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‘Supermoon’ to be the hit of the weekend
Temperatures falling into the 50s tonight will usher in a cooler morning Thursday, but the focus this weekend will be the largest full moon of the year, Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Erica Collua said.Particularly on Sunday, a “supermoon” will make its appearance — the closest and largest full moon this ...
Boater pulled from Indian Lake dies
A male who jumped into Indian Lake on Wednesday was pronounced dead after he was pulled from the water.At about 12:30 p.m., rescue crews from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office and rangers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources responded to a report of a male who jumped in the ...
Dept. of Labor suing Dayton company over wages
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Dayton-based R & R Takhar Operations Inc. to recover back wages and liquidated damages due to 80 employees.An investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division disclosed violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage, overtime ...
Public Records
COMMON PLEAS COURTNEW SUITS13-CV-0501 - WesBanco Bank Inc., v. Midwest Sales & Marketing, LLC, 2525 N. Limestone St., Suite 103, et al., complaint for $25,359.13-CV-0542 - United States of America, acting through the Rural Development United States Department of Agriculture v. Betty S. McDaniel, New Carlisle, et al., complaint in ...
Jet engine maker told to pay U.S. $473M
A federal judge ordered United Technologies Corp. Monday to pay the government $473 million plus interest for overbilling on jet engines for F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose wrote that “the government should not have paid the amounts that the government proved it paid as ...
Parks to install cameras to fight vandalism
The National Trail Parks and Recreation District will install surveillance cameras to increase security in its parks following a streak of vandalism this spring.“It’s something that we’re fighting every single day,” National Trail director Leann Castillo said during a recent meeting discussing security options to combat the vandalism.Graffiti was sprayed ...
County awards bridge, resurfacing contracts
Drivers in some parts of Clark County can expect orange barrels to line the roads this year after the Clark County commissioners Tuesday approved contracts to design a bridge replacement and a separate $1.2 million project to resurface about 22 miles of local roads.The county plans to enter an agreement ...
Clark agency changes name after confusion
Confused residents will now be able to better tell the difference between Waste Management and the Clark County Waste Management District. The Clark County Waste Management District asked Clark County commissioners to approve the agency’s name changing to the Clark County Solid Waste District. This name change was requested because ...
Fatherhood initiative raising awareness
Forty percent of Springfield fathers are considered absent, according to the American Community Survey.The Fatherhood Initiative and Fatherhood Clark County is trying to change that statistic. The group wants to find ways to prevent fathers from leaving their children and to support and guide fathers that are around.Fatherhood Clark County ...
Out-of-state driver killed in I-70 crash identified
The identity of a man killed in a crash early Tuesday evening on westbound Interstate 70 has been released. Benjium Perry, 41, of Lebanon, Miss., was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday. Two semis and a Subaru crashed just on westbound I-70, just east ...
15 indicted by grand jury
The Clark County Grand Jury met Monday and returned the following indictments:Mallory M. Shawver, 20, of 1567 Kenwood Ave., aggravated burglary.Naasirah K. Akram, 19, of 1934 Fred Jordan Dr., Apt. B, aggravated burglary.Suluki J. Evans, 32, of 807 Rice, OVI.Daniel L. Massie, 31, of 119 N. Western, felonious assault.Donald Kidd, ...
Public Records
COMMON PLEAS COURTNEW SUITS13-CV-0531 - Virginia Air Distributors v. Kenny Adams Heating & Air, 425 W. Possum Road, et al., complaint for $28,722.13-CV-0532 - The Bank of New York Mellon v. Todd Grimm, 3000-3002 Shrine Road, et al., complaint in foreclosure for $69,684.13-CV-0533 - James R. Compton Sr., 102 E. ...
Municipal Court
CASES CALLED MONDAY INCLUDED:Nathaniel Byrd, 31, of 702 W. State St., resisting arrest, dismissed.Melissa K. Sloan, 33, of Youngstown, obstructing official business, guilty, fined $150; tampering with evidence, dismissed.Myeisha Danay Wagner, 19, of 2748 Sunset Ave., theft, dismissed - prosecutor request.Naasirah K. Akram, 20, of 1934 Fred Jordan Dr., Apt. ...
Rain leaves area with eastbound cold front
Conditions are expected to be dry tonight throughout Southwest Ohio after a cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorms.“Lower humidity moves in overnight with clearing skies,” according to Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson. “We’ll drop into the mid 50s to start the day tomorrow and rise back only ...
Second bat tests positive for rabies in Clark County
Officials said a second bat has test positive for the rabies virus in Clark County. A bat with rabies was found last week in a Springfield home, and that was the first bat to have test positive for the virus this year, according to the Clark County Combined Health District. ...
Disabled mom, child held as slaves with snakes
Charges have been filed against four people in the case of a disabled Cleveland mother and her child who were held captive in Ashland for years. According to our news partner WOIO-TV and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the mother and child were forced to live in the basement of a ...
Rape near WSU campus investigated
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the rape of a female early Sunday morning near the Province Apartments on Cloveridge Court. Deputies say a 20-year-old New Carlisle woman was leaving a party when two men approached her. One said he had a knife and they took her into another ...
Supreme Court suspends Cincinnati lawyer
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday suspended onetime Cincinnati super lawyer Stanley Chesley from practicing law before the justices, a move that had been expected following Chesley’s decision in April to retire.Chesley, one of the most foremost tort lawyers in the country, was disbarred in March by the Kentucky Supreme Court, ...
Federal student loan interest rate to double July 1
The average Ohio college student graduates with $28,683 in student loan debt. And unless Congress acts before the end of the month, their debts will grow a lot higher. In a partisan debate involving President Barack Obama and lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Congress is struggling to forge a compromise in ...
Boards oppose Widener add-on
A local senator’s 11th-hour provision in the state budget bill to replace all JVS board members was added to spite a local career center after disagreements about a Springfield STEM school the lawmaker strongly supports, according to one opponent.But Sen. Chris Widener, in a brief e-mail response to Springfield News-Sun ...
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