Ontario resident Carol Iiams spoke to the city council at their Jan. 16 meeting regarding the new Cole Tool & Die Company. Cole Tool & Die moved into an abandoned warehouse and began business 500-feet from her home. “Five months ago the city allowed Cole Tool & Die to move in, and I’ve had nothing […]
Demrie Alonzo, Correspondent
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New year and term for Ontario City Council members
Inclement weather did not cancel or delay the first 2014 scheduled meeting of the Ontario City Council this past Thursday evening. The council has a new mayor this year in Randy Hutchinson, a new Law Director with Andrew Medwid, and a councilman-at-large with Roger Heston. Former Mayor Larry Collins is now serving as the council […]
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Ontario tax credit ordinance barely passes council vote
Thursday’s Ontario City Council meeting marked the third and final reading of the Ontario Tax Credit ordinance which was revised at the last reading. Many Ontario residents were pleased with the compromised one percent from the originally proposed 1.5 percent tax credit. Residents Mark Arnold and Dave Rehfeldt both spoke to council and the twenty […]
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Gas leak in Lucas delays Tuesday’s Village Council meeting
Tuesday night’s Lucas Village Council meeting was somewhat delayed due to call-in complaints of a natural gas smell downtown. Residents could smell the gas in a three-block radius around the post office area and Columbia Gas was called out to inspect. The council also heard updates on new business to town and traffic camera litigation. […]
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Lucas schools’ test results and concern over street-crossing safety occupy school board
The Lucas Board of Education hosted a reception for Superintendent Dan Freund before wishing the best to outgoing board members and welcoming new members. They also discussed school crossing concerns posing a risk for young students. A handful of Lucas residents attended the Tuesday night “Meet and Greet” for new Superintendent Dan Freund in the […]
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters celebrate the holidays with their “siblings”
Approximately 130 Big Brothers and Big Sisters, along with their little brothers, little sisters, and families braved 15 degree temperatures to attend the Big Brothers, Big Sisters annual Christmas party on Thursday night. The party was held at the Richland Carrousel, where it has been since it was first held when Jim Nicholson took over […]
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Ontario tax credit to be amended down to one percent
At this week’s Ontario City Council meeting, the visitor’s gallery was only half as full as the Nov. 21 meeting for the second reading of the Ontario City Tax Credit ordinance. Residents Mark Arnold and Dave Rehfeldt once again addressed the council, asking for the tax credit to be removed. “If the average salary is […]
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Home Health Care keeps people home longer
As adults age, many seek balance between independence and health needs. Some locals are finding that balance in home health care. Martha Hamilton, 75, and her husband Paul Hamilton, 78, still live at home and get around just fine and event winter in Florida each year. This spring, right after returning home from Florida, Martha […]
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Ontario residents react to tax credit ordinance at Thursday’s meeting
Thursday’s Ontario City Council meeting drew a crowd of interested residents to hear the reading of a new tax credit ordinance. This ordinance would increase the credit towards the Ontario income tax for income paid to another municipality up to a maximum of one-and-a-half percent beginning in January. During public commentary, several residents spoke up […]
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Harold Ferrell fills Lucas council seat, mayor touts creation of police force
At Tuesday night’s village council meeting, Lucas resident Harold Ferrell was sworn in to fill out the remainder of former member Judd Cook’s term. He will fill this position until the first of the year when he assumes his own term and, at that time, the council will again re-fill the empty position left behind […]