By JULIE CARR SMYTH AP Statehouse Correspondent COLUMBUS (AP) — A clash of political philosophies will play out at Ohio’s ballot box this fall in questions concerning public employee unions and a federal health-insurance mandate. Labor unions and their Democratic allies have launched a multi-million-dollar effort to repeal a bill lawmakers passed this spring limiting the […]
Local candidates for the November 2011 election should have their questionnaires and photographs submitted back to The Bellevue Gazette and The Clyde Enterprise by Oct. 5 to be included in upcoming articles about the races on the Nov. 8 ballot. Forms were mailed to all city, township and school district candidates in the circulation area […]
By BEcky Brooks Managing Editor news@gazettepublishingco.com “More people are dying (here) than in any other country in the world,” stated Sgt. Michael Powell, a retired officer with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, Thursday night about drug abusers in the United States. As part of Operation: Street Smart, Powell gave a near-three hour presentation in the […]
By MATTHEW REESE We celebrated our son’s second birthday the other day, and I went out to the garage freezer to get some ice cream. I found gooshy boxes of ice cream, partially thawed meats and one huge mess of the resulting horrifying liquid rapidly fanning out across the concrete floor. Who was to blame? I […]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich has made his first personal appearance to campaign for a collective bargaining overhaul he signed into law this spring. The Republican governor traveled to Toledo where he joined Mayor Michael Bell, a former firefighter who appeared in campaign ads favoring the law. Kasich’s Thursday evening speech touched only briefly […]
The Bellevue Senior High School Instrumental Music Dept. will hold their annual Community Appreciation Free Car Wash on Saturday, Oct. 1, in the BSHS student parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The car wash is absolutely free and open to the public. If you want your vehicle washed for free — donations will be […]
The Bellevue Senior High School Halls of Excellence Committee is seeking new nominations of alumni, educators and administrators to be considered for induction as part of the Class of 2012. Anyone who graduated from Bellevue Senior High School prior to 1990 is eligible for consideration. Educators and administrators who have spent the majority of their careers […]
By BRAD FRANK Gazette Sports Editor TIFFIN — Bellevue had to settle for a season split against Columbian in Northern Ohio League varsity volleyball. The Lady Red lost to Columbian in five games on Thursday, 24–26, 25–14, 19–25, 25–20, 12–15. The loss for Bellevue follows a home win over the Lady Tornadoes on Aug. 30. […]