Cleveland Clinic says first uterus transplant in US fails WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s first uterus transplant has failed, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday, saying doctors had removed the organ. A 26-year-old woman received the transplant on Feb. 24 and seemed to be doing well, even appearing briefly at a news conference on Monday with her surgeons. But the woman suffered a sudden complication that required surgical removal of … Read More
Ohio’s youngest primary voters at center of new election dispute COLUMBUS (AP) — A policy for Ohio’s youngest voters is under dispute in the swing state, causing confusion and prompting two lawsuits days before the primary election. Ohio law allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 before the fall election to vote in next week’s primary, with some exceptions. Young Ohio voters can decide on congressional, legislative and mayoral contenders but … Read More
Truck hauling wastewater overturns, taints Ohio reservoir BARNESVILLE (AP) — Crews are working to clean up thousands of gallons of drilling wastewater that spilled into an Ohio reservoir after a truck hauling the toxic water overturned. Barnesville Fire Chief Bob Smith tells The Columbus Dispatch that the truck crashed early Wednesday, sending about 5,000 gallons of wastewater into a field, a creek and eventually into one of … Read More
Police say father helped daughter buy heroin DAYTON (AP) — Police say a father drove his adult daughter to Dayton to buy heroin because she was becoming ill from withdrawal symptoms. A Dayton police report says 52-year-old Jerry Roberts told police his daughter was a heroin addict and a problem. The Dayton Daily News reports Roberts drove his 28-year-old daughter Keri Brown from New Lebanon to Dayton … Read More
Report: More fracking waste pumped in Ohio COLUMBUS (AP) — State data shows the amount of hydraulic fracturing wastewater pumped underground in Ohio increased by more than 15 percent last year. The increase comes as drilling for shale in the process known as fracking has slowed nationwide. Read More
Officials continue negotiations over $350M wind farm KENTON (AP) — EverPower officials continue to negotiate with Logan County commissioners over the construction of a windmill farm that would stretch from Hardin to Logan counties. The Lima News reports the two sides are trying to reach an agreement on taxes while land for the proposed windmill farm’s 105 turbines is surveyed. Jason Dagger, manager of the $350 million … Read More
Sheriff: Two teens knew boy had gun at school before shooting CINCINNATI (AP) — Two 14-year-old students who knew a boy had a gun at school before a cafeteria shooting have been charged with failing to report a crime, a sheriff said Friday. Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said 14-year-old James Austin Hancock showed the handgun to the boys early in the school day, before the lunchtime shooting Monday at Madison … Read More
Young suspect in Ohio school shooting denies charges in juvenile court HAMILTON (AP) — A 14-year-old boy accused of shooting students in a school cafeteria denied charges including attempted murder on Tuesday, while the sheriff in the southwest Ohio county urged that he be prosecuted as an adult and that all schools step up security. James Austin Hancock kept his head down and showed no emotion during a brief juvenile court … Read More
Ohio school district welcomes back students MADISON TOWNSHIP (AP) — Classes are resuming in a southwest Ohio school district, two days after authorities say a 14-year-old boy shot students in a school cafeteria. Madison Local Schools officials say staff members will ride on buses Wednesday morning and be outside the school complex to welcome back students. Some 1,600 students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 attend the … Read More
4th defendant pleads in egg farm trafficking TOLEDO (AP) — The last of four defendants indicted together on federal charges for a human-trafficking ring that lured Guatemalan migrants to work at Ohio egg farms has pleaded guilty. Twenty-two-year-old Ana Angelica Pedro Juan entered her plea Monday in Toledo to federal labor trafficking conspiracy. She and the others were indicted last year on charges related to forcing workers, … Read More
McCutchenville firefighters train on new JAWS McCUTCHENVILLE — Members of the McCutchenville Fire Department received training on equipment the department purchased as a result of public support. McCutchenville Fire Chief Robbie Miller said the department spent $28,100 on JAWS rescue equipment to better serve the community in a crisis.
Ross named next Upper Sandusky police chief Upper Sandusky has named its next police chief. Capt. Dan Ross accepted the job offer from city officials during a special safety committee meeting Wednesday. He will take the job effective July 5.
Dlubak indicted on felony weapons charges The son of an Upper Sandusky gun manufacturer is facing felony weapons charges after police say they found two loaded handguns and marijuana in his car during a traffic stop.
