Testimony to wrap up in dispute over rules for ballots COLUMBUS (AP) — Testimony in a dispute that could impact how thousands of ballots are cast and counted in Ohio is wrapping up. At issue are several changes to the swing state’s requirements for absentee or provisional ballots enacted in 2014. The Ohio Democratic Party and advocates for the homeless are suing the state’s elections chief in Columbus federal court … Read More
Ohio proposes speeding up alerts TOLEDO (AP) — Ohio’s environmental regulators are proposing an overhaul of how the state and its cities deal with lead in drinking water, including speeding up notifications when lead is found at the tap. The plan, obtained by The Associated Press, would give city water systems just two days to alert residents when lead levels are above federal limits. Current … Read More
Prison officials search for inmate missing from Ohio prison NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prison officials say an inmate convicted of killing a woman in Cleveland has been reported missing from a southeast Ohio prison. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction on Monday confirmed the possible escape of 58-year-old John Modie from the Hocking Unit of the Southeastern Correctional Complex in Nelsonville. Read More
Hefty price tag for replacing Ohio’s background check system COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s proposed replacement of the state’s computerized criminal background check system comes with a hefty price tag. Five bids ranging from $5.97 million to $17.72 million have been submitted to replace the hardware and software of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s system, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Read More
As school threats rise, so do financial, emotional costs HAMILTON (AP) — As the number of school threats increases, the financial and emotional costs are also going up. There were more than 800 shooting and bomb threats at K-12 schools during the first half of the 2014-2015 school year, Ken Trump, president of the Cleveland-based National School Safety and Security Services, told the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News (http://bit.ly/1q2H4C7) recently. Ohio had … Read More
Plea hearing set for man in slayings of his mom, girlfriend MOUNT VERNON (AP) — Court documents and a central Ohio prosecutor say a man accused of fatally shooting his mother and girlfriend while high on a synthetic drug now is expected to plead guilty. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for April 4 in Knox County for 31-year-old Travis Bonham. Investigators say Bonham admitted he shot his mother and … Read More
Ohio to launch ad campaign to attract visitors COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio officials are launching an advertising campaign aimed at attracting visitors to the state’s tourist destinations. The campaign that begins today includes a 30-second TV spot, along with print and digital advertising featuring the new “Ohio. Find It Here.” brand. The television ad is expected to air in the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Toledo and Youngstown … Read More
Body of kayaker found in Ohio state park identified RAVENNA (AP) — A 20-year-old kayaker whose body was found by searchers on Sunday at a state park in northeastern Ohio has been identified. Authorities say two 20-year-old men were kayaking Saturday at West Branch State Park near Ravenna when their kayaks filled with water and capsized. A group of anglers helped one man to shore, but the second one … Read More
Teen dies after hoop crashes into head, neck BUCYRUS (AP) — A 16-year-old Ohio boy has died nearly three weeks after he was injured while trying to dunk a basketball during a pickup game. Noah Lear’s family says the boy succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday. Read More
North Korea sentences US tourist from Ohio to 15 years in prison PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner. Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in North … Read More
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.
Safety urged during solar eclipse Upper Sandusky and the rest of America will experience a total eclipse for the first time in 26 years Monday. A partial eclipse will begin at 1:04 p.m., reaching its peak at 2:30 p.m. and ending at 3:52 p.m. Upper Sandusky optometrist Dr. Kip Newell urges spectators to be cautious.
