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 Times photo/Christina Hoy
HazMat wash down
Members of the Hardin County HazMat
Team washed off victims in Saturday's mock disaster at the intersection of County Road 175 and Ohio 81.
Mock disaster tests skills of emergency agencies
By CHRISTINA HOY
Times staff writer
DOLA - Hardin County emergency responders' skills were put to the test Saturday during a full-scale county-wide mock disaster involving multiple vehicles.
The two-car "accident" at the intersection of County Road 175 and Ohio 81 was a drill designed to give the "public service agencies a non-emergency situation to work together so they can see what works and what doesn't," said Lt. Keith Everhart with the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.
"Overall it went well, nothing went perfect but we expected that. We found areas that we have to work on," he said.
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HOWARD RICKABAUGH
Forest police chief enjoys law enforcement work
By CHRISTINA HOY
Times staff writer
FOREST - With nearly four decades of experience in law enforcement, Forest Police Chief Howard Rickabaugh said there is nothing he'd rather do than police work.
His reflections on his job come in celebration of National Police Week.
"I may never retire," said Rickabaugh, "I like to work and will work until I can't work any more."
He began his career in law enforcement with the Ohio National Guard 583rd Military Police Company in Toledo in 1967.
"Most of my family had been in the military. My uncle Harry Shaffer was in the first parachute platoon and I looked up to him and my other uncle Jack Shaffer was an MP. I guess that's what inspired me to join the Airborne Division and become an MP."
Rickabaugh joined the military in 1961 and served for three years in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, N.C., before moving into the U.S. Army Reserve out of Toledo in 1964.
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| SATURDAY MAY 10, 2008 |
LOU ANN HARROLD
State Board of Education
member deals with hate mail, restructuring talk
By DAN ROBINSON
Times staff writer
Recent developments at the state level have caused concerns about the future of the Ohio Board of Education, leaving some to question if the board will exist as it is much longer.
Lou Ann Harrold, who lives west of Kenton, represents District 1 on the board, which includes Hardin County. She has spent recent days attempting to keep updated on the developments and has met with state officials to get a better understanding of the "mess."
The problems began a few months ago when the General Assembly decided the state would no longer pay on a career license. Many jobs, including barbers or accountants are required to have licenses to perform their jobs. But no one except teachers, said Harrold, had a portion of their license costs paid for by the state.
"Only teachers had that perk," she said. "We knew this was coming."
The Ohio Education Association, which represents the teachers of Ohio, was at the table when the changes were discussed in the board's capacity committee, said Harrold.
What "muddied the waters," she said, was the added costs of BCI&I and FBI background checks. The costs were especially hard on those people who hold multiple licenses, said Harrold.
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