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Written by JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN Sentinel County Editor
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 11:53 |
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Ken Rieman, who served 22 years as county solid waste director, stands at landfill (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)
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Ken Rieman doesn't mind talking trash. For more than two decades, his career revolved around it.
Rieman, of Bowling Green, retired recently after serving as director of the Wood County Solid Waste District - holding the position since it was created 22 years ago. He leaves behind a landfill able to meet the county's needs for years to come, wind turbines that generate power, and recycling operations set up throughout the county.
Recycling was a good fit for Rieman, who volunteered at the recycling center in Bowling Green prior to taking the solid waste job.
"Recycling has been expanded throughout the county," he said. "If somebody wants to recycle, you can."
By sharing grant funding with communities, recycling operations are now offered through 10 curbside programs and 17 satellite drop-off locations.
"It's been quietly sustained," Rieman said of the programs that have succeeded because they are affordable and sustainable. The grants, giving each community a per capita amount annually of $1 per resident, were a way of "recycling the money" to keep trash out of landfills.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 11:58 |
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BGSU cyclist to bike 4,000 miles for MS |
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Written by PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 11:38 |
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| Beth Langenderfer poses with the bike she will use to bike across the United States. (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune) |
You might say that Beth Langenderfer likes to keep things rolling.
An avid cyclist all her life, this summer she will embark on a nearly 4,000-mile trek across the United States to raise money for those suffering from multiple sclerosis.
"I'm most looking forward to what I'll learn on the ride," said Langenderfer, who is originally from Canton and a junior at Bowling Green State University majoring in middle childhood education, specializing in science and math.
Langenderfer came by her passion for cycling honestly - she began as a passenger, towed by her parents as a child in the specially-designed trailers cyclists use for their little ones.
She eventually graduated to two-wheels in her own right, and fully got into the cycling enthusiasm enjoyed by her family; they even restore old bikes.
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State leaders fight further local cuts |
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Written by JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN Sentinel County Editor
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 11:41 |
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| File photos. Tim Brown & Randy Gardner (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
Grassroots government has shouldered its share of the pain to balance Ohio's budget, according to local officials.
And Friday, two state legislators promised members of the Wood County Township Association that they will defend them against future cuts to the Local Government Fund.
Former county commissioner Tim Brown, who was sworn in Monday as state representative, assured township officials that he will take the message to Columbus that local governments should not bear any more of the burden.
"Local governments have been cut enough. We've done our fair share," he said.
As county commissioner, Brown watched the funding from the state be cut nearly in half, by approximately $1.5 million annually.
Randy Gardner, who is moving from a seat in the Ohio House to the Ohio Senate, said he had already made it clear to the governor and Senate leadership that he is opposed to any more cuts to the Local Government Fund.
The governor will introduce the budget in early February, however, the details won't be ironed out until months later, Gardner explained.
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Written by HAROLD BROWN Sentinel City Editor
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Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:37 |
Bowling Green City Council Monday night tabled a rezoning ordinance for two weeks that would have cleared the way for a CVS Pharmacy at the southeast corner of East Wooster and South Prospect streets.
A CVS representative told council the project could wait two weeks while council and the BG Planning Commission try to work out a new zoning district that would also allow the project.
The proposed B-5, transitional central business district zone, is in the formative stages with a recommendation expected in time for council's Jan. 22 meeting. A subcommittee of the commission meets Wednesday at 5 p.m. to flesh out the proposal and has called a special meeting Jan. 16 to hear public comment and consider a recommendation to council.
The CVS developer is seeking a B-3, central business district, designation for the property now occupied by a former funeral home, the old Ohio National Guard Armory and two houses on South Prospect. The properties cover about 1.5 acres. That property is now zoned a combination of B-2, general business, and R-2, single-family residential.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:42 |
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