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All CategoriesTwo challenge incumbent in Republican primaryLicking County Republican voters on March 6 will decide one primary race for county commissioner. Read more...Veteran, Holocaust survivor cross paths againSixty-eight years ago, paratrooper Don Jakeway of Johnstown helped liberate a Jewish family from the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II. Read more...Pataskala council approves debt for RAMP fundingPataskala City Council narrowly approved a means to fund its Road Asset Management Plan, or RAMP, with bond-anticipation notes but supporters of the plan were not able to gather... Read more...Special Olympian from Heath represents Ohio in WashingtonSteadfast persistence has been Heath resident and Special Olympian Josh Albertson’s key to success — in life, work and on the golf course. Read more...Board plans to ask nonprofit to find new superintendentSouthwest Licking school board members on Feb. 16 plan to select a firm to help the district find a superintendent. Read more...Police, sherif reportsA suspicious letter was received in the mail addressed to MPD ... Read more...High school music group ‘not just for choir nerds’Today’s show choir is not your father’s show choir, according to Jeremy Alfera, Marysville High School vocal music and Swingers Unlimited director. Read more...Columbus zoo to host fundraiser plungeSwimmers for the Polar Bear Plunge at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium won’t have to worry about fleeing from wild animals. Read more...Authorities dealing with ‘level of fear’ in communityLife in Union County is generally uneventful, peaceful. Read more...Ohio EPA reinstates restoration grantIn 2009, the city of Marysville received a $322,434 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for its Town Run restoration project. Read more...Second fire hasn’t dampened pastor’s spiritsNew Horizon’s Baptist Church pastor Roger Williams has had his share of trial and tribulation. Read more...Riley sworn in as new fire chiefJay Riley was promoted from assistant fire chief and sworn in Feb. 8 as the city’s new fire chief by Marysville Mayor John Gore. Read more...Progress celebrated with topping-out ceremonyConstruction on a new pavilion at Union County Memorial Hospital marked a milestone Feb. 3 with a topping-out ceremony. Read more...Couple to be honored for service to Meals on WheelsFor 20 of their 50 years together, Richard and Annette Rush have volunteered for the Meals on Wheels program at their church. Read more...Coming upCheck out the roundup of local events, activities, meetings, etc., for the coming week. Read more...City council members meet with constituentsA handful of people, some of them armed with several neighborhood concerns, turned out last week for the first in a series of Columbus City Council community meetings. Read more...Bond would build 13 schools, replace FHHSOn March 6, voters will decide Issue 8, a 38-year, $148-million bond issue, at 2.9 mills for the South-Western City School District. Read more...50-year-old ballroom receives renovationA 50-year-old Grove City ballroom is getting a facelift, thanks to help from a local catering company. Read more...Firefighter resigns to help needyPrairie Township Firefighter Matt Stickle will begin his retirement by hopping on a plane to South America to help build homes for those in need. Read more...Day-to-day achievements as important as overall successAs Columbus prepares to celebrate its bicentennial this month, it’s important to reflect on the past and celebrate what makes Columbus a special place to live, work and... Read more...Many crash on slick Ohio roads; some highways closedCLEVELAND (AP) — Snowstorms in Ohio today prompted multiple highway closures and driving advisories and led to dozens of crashes. Read more...Woman dies when her van overturns near MillersportA Fairfield County woman died in a one-vehicle crash this morning just north of Millersport, the State Highway Patrol said. Read more...State might change priorities for road and bridge projectsCLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s transportation chief says the state may adjust the order of road and bridge projects listed in a draft plan that would delay some work for... Read more...Cincinnati will start streetcar project next weekCINCINNATI (AP) — The mayor says Cincinnati plans to break ground for its controversial, multimillion-dollar streetcar project next week. Read more...Hearing set on fate of surviving exotic animalsREYNOLDSBURG (AP) — A hearing has been scheduled over Ohio’s quarantine order for five creatures kept at a zoo since an exotic animal escape in October. Read more...CCAD Alumnus Takes Paintings to New Heightsfrom:Columbus College of Art and DesignAlumnus Carl Bork (CCAD 2003) moved to Colorado four years ago and often hikes up the mountains, sets up his easel, and paints the scenery in front of him. His plein air... Read more...Ohio State honors Wexner’s devotionLeslie H. Wexner is seldom at a loss for words. But the Limited Brands founder and philanthropist struggled with what to say after Ohio State trustees decided yesterday to rename... Read more...New school for deaf dedicated with eventState government began providing for the education of deaf children on Oct. 16, 1829, when the state rented a small building at Broad and High streets for use as a school. Read more...A bash 200 years in the worksThe Columbus school principal who grew up in Youngstown and the Columbus mayor who spent his formative years in Toledo worked together on the anthem for Columbus’... Read more...White Hat may fight new rulingAttorneys for White Hat, Ohio’s largest for-profit charter-school management company, are considering their options after a Franklin County judge ordered the company to turn... Read more...Six more named to school district’s tax panelA former school-board president, a South Side neighborhood leader and the head of a social-services organization were among the six people whom Columbus City Schools... Read more...Schools won’t give names of 19 employees in subsidized-lunch probeColumbus City Schools officials say they can’t publicly reveal the identities — or even the job titles — of 19 employees who gave wrong income information so... Read more...Sale of mansion earns CCAD $525,000An opulent, three-story mansion donated to the Columbus College of Art & Design five years ago is now the private residence of a couple from California. Read more...New czar will lead OSU complianceOhio State University will hire an integrity czar, and Robert H. Schottenstein will lead the trustees as chairman for the next two years, the board decided yesterday. Read more...Menagerie finds shelter after fireMOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio (AP) — Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb. Read more...Mobile-home fire blamed on heater’s electrical cordA woman returned to her West Side mobile home late yesterday morning to find that it had been destroyed in a fire. Read more...City, contractor feud over responsibility for electrocution of dogColumbus city officials and an electrical contractor are feuding over responsibility for the electrocution of a dog in a University District park. Read more...Reward offered in hunt for womanCINCINNATI (AP) — A restaurateur is offering a $25,000 reward for information in the case of a 22-year-old woman missing nearly six months. Read more...Planned Parenthood affiliates to joinThree Planned Parenthood affiliates in Ohio are merging to form a bigger, Columbus-based organization that they say can better handle the demands of the health-care overhaul and... Read more...Teen sentenced to several tasks for fatal crashAs part of his sentence for killing a man in a traffic crash last year, a Logan County teenager will have to tell his story to teens in area driving programs. Read more...Humane Society exec charged in theft caseWhen William Alan began working at the Delaware County Humane Society in 2009, prosecutors say, he conveniently neglected to mention his last name — Hadley. Read more...PUCO ‘addressing’ AEP rate hikeState regulators did an about-face on electricity rates for American Electric Power small-business customers yesterday, vowing to change a system that has led to soaring bills for... Read more...Packaging plant’s closing affects 80The packaging company RockTenn will close its plant in Washington Court House in April, the state says. The plant has about 80 workers. Read more...AEP expects profit will remain flat in 2012American Electric Power expects profit to be about the same this year as in 2011 and electricity demand to be modestly higher among its 5 million customers in 11 states,... Read more...Worthington schools lift lockdownWorthington City Schools lifted a lockdown on four schools following action by the Worthington Police Department today (Feb. 10). Read more...White: State of schools is ‘very strong’The Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools will face exciting but tough challenges in the future, outgoing Superintendent Mark White said during the Feb. 6 State of the Schools address.... Read more...Panel blasts idea of chickens in Delaware city limitsLess than a month after first discussing a proposal to allow backyard chickens in Delaware, the city planning commission on Feb. 1 passed two motions that would crush the idea. Read more...Actor Jon Voight coming to BexleyAcademy Award winner Jon Voight will visit Bexley on Sunday, March 4, for a special event that culminates with a red-carpet sneak preview of his new film, “Beyond.” Read more...Former official accused of stealing from Delaware County Humane SocietyA former co-director of the Delaware County Humane Society was indicted today on charges of stealing more than $32,000 while working under a false identity. Read more...Sen. Brown, Rep. Ryan Issue Statement On Meeting Between The Delphi Salaried Retirees ...Williams, the Former Mayor of Youngstown, is the Executive Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers Friday, February 10, 2012 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Sherrod... Read more... |
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