft related to two guns found in his home. William P. Elschlager, 47, of Marietta, also had previously been disciplined for two separate incidents involving stalking and domestic violence. Elschlager is charged with one count of tampering with records and six counts of theft, all third-degree felonies. “The guns had been in evidence during the time Mr. Elschlager was a p..

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• Toxic brine from oil well spills in Morrow County

  

  A truck carrying brine from an oil well was struck by a train in Morrow County on Friday, spilling 3,200 gallons of the toxic waste water. None of the liquid spilled into creeks or affected public water supplies, said John C. Harsch director of the Morrow County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Still, "there’s liquid all over the place,” Harsch said. “It just splashed everywhere,” said Sgt. Dave Flanagan of the State Highway Patrol’s Mt. Gilead post. “Covered the tra..

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• Indians 7, Royals 1 | Salazar's gem keeps things rolling

  

  CLEVELAND — Different divisional opponent, same torrid pace to this home stand. On Friday night, the Indians gave the visiting Kansas City Royals a rough welcome with a 7-1 win, one day after completing a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar had little trouble with a struggling Royals offense, pitching 7⅔ shutout innings that included four hits allowed, one walk and nine strikeouts. The Royals had only one hit through the first five innings, as Salazar ..

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