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• NHTSA: 2015 sees largest increase in traffic fatalities in half century

  29-08-2016 23:23
  
  Government officials say traffic fatalities rose 7.2 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year. That’s the largest single-year increase in a half century.The final tally of 35,092 deaths released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is 0.5 percent lower than the 7.7 percent estimated increase released in July.NHTSA said the final numbers are still the largest single-year increase since 1966. Officials attribute the rise to more drivers on the road.“We must
  
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• 10 things to know about craft beer in Ohio

  29-08-2016 23:18
  
  Craft beer has become a major business in the Buckeye State.It has created jobs and revenue for the state, according to the Ohio Craft Brewers Association.Starting Wednesday, the state's existing 12 percent alcohol by volume limit will no longer stand.Shops and brewers will be able to create and sell stronger beers.Ohio law eliminating beer ABV cap goes into effect WednesdayHere are 10 things you don't (or might) know about craft beer in Ohio (Courtesy: Ohio Craft Brewers Association):1. Barrels
  
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• Man pleads guilty in killing; faces 17-year sentence

  29-08-2016 23:15
  
  A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a 2015 robbery and fatal shooting and agreed to a 17-year prison sentence. In a plea agreement, Trevor McCreary admitted in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to the death of James Johnson on the East Side.
  
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• Public access to life-saving overdose drug expands to 79 Ohio counties

  29-08-2016 23:01
  
  Ohio's record 3,050 drug overdose toll in 2015 would have been much higher were it not for naloxone. A drug which can reverse potentially fatal overdoses, naloxone was used 19,782 times by emergency personnel in Ohio last year, the Ohio Department of Health said.
  
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• Columbus Ranked #8 City for Making Friends

  29-08-2016 22:44
  
  Another week, another ranking. And this time Columbus is in the top of the charts when it comes to friendship. Realtor.com decided to analyze data pertaining to human interaction opportunities in order to come up with a list of top metro areas where making new friends is easiest. Unsurprisingly, our friendly city clocked in at […]
  
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• 2 Madison County schools evacuated after chemical spill

  29-08-2016 22:36
  
  A car-truck crash in Madison County caused a chemical spill that forced the evacuation of two nearby schools. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. today along Rt. 42, near Price Hilliard Road about 7 miles north of I-70.
  
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• US 42 in Madison County closed due to possible hazmat situation

  29-08-2016 22:29
  
  US 42 is closed at Price Hilliards Road due to a possible hazmat situation following a crash.The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. Officials did not know how many vehicles were involved or if there are injuries.Authorities did say there appears to be something leaking from a tanker tank. Columbus Hazmat has been called to assist.The intersection is closed and ODOT is working on a detour.The Pleasant Valley Joint Fire Department said there are evacuations but did not give an exact location.Stay wit
  
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• Evacuation lifted after possible hazmat situation in Madison County

  29-08-2016 22:29
  
  Residents who were evacuated due to a possible hazmat situation in Madison County can return to their homes.A crash happened on US 42 and Price Hilliards Road around 2:45 p.m. Monday involving a truck transporting a substance.Authorities said the substance began to leak from the truck as a result of the crash.Officials evacuated approximately 50 homes in the area as a precaution.Just after 7 p.m., the substance leaking was identified as a non-reactive solution and was deemed not hazardous.Author
  
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• Bargain Hunt Opening Store on West Side of Columbus

  29-08-2016 21:48
  
  Tennessee-based retailer Bargain Hunt is entering the Central Ohio market this fall with two new stores that are opening next month. The first will launch on Friday, September 9th at 3574 Soldano Boulevard on the west side of Columbus, while the second will open on Friday, September 30th in Heath. The stores are both approximately 20,000 square […]
  
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• Tow company owner pleads in cocaine case

  29-08-2016 21:32
  
  The owner of a Northeast Side towing company guilty to a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy charge after 88 pounds of the drug was found in cars hauled by one of his trucks. Bolivar Medina, 31, entered the plea in federal court in Columbus on Monday. Medina could face 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine, although federal sentencing rules would allow U.S. District Judge Michael Watson to sentence Medina outside those guidelines. "Undoubtedly, you'll go to prison for a period of time," W
  
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• Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka' and Mel Brooks comedies, dead at 83

  29-08-2016 21:30
  
  Gene Wilder, the star of such comedy classics as "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," has died. He was 83.Wilder's nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday in Stamford, Connecticut from complications from Alzheimer's disease.The frizzy-haired actor was a master at playing panicked characters caught up in schemes that only a madman such as Mel Brooks could devise, whether reviving a monster in "Young Frankenstein" or bilking Broadway in "The Producers."But he also knew
  
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• Chargers announce they've signed Joey Bosa to 4-year deal

  29-08-2016 21:21
  
  The San Diego Chargers say they've signed rookie defensive end Joey Bosa to a four-year contract.The announcement late Monday morning came five days after the two sides went public in their nasty spat over payment of Bosa's $17 million signing bonus and whether the contract would have offset language.The Chargers threatened last Wednesday to reduce their offer to Bosa under the assumption he wouldn't be ready to play a full season. Bosa, the No. 3 overall pick out of Ohio State, was the last roo
  
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• Police: Man allegedly grabbed woman running in Schiller Park

  29-08-2016 20:57
  
  Police are hoping residents in German Village can help identify a suspect who grabbed a woman running in Schiller Park Monday morning.According to Columbus Police, the incident happened just before 7 a.m. when a male suspect ran up behind a woman and put her in a bear hug.The man allegedly rubbed up against her after grabbing her. The woman screamed which caused the suspect to run away. She was injured.Police are asking residents in the area if they saw or heard something around the time of the
  
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• Opinion: Oversimplified Stances on Schools Cuts Both Ways

  29-08-2016 20:51
  
  Last week, John Oliver ripped into charter schools on HBO show Last Week Tonight, and Ohio’s underperforming schools were a focal point for that segment. A few weeks prior to that, online Ohio charter school ECOT made the news for struggling through an audit with the Ohio Department of Education, which is bringing to light […]
  
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• Suspended Liberty Township fire chief gets demotion, raise in settlement

  29-08-2016 20:25
  
  The Liberty Township fire chief who had been fighting to keep his job will be returning to work next month, but not as chief. Tim Jensen, suspended in March for alleged management lapses, including tardiness and failing to follow orders, reached an agreement with township trustees late last week allowing him to return to work on Sept. 7 as a lieutenant in the fire prevention office.
  
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• Unprecedented overdose spike slows in Cincinnati

  29-08-2016 20:22
  Authorities in the Cincinnati area said Monday that an unprecedented spike of drug overdoses seem to be leveling off, although still at higher than normal levels, after a stunning wave last week. Newtown Police Chief Thomas Synan, who heads the Hamilton County Drug Coalition task force, said reports show heroin overdoses dropped to 10 to 15 a day over the weekend. Just Friday, emergency rooms reported 174 overdose cases over six days, for an average of 29 per day, although Synan said some likely
  
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• Former OSU grid stars, friends to open The Pit BBQ Grille Saturday

  29-08-2016 20:19
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• Teen pleads guilty in killing, faces 17-year sentence

  29-08-2016 20:09
  
  A 19-year-old man admitted his role in a 2015 robbery and fatal shooting and will serve 17 years in prison. In a plea agreement on Monday, Trevor McCreary admitted in Franklin County Common Pleas Court his role in the May 8, 2015 death of of James Johnson on the East Side.
  
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• Anthony Weiner's wife Huma Abedin is leaving him amid a new sexting scandal

  29-08-2016 19:45
  
  NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin said Monday that she is separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after the former New York congressman was accused in yet another sexting scandal."After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband," Abedin, vice chair of Clinton's presidential campaign, said in a statement issued by the campaign. "Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our
  
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• Montana plane crash kills 'Ice Road Truckers' TV show star

  29-08-2016 19:08
  
  MISSOULA, Mont. -- A plane crash in western Montana killed a star of the History channel reality series "Ice Road Truckers" as he returned home to film a pilot episode of a show about recovering plane wrecks.Darrell Ward, 52, of Deer Lodge, died in the fiery crash Sunday on the shoulder of Interstate 90 southeast of Missoula, History spokeswoman Susan Ievoli confirmed Monday.Pilot Mark Melotz appeared to be trying to land at a small airstrip when "something went drastically wrong," Missoula Coun
  
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• Review: Clarence Darrow’s Words as Art

  29-08-2016 19:00
  
  Stacy Leeman is a local Columbus artist with some long tentacles. In recent months, her works have been featured in shows throughout the country from Alabama to New York to Oregon. Leeman’s style is abstract, she calls it “gestural symbolism” describing that as “mark making and juxtaposing incongruous colors to create a unified and absorbing […]
  
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• Poké Bros Opening Soon Next to Polaris Mall

  29-08-2016 18:28
  
  First there was Hai Poké. Next came Pokébap. Soon, you’ll be able to get your poké fix in the Polaris area with the upcoming opening of Poké Bros — a  new restaurant that is a collaborative project between Anthony Wellman and Xue Gong Chen. “As young entrepreneurs we have started a few restaurants in the Central […]
  
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• Five firms planning to create combined 620 jobs locally offered tax credits

  29-08-2016 18:16
  Five companies in central Ohio expected to create 620 jobs were among 14 companies approved for state tax incentives today. Distribution-center operator Exel Inc. plans to add 400 jobs with a payroll of $13.3 million at a warehouse in Obetz.
  
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• The Peanut Shoppe Celebrates 80th Anniversary

  29-08-2016 18:14
  
  Downtown nut and candy store The Peanut Shoppe is celebrating a big milestone in 2016. The store, which was founded at 5 South High Street in 1936, is officially 80 years old this week. The store has relocated several times during its lifespan, most recently to the corner of High and State Streets in 2014. […]
  
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• Former state funeral board director won't face discipline

  29-08-2016 17:40
  
  There is no “substantial, credible evidence” that Vanessa Niekamp, the former director of the Ohio funeral board, improperly practiced law, according to the disciplinary arm of the Ohio Supreme Court.
  
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• Pickerington man gets year in jail, lifetime driving ban for fatal wreck

  29-08-2016 17:14
  
  LANCASTER — A Fairfield County judge has sentenced a Pickerington driver to a year in jail for a crash that killed an 82-year-old woman and seriously injured her husband. Common Pleas Judge David A. Trimmer sentenced Ramon James Patts, 21, this morning after he pleaded guilty last week to aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. Trimmer also suspended Patts’ driver’s license for life.
  
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• Ohio State WR Torrance Gibson suspended for fall semester

  29-08-2016 17:14
  
  Columbus, Ohio -- Ohio State red-shirt freshman Torrance Gibson has been suspended from the university for the fall semester, according to the Ohio State University Athletics Department.According to a statement released on Monday, the red-shirt freshman wide receiver was suspended for a violation of the University’s student code of conduct.No other details were released by the university.Stay with 10TV News and 10TV.com for details on this developing story.---WATCH: Urban Meyer is expected
  
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• Ohio State WR Torrance Gibson suspended for 2016 season

  29-08-2016 17:14
  
  Columbus, Ohio -- Ohio State red-shirt freshman Torrance Gibson has been suspended from the university for the fall semester, according to the Ohio State University Athletics Department.According to a statement released on Monday, the red-shirt freshman wide receiver was suspended for a violation of the University’s student code of conduct.No other details were released by the university.Stay with 10TV News and 10TV.com for details on this developing story.---Meyer says that the Gibson sus
  
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• 'Believeland' corn mazes on Ohio farm celebrate Cleveland Cavaliers

  29-08-2016 16:59
  
  BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- An Ohio farm is honoring the Cleveland Cavaliers with corn mazes designed in the shape of their championship trophy, LeBron James' head and the words "Homegrown Hero" and "Believeland."Cleveland.com reports that some visitors were to get a preview of the mazes on Friday at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, about 25 miles southwest of Cleveland.The farm's owner says his three sons suggested the designs for the mazes, which have different degrees of difficulty.The "Believeland" maze
  
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• Columbus Organization Makes Effort to End Sex Trafficking of Minors

  29-08-2016 16:40
  
  “It starts with drugs. The girls think these guys are their boyfriends, but once the drug supply runs, out they convince the girls to exploit themselves for money for more drugs.” Often considered an “invisible” crime, minor sex trafficking is happening all over our city. According to the Attorney General, 1,100+ minors are trafficked each […]
  
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• Trial over Danville officer's slaying delayed until March

  29-08-2016 16:39
  
  MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The trial for a man accused of fatally shooting an Ohio policeman has been delayed until March.Herschel Jones III pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the January slaying of Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell. The 34-year-old Cottrell was found behind the village's municipal building, after Jones' ex-girlfriend warned police that he was "looking to kill a cop."Judge Otho Eyster tells the Mount Vernon News that the trial scheduled for Nov. 1 was pushed
  
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• Blair Witch and Ring Sequels Kicking Off Horror Flick Season

  29-08-2016 16:30
  
  Fall is practically upon us, which means there’s a whole lot of horror headed to a theater near you. There’s also some interesting new TV series arriving this fall, and a handful of possibly Oscar-worthy films and biopics on the horizon. No matter what your taste is for entertainment, there’s something to look forward to […]
  
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• Ohioansa Labor Day plans: Longer, more expensive trips

  29-08-2016 16:07
  While the number of Ohioans booking Labor Day weekend trips is about the same as last year, those who are traveling are planning longer, more expensive trips, according to the AAA. The five-day holiday period runs Thursday through Monday and Ohioans planning to use it am, and then some.
  
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• Gabby Douglas hospitalized, misses MTV Video Music Awards

  29-08-2016 15:41
  
  NEW YORK -- Olympic gymnastics star Gabby Douglas was hospitalized Sunday night, forcing her to miss a scheduled appearance with her U.S. teammates at the MTV Video Music Awards."Gabby is back in the hospital tonight being treated for a seriously infected past mouth injury. She continues to have deep swelling and adverse reactions to medications," publicist Lesley Burbridge said in an email to The Associated Press.Earlier Sunday, 20-year-old Douglas posted on social media that she was out of the
  
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• Gas prices in Ohio inching back up ahead of Labor Day weekend

  29-08-2016 15:16
  
  Gas prices in Ohio are a couple of cents higher than a week ago and 15 cents higher than a month ago. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $2.19 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That’s up from $2.17 a week ago and $2.04 the same time last month.
  
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• Parents worried about traffic on Franklin Township road

  29-08-2016 14:30
  Back-to-school can be tricky enough without having to worry about bumper-to-bumper headaches.But it’s what Juanita Ward calls the biggest headache on Finland Avenue.She says the pictures prove the problem. Pictures that she’s taken from her home on Finland Avenue where she’s lived for more than 40 years.Finland Avenue is the only way in and out for traffic for Finland Elementary, Franklin Woods Intermediate and Finland Middle schools. She says the mornings are difficult to navi
  
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• Family-owned vehicle, equipment repairer W.W. Williams adds investor

  29-08-2016 13:33
  
  Grandview Heights-based W.W. Williams has taken on an investor meant to help the company expand, including buying other companies in the industries where W.W. Williams operates and adding product lines.
  
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• EpiPen maker announces major move amid pricing outrage

  29-08-2016 13:17
  
  NEW YORK -- Mylan says it will make available a generic version of its EpiPen, as criticism mounts over the price of its injectable medicine.The company said Monday that its U.S. subsidiary will put out a generic version of the EpiPen that will have a list price of $300 for a two-pack - about half the current price. It will be available in both 0.15 mg and 0.30 mg strengths.EpiPens are used in emergencies to treat severe allergies to insect bites and foods like nuts and eggs that can lead to ana
  
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• Upper Arlington man files lawsuit to run for unexpired term on city council

  29-08-2016 13:14
  
  Upper Arlington’s government is accused in an Ohio Supreme Court filing of trying to prevent the public from deciding who should sit on its city council. Omar Ganoom, an Upper Arlington resident since 2002, filed the Aug. 18 action, asking the state Supreme Court to force Upper Arlington to hold a Nov. 8 election for the council seat now held by Sue Ralph.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: 'It's the same old thing,' Kasich says of Trump campaign

  29-08-2016 13:05
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich headed back up to New Hampshire this weekend to endorse Chris Sununu (brother of Kasich supporter and former senator John Sununu) for governor as well as have a reunion with those who helped with his presidential campaign.
  
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• Columbus not alone in testing self-driving autos

  29-08-2016 12:20
  
  Columbus won $50 million in federal and private grant funding this summer to become a test center for autonomous vehicles. But others across the country have been trying to outsmart the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Smart City” with testing announcements of their own.
  
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• Groups work to provide healthy, local food to all of Columbus

  29-08-2016 12:14
  
  A local business is helping an effort to bring a food-processing plant to Columbus as part of a larger effort to improve access to affordable, healthful food while boosting the local economy. “We are looking at multiple sites throughout the city,” said Abed Al Shahal, an owner of Crest Gastropub in Clintonville who is part of the team competing against other areas to bring the plant here.
  
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• Connecting bike paths throughout central Ohio a complicated puzzle

  29-08-2016 12:09
  
  GALENA, Ohio — As long-sought connections are completed between bike paths throughout Franklin County, a race is on to connect Delaware County trails before developers gobble up the land. The fast-growing area is an important link between Cincinnati and Cleveland via the 330-mile Ohio to Erie Trail that runs through central Ohio.
  
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• Properties at auction come cheap, but with risks

  29-08-2016 12:04
  
  The Franklin County auditor's land auction represents the last stop for troubled, misfit properties. But for shrewd buyers with a high tolerance for risk, the sale — scheduled for Tuesday this year — can yield big returns.
  
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• The Confluence Cast: 2016 Summer Movie Season Letdown

  29-08-2016 12:00
  
  
  It was not a good summer for movies. That’s according to Hope Madden, Columbus Underground’s movie reviewer who, in anticipation of the unofficial end of the summer movie season, talks this week about the dearth of big-budget films that came out this season and a couple of gems that are worth your time. Also on tap this week, a short interview […]
  
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• Murder suspect arrested in Kozy Inn shooting

  29-08-2016 11:56
  
  A South Side man charged with murder in a fatal shooting at a South Side hotel on Saturday was arrested by Columbus police early Monday. Monteria L. Watkins, 32, was located by SWAT officers early Monday, police said. Watkins was taken to the Franklin County Jail.
  
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• Police search for missing 11-year-old boy

  29-08-2016 11:42
  
  Columbus police are looking for a missing 11-year-old boy they say may be in danger.Jahziel Alexander Gierhart was last seen Sunday evening at 8:30.He was leaving a friends house, and was supposed to be riding his bike home with his brother, but his family says he never returned home.He was last seen wearing a black Adidas jacket with green lettering, black Adidas pants with green stripes, and black Lebron shoes.
  
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• Missing 11-year-old found safe

  29-08-2016 11:42
  UPDATE: Jahziel Alexander Gierhart was found safe Monday morning after being reported missing last night from a south Columbus neighborhood. ---Columbus police are looking for a missing 11-year-old boy they say may be in danger.Jahziel Alexander Gierhart was last seen Sunday evening at 8:30.He was leaving a friends house, and was supposed to be riding his bike home with his brother, but his family says he never returned home.Jahziel was last seen wearing a black Adidas jacket with green letterin
  
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• Blindness doesn’t daunt Dublin Scioto band member in first show

  29-08-2016 11:39
  
  For Maddie Kupsky, normalcy proved triumphant on Friday night: The Dublin Scioto High School marching band performed its first halftime show of the football season without a visible hitch. Though seemingly an unremarkable accomplishment, the program at Westerville South High School included the baritone-playing Kupsky, who is legally blind — the first visually impaired marching-band member that director Jim Gray has led in his 31-year career.
  
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• Airbnb sees strong Columbus growth

  29-08-2016 11:26
  
  Airbnb, the program that allows individuals to offer their homes for rent to visitors, said last week that Columbus was its third-strongest growth market in the Midwest in the past year.
  
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