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‘Busta’ gets 36 years
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Darrion Stewart waits to hear his sentence after being found guilty by a jury on 23 drug-related counts Tuesday in Seneca County Common Pleas Court. He was sentenced by Judge Steve Shuff to a mandatory 36 years and 11 months in prison.
May 14, 2008
A drug supplier was sentenced Tuesday; law enforcement says a message was sent. Tuesday Darrion Stewart, 27, was sentenced to a mandatory 36 years and 11 months after being convicted on all 23 drug-related and weapons charges he faced as a result of a two-year investigation “Operation Block Busta.” “It is of this court’s opinion — I have said it often — that crack cocaine and cocaine are poisonous. It is illegal and dangerous, people do unusual and abnormal things because of addiction. This court sentenced Alexa Johnson to 20 years and will not sentence you to less.
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MKC in town doing preliminary courthouse work
May 14, 2008
Three representatives of MKC Associates were in Tiffin Tuesday to meet with potential tenants of the new Seneca County Courthouse.
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Too tall
May 14, 2008
Cleanup begins under the North Washington Street viaduct after a semi went under it Tuesday, leaving the top of the trailer. Tiffin Police cited Kyle J.
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Scrap prices driving thefts
May 14, 2008
Stealing scrap metal may be an easy way to earn a quick buck, but according to Seneca County Sheriff’s Deputy Denny Wilkinson, it also can land you in jail.
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Marietta perspective
Sun, May 11, 2008 @ 0:57AM
On Friday, I wrote an article for the Marietta Times, giving Marietta's side of its 8-4 win over Heidelberg in the OAC Baseball tournament. It didn't run in The A-T, but I thought I'd post it here. Marietta has a numbers game working Marietta players were hesitant to say they had Heidelberg's number. "You have to play a good amount of baseball games against each other to say you have their number,” said Pioneers catcher Danny Jones, who had three hits, scored two runs and had an RBI in his team's 8-4 win over Heidelberg Friday. But Marietta (23-18), which improved to 3-0 against the Student Princes this season, has showed an almost-dominance over the regular season Ohio Athletic Conference champion.
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The Final Three
Wed, May 14, 2008 @ 11:14AM
Last night the final three sang three songs each. I was hoping Syesha would sing songs that would just blow little David A. out of the water. It would have added a little Idol shocker to the finale. But I have to agree with Simon, David C. won the night with his performances. He will do well long after American Idol. My biggest chuckle of the night was watching Randy and Paula use complex code to critique Little David's 'Longer.' Randy looked positively unenthusiastic about what he had just seen, declaring it 'an interesting song choice for me for you,' and then, as if he had just remembered who he's supposed to be pimping for the final two, used his top two clichés of the season — 'phone book!' and 'in the zone' — and then screamed 'another hot one from you!' (Good save, Mr. Jackson!) It was the usual tongue bath from Randy to David A. Yuk! I am so tired of hearing Randy's critiques this season.
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Columbian's Chip Weingart resigns
Fri, April 11, 2008 @ 8:41PM
Any girls basketball coach looking to step into a near-perfect situation should shoot his/her resume to 300 S. Monroe St., Tiffin OH 44883. In a move that no doubt will surprise many, Columbian girls basketball coach Chip Weingart turned in his letter of resignation earlier this week. On the surface, this move seems insane considering the direction the program is pointing. In 2006, the Tornadoes won seven regular-season games. That number climbed to 12 in '07 and 14 this past winter when Columbian was a Northern Ohio League contender until late in the season. Plus, the JV team went unbeaten; the freshmen lost only one game; and the eighth grade placed second in the league. All those girls will be available at the varsity level, so some lucky coach is about to discover gold. But delve deeper into Weingart's thoughts, and you find a family man who was so consumed with his job from October through March, he was failing to be a proper family man.
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New wrestling coach at Mohawk
Wed, April 30, 2008 @ 1:42AM
Mohawk is looking for a new wrestling coach after four seasons with Tony Patrizi at the helm. Patrizi could not be reached for comment Tuesday night, so the reasons for his departure are unclear. Given the school district's plans to reduce staff (after a recent levy failure) and his tenure status (his teaching position at Mohawk was his first after graduating Heidelberg), itás possible his job could be slashed, or he is taking another job in anticipation of that possibility. It's hard to imagine this simply being a non-renewed supplemental contract. While numbers in the Mohawk wrestling program had diminished the last few seasons, leaving the Warriors on the short end in several dual meets and unable to accumulate as many points in tournaments, the quality of those wrestlers didn't diminish. In the 2005 and 2006 the Warriors had four state qualifiers, two of whom placed.
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Worn out
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 0:46AM
Forgive me, I'm going to talk about my favorite subject — me. Well, not really. Some nights after I finish putting the front page together, I feel like someone beat the tar out of me. Tonight is one of those nights. My legs will hurt from sitting too long. My eyes hurt from staring at the computer screen too long. My neck will get stiff for the same reason. I'll usually get in a good round of knuckle cracking. And I love it. Any front page that takes it out of me like that is usually a good one. I think today's front page could qualify. Local stories take longer for us to edit. More care is taken because the copy originates with us. We want to make sure all of the I's are crossed and the T's are dotted. (A poor attempt at humor, I know) Stories we use from The Associated Press don't require as much attention. They've been edited by the time they get to us. Today's front is all locally produced. That's a goal we shoot for.
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Indians Fever Might Mean You Are Sick
Sat, April 19, 2008 @ 8:46PM
I am a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan. Yes, I am one of those that say "we" won or perhaps more often, "we" blew it. I started rooting when Rocky Colavito was pointing the bat at the pitcher and am still doing so even when Joe Borowski brings his gas can to the hill. My best friend gave up on them in the 1970's and started rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies. He had an excuse as he moved to the Philadelphia area, but he was going to switch to some team as he had had enough frustration. It is interesting to listen to fans and foes alike comment on the state of the Indians. Every true fan goes into spring training hopeful that their team is going to get into the playoffs THIS year for sure. I'm always optimistic about the Tribe. You can say each spring that I have pennant fever. This year's addition was coming off a year in which they were one game away from making it to the World Series.
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Apples and oranges
Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 5:08PM
A reader critiquing Tuesday's editorial said it was comparing apples to oranges; the edit states Attorney General Marc Dann should resign, noting another exec in his office had been fired for violating office policy. “Sexual harassment and asking an employee to commit perjury is illegal,” the reader wrote. “Consensual sex, whether extramarital or not, is not. Adultery is not even grounds for divorce in Ohio. To put the double standard label on this situation is incorrect.” I disagreed. It's really not an issue of holding Dann to a higher -- or even expected -- standard of morality. Had he been caught having an affair with someone not in his employ, there might not be cause for dismissal — as long as it's not on the taxpayer's dime. But engaging in sex, even “consensual,” with a subordinate should be a violation of office policy.
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