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• Ohio plans January execution using 3-drug combo

  03-10-2016 23:47
  Thomas Madden with the Ohio attorney general's office says the state will use the drugs midazolam , rocuronium bromide and potassium chloride. Madden told Columbus federal Judge Edmund Sargus on Monday that a new execution policy will be announced at the end of the week.
  
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• Amazon seeks to add alcohol to its Columbus quick-delivery service

  03-10-2016 23:38
  
  Amazon is looking to add alcohol deliveries locally via its Prime Now business.
  
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• CelebrateOne's mission to stop trend of infant mortality

  03-10-2016 23:25
  COLUMBUS - The statistics are not good: every week two to three babies in Franklin County die before the age of one.CelebrateOne's mission is to reverse that trend and help babies live through their first year of life. The organization recently scored a federal grant to put more help in Columbus communities-- linking new moms with familiar faces--and critical connections to keep their babies alive.These “faces” are part of what’s called the CelebrateOne Community Connector Corp
  
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• Clinton tears into Trump on taxes in Toledo

  03-10-2016 23:18
  
  The economy was the focus of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's stomping ground visit to Toledo Monday afternoon."Toledo is the kind of place where people work hard, look after one another and pay their taxes," said Clinton.From the downtown Toledo Train Depot, Clinton emphasized Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump's derailed business endeavors and major losses. She described building a new system for America's economy that boosts the middle class in a bigger way. She sai
  
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• Fla. student accused in deadly face-biting attack charged with murder

  03-10-2016 23:06
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Authorities say a Florida State University student caught biting a dead man’s face after randomly stabbing the man and his wife was released from the hospital Monday and has been charged with murder.Austin Harrouff, 19, was taken from St. Mary’s Medical Center to the Martin County jail around 1:30 p.m. Monday, reports CBS affiliate WPEC.Sheriff William Snyder said Harrouff was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder Su
  
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• Omaha teen mom accused of tossing newborn out second-story window

  03-10-2016 22:56
  
  OMAHA -- Investigators in Omaha say a teen mother gave birth to a premature infant alone in her bedroom before throwing the newborn out of her second-story window, killing it.Omaha police say the sixteen-year-old will be charged as an adult, reports CBS affiliate KMTV.​​ They say the teen gave birth to the girl around 4 a.m. Friday at her family’s apartment complex. The teen allegedly later confessed to her mother that she had tossed the child out of the window.The mother told
  
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• Official: Mother of slain NYC boy had 5 previous child abuse reports

  03-10-2016 22:41
  
  NEW YORK -- A New York City mother charged in the death of her six-year-old son was the subject of at least five previous city investigations for alleged child abuse, reports CBS New York, citing the city comptroller.New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer says his agency will conduct a new investigation into the city’s Administration for Children’s Services following the death of Zymere Perkins last week. Police say the boy’s mother’s boyfriend Ryshein Smith, 42, beat t
  
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• Girl burned on Harry Potter ride in e-cigarette explosion

  03-10-2016 22:33
  
  Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her.Police told the Orlando Sentinel the 14-year-old from Tennessee was riding the Hogwarts Express train Saturday with her family when an e-cigarette belonging to a rider in another group blew up in his pocket and the fireball hit her in the face and elsewhere.The girl was taken to the hospital with mild to moderate burns
  
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• Weber named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

  03-10-2016 22:13
  
  Ohio State redshirt freshman running back Mike Weber has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following his performance in the team's 58-0 victory over Rutgers.Weber ran for a career-best 144 yards against the Scarlet Knights with one touchdown. Saturday's game was the third time Weber has ran for more than 100 yards this season.Weber leads the Big Ten in rushing and ranked 11th nationally. He is averaging 123.8 yards per game.As a team, Ohio State ran for 410 yards against Rutgers. The t
  
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• What's Happening at the Cultural Arts Center? Dare to Be Heard

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• Donald Trump has a five-point lead on Hillary Clinton in Ohio, poll shows

  03-10-2016 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON — A new poll released today finds that while more Ohio voters thought Democrat Hillary Clinton won the first presidential debate, that doesn’t mean she has their vote. Instead, Republican nominee Donald Trump has widened his lead in the state, with 47 percent of likely voters polled saying they’ll support him while 42 percent say they’ll back Clinton. Last month's poll found Trump had 41 percent to Clinton's 37 percent.
  
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• Police: 3 overdose deaths reported in Lancaster over the weekend

  03-10-2016 21:40
  
  The Lancaster Police Department is reporting that the city had three overdose deaths this past weekend.Officials say the first victim, a 38-year-old man, was found deceased by his wife in their home Friday.The second victim, a 47-year-old female, was found by her son Sunday.Heroin at Home: An Ohio EpidemicA third victim, a 33-year-old male, began to have difficulty breathing and died. Authorities say the victim had not slept in several days due to methamphetamine use and may have used heroin in
  
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• Cincinnati could be Ohio's first city to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day

  03-10-2016 21:29
  A presentation will be made Monday at City Council to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People Day, according to Councilwoman Yvette Simpson, who chairs the Youth and Arts Committee. Some places have found alternative ways to mark the day, as some consider a holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of the Americas offensive.
  
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• 1808 land grant part of historic display

  03-10-2016 21:29
  The 1808 land grant, which led to the construction of the first Catholic church in Ohio, is on display at the Jubilee Museum and Catholic Cultural Center, 57 S. Grubb St. The document, signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison, is part of a larger exhibit that's open to the public at the center through October. A significant piece of Ohio church history is on display in the Jubilee Museum and Catholic Cultural Center in Franklinton.
  
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• Authorities release new sketch of Marion County homicide victim

  03-10-2016 21:17
  
  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has released a new sketch of a woman who authorities say was killed by a suspected serial killer.Officials say, Shawn Grate, who has been charged in the deaths of two women in Ashland County, admitted to killing the woman.The woman’s body was found in 2007 but her killing may have occurred as early as 2003.Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey said Grate described the victim as a 26-year-old woman who had been selling magazines and when the victim did no
  
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• Attorney General to Trump Foundation: Stop fundraising in NY

  03-10-2016 20:36
  
  The New York attorney general's office has ordered the Trump Foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, saying it isn't registered to do so.James Sheehan, head of the attorney general's Charities Bureau, wrote in a letter dated Friday that the failure to stop immediately and answer demands for all delinquent financial reports within 15 days "shall be deemed a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York."Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been investigat
  
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• Inmate's sentence lengthened for threatening judges in anthrax hoax

  03-10-2016 20:03
  
  An Ohio prison inmate had three years added to his sentence on Monday for sending hoax anthrax to two Franklin County judges.
  
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• Taste The Best Burgers in Columbus!

  03-10-2016 19:46
  
  If you like burgers, then we’ve got the event for you. Our third annual Best Bites: Burger festival will take place on Thursday, October 13th at the brand new The Grand Event Center at Grandview Yard, with over a dozen bite-sized burger samples to try from the city’s best restaurants, food trucks and more! Here’s a […]
  
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• Taste Over a Dozen of the Best Burgers in Columbus!

  03-10-2016 19:46
  
  If you like burgers, then we’ve got the event for you. Our third annual Best Bites: Burger festival will take place on Thursday, October 13th at the brand new The Grand Event Center at Grandview Yard, with over a dozen bite-sized burger samples to try from the city’s best restaurants, food trucks and more! Here’s a […]
  
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• Shadowbox Live’s Jimmy Mak Releases First Book, “Daddies Shouldn’t Breakdance”

  03-10-2016 19:12
  
  Jimmy Mak always saw himself writing a book. The 1994 Ohio State English graduate and current head writer for Shadowbox Live had planned to go on to attend graduate school, become a professor and write a book, but got sidetracked during his gap year. “I saw there was this little theater company that wrote their […]
  
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• Police: Rest stop shooter had earlier arrest warrant

  03-10-2016 18:18
  
  Two days before a Columbus man shot a College of Wooster student in Delaware County Sunday, he was charged with assaulting his mother at an apartment he shared with her. Columbus Police charged Shawn A. Johnson, 25, of the 5000 block of Owl Creek Drive near Westerville, with domestic violence and assault after they responded to a fight at the home where police say he ripped a screen, broke through a window and began beating his mother repeatedly in the head.
  
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• Situation clear at Columbus City Hall after suspicious package found

  03-10-2016 17:58
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus City Hall was evacuated Monday morning due to a suspicious package found near the building.A small suitcase was found unattended around 11:30 a.m. on Broad Street and Marconi Boulevard in downtown Columbus.Columbus Police and Fire evacuated the area as they investigated the suitcase found nearby.The evacuation order has been lifted and City Hall employees are now allowed back into the building.---
  
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• Columbus City Hall evacuating due to a suspicious package

  03-10-2016 17:58
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are investigating a small suitcase that was found near City Hall.It was left at Broad Street and Marconi Boulevard.City Hall is currently being evacuated.Stay with 10TVfor more on this developing story.
  
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• Ohio officials want to resume executions with three-drug combo

  03-10-2016 17:47
  
  Ohio says it plans to carry out at least three executions next year with a new three-drug combination.
  
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• Court records detail criminal history for 25-year-old rest stop shooter

  03-10-2016 17:32
  
  The suspect in a deadly rest stop shooting in Delaware County has a criminal history, according to documents obtained by 10TV.25-year-old Shawn Johnson had a warrant out for his arrest for domestic violence.Court records show Johnson got into an argument with family members at a home in Westerville and threatened to "kill someone." The documents show Johnson "broke the front window screen" to force his way inside and assault a family member by "punching her in the head repeatedly."The Ohio State
  
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• Court docs reveal new details on rest stop shooting suspect

  03-10-2016 17:32
  The suspect in a rest stop shooting in Delaware County on Sunday has a criminal history, according to documents obtained by 10TV.Shawn Johnson, 25, had a warrant out for his arrest for domestic violence.Court records show Johnson got into an argument with family members at a home in Westerville and threatened to "kill someone."The documents show Johnson "broke the front window screen" to force his way inside and assault a family member by "punching her in the head repeatedly."The Ohio State High
  
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• Ohio says it's ready to resume executions in January after 3-year halt

  03-10-2016 17:26
  
  Ohio plans to resume executions in January with a new three-drug combination after an unofficial three-year moratorium blamed on shortages of lethal drugs, an attorney representing the state told a federal judge Monday.The state outlined its plan to Columbus federal Judge Edmund Sargus in a hearing where The Associated Press was the only media outlet present. Thomas Madden with the Ohio attorney general's office said the state will use the drugs midazolam, rocuronium bromide and potassium chlori
  
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• Fashion Incubator Space Coming Soon to Downtown Columbus

  03-10-2016 17:20
  
  The Alternative Fashion Mob wants to take things a bit more mainstream in 2017 with the launch of FABRIC — a multipurpose fashion industry incubation space. The new venue is planned to host a variety of functions that range from coworking spaces for fashion design professionals, a retail store for both raw materials and locally […]
  
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• Downtown Fashion Incubator in the Works by the Alternative Fashion Mob

  03-10-2016 17:20
  
  The Alternative Fashion Mob wants to take things a bit more mainstream in 2017 with the launch of FABRIC — a multipurpose fashion industry incubation space. The new venue is planned to host a variety of functions that range from coworking spaces for fashion design professionals, a retail store for both raw materials and locally […]
  
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• Books

  03-10-2016 17:17
  Kate Clifford Larson will appear at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St. Her son, then 19, had learned that he has schizophrenia, and the family became absorbed with his treatment and care. Larson pored through Kennedy family letters and documents and conducted interviews about the daughter who was lobotomized in 1941 at the age of 23. Larson had become drawn to the story upon reading Rosemary's 2005 obituary in the Boston Globe.
  
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• Police: Ohio woman late for work lies about clown attacking her

  03-10-2016 17:03
  
  Police say an 18-year-old Ohio woman lied about being attacked by a knife-wielding person dressed as a clown because she was late for work. She's been charged with making a false alarm.Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Reading say 18-year-old Alexsandra Conley was charged with the misdemeanor after investigators found inconsistencies in her story. No phone listing could be found for the Hamilton woman. It couldn't immediately be determined whether she has an attorney.Conley said someone dressed
  
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• Westerville man identified as rest area shooting suspect; victim remains critical

  03-10-2016 16:32
  A college student was shot at a rest area in Delaware County Saturday, and authorities now say a 25-year-old Westerville man pulled the trigger.The Ohio State Highway Patrol in Delaware County is investigating the shooting, which happened around 11 a.m. at the northbound I-71 rest area.Troopers have identified the victim as Alexander Melchert, a Wisconsin-native in his first year at Ohio’s College of Wooster. Melchert was transported to Grant Medical Center, where he remains in critical co
  
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• Westerville man identified as rest area shooting suspect

  03-10-2016 16:32
  A college student was shot at a rest area in Delaware County Saturday, and authorities now say a 25-year-old Westerville man pulled the trigger.The Ohio State Highway Patrol in Delaware County is investigating the shooting, which happened around 11 a.m. at the northbound I-71 rest area.Troopers have identified the victim as Alexander Melchert, a Wisconsin-native in his first year at Ohio’s College of Wooster. Melchert was transported to Grant Medical Center, where he remains in critical co
  
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• Authorities identify suspect in I-71 rest stop shooting

  03-10-2016 16:30
  
  Ohio Highway Patrol troopers have identified the suspect in a shooting at a rest stop on on I-71 in Delaware County. Shawn A. Johnson, 25, of Westerville, and the victim, Alexander S. Melchert, were standing near the victim's vehicle at the rest stop off northbound I-71 in Berkshire Township, approximately 2 miles south of the interchange with Routes 36 and 37 about 11 a.m. Troopers say Johnson shot Melchert several times in the abdomen.
  
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• Protesters plan return trip to council meeting

  03-10-2016 16:28
  
  Activists who temporarily shut down the Columbus City Council’s weekly meeting last Monday while protesting the police shooting deaths of Tyre King and Henry Green plan to return tonight. Council members and city staff evacuated council chambers on the second floor of City Hall last week when protesters rushed the stage, unfurling a banner demanding “Justice for Henry Green” and chanting “Take a knee for Tyre.”
  
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• Police ID officers in fatal shooting

  03-10-2016 15:55
  
  Three police officers, each with more than 25 years on the Columbus force, have been identified in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of a homicide suspect on the East Side. Officers Stephen Galiffo, James Sandford and Anthony Rogers were involved in the death of 20-year-old Jacquarius M. Robinson on Friday morning behind a home on Knollwood Drive, police said today in a news release.
  
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• Pope to US Catholics: Study, pray, vote your conscience

  03-10-2016 15:06
  
  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis has some advice for American Catholics struggling to choose a president: Study the issues, pray, and then vote your conscience.Francis was asked Sunday en route home from Azerbaijan how he would counsel the American faithful who are being asked to choose between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.Francis said he would never interfere in an election campaign, saying "the people are sovereign.""I'll just say this: Study the proposals well, p
  
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• Crime 31 mins ago 5:17 a.m.Wooster student identified as rest stop shooting victim

  03-10-2016 14:54
  The shooting Sunday resulted in a police chase that ended with a standoff that shut down I-71 in Mansfield. The College has learned that one of our students, Alexander S. Melchert, a first-year from Wisconsin, was shot at a rest stop on northbound I-71 in Delaware County, Ohio around 11 a.m. this morning.
  
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• Boy shot at South Carolina school to have superhero funeral

  03-10-2016 14:31
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. -- The family of a 6-year-old boy shot at a South Carolina elementary school says a funeral is planned Wednesday, a week after he was shot as a first-grade class left for recess.The family of Jacob Hall says the service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oakdale Baptist Church in Townville.Family members tell local news outlets that pallbearers will dress as superheroes and people attending also are encouraged to wear costumes.Jacob died Saturday after being shot at Townville Elemen
  
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• What you can expect to hear from Hillary Clinton in Ohio today

  03-10-2016 13:24
  
  After nearly a month’s absence, Hillary Clinton returns to Ohio today ready to channel Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Clinton plans to call out companies such as Wells Fargo, which secretly opened up millions of accounts for customers without their consent, and Mylan Pharmaceuticals, which raised the price of EpiPens without justification, a campaign official said, speaking only on the condition of anonymity.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Hillary Clinton returns to Ohio, gets LeBron James endorsement

  03-10-2016 13:22
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Akron and Cleveland today, her first stops in Ohio since Labor Day. It also comes one day after an op/ed by Cleveland Cavs star LeBron James endorsing Clinton was published on businessinsider.com.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew, a massive Category 4 storm, turns NW in Caribbean

  03-10-2016 13:21
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Vulnerable Haiti braced for flash floods and violent winds from the extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm kept on a path early Monday aiming at the hemisphere's poorest country.The eye of the approaching Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) early Monday, was expected to pass to the east of Jamaica and then cross over or be very close to the southwestern tip of Haiti late Monday or early Tuesday, the U.S. National H
  
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• 13 New Shows, Films & Video Game Trailers to Watch

  03-10-2016 13:00
  
  In this week’s installment of our Trailer Roundup series, we get a look at the new Pirates film, a couple of creepy new video games, and we find out what Negan and Kylo Ren have been up to in their off time. Check out all the trailers below for the latest and greatest of what’s […]
  
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• Clothing store Fabtique to open Oct. 8

  03-10-2016 12:45
  
  COLUMBUS — Fabtique, a new women’s clothing store, is scheduled to open Oct. 8 in the Shops on Lane Avenue. Fabtique will carry brands such as Hammitt, Dolce Vita, Joseph Seibel, THML, Equestrian Designs, Lucky clothes and Kut from the Kloth, among others.
  
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• Kroger to open new Marysville store

  03-10-2016 12:42
  
  MARYSVILLE — Kroger plans to open its new, 126,000-square-foot Marketplace store in Marysville on Wednesday. The new store at 1501 W. Fifth St. replaces the 34-year-old store just down the street. The former store was less than half the size of the new one.
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Coffee Talk

  03-10-2016 12:00
  
  How do you take your coffee? You sure? We sat down with two roasters, Crimson Cup and Brioso Coffee, to talk about what makes a good cup of coffee, a bad cup of coffee, fair trade, and a little about running a small business. http://theconfluencecast.com/episodes/11_coffee.mp3 Shownotes for this episode This episode of The Confluence Cast is presented with sponsorship support by our […]
  
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• Ex-official finds himself on the hook for group's back taxes

  03-10-2016 11:53
  
  Don Stegman has received some unusual, and costly, bills from the IRS over the past two years. Stegman, 67, who lives with his wife in a Polaris-area condominium, has always paid his taxes and was confused. So he called the IRS and was told that, yes, he was personally responsible for more than $300,000. Not his debt, but that of his former Delaware County employer — Central Ohio Mental Health Center, from which he retired two years ago.
  
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• Quarter Horse Congress celebrating golden anniversary

  03-10-2016 11:27
  
  The All American Quarter Horse Congress now runs 24 days, drawing 650,000 people to central Ohio each year and generating $275 million in direct and indirect economic impact, said Congress spokeswoman Danielle Stephenson. More than 21,000 participants will compete for $3 million in prizes and awards. It’s become the largest single-breed horse show in the world.
  
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• Fairfield County Fair set to open without historic grandstand

  03-10-2016 11:17
  
  LANCASTER — Visitors to next week’s Fairfield County Fair will see a memorial display filling in the empty spot where a weathered white clapboard grandstand stood overlooking the fairgrounds for more than a century. The wooden grandstand was reduced to ash in a fire early on Sept. 24 that authorities say was arson. The memorial display to be set up where the grandstand stood will likely include a photograph and description of its history.
  
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• Can we get manure off the county roads?

  03-10-2016 10:31
  
  Q: What can be done about the cow manure constantly on Ohio 18 near Ohio 613? It's disgusting to drive through it in a car, let alone a motorcycle.
  
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