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Devin Hamilton named associate publisher in DuBois
An Ohio newspaper executive has returned to his home state of Pennsylvania to become associate publisher of The Courier-Express in DuBois. The appointment of Devin Hamilton by Community Media Group was announced in a statement Friday by publisher Joseph Piccirillo. Hamilton started this week at The Courier-Express in west-central Pennsylvania. ...
Ohio casino workers in Toledo agree to unionize
Casino employees in Toledo have voted to unionize, joining two other Ohio casinos that have taken steps to organize. The Blade newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/10YebXm ) that workers at the Hollywood Casino Toledo could begin negotiating their first contract within the next month. The Ohio region director for the United Auto ...
OH district ponders creationism for hot topic list
An Ohio school district proposal to add creationism to a hot-topics list deemed appropriate for classroom discussion is drawing opposition from some parents and a civil rights group. The Springboro Board of Education took comments on the proposal at a meeting Thursday night attended by parents, students and teachers. Some ...
Effort under way to allow Delta Queen to host overnight trips
Ohio’s two senators this week introduced a bill that would allow the Delta Queen to carry passengers on overnight trips on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, introduced a bill that would grant a 15-year exemption to a 1966 Safety at Sea ...
Toxic algae warnings posted at western Ohio lake
Advisories are back up at Ohio's largest inland lake warning some visitors to stay out of the water because of high levels of toxic algae. A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said recent test results showed toxin levels higher than the recommended threshold at Grand Lake St. ...
$1M bonds for 2 suspects in 4 slayings in NE Ohio
Bond of $1 million each has been set for two men charged with killing four young people whose bodies were found in a townhome in northeast Ohio last month. Bond was set Friday in Akron Municipal Court for 21-year-olds Deshanon Haywood and Derrick Brantley, both of Akron. Each has been ...
State OKs plans of Ohio schools to fix data errors
Ohio schools that reportedly had errors in certain enrollment data have gotten state approval of plans to fix the issues. The state auditor had flagged the errors in a February report. He was looking into a practice whereby schools attempted to improve performance ratings by altering attendance data. The 49 ...
Browns sign rookie OL Gilkey to 4-year contract
The Browns have signed rookie offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey to a four-year contract. Gilkey was selected in the seventh round (No. 227 overall) by the Browns in April's NFL draft. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Gilkey started 34 games at left tackle for Division II Chadron State. However, the Browns had him ...
Analysis finds 'structurally deficient' bridges
A newspaper's analysis has found that almost 100 bridges in the northern Kentucky-Cincinnati region need attention due to age or defects. The Kentucky Enquirer (http://cin.ci/13358Dz ) reports information from a national bridge database shows there are 24 "structurally deficient" bridges in the northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell and Kenton ...
Tips dwindle in Mich. girl's kidnapping, slaying
Investigators say the number of tips is dwindling in the kidnapping and slaying of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who disappeared four years ago and was found buried near a Michigan river. Detective Joseph Hammond of the Monroe County, Mich., sheriff's department tells The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, (http://bit.ly/18my2S8 ) that ...
Ohio livestock prices
The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Thursday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service: BASE MARKET On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean): 59 cents higher. Base price range: 81.00-94.50, weighted average 90.74. 0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 81.00-96.74. 0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 84.00-99.98. Total prior ...
Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
Household products giant Procter & Gamble Co. is hoping its former CEO can work his magic once again. The Cincinnati company said late Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, is returning its top post. The surprise move comes as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to ...
Insurance lawyer killed in Ohio building fall
Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was inspecting. The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office said 44-year-old Michael Anthony Sway died on Thursday when the roof of the building near Lancaster gave way and he fell about 22 ...
18 indicted in alleged southern Ohio heroin ring
A federal grand jury has indicted 18 people in an alleged two-year conspiracy to distribute heroin in southern Ohio. The panel charged eight people from the Dayton area, nine from Portsmouth and one from Lancaster with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin. It's ...
Ohio man gets 8 years after 12th DUI
Authorities in northeast Ohio say a 70-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of his 12th drunken-driving charge. A judge in Summit County sentenced Edward South of Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) Falls on Thursday. The most recent conviction happened after South crashed into a pole on ...
Ohio cop, wife face child neglect charge in Fla.
An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach bar. Bay County Jail officials say 35-year-old Michael Webb and 29-year-old Staci Hall left jail Thursday night after posting $500 bonds. The Florida ...
Student who fell from UD dorm committed suicide
A two-month investigation has determined that a University of Dayton freshman who fell from a six-story dormitory window last month committed suicide. Parents of 18-year-old Larry Cook had previously disputed that he had killed himself. But The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/10qvnlb ) reports that a probe concluded that Cook was ...
SW Ohio roadway to be dedicated to slain soldier
A stretch of state highway in southwest Ohio is being dedicated to a soldier killed in Afghanistan three years ago. State Route 63 from the city of Monroe to Route 4 will be named Friday the "Sergeant James C. Robinson Memorial Highway." A ceremony is planned Friday afternoon at the ...
Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011
Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout. Back at Fenway Park as a manager for the first time since being let go by the Boston Red Sox in 2011, he was calm and occasionally funny while wearing the cap of the Cleveland Indians. After all, he's back ...
Stubbs, Reynolds lead Indians to 12-3 win over Sox
Terry Francona returned to Fenway Park and found some more pleasant memories. A standing ovation. A video tribute to his time as manager of the Boston Red Sox. And, most importantly, a win for his Cleveland Indians. Drew Stubbs, Mark Reynolds and Michael Bourn combined for nine hits and eight ...
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