Ohio Supreme Court declines to hear Bellville’s fire contract appeal against Washington Township

Darby Township suspends fire station due to lack of certified members

Darby Township has suspended one of the two remaining fire companies. The township placed Goodwill Fire Company out of service Thursday due to the company’s all volunteer membership’s inability to respond to service calls with fully trained and certified operators and engineers, the township said in a press release. The action was taken pursuant to the recommendation of Township Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Marshall Jim Childs in consultation w…

Ohio Supreme Court declines to hear Bellville’s fire contract appeal against Washington Township

BELLVILLE — The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from the Village of Bellville regarding a fire services contract with Washington Township. The one-sentence ruling signed by Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy didn’t rule on the merits on the village’s request to end a decades-old agreement with the township regarding fire department […] The post Ohio Supreme Court declines to hear Bellville’s fire contract appeal against Washin…