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Reported mountain lion in Hancock Co. just house cat

MOUNT BLANCHARD (AP) — Wildlife officials are tamping down rumors that a mountain lion is prowling in a small northern Ohio town. They say it’s a cat, all right —…

Woman accused of faking cancer

TOLEDO (AP) — Police in Ohio say a woman duped residents of a small town into believing she had cancer and got several thousand dollars from community fundraisers. Authorities in…

Toledo airport searches for flights after deal fails

TOLEDO (AP) — Airport operators in Toledo say a deal to secure flights to southwest Florida has fallen through. The airport had been negotiating with Aviation Advantage Inc. to operate…

OSU students allowed to return to dorms after leak

COLUMBUS (AP) — More than 1,100 Ohio State University students evacuated from their dorm rooms because of a water leak can now return to their residences. An underground water line…

Dayton newspaper finds tens of thousands wanted Ohio felons currently free

DAYTON (AP) — There are tens of thousands of wanted Ohio felons on the loose, and a newspaper reports that not many of them are being actively sought. The Dayton…

Ohio gas prices shoot up this week

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio motorists have seen gas prices shoot way up the past couple days. The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.92 in Wednesday’s survey…

Feds offer emergency loss loans to Wyandot Co. farmers

COLUMBUS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s administrator on Tuesday declared emergency physical loss loans are available in 30 of Ohio’s 88 counties, including Wyandot County. Wyandot…

Husted: Ohio boards cannot set final voting hours of early voting

COLUMBUS (AP) — The state election chief on Tuesday barred counties from setting voting hours on disputed early-voting days, saying that establishing new times would confuse voters while a legal…

Higher gas prices sticking around

COLUMBUS (AP) — A sharp rise in gas prices last week has Ohio motorists paying more as a new work week begins. The average price for a gallon of regular…

Ohio reports 1st West Nile virus death of the year in Hamilton Co.

COLUMBUS — A 76-year-old Hamilton County man has died from the West Nile Virus in the first WNV-related death of the year and state health officials continue to see widespread…