Regional News Stories: July 2009

Strickland Weighing Fate Of Death Row Inmate
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Less than three weeks from now, death row inmate Jason Getsy might be dead. He's scheduled to be executed on August 18th for the 1995 murder of 66 year old Youngstown resident Ann Serafino, and for shooting and wounding her adult son. Recently, the Ohio Parole Board ruled that Getsy should be given clemency for the murder-for-hire crime because the man who ordered it, and could be considered equally culpable, was not given a death sentence. It's now up to Governor Ted Strickland to decide Getsy's fate. He's being held at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown right now. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles recently met with Getsy there and she files this report.

Ohio’s Beaches Second Most Contaminated in Nation
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A new report says Ohio has the second worst beach water quality of all 30 states with shorelines, and three of the state's most contaminated beaches are in Cuyahoga County. ideastream®'s Caitlin Johnson has the story.

Akron Announces Layoffs - First in 27 years
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The city of Akron will lay off 21 part-time workers as part of its effort to close a projected 12 million dollar budget shortfall. Ideastream’s Bill Rice reports.

Fugitive Safe Surrender Returns to Northeast Ohio
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Starting today, an Akron church is serving as a kind of refuge for people wanted for non-violent felony or misdemeanor crimes. This will be the second time the House of the Lord Church will partner with the U.S. Marshals Office to host a program that helps offenders work out outstanding warrants. Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Beven Walsh says more than 1,100 fugitives turned themselves in to the Fugitive Safe Surrender program the last time it was in Akron in 2007. This week, temporary courtrooms are set up in church offices to help fugitives deal with outstanding warrants. More than 20,000 people in 14 cities have voluntarily turned themselves in since 2004.

Uranium Enrichment Project in Piketon Demobilized
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
USEC Incorporated was hoping its American Centrifuge Plant in Pike County would employ more than 3,300 workers. But that plan was dealt a major setback. For Ohio Public Radio Fred Kight reports from member station WOUB.

Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Found in Five More Counties
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
That green beetle that kills Ash trees --- the Emerald Ash Borer -- is continuing its march Southward and Eastward across Ohio. A spokeswoman for the state agriculture department, Kaleigh Frazier, tells Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen that the bugs have just been confirmed in five more counties.

GED Scores Delayed Due to Budget Issues
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Fall-out is continuing from the Ohio legislature's failure to pass a two-year state budget by the July First deadline. Lawmakers had to pass three one-week budgets and Ohioans who took their high school equivalency tests are still feeling the negative impact of that. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen explains.

The Ugly Laws; Disabilities in Public
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Cleveland was among many cities in the early 20th century that had laws that criminalized disabilities. They were called "ugly laws." Susan Schweik is a professor of english and disability studies at U.C. Berkeley and the author of "The Ugly Laws, disabilities in public." She says these laws were intended to crack down on pan handlers, but had a devastating effect on the lives of many people. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Cleveland Police Get Nearly $12 M in Funding
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Cleveland police department received some good news today. It was one of 1000 police departments nationwide to receive federal stimulus funds. The money is intended to keep police forces running smoothly despite the troubling economic times. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky reports.

ideastream, Sun Newspapers Are Latest Media Companies to Announce Cuts
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009
There are more job losses in Northeast Ohio's media industry. The Sun Newspaper chain is slashing the number of reporters and suburban newspapers it produces by about half. And we have cuts here at ideastream as well. Eight percent of the full-time staff have been given lay off notices. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.

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