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Drunken Ohio Woman Accused of Spraying Deputies With Breast Milk

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:48:28 +0000

A drunken Ohio woman was arrested Saturday after she allegedly sprayed sheriff's deputies with breast milk, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office said. Stephanie Robinette, 30, reportedly a charter school teacher, is accused of getting drunk at a Fox News

Report: Mahoning tops breast-cancer-risk list

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:47:19 +0000

The 2011 Komen Northeast Ohio Community Profile named Mahoning and Jefferson counties as among the top-five female populations at risk for breast cancer in Komen's 22-county service. Factors High percentage of females age 40 and older with no mammogram

Fertilizer spill hampers morning commute for drivers in Canton

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:46:29 +0000

CANTON , Ohio - A crash that occurred Monday evening in Canton continues to affect morning commuters in the area. The accident, involving a truck carrying fertilizer, happened just after 6 pm along Route 30, near Harrison Avenue.

Ohio gas prices drop again, average $3.34 a gallon

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:46:11 +0000

The auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts Ohio's average price at $3.34 for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline. That's down 15 cents from the average of $3.49 a week ago but remains well above the price a year ago,

Childhood Obesity in Ohio on the Rise, New Study Shows

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:45:56 +0000

Meanwhile, Dayton Children's says it's working with area healthcare providers to make sure they have the necessary resources available to help children and their families fight against childhood obesity, WHIO TV reports. ThirdAge

Ohio's Senate Bill 5 will bring dramatic changes

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:57:40 +0000

Supporters of the law say that private sector workers on average pay about 23 percent of their health care costs. • Merit-based pay for teachers: Ohio's 146000 primary and secondary school teachers will be evaluated largely based on how their students Plain Dealer (blog)

3 plead guilty in Ohio health care fraud case | WHIZ News

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:57:20 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the owner of two pain management clinics in Columbus and two employees have pleaded guilty in a health care ... www.whiznews.com/.../3-plead-guilty-in-ohio-health-care-fra...

Richland County ranks average for health

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:57:13 +0000

MANSFIELD -- Richland County residents are about as healthy as the average Ohioan . However, Ohioans eat too much, drink too much and smoke too much. That's according to the 2010 County Health Rankings, the second annual nationwide study compiled by The

Opponents Begin Push To Repeal Ohio Union Law

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:56:50 +0000

by AP Opponents of an Ohio law to limit public workers' collective bargaining rights have started gathering signatures to get a referendum on the measure. Gov. John Kasich signed the measure Thursday. It bans public worker strikes, eliminates binding

Reward Offered In Ohio State Campus Area Theft

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:56:46 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crime Stoppers announced on Sunday that it is offering a reward of up to $2000 in connection with a theft that occurred last month near the Ohio State campus. The crime occurred on March 5 at about midnight, police said. 10TV

Summa CEO Sees Health Care Reform As Essential | Ohio News NetworkONN

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:56:38 +0000

And so I believe we have to flip that payment model and this health care reform is beginning to do that toward prevention and wellness and really population ... www.10tv.com/live/content/onnnews/.../story-omb.html?sid...

Campus Area Theft Crime Of The Week – Local News – Columbus, OH …

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:56:33 +0000

The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers crime of the week involves a campus area theft. today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42400734/.../local_news-columbus_...

The Mailbox: Who let these non-Tressel letters in here?

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:56:16 +0000

They are solid citizens who made positive contributions to Ohio State's community. In a time when folks want to drag OSU athletics through muck and mire, OSU should be measured by folks like these, not by the actions of a few who feel their athletic Columbus Dispatch

Cavs aim to finish strong

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:17:56 +0000

As for tonight's game (7:30 pm, FOX Sports Ohio ), the Cavs and Pistons have been headed in opposite directions lately. The Pistons (29-51) have won three straight, while the Cavs have lost two in a row. Each team is 4-6 in its last 10 games. Fox Sports Ohio

One dead in Fulton Co. motorcycle crash

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:17:35 +0000

by Brian Schwartz TOLEDO , OH -- One man is dead and a woman in critical condition after they crashed their motorcycle Sunday evening in Fulton County. George Torres, 52, of Tecumseh, MI was riding his 2008 Harley Davidson westbound on County Road U,

Report: Ohio State QB Pryor pondering Supplemental Draft

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:17:29 +0000

The National Football Post is reporting that Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor's odds of entering the NFL's Supplemental Draft are 60-40, according to an unnamed source. Pryor, along with four other teammates suspended the first five games of the

Ohio mayor candidates ditch debate over lawsuit

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:17:23 +0000

AP Updated 12:31 PM Monday, April 11, 2011 MANSFIELD, Ohio — The city's five candidates for mayor decided to boycott a Monday night debate sponsored by a tea party group that is suing the local school district. Mansfield's mayor, his Democratic

Police hunt graffiti vandals in Ohio

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:17:17 +0000

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio , April 11 (UPI) -- Police in southeastern Ohio are hunting the perpetrators of a rash of obscene and offensive graffiti. The vandalism in Bridgeport began Wednesday night and police were still receiving reports Friday, WTOV-TV,

Ohio landlord pleads not guilty in tenants' deaths

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:16:52 +0000

A landlord in Ohio is pleading not guilty to charges in the deaths of four tenants overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a portable generator. The Associated Press A landlord in Ohio is pleading not guilty to charges in the deaths of four tenants

Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Francis E. Sweeney Sr. dies

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:16:47 +0000

By Alan Johnson Francis Sweeney was the author of the first ruling that declared Ohio's school funding system as unconstitutional. Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Francis E. Sweeney Sr., author of the first ruling that declared Ohio's school funding Columbus Dispatch