Leonard Matarese knows he can save the city money. Whether Sandusky will use his organization and listen to its suggestions is another matter.

SANDUSKY A 20-year-old Sandusky man who apparently fell from a third-story window remains hospitalized, but his condition has improved. Sandusky resident Zachary Rowe was listed in fair condition at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center on Monday afternoon.

ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF SUNDAY MAY 9 2:11 a.m. -- Erie County Sheriff office, Adam West, 31, 3000 block Bardshar Road, Sandusky, warrant. 12:36 a.m. -- Portland Road and Ohio 4, Whitney Riley, 18, 1000 block Siler St., Fremont, speeding. 3:14 p.m. -- Ohio 113 and Ohio 60, Anthony Myers, 48, 9900 block Main Road, Berlin Heights, speeding.

SOUTH BASS ISLAND Six southern fisherman have been cited for overfishing small mouth bass near South Bass Island. State wildlife officials say the men kept 141 fish over the limit during a three-day fishing spree in late April.

Local court officials are having trouble explaining why they've failed to collect nearly $100,000 from criminal defendants during the past four years.

The frustration Sandusky schools have with state officials bubbled over last month when the school board cut short a presentation by the state's Facilities Commission. The Commission has financed new school buildings across the state, but state funding for the Sandusky school district has always fallen far short of being financially feasible.

Today in our country only 25 percent of the population dies at home despite the fact that more than 70 percent wish to be at home su