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Indictment Handed Out In Murder Case - 03-12-2010
Allen County Prosecutor Juergen Waldick announced today that an Allen County Grand Jury has returned a three count indictment against Demond Jones. Jones will face an aggravated murder charge that has 3 specifications attached to it.
There is a death penalty specification, a firearm spec and a repeat violent offender specification.
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Suspect Caught In Local Shooting - 03-12-2010
One of the men wanted in connection with a Wednesday night shooting outside a Lima carryout near Second and St. johns is now in custody. Lima police report Darius Upshaw turned himself in to police today. Upshaw faces one count of felonious assault in connection with the shooting of 20 year old Tyson Henderson Wednesday night.
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Lawyers Move To Supress Evidence In Area Rape Case - 03-12-2010
Lawyers for the Allen county man accused of raping a toddler, try to prevent evidence and statements from being used against their client in court. During a motion to suppress hearing, Joshua Dooley's lawyers argued law enforcement officers didn't have proper cause to search for evidence of a crime at his home. Officers seized computers, cd's and memory cards on August 19th.
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UNOH Hires PBA Bowler Todd Book As Their First Bowling Head Coach - 03-12-2010
The University of Northwestern Ohio bowled their first strike on Thursday, March 11, 2010. They secured their first leader of the UNOH Bowling program as Todd Book accepted the position of Head Coach. Book, a current member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, brings an immense amount of bowling experience to UNOH and will look to build the program to an elite status.
University of Northwestern Ohio President Dr.
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YMCA Travel and Adventure Series Continues - 03-12-2010
(submitted by YMCA)
There are two more shows left of the Lima Family YMCA Travel and Adventure Series for this season.“Vines Down Under of Australia and New Zealand” will be held Wednesday, March 17th at 7:30 pm, hosted at Apollo school.
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Associated Press Friday Ohio Headlines - 03-12-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
FLOODING-PREPARATIONS-OHIO
Ohio River towns brace for flooding in Ohio
BRILLIANT, Ohio (AP) - Eastern Ohio communities along the Ohio River are preparing for the worst because of possible heavy rain, with the river already rising from melting snow.
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Police Search For Alleged Gunmen - 03-11-2010
The search for two Lima men described as armed and dangerous continues, a day after police say the 19 year olds gunned down another man sending him to the intensive care unit. Detectives say 20 year old Tyson Henderson was shot several times in the chest around 9:15 last night. The shooting took place in a parking lot near Second and St. Johns in Lima. He was immediately taken to Lima Memorial Health System.
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Guilty Sentence Handed Down In Rape Case - 03-11-2010
A Findlay man is going to prison after being found guilty of raping a young girl. A jury found 44 year old Ronnie Gutierrez guilty of six counts of rape. Gutierrez was charged with raping a girl under the age of ten numerous times. Each count of rape is a first degree felony. Gutierrez could get a life sentence for each count when he is sentenced march 18th.
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Car Catches Fire Near I-75 - 03-11-2010
A scary situation for a woman as other drivers warn her that her vehicle was on fire. Both Bath Fire Department and Ohio State Highway Patrol responding this morning to a burning car on State Route 81, just west of I-75. The driver was taking her two kids to school when she said other motorists were trying to caution her about flames seen in the undercarriage of her vehicle. Nobody was injured.
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Associated Press Thursday Ohio Headlines - 03-11-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
OHIO STATE-SHOOTINGS
In note, Ohio State shooter tells woman 'sorry'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Authorities have released notes written by the employee who opened fire at Ohio State University in which he appears to tell a woman named Donna "sorry I let you down.
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It's Prison Time For A Spencerville man - 03-10-2010
It's prison time for a Spencerville man who caused an accident that seriously injured an elderly couple. Lee Hurles pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular assault for a crash last February and has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The crash seriously injured Albert and Bernata Hanjora resulting in almost a million dollars of medical expenses. Prosecutors reminded the court this is the second time Hurles has driven recklessly.
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Amber Sommer Is Back In Jail - 03-10-2010
A former Bellefontaine teacher convicted of soliciting sex over the internet is back in jail. 36 year old Amber Sommer, formally Amber Carter, is currently in the Logan County jail for violating parole on her solicitation charge. She has been charged with an additional misdemeanor charge of child endangering.
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A Lima Woman Is Charged With The Death Of A Celina Man - 03-10-2010
A Lima woman is charged in the death of a Celina man, because of her alleged involvement in providing him drugs. The Mercer County Sheriff's Office says 54 year old Vicky Sprow has been charged with three felonies, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, and trafficking in drugs. The charges stem from Sprow's alleged role in providing the drugs that led to 38 year old Bradley Heckman's death.
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Wednesday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-10-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
TWINSBURG, Ohio (AP) - A Chrysler plant near Cleveland has gone on the auction block. Attorney Jeff Ellman says the winning bidder for the Twinsburg stamping plant will be detailed in a filing in time for a bankruptcy hearing tomorrow in Manhattan. Proceeds from the sale will help repay Chrysler Group creditors.
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Associated Press Wednesday Ohio Headlines - 03-10-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
OHIO STATE-SHOOTINGS
Son: Ohio State shooting survivor getting better
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The son of a man who survived a deadly shooting at Ohio State University says his father is improving in a Columbus hospital.
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The City Of Lima Is Playing Its Trump Card - 03-09-2010
The city of Lima is playing its trump card in a property management dispute with a Lakewood Avenue resident. Lima law director Tony Geiger tells Your News Now the city on Monday filed a complaint in Allen County common pleas court to abate a public nuisance. The properties in question are at 1806 and 1808 Lakewood Avenue and are owned by William Bowersock. The trees in both front lawns have grown to the point where its hard to see the homes.
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A New Radio Communication System Is Nearly Complete - 03-09-2010
The new hi-tech radio communication system for a 7 county region is nearly complete. The multi agency radio communication system or marcs is an 800 megahertz digital system. It replaces the old v.h.f. system. The new system will allow communication statewide instead of a small regional area. Officials will have radio contact with any hospital, police and fire departments in the state.
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OSU Shooting - 03-09-2010
Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, then fatally shot himself. University police identify the suspect as 51 year old Nathaniel Brown, a custodial employee. Authorities say Brown recently received a poor performance evaluation, but declined to say if that was a motive for the shooting. Records show Brown was told last week he was being fired.
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Tuesday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-09-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio State University janitor who opened fire on his supervisors this morning then killed himself had been told he would be losing his job on Saturday. Nathaniel Brown spent five years in prison in the 1970s and '80s for receiving stolen property but documents show lied about his record on his job application.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A longshot U.S.
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Big Brothers BigSisters See Red - 03-09-2010
(Submitted by Big Brothers, Big Sisters)
Have you always wanted to drive down the road in a Corvette? Well, here is your chance. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize and Van Wert Counties is selling raffle tickets for a red 1990 Corvette.It is a two door hatchback body style with a four speed automatic transmission and an 8 cylinder gasoline engine. The Corvette has 39,785 miles and is in excellent condition.
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Bicycle Lane On Ohio Interstate Under Review - 03-09-2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has ordered a review of a proposed bicycle lane on the replacement bridge for Interstate 90 heading into downtown Cleveland.
The Ohio Department of Transportation, which has balked at the idea as too expensive and risky for cyclists and pedestrians, says it will take another look.
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Essa Get 20 Years For Killing His Wife WIth Cyanide - 03-09-2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - Relatives of the victim sobbed and held each other as a judge in Ohio handed down a life prison term for a doctor convicted of killing his wife with cyanide.
Forty-one-year-old Yazeed Essa (EE'-suh) was sentenced Tuesday in Cleveland. He could be eligible for parole after 20 years.
Essa was convicted last week of lacing his wife's calcium supplement with cyanide in 2005.
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Death Row Inmate On Suicide Watch - 03-09-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch.
Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr., who admitted taking an overdose, arrived at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Walburn says Reynolds is isolated from other inmates and under constant observation by staff.
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Associated Press Ohio Afternoon Headlines - 03-09-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
TRIPLE SHOOTING-OSU
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself.
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A Dangerous Situation Is Avoided In Van Wert - 03-08-2010
A dangerous situation is avoided in Van Wert as emergency crews work to stop a gas leak flowing through the city's storm sewer system. Firefighters blocking off a mile stretch of Ervin Road in the city today searching for the source of the leak. The area between Shannon Street and Town Creek was investigated because of multiple complaints of a gas odor coming from the storm drains. Dangerous levels of gas were found in a stretch of town creek as well.
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Police Are Searching For Two Men Suspected In An Armed Robbery - 03-08-2010
Police are searching for two men suspected in an armed robbery at a Lima home on Saturday. Detectives are currently looking for 21 year old Victor Austin Junior. The Lima resident is a person of interest in the case. Austin has active warrants for his arrest on unrelated incidents through both the Lima Police Department and the Allen County Sheriff's Department.
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A Lima Man Could Face The Death Penalty - 03-08-2010
A Lima man could face the death penalty in connection with the death of an elderly woman in her Zeits Avenue home February 27th. 36 year old Demond Jones making an initial appearance before Lima municipal court Judge Ric Workman. Jones is charged with one count of aggravated murder, for a home invasion robbery in which 74 year old Marjorie Williams was killed. She died after being shot once in the head.
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Monday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-08-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Governor Ted Strickland has postponed for a week tomorrow's scheduled execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell. Lawrence Reynolds is in stable condition. He took the pills despite being monitored by prison guards outside the cell.
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Associated Press Monday Morning Ohio Headlines - 03-08-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
DEATH PENALTY-OHIO
Inmate to be executed Tues. found unconscious
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Prison officials in Ohio say an inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday has been found unconscious in prison.
Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says Lawrence Reynolds Jr. was found unconscious about 11:30 p.m.
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Nothing Short Of Inspiring - 03-07-2010
A Coldwater teenager copes with the loss of his legs but his determination and spirit are an inspiration to all he meets. For Coldwater senior Todd Reigelsperger being paralyzed from the waist down, isn't keeping him down. Reigelsperger uses a wheelchair to get from class to class after being injured in a single vehicle crash on December 28th in Mercer County. His progress since the accident is nothing short of inspiring.
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Providing Memories That Will Last A Lifetime - 03-07-2010
And in another story of hope many children have fond memories of riding their bikes with their friends, and for one Kenton girl a generous donation is now providing memories that will last a lifetime. It's been a couple weeks since Jessilyn Broadstone received her new custom bike and almost a lifetime of wanting to independently ride with her friends and family.
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Lima Police Are Searching For Two Home Invasion Suspects - 03-07-2010
Lima police officers are searching for two suspects who allegedly broke into a home just before 11:00 last night. The two armed suspects forced their way into a home at 604 Catalpa. According to police they stole cell phones and money from the home. The residents of the home were not harmed during the invasion. There is no description of the suspects at this time, and the incident remains under investigation.
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Sunday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-07-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Industry analysts say Ohio has missed out on thousands of manufacturing jobs in the solar industry. Gov. Ted Strickland acknowledges that his state was late in constructing policies to attract solar companies. But he says Ohio has progressed and is now competitive in this area.
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Dealing With Stress In Stressful Times - 03-06-2010
A community health and wellness forum was held today in Van Wert. The topic of the event, dealing with stress in stressful times. A variety of vendors were on hand to talk about what services they offer to help relieve stress including aromatherapy and massage services. Organizers says stress can be a huge problem in someone's life.
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Winter Has Taken It's Toll On Area Schools - 03-06-2010
It's been a pretty tough winter and it's taken its' toll on area schools. Many have used up all of their calamity days. Students hurry from class to class, just like any other school day. Only these Crestview school students are attending classes on Saturday. For senior Brittany Minnich, Saturday school wasn't that big of a deal. Crestview Superintendent Mike Estes talking about why the decision was made to hold classes on Saturday.
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Strength In Numbers - 03-06-2010
Leaders of the Grand Lake St. Marys Improvement Association say there's strength in numbers and they're urging the community to make a cleaner difference in grand lake. Monthly meetings at the Celina Moose Lodge are spreading awareness about Grand Lake St. Marys improvements focusing on how the improvements will benefit Celina's future. The association discussing lake initiatives, and focusing on the issue regarding excess organics in the water.
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Saturday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-06-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The opponent of former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine for the GOP nomination for Ohio attorney general has failed to make the primary ballot. The secretary of state's office says attorney Steve Christopher of Hardin County was about 360 valid signatures short of the 1,000 required to get on the May 4 ballot.
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Switchblade Beneath Table Clears Courtroom - 03-06-2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities say they found a switchblade knife taped beneath a Cleveland courtroom table where an Ohio man charged with murder was seated during his trial.
Cuyahoga County sheriff's spokesman John O'Brien says a deputy noticed Joaquin Hicks fidgeting under the table Friday when he was brought into Common Pleas Court.
O'Brien says the deputy discovered the blade and the courtroom was immediately cleared out.
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Plane Crash Near Marysville Ohio Kills Two - 03-06-2010
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a small plane traveling from Indianapolis to Pennsylvania crashed in Ohio, killing two people.
Jerome Township Fire Chief Scott Skeldon says a search began Friday after the plane failed to make a scheduled refueling stop at the Union County Airport.
The single-engine aircraft was found in a wooded area about 8:30 p.m.
Skeldon says the names of the victims weren't available.
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Palin Tells Ohio Crowd Says She's Been Tested On Abortion Issue - 03-06-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Sarah Palin says her anti-abortion commitment was tested during her pregnancy with her youngest son, who has Down syndrome, and the unexpected pregnancy of her unmarried teenage daughter.
She told a group of about 3,000 at an Ohio Right to Life Society fundraiser in Columbus on Friday that the experiences gave her empathy for pregnant women in difficult situations.
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Associated Press Saturday Ohio Headlines - 03-06-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
DEATH PENALTY-OHIO
Court rejects execution delay for Ohio strangler
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio inmate facing death next week for strangling his elderly neighbor has been denied an execution delay that would have let him challenge the state's new lethal injection policy.
A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S.
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Allen County Judge Speaks About His Career - 03-05-2010
There have been a lot of judicial changes over the past 40 years, just ask Allen County Common Pleas Court judge Richard Warren. Warren addressed fellow republicans at the G.O.P.'s monthly luncheon today. He remembers when his law career began as a prosecutor in 1968. It was a big deal when they had one drug case. Back then a possession of marijuana conviction would get a defendant sentenced to 2 to 15 years in prison. Today it's only up to 60 days in jail.
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Confusion Surrounds A Kenton Man's Death - 03-05-2010
Police are still treating 43 year old Randy Madison's death as suspicious even though an autopsy report determined the death wasn't a homicide.The Montgomery County Coroners Office just released the autopsy report, finding no injuries that lead to the death. Madison's body was found by family members around 10:30 Sunday morning in a shed behind his mother's home on Gilbert street.
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Fighting Erupted At A Local Bar Overnight - 03-05-2010
It's an after-hours hangout that's had its fair share of criminal incidents. Lima police were called to the Hollywood Bar at St. Johns and Third around 3 this morning. When police arrived about 50 people were on hand after a fight had occurred. 4 people were injured, a couple suffering cuts and bruises, another had a possible broken arm. No arrests were made because the alleged instigators were long gone when police arrived.
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Ohio's Crystal Bowersox Has Survived Another Cut on "American Idol."
- 03-05-2010
The 24-year-old singer from Toledo was not among the four contestants sent home last night from the Fox network show. The night before, she had wowed the judges with a strong performance just after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness.
The singers getting the ax were high school student Haeley Vaughn, fellow female semifinalist Michelle Delamor, and two of the guys, John Park and Jermaine Sellers.
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Police Officer Lucky To Be Alive - 03-05-2010
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - A suburban Cleveland police officer who was flipped over a guardrail by an out-of-control vehicle says he's fortunate to be alive.
The accident that injured Brooklyn Heights Lt. John Lambert last Saturday was captured in a dramatic bit of dashcam video recorded by his cruiser. He was helping a stranded motorist on an icy highway ramp when the other car came sliding toward them.
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Associated Press Friday Ohio Headlines - 03-05-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
UNEMPLOYMENT-OHIO
Ohio reports 10.8 pct. unemployment for Jan.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Joblessness is holding steady in Ohio.
Officials report that the state had unemployment of 10.8 percent in January, unchanged from the revised December rate.
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Infant Sent To Hospital Following Accident - 03-04-2010
A two month old baby is listed in critical condition after a television falls on him in his Kenton home. It happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon at the forest court apartments at 398 forest road. Kenton police say Mason Rhoade was on the floor when the television set fell from its stand.
The department is investigating the incident. They tell Your News Now they believe it was an accident, and there are no signs of criminal activity.
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Local Resaurant Receives Threating Phone Calls - 03-04-2010
Police are searching for the person or people responsible for clearing out a busy fast food restaurant just before lunch hour rush. According to Sergeant Pat Coon of the Lima Police Department, employees at the Cable Road Mcdonalds received three threatening phone calls around 10:40 this morning. The anonymous caller told employees they needed to evacuate the building.
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The Investigation Coninues In A Local Murder - 03-04-2010
The Allen County Sheriff's Office reports a number of calls have come into their new tip line, most of them regarding the shooting death of 74 year old Marjorie Williams this past weekend. Williams was found by a relative at her home at 1907 Zeits avenue in Perry Township. Sheriff Sam Crish says Williams died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Chief deputy Jim Everett says the tips they've received on this case, each and every one of them are being checked out.
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Husky Pays Nearly a Million Dollars In Back Wages - 03-04-2010
LIMA, Ohio – Husky Energy Corp., a petroleum refinery located in Lima, has paid $969,182 in back wages to 173 workers for unpaid overtime compensation after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined the company had violated the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Associated Press Thursday Ohio Headlines - 03-04-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
OHIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Magazine: Ohio tops for economic development
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - For the fourth year in a row, a magazine has named Ohio the No. 1 state for economic development.
Site Selection says it determined that Ohio had 381 corporate expansion projects in 2009, more than any other state.
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Waldick Applauds The Fall In Crime Statistics - 03-03-2010
Recent operations have one elected Allen County official applauding the fall in crime statistics in the county. County prosecutor Juergen Waldick says overall crime in Allen County has dropped 15 to 20 percent the past 3 years. He says the key word is overall because violent crimes have crept upward. Waldick says when you have a large operation and multiple arrests are made you've taken some of those crime statistics off the streets.
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Crimestoppers Has Suspended Operations - 03-03-2010
For years when a serious crime has been committed and police need the public's help we've told you to call Crimestoppers. You may have noticed of late we've not been providing Crimestoppers phone number in our stories, that is because, as we told you Tuesday, Crimestoppers in Lima-Allen County has suspended operations.
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Children Services Renewal Levy - 03-03-2010
With the rising number of child abuse and neglect cases in Allen County, children services is reminding everyone of the importance of its renewal levy. In 2009, the organization worked with the most children since 2002, all while dealing with budget cuts and staff adjustments. Every five years, a .75 mil replacement tax levy needs to be renewed for the department. The measure will appear on the May ballot.
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Wednesday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-03-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio jury has failed for a second day to reach a verdict in the aggravated murder trial of a doctor accused of killing his wife with a cyanide-laced calcium capsule. Jurors in Cleveland recessed deliberations Wednesday and must return Thursday in the trial of 41-year-old Dr. Yazeed Essa (EE'-suh). He's accused in the 2005 death of his 38-year-old wife, Rosemarie.
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Associated Press Wednesday Morning Headlines - 03-03-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
TEEN SLAYINGS
Ohio jurors to see sites where bodies found
CINCINNATI (AP) - Jurors in the Cincinnati trial of a man accused of killing two teenage girls and two women are expected tour the areas where the four burned bodies were found.
Kirkland is a registered sex offender who was released from a halfway house early last year.
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Man's Best Friend May Have Saved Two Lives - 03-02-2010
Man's best friend may have saved the lives of two people inside the North Kemp Road home that was destroyed by fire last night. American Township Fire Chief Tom Hadding says homeowner Douglas Fay told fire investigators the family's dog came upstairs to wake him. He was able to get himself, his 6 month old daughter and the dog out of the house. The family's cat died in the blaze. Fay's wife was at work.
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Kenton Police Continue To Investigate - 03-02-2010
Kenton police continue to investigate the death of 43 year old Randy Madison. His body was found Sunday morning in a shed behind his mothers house at 2-18 Gilbert Street. Kenton Police Chief John Vermillion tells Your News Now that an autopsy has been completed but details on how Madison died is not being released.
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Crish's Office Is Trying To Determine Who Did This And Why - 03-02-2010
More information tonight on the killing of 74 year old Marjorie Williams in Perry Township over the weekend. We now know how Williams died. Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish says autopsy results from the Lucas County coroner indicate Williams was shot once in the head. Crish says the autopsy also showed no signs of a sexual assault.
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Tuesday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-02-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Two more top aides to former Attorney General Marc Dann face charges in the wake of investigations that followed Dann's resignation in 2008. Dann's Chief of Staff Edgar Simpson and communications chief Leo Jennings will be arraigned Thursday in Franklin County on charges alleging they improperly handled supplemental income.
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Bengals Heading For the Dance FLoor - 03-02-2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chad Ochocinco is putting on his dancing shoes for TV.
Known for his touchdown celebrations in the end zone, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver is taking his act from the gridiron to the stage as a contestant on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars."
Gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek and sportscaster Erin Andrews will also compete.
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Three Arrested In Beating Death of Alpaca - 03-02-2010
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) - Authorities have charged three people in the theft and fatal beating of a baby alpaca in southwest Ohio.
Butler County sheriff's officials say two 17-year-old boys are charged in juvenile court with animal cruelty, breaking and entering, and tampering with evidence. A 22-year-old woman faces complicity charges, for allegedly driving the truck the alpaca was moved in.
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Associated Press Tuesday Ohio Headlines - 03-02-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
CYANIDE DEATH
Deliberations coming in Ohio cyanide murder trial
CLEVELAND (AP) - A jury in Cleveland is getting ready to begin its work in the case of a doctor accused of killing his wife with cyanide.
Deliberations in the murder trial of Dr.
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Million Dollar Home Destroyed During Housefire - 03-02-2010
What once was a sight for the eye as you drove along Allentown Road.. Is now reduced to a chimney.
Not much left at 825 North Kemp Road except for rubble, a chimney, toys across the front lawn and smoke...
Fire crews remained into the night, at the scene of the blaze...estimated to be a million dollar home.
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Allen County Dealing With Its First Homicide Of The New Year - 03-01-2010
Allen County dealing with its first homicide of the new year and sheriff's investigators are searching for answers to the brutal weekend killing, which appears to be a burglary turned violent. The sheriff's office reports 74 year old Marjorie Williams of 19-07 Zeits Avenue was found dead in her Perry Township home Saturday afternoon.
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Residents Nerves Are On Edge - 03-01-2010
There may be no ties to other recent incidents in Perry Township but that does little to keep residents from their nerves being on edge. This past year Perry Township had some crime issues that brought residents and township officials together to discuss a full-time police department. A police levy failed in November, 2009. Police Chief Tom Staup says this incident has residents worried.
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A Two Vehicle Accident In Downtown Lima - 03-01-2010
A two vehicle accident in downtown Lima late this morning sends one person to the hospital. Lima police and fire responded to the intersection of Central Avenue and Market Street around 11:30. Police say the green Ford Taurus was traveling eastbound on Market and crashed into a northbound Chrysler. The female driver of the Taurus suffered visible injuries and was transported from the scene by Lima fire rescue squad.
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Monday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 03-01-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An inmate scheduled to die next week for strangling an elderly neighbor is asking an appeals court to delay his execution while he challenges Ohio's injection policy. Lawrence Reynolds asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to stop his March 9 execution while he argues against injection in court.
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"Hot In Cleveland" Starting to Simmer - 03-01-2010
NEW YORK (AP) - TV Land says it's hot on "Hot in Cleveland," a sitcom pilot the network is rushing into production for airing this summer.
The series, confirmed Monday, will star sitcom veterans Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick.
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Credit Runs On Prospective Employees May Become Illegal - 03-01-2010
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - It's hard to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle because potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.
Sixty percent of employers recently surveyed by the Society for Human Resources Management say they run credit checks on at least some job applicants. That's compared with 42 percent in a somewhat similar survey in 2006.
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Another Execution, Another Challenge - 03-01-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An inmate scheduled to die next week for strangling an elderly neighbor wants an appeals court to delay his execution while he challenges Ohio's injection policy.
Lawrence Reynolds on Monday asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to stop his March 9 execution while he argues against injection in court.
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Jamie Farr Remains True To His Friends In Toledo - 03-01-2010
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A visit home to Toledo has been a bittersweet one for actor Jamie Farr.
The man who played Klinger on TV's "M.A.S.H." came back to the city where he grew up to narrate a Toledo Symphony performance. While in town, he spent time with retired car salesman Greg Morris, a friend for 70 years who now suffers from lung cancer. Morris has been told he has just one to four months to live.
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Associated Press Monday Ohio Headlines - 03-01-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
SNOWY FEBRUARY
February snowfall records broken around Ohio
WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) - Meteorologists are busy adjusting their record books after the snowiest February ever seen in several Ohio cities.
The National Weather Service says Columbus got 30.1 inches of snow last month and Cincinnati received 26.
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A Long Time And Well Known Educator Has Announced His Retirement - 02-28-2010
A long time and well known educator in Celina has announced his retirement. It's James Sayer's 36th year at Wright State University and fortieth year teaching overall , and he now says it's time to move on. Sayer joined Wright State in 1974. He says Wright State University lake campus isn't an institution trapped in tradition.
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Internet Predators - 02-28-2010
To Catch a Predator, we've seen NBC's Dateline program where unsuspecting men are caught in a sting as they try to meet underage girls for sex. Well law enforcement, and mental health workers recently heard from an expert on the evaluation and treatment of sexual offenders throughout Ohio. Dr. Ronald Delong, recently spoke at the Dicke Auditorium on the Wright State University lake campus.
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Williams Homicide - 02-28-2010
We now know the name of the elderly woman killed in a home invasion sometime on Saturday. This afternoon, the Allen County Sheriff's Department identified the victim as 74 year old Marjorie Williams. Her body was found by a family member inside her home at 19-07 Zeits Avenue. Investigators believe the incident happened some time between midnight Friday, to around 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
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Sunday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-28-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) - Jury selection continues tomorrow for a Cincinnati man accused of killing two teenage girls and two women. Forty-one-year-old Anthony Kirkland, if convicted, could get the death penalty for the deaths of 13-year-old Esme Kenney last year and a teenager and two women in 2006.
CINCINNATI (AP) - Kroger Co.
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A Perplexing Set Of Statistics That No One Can Explain - 02-27-2010
It's a perplexing set of statistics, that no one can explain. Traffic fatalities are down in Ohio, but up in Allen County. The state says a little more than one thousand people lost their lives in traffic crashes in 2009 although a tragic number, that's a 14 percent decline from 2008. But during the same time period, Allen county's fatalities jumped from eleven in 2008, to fourteen in 2009.
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Democrats Dinner - 02-27-2010
Hardin County received a visit from three statewide candidates at the democratic party president's day dinner today. Just a couple days after the president's discussion on health care at the Clair House, Hardin County democrats gather for a dinner where Don Traxler discussed a word he believes is the theme for his party's election goals. And so do three state democratic candidates, the honorable Eric Brown, Maryellen O'shaughnessy, and David Pepper.
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Saturday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-27-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A former official with the State Highway Patrol says the governor's office tried to interfere an investigation into a company accused of not paying prevailing wages to laborers. Former Lt. Col. William Costas made the claim. A spokeswoman for Gov. Ted Strickland says lawyers asked questions to make sure the patrol had proper jurisdiction. She says the questioning was appropriate.
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House Bill 400 Is A Hot Button Issue For Ohio - 02-26-2010
All week we've told you about house bill 400, an elimination of the states income tax over a 10 year period. Today, republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich, who had praised state representative John Adams of Sidney on his proposal to eliminate the income tax, is still in favor of the plan but he is not embracing the aggressive time line fellow republicans are.
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Suit Filed Against The State Employment Relations Board - 02-26-2010
The Lima Public Library is taking the Ohio Association of Public School Employees local 776 to court after a recent ruling of the state employment relations board. The suit was filed in Allen County Common Pleas Court. The library board of trustees has taken exception to the SERB ruling and wants the court to reject the portion dealing with the ratification of the union members contract.
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Not Guilty Plea For Former Sheriff Deputy - 02-26-2010
40 year old Todd Mohler pleading not guilty to one count of misdemeanor assault. Judge Ric Workman ordering a 2 thousand dollar unsecured bond and added a condition to the bond that Mohler is not allowed to drink alcohol or be in any establishment that serves it. In January, Mohler got in a fight with fellow deputy Mark Murphy, who has already entered a written guilty plea to a charge of disorderly conduct. The court fined him 25 dollars and court costs.
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Cordray Questions Feds On Federal Bailout Funding - 02-26-2010
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—In a letter today to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray questioned why Ohio did not receive any of the $1.5 billion of federal foreclosure assistance that was announced last week for five states.
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Concealed Weapons Permits Continue to Grow - 02-26-2010
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray today announced that Ohio's county sheriffs issued a record number of concealed handgun licenses last year.
In 2009 the total number of handgun licenses issued to Ohioans was 56,691, well above the previous high of 45,497 set in 2004 when the concealed handgun law first went into effect.
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Paramedics Will Now Need Accredited Training - 02-26-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A state panel will now require Ohio paramedic training programs to be nationally accredited, a move advocates say will improve patient care.
Critics say accreditation is costly and unnecessary.
The state Emergency Medical Services board approved the change on Thursday.
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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - 02-26-2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - A fierce winter storm has led to closings at northern Ohio school districts that are accustomed to snow and usually don't cancel classes.
The region is in the path of a huge storm that's once again hammering East Coast cities such as Philadelphia and New York. A winter storm warning in effect until 10 p.m.
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Earthquake Rattles Local Area..No Damage Reported - 02-26-2010
FOSTORIA, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Seismic Network says a small earthquake has hit northwest Ohio, with reports of wobbly legs, rattling windows and a loud boom.
Network Coordinator Michael Hansen said Thursday that a preliminary analysis shows the earthquake's center was between Bettsville and Fostoria and that it ranked around a 2.4 or 2.5 on the 10-point Richter magnitude scale.
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Trading the Classroom For OnLine During Bad Weather - 02-26-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio students who may be used to sledding or playing video games on snow days could instead be given schoolwork via computer, under a proposal from state lawmakers.
A bill offered by a bipartisan group of legislators would let schools use online lessons so as many as five school days called off for bad weather or other calamities would not have to be made up.
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Associated Press Friday Morning Ohio Headlines - 02-26-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
WINTER WEATHER-OHIO
Snowstorm closes usually hardy Ohio schools
CLEVELAND (AP) - A fierce winter storm has led to closings at northern Ohio school districts that are accustomed to snow and usually don't cancel classes.
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Local Club Names The Law Enforcement Officer Of The Year - 02-25-2010
They put their lives on the line every day, their profession is to protect and serve. The Lima Exchange Club today naming its “Law enforcement officer of the year”. The last person left standing was the Allen county sheriff department's detective sergeant Fred Depalma. He has been in law enforcement since 1987. In 1999 he was assigned to the Identification Bureau where he is now that bureau's commander, a job he loves and an honor today he was not ready for.
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Income Tax Bill Has Possible Ramifications On Public Schools - 02-25-2010
Ohio House bill 400 is eliciting strong comments from both sides of the political aisle in Columbus. Earlier this week we told you Lima Finance Director Steve Cleaves would testify before the house ways and means committee on H.B. 400, which would eliminate Ohio's income tax over a period of ten years.
Cleaves told us it's not doable because the state would lose 30 to 40 percent of its revenue and the sales tax would probably triple.
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Lima Public Library Reaches Agreement - 02-25-2010
A recent ruling by the State Employment Relations Board means an ongoing dispute between Lima Public Library administrators and its unionized workers could drag on. In documents filed February 19th, SERB reports the library board of trustees violated state revised code by failing to sign what is called a successor agreement.
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Boehner Bags Obama Health Plan - 02-25-2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leader John Boehner has strong words for the Senate health care bill, calling it a "dangerous experiment" that will bankrupt a country with the world's best health care system.
Boehner echoed his GOP colleagues in urging President Barack Obama to scrap the bill and start over. The Ohio Republican criticized elements of the bill when it was his turn at the microphone during Obama's health summit Thursday.
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Lost Wallet Returned After 60 Years - 02-25-2010
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio (AP) - A man who renovates old homes in Ohio has found and returned the wallet lost by a Florida man more than 60 years ago.
Jerry Busch says he was putting in wiring four years ago when he found Henry Leland's wallet in the rafters of a house in Geneva-on-the-Lake, 45 miles northeast of Cleveland.
Eighty-one-year-old Leland says the wallet was stolen during a weekend he spent in the area in 1949.
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Natural Gas Prices Up or Down? - 02-25-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A newspaper's analysis concludes a new system for supplying natural gas to Ohio would have saved the typical Columbia Gas household $450 over the last four years.
Critics of the state's largest gas utility say The Columbus Dispatch findings support their view that Columbia and its customers have been paying too much.
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Smoking Law Takes A Hit From Ohio Judge - 02-25-2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An opponent of Ohio's ban on workplace smoking says a judge's ruling in favor of a Columbus bar means other taverns who have been cited by the Ohio Department of Health could have their violations tossed.
The state plans to appeal the Franklin County ruling, which says the department exceeded its authority by holding bar Zeno's responsible for the actions of its patrons.
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Associated Press Thursday Ohio Headlines - 02-25-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
WINTER WEATHER-OHIO
Big storm expected to include northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND (AP) - Forecasters say Ohio's northeast corner could get dumped with a foot of snow or more from the tail-end of yet another big storm headed for Northeast cities such as Philadelphia.
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Bad People Will Do Almost Anything To Take Advantage Of Someone - 02-24-2010
You've heard it before, bad people will do almost anything to take advantage of good people, so tonight a warning about a nationwide scam. This scam involves our court systems. Callers claiming to be jury coordinators tell you you have been chosen for jury duty. When the resident says they've never received a summons, the caller asks for a social security number and date of birth to verify the information.
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The Investigation Continues Into A Home Invasion - 02-24-2010
The investigation continues into a home invasion armed robbery, in the northeastern part of Auglaize County. Sheriff Al Solomon says, around 11:40 Tuesday morning, his office was contacted that a woman, alone in her residence had been robbed at gunpoint. Deputies and detectives immediately responded, and found the suspect or suspects were no longer at the residence. A vehicle had been taken, along with other items.
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The Big Topic Of Discussion In Washington D.C. Today - 02-24-2010
The recall and safety issues facing Toyota are the big topic of discussion in Washington, D.C. today. The leader of Toyota arrived in the nation's capital to address a committee of congress on the companies multi-million vehicle recall. Safety issues were to be addressed as were the questions, when did Toyota know they had a problem and what's being done to fix it. At Allan Nott, the local Toyota dealership, Toyota customers have remained loyal.
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Wednesday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-24-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A judge has denied an inmate's request to delay his March 9th execution. Inmate Lawrence Reynolds is challenging the state's lethal injection procedures. He was sentenced to death for the 1994 strangling death of a 67-year-old neighbor in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Up and Coming Country Star, Jake Owen Is On His Way To Lima - 02-24-2010
"You've got to care about the music...You'd better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money. And you'd sure better not be doing it because it's a way to make a living, 'cause that ain't always going to be easy. You got to believe it, believe in the music. You got to mean it." -- Waylon Jennings
A framed copy of that quote hangs on the wall in Jake Owen's home in Nashville.
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Associated Press Wednesday Ohio Headlines - 02-24-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
SENATE RACE-POLL
Poll: Portman tops Dems in Ohio US Senate race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher leads Secretary of State Jennifer (BROO'-nur) in the Ohio U.S. Senate race, but a poll also finds both Democrats slightly behind Republican Rob Portman.
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Lima Embarks On Some Of Its Biggest Capital Projects In History - 02-23-2010
It's unprecedented times in Lima as the city embarks on some of its biggest capital projects in history. Lima city council last night approved a 182 million dollar budget. The largest in the city's existence. In that budget is nearly 65 million dollars in capital improvements. Lima Mayor David Berger says 2010-2011 will be a busy couple of years.
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How To Bring About Change To Ohio's Economy - 02-23-2010
Two organizations charged with creating and recommending state policy set out to address Ohio's economic situation and they believe Lima is part of the solution. The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program and the Greater Ohio Policy Center released this report, which contains recommendations how to bring about change to Ohio's economy.
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Looking For New Ways To Attract And Retain Customers - 02-23-2010
As businesses try to grow during this tempermental economic climate, many are looking for new ways to attract and retain customers. Now social networking websites like twitter, facebook, and linked in are giving many business owners a new avenue to market products and services. Several Lima area businesses already use the popular internet tools to keep customers informed.
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Tuesday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-23-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - General Motors says it will add a third shift at its Lordstown plant this summer to begin building the Chevy Cruze. About 400 of the 1,200 new jobs will go to laid off GM workers in the area, and the rest will go to GM employees across the country.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A poll shows Governor Ted Strickland has pulled ahead of Republican challenger John Kasich (KAY'-sik).
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Voinovich Helps Demos Push Jobs Bill In Senate - 02-23-2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ohio Republican Senator George Voinovich has helped Democrats push forward a bipartisan jobs bill that had become entangled in familiar partisan wrangling.
Voinovich joined with four other Republican senators yesterday to defeat a filibuster led by far more conservative GOP leaders.
Voinovich is a big fan of infrastructure spending that is provided in the bill, and he's also retiring from the Senate this year.
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Electric Home Owners Protest Phase Out of Rate Discount - 02-23-2010
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - More than 600 people have turned out in the Cleveland area to protest a utility's plans to phase out a rate discount for all-electric homes.
Some homeowners at Monday night's meeting in Strongsville say their electric bills have tripled. More than 100,000 FirstEnergy residential customers heat with electricity.
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This Proposal Made on Ice - 02-23-2010
PARMA, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio woman has received a marriage proposal like something out of a frosty fairy tale, in a castle her boyfriend built out of snow.
Ryan Knotek says he wanted to pop the question to Christi Lombardo in a way that was special and give her a story nobody else had. So, he made blocks out of snow in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, where they live, and assembled a one-room, one story palace complete with pointed spires on the roof.
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Associated Press Tueday Ohio Headlines - 02-23-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
OHIO GOVERNOR-POLL
Poll: Ohio gov.'s job approval rises
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A poll shows Ohio voters are slightly more approving of the job done by Governor Ted Strickland, and he has pulled ahead of Republican challenger John Kasich (KAY'-sik).
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Dooley Can Stand Trial - 02-22-2010
Judge Jeffrey Reed ruling today 19 year old Joshua Dooley can stand trial, and after two separate evaluations, Dooley's not guilty by reason of insanity plea will not be accepted. Dooley was arrested in mid August 2009 on accusations he raped a two year old girl at this mother's daycare center in October 2008. The victims family told Your News Now at the time of Dooley's arrest they had concerns of more victims.
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It's A Touchy Subject That Is Now Being Addressed - 02-22-2010
It's a touchy subject that is now being addressed in Ohio doing away with the state's income tax. The state of Florida, and a handful of others have done it, and now Ohio has house bill 400 on the table that would phase out the personal income tax over a ten year period. One of the co-sponsors of the bill is Allen County's state representative Matt Huffman.
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Smoking Ban Enforcement Costs - 02-22-2010
A new report out today finds Ohio taxpayers have shelled out more than 2 million dollars to enforce the state's smoking ban. The ban took effect in 2007. The Ohio Department of Health says the state has spent more than 3.2 million dollars to fine businesses that are in violation of the ban. Statewide, 1.2 million dollars in fines have been issued, but only about 400 thousand has been collected.
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Monday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-22-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Governor Ted Strickland is proposing that 529 people who need home and community-based health services be removed from waiting lists and given care. His plan would eliminate the waiting lists for the PASSPORT, Assisted Living and PACE programs by the end of March and through June.
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ShutterIsland – R
Review by David Adams
- 02-22-2010
The Story
BostonHarbor, 1954.US marshals Edward (Teddy) Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) investigate a patient mysteriously missing.She’s disappeared at ShutterIsland’s prison hospital for the criminally insane.
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Associated Press Monday Morning Ohio Headlines - 02-22-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
OHIO'S URBAN FUTURE
Report puts cities at center of Ohio's new economy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A new report says Ohio must look to its cities if it is to emerge as an economic powerhouse after the U.S. regains its financial footing.
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Governor Ted Strickland Is Taking On Another Role - 02-21-2010
Governor Ted Strickland is taking on another role, after being named chairman of the Midwestern Governors Association. The announcement coming during the national governors association winter meeting this weekend in Washington D.C. In his new role Strickland is set to focus on increasing investment capital opportunities for midwestern businesses.
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Reminding Us Of The Dangers Of Sharing Our Whereabouts - 02-21-2010
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are transforming the way we communicate with each other, but a new website reminds us of the dangers of publicly sharing our whereabouts with others. Ashlee Webb uses her cell phone to message her Facebook status. And thieves can't wait to find out where she is, according to a website called, please rob me. This website posts real time tracking data from social networks such as Twitter and 4 square.
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Sharing Pastors - 02-21-2010
For the past two decades, leaders of the catholic church say they've noticed a decline in the number of priests, and to address that concern in northwest Ohio, ten catholic churches will be sharing pastors. Father Stephen Blum from St. Charles Church on Elm Street will be one of the pastors taking on another parish in what the catholic diocese of Toledo call, twinning. Blum will be a pastor for St. Patricks parish in Spencerville.
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Sunday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-21-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
MASON, Ohio (AP) - A job fair at a Cincinnati-area amusement park has drawn a lot of interest this year. A spokesman for Kings Island Amusement Park says 2,335 people turned up yesterday. It was the largest one-day turnoug in the park's 38-year history. Organizers say more than 10,000 people have applied for roughly 4,000 positions for the season starting in April.
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Industrial Accident In Celina Leaves One Dead - 02-21-2010
CELINA, OH –Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports that his office took an initial report into an industrial accident that resulted in a fatality. On Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 1:38 PM, the Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call to Celina Aluminum Precision Technology at 7059 Staeger Road, in Jefferson Township.
The initial investigation indicated that the victim, Mark A.
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Health Officials Across The State Are Concerned - 02-20-2010
News this week of an Ohio University student's death due to bacterial meningitis has health officials across the state concerned. At Lima Memorial Hospital, they are keeping an eye on the situation. If someone develops meningitis symptoms they should seek medical help immediately. Some of those symptoms include fever, a stiff neck, headache, behavioral changes, becoming confused or lethargic. Dr.
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Fake Inmates Step In To Help Local Authorities In Celina - 02-20-2010
Fake inmates are stepping in to help local authorities in Celina. The game of life is all Jane Woods and her fellow pretend inmates have to do on a Saturday morning as they experience the new Mercer County jail. A loss of privacy, a loss of comfort, and a loss of freedom is what these innocent, yet curious citizens wanted to find out. They stayed overnight, almost like real inmates as Mercer County authorities wanted to evaluate their new jail.
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Heavy Compacted Snow Is To Blame - 02-20-2010
Repairs are underway today at a Bluelick Road greenhouse after its roof collapsed on Friday. Employees at Forget-Me-Not Garden Center heard a crash, and found snow and plastic panels inside one of their three buildings. Recent heavy compacted snow is to blame for the collapse. Co-owner Gary Austin says the collapse occurred in a building housing perennials that were dormant for the winter. Austin says the damage will not affect them opening in the spring.
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Saturday Evening Associated Press News Minute - 02-20-2010
Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Former congressman James Traficant says he might run for elective office again, this time as an independent. Traficant spent years in prison for corruption and has vowed he'll return to politics. On his radio talk show today, he called it a "painful decision" to leave the Democratic party. He didn't say what office he'd seek.
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New Laws On The Way Regarding Your Credit Cards - 02-19-2010
It's faster than cash, and you can pay it later, what's not to love about credit cards? Scary overdraft fees, and unfair rate increases just to name a couple. Well, consumers be aware when it comes to credit cards you now have rights. On Monday, many unfair credit card practices will be illegal.
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Lima Board Of Education Member Steps Down - 02-19-2010
She loves the Lima city school district but she knows it's time for someone else to use their energy to take the district into the future. Sandy Monfort informed the Lima Board of Education in December it was time for her to move on. Thursday night she made it official. her resignation is effective immediately.
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Sentencing Date Change For Former Farmers Union Employee - 02-19-2010
Kathy Buetler, wife of Putnam county sheriff James Beutler, was scheduled to be sentenced Monday, but that has been changed as a result of new evidence against her that will now be examined. According to Putnam County Common Pleas Court records, there could be additional monetary losses, to the Ohio Farmers Union, due to Beutler's actions.
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Toddler Death Ruled Homicide - 02-19-2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - A coroner's office in Cleveland says the death of a 2-year-old girl who had extensive burns all over her body has been ruled a homicide.
Cuyahoga County Coroner's spokesman Powell Caesar says Alexandria Hamilton of Cleveland died Wednesday of thermal injuries, which are caused by water or steam and are consistent with scalding.
The girl was found unresponsive by paramedics at an apartment with her mother.
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Homeowner Bulldozed Home Because of IRS - 02-19-2010
MOSCOW, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man says he bulldozed his home after a bank began foreclosure proceedings and says he won't let the bank take his carpet business either.
Terry Hoskins of Moscow in southwest Ohio says he has struggled with the RiverHills Bank over his Clermont County home for years and had problems with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Trial of Poisoned Woman Continues With The Other Woman - 02-19-2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - The second woman in an Ohio love triangle says her affair with a doctor charged in his wife's cyanide death was casual, not an infatuation.
The testimony in Cleveland by Marguerita Montanez (MAHN'-tuh-nehz) came Friday as the defense tried to buttress its theory that she wanted to marry Yazeed Essa (EE'-suh) and might be his wife's killer.
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Associated Press Friday Morning Ohio Headlines - 02-19-2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
CYANIDE DEATH
Woman in affair with doc denies killing his wife
CLEVELAND (AP) - A woman who had a long, on and off relationship with an Ohio doctor has testified at his murder trial that she did not kill his wife, as the defense has tried to suggest.
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A Reminder Of Your Snow Shoveling Duties - 02-18-2010
Many Lima residents have heard the message and took action, but some have not, so the city of Lima is again reminding residents about their responsibilities after a snowfall. Sidewalks in front of your property must be cleared 4 hours after the snow has stopped during daylight hours. The biggest concern for the city and the city school district is many children need those sidewalks to get to-and-from school and using the streets is not safe.
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Snow On Your Roof Poses Safety Hazard - 02-18-2010
Business owners aren't the only ones who should be concerned about heavy snow. Safety officials say just because the snow isn't falling anymore, doesn't mean homeowners should let their guard down. While shoveling walkways and driveways, homeowners are urged to take some extra time to look up, because compacted snow can pose serious safety threats.
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A Century Old Building In Danger Of Collapsing In Bluffton - 02-18-2010
Heavy snow buildup on the roof of Groves Bears is causing the interior roof line to sink about one to two feet in some places. This morning employees noticed the visible damage and called the fire department to inspect the building further.
Police Chief Rick Skilliter says the damage includes a separation in the walls and fractures to the building's beams.
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Body Found, Remains Eaten By Dogs - 02-18-2010
LIBERTY, Ohio (AP) - Authorities in Ohio say they found a dismembered body inside a house with three dogs, which had been eating the remains.
A dog warden says body parts were "all over the place."
Liberty Towship Police Chief Richard Tisone says the dogs were vicious and kept officers from entering the home Tuesday evening, so they had to shoot two of the animals.
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