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Brandon Bond is still struggling for answers. And as hard as he tries, he might never find them. Bond, a 2004 graduate of South Central High School, was a member of the Bluffton University baseball team the last two years. But shoulder problems just wouldn't go away, so the junior "decided it was time to hang it up."
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Huron County Common Pleas Judge Earl McGimpsey released a Cleveland woman from jail last week, but ordered her to appear in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court one day later. Marion R. Thompson-Dent, 43, was wanted in a Cleveland-area case in connection with attempting to fill a prescription illegally, Huron County Prosecutor Russell Leffler said. Court records show Cleveland authorities had listed the woman as a fugitive from justice. Read the rest of this story in Today's Reflector...
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HIGHWAY PATROL Maryanne H. Crawford, 65, of 2948 Neal Zick Road, Willard, hit a deer Friday on Baker Road.
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Norwalk Memorial Home Pistachio Pudding.
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Huron County Sheriff Richard Sutherland confirmed Monday that he prohibited his employees from discussing the investigation of former Detective Matt Spencer, who was fired Aug. 14 in connection with providing deputies with false or inaccurate information during an internal probe. "I didn't want my officers to talk to the media," Sutherland explained. "If you have one person answering the questions, you can't go wrong. The gag order was not to cover anything up."
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1 14-ounce can chicken broth 4 cups water
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NORWALK - The following cases recently went through Huron County Common Pleas Court: Money only
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MARCH 5, 1959 The top stories in the Reflector-Herald on this date 48 years ago:
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Bobby Rydell is coming to Playhouse Square in Cleveland Saturday night. I know what you are thinking: "Bobby who?" But work with me here a bit, and it will start to come back to you.
8:27 PM Jul 24, 2010
After the stock market had its worst day since Sept. 11 last Tuesday, I was asked if I could explain the stock market. This is a fool's errand. Some people have been studying the market for years and still can't figure it out. I am no expert, and all I can offer is a very basic understanding, but here goes.
8:27 PM Jul 24, 2010
Toast Cheryl Ott for helping to fight breast cancer through the 3-Day walk. Everyone who participates in the event walks 20 miles per day for three days to generate awareness of breast cancer and promote breast health, while raising at least $2,200 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure effort. Ott is participating in one of the many ways citizens can fight back against cancer. We hope she will inspire others to follow in her footsteps. Roast the 81 percent of parents not properly securing their 4- to 8-year olds when getting in the car. Studies indicate that proper use of car seats and safety belts reduce child passengers' deaths and injuries by as much as 60 percent, yet most parents are negating those positive effects. Parents should make an appointment for a free child safety seat check with Easter Seals of Northwest Ohio on the second Thursday of each month by calling (419) 668-6791.
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The Home & Business Show turned out to be a great success and we appreciate all of you that visited the show. A special thanks to our demonstrating businesses, Miller Landscape & Gardens, Sherwin Williams, North American Martial Arts Institute, Northern Ohio Antique Mall, and Smetzer's Kitchen and Appliance Center for sponsoring Chef Adriano. I am so proud of our exhibiting businesses and the tremendous effort you have put into your displays, the great attitudes you bring to the day, it is just an honor to walk through the show and see you in action. The Best of Show award was captured by Hill's Interiors for its game room display. Several thank yous are in order Eastern Tools for the use of the generator, the Jaycees for the electric to run the show, Reflective Real Estate Sign Co. for rescuing us at the last minute with directional signs, and to the many volunteers, committee members and board members that assisted before and after the show.
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The Norwalk Giant Eagle supermarket and the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio are teaming up with local media celebrities from WLKR-FM 95.3 to raise money for Harvest for Hunger, one of the nation's largest food and fund drives dedicated to providing critical resources for hunger relief organizations. On-air personalities Michelle Lee and Craig Couch will bag the groceries of those customers participating in the "Check Out Hunger" promotion. Shoppers can participate in the program by tearing off a coupon in the checkout aisle that adds a charitable donation for the Food Bank onto their grocery bill.
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The Firelands chapter of the American Red Cross honored its 2007 Firelands Hero Awards recipients Sunday at the Nia Center at Kalahari in Perkins Township. The following recipients were from Huron County: • Kiley Baker, Greenwich, Inspirational Youth Hero: Recognized for her optimism and inspired way she recovered from being hit by a dump truck June 26, resulting in multiple surgeries.
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HIGHWAY PATROL Suzanne R. Haering, 73, of Marblehead, was charged with failure to control Thursday after she went off the left side of Ohio 4 and hit a mailbox.
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Monroeville resident Cassi Barman is very familiar with food. Barman, 28 and a Monroeville High School graduate, is the manager at Chili's restaurant in Sandusky a place she's worked for 3 1/2 years.
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Dan Hopkins, 16, of Norwalk. Immediate family: mom, Kelly; dad, Ken; sister, Dayle, 17; brothers, Michael, 13 and James, 12.
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Huron County residents have until Wednesday to register for a workshop focusing on cultural diversity from a Hispanic perspective. Sponsored by the Huron County Hispanic Task Force, the event is part of the county and city's work to reach out to the Hispanic community, said Norwalk Mayor Sue Lesch, who started the task force after discussions with residents during the two years of research that went into the comprehensive plan.
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The people have spoken, and Britney and Anna Nicole have been voted off the island. A whopping 77 percent of you say you're "so sick of hearing about those two tramps (you) can't stand it." Twelve percent of respondents in the Reflector's recent online poll are also not interested in this week's celebrity train wrecks, but are more pro-active about it: they channel surf. A small minority, 8 percent, were willing to admit that they enjoyed the nationwide coverage.
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Beautiful ironies and coincidences abounded at the table where North Fairfield resident Jeff Deeble sat with Mike Gurka Jr., of Greenwich. Deeble, 40, part of the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department since 1989, shares the same birthday with Gurka, 21. Deeble was honored Saturday by the Firelands chapter of the American Red Cross for pulling Gurka out of his burning car Gurka and his father were honored two years ago for doing something similar for another motorist.
8:27 PM Jul 24, 2010
March may come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, as the sayings goes, but February will go down as one of my favorite winter months ever. Sure, the frigid temperatures and mountains of snow, plus lost revenue, put some area residents in foul moods.