Thrill ride was OK’d hours before deadly state fair accident COLUMBUS (AP) — Inspectors repeatedly looked over a thrill ride while it was assembled at the Ohio State Fair and signed off on it hours before it flew apart in a deadly accident that flung passengers into the ground, according to authorities and records released Thursday. Investigators worked to find out what caused the opening day wreck, which killed a … Read More
State fair will open today after ride accident kills 1, injures 7 COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio State Fair will open today one day after a man was killed and seven other people were injured when a thrill ride broke apart, but the rides won’t be running until they all are deemed safe, officials state. Video captured by a bystander at the fair Wednesday evening shows the Fire Ball ride swinging back … Read More
Police: Man shoots girlfriend, kills self accidentally NEWARK (AP) — Police say a man has died after accidentally shooting himself in his car and then chasing and shooting his girlfriend before collapsing on a central Ohio street. Newark police say 29-year-old Phillip Lee Parker and his girlfriend had a confrontation in a parking lot and she sped off in her car, followed by Parker. Police say both … Read More
Ohio set to resume executions; child killer awaits appeals Ohio is moving toward carrying out its first execution in more than three years. The last time that happened was January 2014 when a condemned inmate repeatedly gasped and snorted during a 26-minute procedure with a never-before-tried drug combo. Read More
State Fair to open July 26 Hours Fair admission gates are open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except Aug. 6, when they close at 6 p.m. Read More
Inmates grow, plants grow at Toledo prison TOLEDO (AP) — An Ohio prison has established a gardening program in an effort to keep inmates from returning to prison after they’re released. The Blade reports inmates at the Toledo Correctional Institution are growing plants such as zucchini, watermelon and cabbage while learning skills to help them after prison. Corrections officer Kenneth Koontz launched the program. He says donations … Read More
Ohio police find body after checking on missing woman MANSFIELD (AP) — Authorities say a body has been found in the trunk of a car after Texas police asked an Ohio department to check a house for a missing woman. The (Mansfield) News Journal reports officers in central Ohio found the missing Texas woman’s car parked in front of a Mansfield home early Saturday. Police say they spoke to … Read More
Ashland wants to raze house where bodies were found ASHLAND (AP) — An Ohio city wants to demolish a house where two women’s bodies were found and an alleged serial killer was arrested. The (Ashland) Times-Gazette reports officials in Ashland recently applied for federal grant money to raze the home deemed uninhabitable because of the slayings. Forty-year-old Shawn Grate pleaded not guilty in October to aggravated murder and kidnapping … Read More
Findlay cleaning up after floods FINDLAY (AP) — Residents in a northern Ohio city are cleaning up basements and belongings after dealing with another damaging flood. The Courier reports the Blanchard River at Findlay crested at 16.5 feet Friday and has been receding since then. The river was at 11.4 feet early Sunday, just slightly above minor flood stage level. It was the fifth-highest crest … Read More
Ohio’s aspiring marijuana growers: A closer look CLEVELAND (AP) — Long-time natives and carpetbaggers. Construction magnates, toy tycoons, an Olympian and an heir to the Jim Bean whiskey fortune. These are some of investors vying to win approval to grow medical marijuana in Ohio. The state accepted 185 applications in June and now has to decide who gets the 24 cultivator licenses available. Read More
Mount Blanchard dedicates memorial MOUNT BLANCHARD — A veterans memorial was dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday during a special ceremony at the annual Heritage Days Festival in Mount Blanchard. Mayor Cynthia Morrison led the ceremony, which kicked off with the national anthem sung by Upper Sandusky history teacher Bill Miller and an appearance from the Marine Corps League of Findlay.
Sycamore days away from controversial rezoning vote SYCAMORE — Sycamore Village Council members on Tuesday night will vote whether to rezone vacant land at the north end of town in what has become a controversial issue. Citizens flooded public meetings twice in the past month, many urging council members to vote against the request to reclassify the land from residential to business because they don’t like landowner Joel Romanko’s plan to sell it to a company that builds Dollar General stores.
County safety council talks tips to avoid falls in the workplace Slips, trips and falls are the No. 2 cause of workplace fatality. In many instances, death or significant injury can be avoided with proper equipment inspection. Richard Vaccaro of Guardian Fall Protection addressed local workplace supervisors and demonstrated proper harness use at a Wyandot Safety Council meeting Thursday at Harrison Smith Park.
