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Nobody was home at the time of the tornado. A series of tornadoes tore through northwest Ohio's rural farm land to Lake Erie on Sunday, killing five people and trapping people in buildings, authorities said. a business and you're operating in 20 different cities, you're subject to 20 different tax laws," Moodie said. "That gets to be a headache." By creating uniformity, the state hopes to ease those headaches. Some mandated revisions are set up for cities.

-For example, corporations and subsidiaries will be able to file returns together on one form. On the agenda Other items to be discussed at the Marion City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall: City Council will vote on whether to contribute $2,000 to a project that would widen Brocklesby Road. The city wants to demolish 440 Ballentine declared a dangerous building due to fire damage. The Marion Fire Department wants to purchase a new emergency vehicle.

It will cost close to $149,000. Weather info Updated weather information can be found at any time, day or night Page2A Tennessee: 7 dead, 45 missing Page4A May forecast for Marion deaths around the state. While Marion city and county officials reported minor damages, including felled limbs and downed -power lines, the was more significant at the Ridgedale campus on Hill-man-Ford Road north of Monster' kill 5 Ohio death toll The dead from a line of tornadoes that marched across northern Ohio on Sunday: Nicholas Mollenkopf, 18, of Van Wert, when thrown from a car in Van Wert County. Alfred Germann, 75, of Van Wert, when his house collapsed. Denver Branham, 73, and wife Cretie, age unavailable, of Continental in Putnam County, when their mobile home was destroyed.

Unidentified person when a house was flattened near Republic in Seneca County. VAN WERT (AP) People caught in the path of a storm that spawned multiple tornadoes while knifing through northern Ohio and killing five people called it the black wall and the monster. Mollenkopf, 18, of Van Wert, died after being thrown from a car during the storm, and Alfred Germann, 75, was killed when his Van Wert house collapsed. In nearby Put The storm entered the state from Indiana about 3 p.m. Sunday, with National Weather Service spotters confirming four tornadoes hitting this town about 100 miles northwest of Columbus.

I saw a black wall. I could see everything spinning." Jon Cross Hwy. Patrol trooper nam county, two people were killed and one critically injured when a mobile home overturned, said Sgt. Brad Nelson of the sheriff's office. Denver and Cretie Branham died in the trailer near Continental, and However, the state gave cities options in other areas.

Marion City Council's finance committee recently looked at two options changing tax laws applicable to the income owners, partners or members earn on "pass-through entities." These include partnerships, limited liability companies, sole proprietorships and other noncorporate entities, like trusts. Fred Manter, a certified public accountant who has given input on the city's options, said it is important for taxpayers to realize the changes in taxation only apply to non-corporate business entities within the city's borders. "Shares of General Motors are not in there," Manter said. On Tuesday, city council will have its first reading of Option one of two proposed ordinances that amends the city's current tax code. Under Option owners in a non-corporate entity would be taxed on whatever income passes to them individually.

Under the old laws, the city used to tax the non-corporate entity if it was within city limits. If it was outside of Marion, the owner was taxed Option A would have required the non-corporate business entity to pay the taxes on income made by owners. City council's finance committee did not recommend the city use Option A because it was less clear and involved more paperwork for taxpayers, said Councilman Ralph Cumston, D-lst Ward. "Option had the ability for the partnership to pay taxes for the individuals," Cumston said. "Option was a little bit clearer." Blend of sun and clouds on Tuesday Low 35 High 47 Index town.

Large hail pellets, some as big as tennis balls, knocked out bus lights and mirrors and an estimated 30 windows at the elementary school, forcing cancellation of today's session. "We could have gotten by with the windows," said Superintendent Jackie Campbell, "but with the bus damage, we catft put them on the road." Just 70 miles to the northwest, the town of Van Wert was devastated by four tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service that came with the storm front that entered the state from Indiana about 3 p.m. Sunday. It hit the Marion area around 5:30 p.m. The storm that put Marion County under a tornado warning packed more than 100 mph winds and dropped other tornadoes as it cut a 100-mile swath through northwest Ohio farmland to Port Clinton along Storms continues on 2A set it down, then threw it in a field," he said.

"It was on the ground at least a mile." Jon Cross, 39, was packing his cruiser to go to work as an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper when the churning storm came at him. "I heard a roar. I saw a black walL I could see everything spinning. It was coming right at me," he said. A young couple pulled up to his house in their car, and they all took shelter in his basement, Cross said.

Earlier Sunday, severe storms killed at least five and injured more than two dozen people in Tennessee. Storms Monster continues on 2A The storm that packed more than 100 mph winds dropped other tornadoes as it cut a 100-mile swath through northwest Ohio farmland to Port Clinton along Lake Erie, trapping people in buildings and leaving thousands without power. Gov. Bob Taft declared a state of emergency Sunday night in Van Wert and Ottawa counties in northwest Ohio, but the storms downed power lines, closed roads and poured golf ball-sized hail in many areas of the state. Two deaths were reported in Van Wert County.

Nicholas their daughter, Margie, was in critical condition at a nearby hospital the sheriff's office said. As the storm moved east, a house collapsed in Seneca County, killing one person inside and injuring two others, said Maj. Tim Thwaits of the Seneca County sheriff's office. Deputies were withholding the name of the person killed in the house collapse near Republic until family is notified. Brian Farris of Van Wert said he saw a tornado touch down just outside of the city and level a house.

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Clarett ails on sidelinesIB On the Web: See www.Mari onStar.com for more on OSU problems, Ohio State worked with beer retailers to curb weekend sales. But drinking around Ohio Stadium is openly tolerated on game day, even as Hall and others acknowledge that it adds to the problems. "There's an inconsistency there," Hall said, praising Holbrook for addressing it. "People have sort of looked the other way and she's not willing to do that." Holbrook worries that the behavior which includes foul lan guage, lewd T-shirts and taunting fans and coaches of opposing teams works against the university's attempt to promote academics. She said Ohio State has a chance to be a national leader in tackling the issue.

"The kind of story I'm trying to tell is we have some of the best students in the nation," she said. University spokesman Lee Tashjian said Ohio State wants to emphasize that the objectionable behavior involves only a small number of fans. with a policy. This is going to be a long-term approach," Hall said. "And it's going to be one more of education, of setting a tone of tolerance." Ohio State officials also are trying to quiet the wild parties that have occurred in recent years near campus.

When large off-campus parties led to property destruction last spring, the university joined forces with the city, threatening to suspend students who broke the law. When alcohol was cited as the catalyst for the COLUMBUS AP) Go ahead, boo Michigan. Just be nice about it. Ohio State University officials, not wanting to ban tailgating or other game-day fun, are encouraging football fans to be more respectful. University President Karen Holbrook has asked Bill Hall, the vice president for student affairs, to create a committee to study fan behavior.

Also likely to be part of the group are students, athletic director Andy Geiger, alumni and representatives from the staff and the city. "This is not a wholesale change in trying to get people to do different things," Holbrook said. "It's really just saying, 'Please think about what you're doing and the message you send about the "We're not going to come out.