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The Portage County Legal News
The Portage County Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Portage County, Ohio.
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States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel

Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports leagues.
"What are you waiting for, somebody to get killed?" the 85-year-old chided officials in northwest Ohio, ... (full story)