#Norwalk Ohio

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Norwalk trolley by John Smatlak

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"The first electric car to arrive in Norwalk, People's Electric Ry. number 4, posed in front of the county courthouse and surrounded by excited townspeople on August 9, 1893. (C.S. Bateman photo)" Source: www.lakeshorerailmaps.com/norwalk.html     

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State Route 61, Norwalk, Ohio.

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It was an “Unintentional crime.” -- Inmate

Kendal Scheid, Ohio inmate A703637, born 1994, incarceration intake in 2017 at age 23, sentenced to 3 years, released after 10 months and balance converted to probation.

Involuntary Manslaughter

“Unintentional crime.” That’s the phrase a University of Akron student used in a letter to the court to describe an alcohol-fueled incident between two other University of Akron students in which one fatally stabbed the other.

“When deciding on the correct sentence, I hope you remember that Kendal did not act maliciously,” Tim Griffiths wrote, referring to Kendal Scheid, who pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of his roommate, Duncan Unternaher.

Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands read Griffiths’ letter, as well as two others from people who were friends with both Scheid and Unternaher, toward the end of Scheid’s long and emotional sentencing in December 2017. Prosecutors pushed for Scheid to be sentenced to eight years in prison, while Scheid’s attorney argued for probation. Rowlands landed in the middle, sentencing Scheid to three years in prison, but saying she likely will grant him an early release after six months.

“You introduced a knife into the situation,” Rowlands told Scheid. “It is that act that I am sure in all of the things that happened — when you say you wish you could go back and change everything — that is the one that would have made the difference.”

Scheid, 23, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty under an agreement with prosecutors two months before in Summit County Common Pleas Court to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony that carries up to 11 years in prison. He was originally charged with murder.

Police say Scheid stabbed Unternaher on Dec. 3, 2016, after a drunken argument over fast food at the off-campus apartment they shared on Grant Street. While Scheid attempted to put pressure on the wound, Unternaher fell unconscious. A third roommate called 911.

Assistant Summit County Prosecutor Brian LoPrinzi said the main question is what punishment Scheid deserved for taking a life. He said the investigation found that Scheid told Unternaher, “If you take my food, I’m going to stab you.” After Scheid followed through with the threat, LoPrinzi said he told Unternaher, “That’s what you get for being drunk.”

LoPrinzi said a sentence of eight years would be just.

Don Malarcik, Scheid’s attorney, however, pointed to other cases in Summit County and elsewhere in which defendants pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received probation or a short prison sentence followed by an early release. He argued that Rowlands should consider this path in light of Scheid’s lack of a prior criminal record, his acceptance of responsibility and his remorse.

“What we have here is two individuals who are obviously intoxicated,” Malarcik said. “No one standing here is saying Kendal intentionally tried to kill.”

During Scheid’s brief remarks, he apologized to Unternaher’s loved ones.

“I’m sorry about taking your son, brother and friend away from you,” he said. “I regret everything I’ve done.”

Rowlands told Scheid that she couldn’t give him probation because he took out the knife that killed Unternaher. She said she will grant him an early release in six months as long as he doesn’t get into trouble in prison. She told Unternaher’s family that they will be free to argue that he remain in prison.

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Norwalk, Ohio

built in 1920

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By Lauren Clason

Brandi Goodwin caught Covid-19 while tending to patients as a point-of-care technician at a Norwalk, Ohio, hospital in December 2020. When body aches and headaches lingered after she returned to work, she attributed it to stress from college exams.

But when her symptoms morphed into the multisystem disorder POTS and other related conditions, Goodwin was denied long-term disability from Unum Life Insurance Co. of America and eventually fired from her job. It took weeks of frantic searching to find a lawyer to take her case. Four years later, Goodwin is still fighting Unum in court.

Her administrative record spans 7,000 pages, according to a filing at the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and documents multiple emergency visits along with tests and attestations from long Covid specialists, cardiologists, neurologists, pulmonologists, and physical therapists.

Getting long-term disability benefits can be an uphill battle for the 5% of the US adult population CDC data shows is still affected by long Covid in 2024. Private insurers often push back heavily on long-term disability claims, and the unique pitfalls of appealing their decisions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act create additional hurdles for plaintiffs.

“The laws are so different that it was just really, really, really hard to find a lawyer,” said Goodwin, now 30.

“Nobody wanted to take my case because it’s Covid,” she added. “It’s not a guaranteed win. It’s new territory.”

Most patients resolve their cases outside of court, and the ones that do move to litigation are typically settled, plaintiffs’ lawyers said. Just a handful of long Covid patients have secured victories in court—and the insurance company usually appeals.

Unum, which declined to comment, says Goodwin can work, citing evidence of improvement from her doctors. The company also argues that her problems are attributable to pre-existing conditions and not eligible for coverage, pointing to a note from one doctor detailing a previous case of vertigo caused by a sinus infection.

Tough to Measure Individuals with disabilities like long Covid have a number of options under state, federal, and private assistance programs, but that doesn’t mean they’re easy to obtain. Only a handful of states offer benefits, while just 39% of Social Security disability applications were accepted in 2023—with another 15% accepted on appeal. Lawyers estimate that denial rates for private insurance are even higher.

Insurance companies walk a fine line, since policies must be affordable to the average person yet pricey enough to cover the expenses of potentially millions of people. Miscalculating that risk could bankrupt the company and leave enrollees without promised payouts.

Disability policies that would cover long-term benefits for long Covid are often broadly written because the range of underlying medical conditions are hard to pin down, said Daniel Schwarcz, an insurance law professor at the University of Minnesota. Insurance companies say they must identify the people who are able to work even though an illness “makes it harder” in order to keep premiums low, he said.

“The real difficulty here is that disability is defined pretty universally in ways that are not objective,” he said.

Long Covid is notoriously hard to measure objectively. Two major characteristics of the disease are chronic fatigue and brain fog, both of which are hard to capture on paper.

Brain fog was just one of software engineer Christine Ward’s symptoms when Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. denied her long-term disability claim. The 67-year-old had a prescription to help with cognition, but Reliance still argued she was capable of performing a “sedentary occupation.”

Reliance did not respond to a request for comment.

Ward’s cognitive trouble made her quit driving after she said she made a wrong turn into oncoming traffic.

“What if I caused an accident?” she said. “I would never be able to forgive myself.”

Ward won her initial case, but chose to settle afterward to avoid a lengthy appeal.

Legal Limitations Nothing in the law itself restricts how the cases are treated in court, but a series of legal decisions has turned ERISA lawsuits into a functional extension of the administrative appeal with the insurance company.

Judges in ERISA disability cases like Ward’s typically don’t allow any new evidence outside of the insurer’s existing document record, which prevents lawyers from submitting new medical evidence or deposing company doctors who deny claims. That means patients’ best shot of overturning a disability denial is getting a lawyer to handle the internal appeal before it gets to court.

The general prohibition on discovery in many ERISA cases stems from the Sixth Circuit’s 1990 decision in Perry v. Simplicity Engineering, which said allowing new evidence would turn courts into “substitute plan administrators” and prevent both parties from resolving disputes “inexpensively and expeditiously.”

Plaintiffs are also usually denied jury trials and judges can remand cases back to the insurance company for another review. And while many states ban contract clauses that direct judges to give deference to insurers’ decisions on claims denials, not all do. Patients in those instances must clear a higher bar by showing the insurance company’s decision was not only wrong, but “arbitrary and capricious.”

“The federal judges have completely ignored the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when it comes to ERISA cases,” said Mark DeBofsky, a disability lawyer with DeBofsky Law and attorney for Ward. Lawyers can sometimes score some wiggle room. Edward Dabdoub, founder of Florida-based Dabdoub Law Firm, said he is able to build on small wins “one case at a time.” Convincing a judge to allow a deposition in one case might sway another judge in a similar case later.

“It is a process of chipping away and reversing the last 40 years of what has happened in the federal courts,” said Dabdoub, who largely works within the Eleventh Circuit.

Packing the administrative insurance appeal with supporting evidence is critical, because that evidence is usually excluded in court otherwise, benefits lawyers said. Mitre Corp. engineer Heather Cogdell’s recent victory against Reliance, for example, included scientific articles and character reference letters from friends and family.

Cogdell’s victory ironically hinged on the ERISA limits that typically favor insurance companies. Reliance initially denied her claim based on one nurse’s review, and was unable to present reviews from external physicians after it missed the 45-day deadline to issue Cogdell a final decision. The company has appealed.

Her attorney Damon Miller at Virginia-based BenGlassLaw tries to fill appeals with so much evidence that it’s “almost absurd” for the insurer to deny it.

“Making sure to get all the relevant medical records, making sure to get any additional testing that might be needed, getting doctors to write well thought out, well-reasoned letters” are essential, he said.

Tide Turning? Several appeals court judges across the Sixth, Fourth, and Second circuits in recent years have leaned heavily on a close reading of the law’s text to question the way courts treat ERISA lawsuits.

None of those questions have yet surfaced in majority opinions, DeBofsky said, but he expects the issue will eventually end up at the US Supreme Court.

In the Sixth Circuit’s 2023 decision in Tranbarger v. Lincoln Life & Annuity Co. of N.Y., Judge John Nalbandian argued current ERISA case law violates the Supreme Court’s holding in US v. Tsarnaev, which “prevents lower courts from creating prophylactic rules that contradict federal statutes or rules.”

“In short, we told district courts not to consider new evidence,” Nalbandian wrote in a concurring opinion.

“In doing so, we failed to consider the text of the statute—the only clear indication of what Congress wanted,” he added.

In the 2021 decision Card v. Principal Life Insurance Co., Sixth Circuit Judge Eric Murphy similarly called the practice of remanding a decision back to the insurance company “quite an unusual thing.”

“Why shouldn’t the district courts instead oversee any additional litigation compelled by an arbitrary-and-capricious finding using the normal rules of civil procedure?” While treatment has stabilized Goodwin enough to keep her out of the ER, her overall physical condition has declined as her appeal continues. A recent heart and lung test showed a drop in function compared to 2022, she said.

Goodwin said she is still unable to work and has been relying on family, church, and community aid programs for financial help.

“I feel like I cannot heal fighting these people,” she said.

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Inaugural Gasser Invitational Introduced to Blue Suede Cruise presented by Cometic Gasket at Summit Motorsports Park

Gassers gather a lot of attention at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.  From their stance to the way they leap off the starting line, the cars take us back to the 1950s and 1960s racing scene, and are beloved by many. With the introduction of the Inaugural Gasser Invitational as part of the 24th Annual Blue Suede Cruise presented by Cometic Gasket, July 25-27, 2025, there will be even more Gassers to eye and envy. “We are very excited to add the Inaugural Gasser Invitational to the 24th Annual Blue Suede Cruise presented by Cometic Gasket, and we are confident that it will feature some of the finest Gassers our fans will ever see,” said Bill Bader, Summit Motorsports Park president. “Whether they have seen Gassers in action before, or will be seeing them for the first time, they are in for some big burnouts, big wheelies and a boatload of fun.” Drivers will be taking part by invitation, and will be racing to the 1,000-foot timers for a great guaranteed payout of $13,3000. Winners will walk away with $2,000 and a custom-made trophy, while the runner-up will walk away with $1,000. Semifinalists will secure $750, quarterfinalists will secure $500, eighths will earn $350 and sixteenths will earn $250. There will be no charge for the driver, car and two weekend crew members. Drivers with a 1966 or older Gasser are invited to send pictures and an overview of their car to Bader at wab@summitmotorsportspark.com. Here is important information: CLASS OVERVIEW Field Size: 32 Cars Year: 1966 and Older Purse: $13,300 Guaranteed Tree Type: .500 Full Tree Ladder: Sportsman Ladder Dial-In: 12:00 ET or quicker. Must dial in tenth second increments. Breakout disqualification. Finish Line: 1,000’ PROCEDURAL RULES • Eliminations are run on a dial your own time in tenth second increments, using a full .500 Sportsman Tree. The elimination ladder is built based on a pill draw within 9-second, 10-second, 11-second and 12-second cars based on performance after three dedicated qualifying sessions. • Your dial-in will be fixed beginning with the first round of eliminations. • There is a “No Break Rule.” That is, if a winning car cannot make the next round, the loser will not advance in his/her place. A competition bye will be awarded to the driver that was to race the car that was unable to continue.  • No Buybacks. • Old School ‘Smokey Burnouts’ strongly encouraged. • Good Sportsmanship is expected.  GENERAL RACE RULES SAFETY: • All participants must have a current NHRA competition license for the ET and MPH they are competing in. Cars must meet NHRA safety requirements for ET and MPH. No exceptions. • Engine diapers, transmission shields or blankets for automatic transmissions are required. Standard transmission cars are required to have a scatter shield. APPEARANCE: • Cars MUST have a period-correct paint scheme or primer.  No wild or modern graphics allowed. No car shall promote a bracket car appearance.  • All cars must run traditional drag slicks. No DOT approved slicks or cheaters permitted. • All cars must run with open headers.  • All cars are expected to run full body panels. • Body modifications are limited to radiused rear wheel openings and top chop. Raised quarter panels, dropped rocker panels, and aero wings are not permitted. • Modern “pro stock style” hood scoops are not permitted. • All cars are subject to the approval of the Summit Motorsports Park Tech Department.  ELECTRONICS: • Playback tachometers are permitted. • Data recorders are not permitted and may not be in the car.  • Delay boxes are not permitted and may not be in the car.  • Air shifters are not permitted and may not be in the car. • Throttle stops of any kind, mechanical or electric are not permitted. • Rev limiters are permitted only to protect the engine and cannot be used to control the car's launch. If a car has a two-step, the low side chip must be removed.  ENGINE: • Any automotive-type engine is allowed. No diesel engines will be permitted. No LS motors will be permitted. Engine must be conventional 4, 6 or 8-cylinder internal combustion engine. • Any intake and carb combination or mechanical fuel injection is permitted. • Electronic fuel injection (EFI) is not permitted. • Only gas and alcohol are permitted fuels. No nitromethane. • Power adders are limited to belt driven roots type superchargers, i.e. GMC Style 6-71 or 8-71. No supercharger larger than 8-71. Turbochargers are not permitted. Nitrous oxide is not permitted. IGNITION: • Any ignition system permitted. TRANSMISSION: • Any standard or automatic transmission permitted.  • Current Lenco "high tower" or modern slick shifted/clutchless type transmission is not permitted.   • Transmission brake permitted. • Line Lock permitted. Summit Motorsports Park is at 1300 State Route 18, Norwalk, Ohio. For more information, call 419-668-5555 or visit summitmotorsportspark.com. Read the full article

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vintage CB radio QSL postcard comic Alyce Dave Stoneham 1970s Norwalk Ohio

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Abstractions from Huron County Ohio, Will Book A

This volume is titled “Abstractions from Huron County Ohio, Will Book A.” These will abstractions cover the years from 1828 to 1852. They have been taken out of order as they appeared in the original volume and sorted by name. This abstraction was done by Henry Timman of Norwalk, Ohio, in 1960. A sample abstraction: ADAMS, PETER 8 Sep 1851 30 Sep 1851Warren & Charles – SonsAlmira Vail – Eliza…

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Alexander Murray Alison III, 83, of Norwalk, entered into eternal rest on October 8, 2023. He was born July 24, 1940, to the late Alexander M. Alison Jr. and Mary Hersey Alison of Massachusetts.

Alexander is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Shirley Alison, son, Alexander M. Alison IV and wife Kathy, daughter, Christine Alison, brother, James Alison, sister Christine Alison Finch, grandchildren Matthew and Michael St. Lawrence, and Matthew and Rachael Royack.

While attending Bob Jones University, in South Carolina, he met his soon to be wife Shirley Pinkston, of Evansville, Indiana. Upon graduation. Alex started an apprenticeship in the field of photoengraving and worked under his father at McCall's magazine in Stamford, Ct. Very soon after that, he and Shirley were married and started a family. They had their first child when they were barely twenty. His mother called him 'A young man in a hurry'.

He had many interests and hobbies including Photography, Boating/Fishing, and Golf. He Coached and Managed Little League Baseball. And later became Commissioner of Pony League Baseball in Bay Village, Ohio. He also taught Sunday School.

Alex was a loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather. He very much enjoyed spending time with his family. And he will be dearly missed.

His ashes will be buried at Willowbrook Cemetery in Westport, Ct. The ceremony will be private.

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Stephen R. Harris House

548 S. East St.           

Bucyrus, OH

  Stephen Ross Harris (May 22, 1824 - January 15, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and uncle of Ebenezer Byron Finley. Born near Massillon, Ohio, Harris attended the common and select schools, Washington (Pennsylvania) College, Norwalk (Ohio) Seminary, and Western Reserve College, then at Hudson, Ohio.  He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1849, and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio.  Moving to Bucyrus, Ohio that same year he continued the practice of law.  He served as mayor of Bucyrus 1852, 1853, 1861, and 1862, and as Deputy United States marshal in 1861, as well as president of the State bar association in 1893 and 1894.

     Harris was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.  He engaged in the practice of law in Bucyrus, Ohio, until his death there January 15, 1905, and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery. The Stephen R. Harris House, also known as Rosedale Cottage and the Bruce Chamlis House, is located at 548 S. East Street in Bucyrus, Ohio.  Built in 1863, Harris’s house was listed with the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1980.