Independent candidates have until 4 p.m. May 3 the day before Ohio s primary election to file petitions with the Crawford County Board of Elections for a spot on the fall ballot. The petitions then must be certified by the board.
According to Ruth Leuthold, director of the elections board, this week two potential independent candidates picked up petitions. The board does not keep records of potential candidates who access petitions online.
Two men have told the Telegraph-Forum they intend to run for council president, seeking to unseat Republican Kurt Fankhauser; they are Brian Seybert and Adam V. Frizzell. No Democrat filed in that race.
BUCYRUS - Robert Taylor is tired of chaos within Bucyrus city hall.
Taylor told members of Bucyrus City Council during Tuesday s regular council meeting that the chaos they had created has caused him to begin the process of seeking one of their jobs. I will tell you this, there are a lot of frustrated people in the city of Bucyrus, Taylor told council members. I have been going around with a petition with the intent to run for an at-large council seat.
His decision to run or not will be based on the results of that petition. I may well not do that, but I am seeing what the support looks like for me to do it, Taylor said. A lot of people have asked me to.
BUCYRUS - GE Lighting has ceased production of A19 LED bulbs at its Bucyrus plant and even discarded equipment used to produce them, but the fight to save jobs at the plant is continuing.
On Tuesday, Will Evans, president of IUE-CWA Local 84704, asked members of Bucyrus City Council to pass a resolution in support of the ongoing efforts. We have not given up on bringing the jobs back and bringing further investment to the plant, Evans said. We want to keep this product line going.
Earlier in the day, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, continued to push for action and advocated on behalf of workers at the plant during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.
Bucyrus leaders working to keep GE plant viable
By Andrew Carter - acarter@aimmediamidwest.com
BUCYRUS City of Bucyrus officials have asked retail giant Walmart to help keep the GE Lighting-Savant manufacturing plant operating in Crawford County.
On March 6, GE-Savant shut down its A-19 LED light bulb production line at the Bucyrus plant. GE-Savant announced on Jan. 6 that it was planning to close the line.
Eighty-one employees, all members of IUE-CWA Local Local 84704, were affected by the decision. According to a GE spokesperson, a total of 46 employees were laid off and the rest found new jobs before the line was shut down.
BUCYRUS - Walmart officials have said they re willing to work with GE-Savant to ensure local production of A19 light bulbs, but the manufacturer is defending its decision to shut down the line.
In a news release Monday, Mayor Jeff Reser reported on the outcome of a virtual meeting between local representatives and Walmart officials, part of an ongoing effort to save 81 jobs at the GE-Savant Lighting Plant in Bucyrus.
GE-Savant ceased production of A19 LED bulbs in Bucyrus last week, eliminating 81 jobs. The bulbs are sold in Walmart stores across the country.
On Tuesday, Ben Sabol, director of communications for GE Lighting, shared a statement explaining the company s decision.