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• 25 millionth car rolls off assembly line Marysville's Honda plant

  28-02-2018 23:58
  According to Honda's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, no one at the company could have expected the success Honda achieved Wednesday.Tom Shoupe said expectations were so low back in the early 1980's that talk of producing 25 million cars would have sounded strange.Not anymore. On Wednesday, Honda Marysville celebrated the achievement by rolling out a blue obsidian pearl Honda Accord and called it a national achievement.Sure, other car companies like Ford and GM hit the 25 mi
  
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• Parents share their fears over bullying of their children

  28-02-2018 23:30
  “He was just the sweetest kid and so polite. Every time you saw him it was 'well hi how are you?'"That’s how people describe Jacob Bice. He was a student at Olentangy Liberty but in early February, Jacob killed himself.If Facebook comments are any gauge, his death shocked his school and sent an ice cold shiver through the community of Powell.One parent who knew him said, “One of those kids that you just kind of wish your kid was like.Incredibly talented and gifted."Olentangy su
  
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• Columbus city leaders send Kasich letter urging changes in gun control

  28-02-2018 23:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three Columbus city leaders have addressed a letter to Ohio Governor John Kasich, outlining their position on gun control.The letter is signed by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, and Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin.Kasich recently said now is the time for “common sense” on gun control and there needs to be leadership from the White House and Congress.You can read the letter below:Dear Governor Kasich,Our country i
  
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• Couple says CPD didn't take them seriously when strangers entered their home

  28-02-2018 22:57
  A woman frantically calls 911 for help, but police don't arrive for more than 40 minutes.Now there are questions about that emergency response by Columbus police.It happened Friday afternoon, February 23, at a home with a Westerville address, but in the jurisdiction of Columbus police.10TV is not identifying the woman, who fears for her safety. The woman was calling from her car, on behalf of her fiancé, who was inside their home.She described to 10TV, as she did to 911, what her fianc&ea
  
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• Couple questions 911 response when strangers entered home

  28-02-2018 22:57
  A woman frantically calls 911 for help, but police don't arrive for more than 40 minutes.Now there are questions about that emergency response by Columbus police.It happened Friday afternoon, February 23, at a home with a Westerville address, but in the jurisdiction of Columbus police.10TV is not identifying the woman, who fears for her safety. The woman was calling from her car, on behalf of her fiancé, who was inside their home.She described to 10TV, as she did to 911, what her fianc&ea
  
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• Akron superintendent withdraws as candidate to lead Columbus City Schools

  28-02-2018 22:57
  
  A candidate for the Columbus City Schools superintendent position has announced he is staying at his current job.David James, the superintendent at Akron Public Schools, was selected as a finalist by the board of education in Columbus earlier this month only to pull himself out of contention on Wednesday.In a letter posted to the Akron Public Schools website James Said, “Not long after I announced to our Board and the community that I was being considered for the position, our school board
  
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• White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigning

  28-02-2018 22:41
  
  White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most loyal aides, is resigning.In a statement, the president praises Hicks for her work over the last three years. He says he "will miss having her by my side."The news comes a day after Hicks was interviewed for nine hours by the panel investigating Russia interference in the 2016 election and contact between Trump's campaign and Russia.She acknowledged to a House intelligence panel that she has occasionally told "w
  
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• Hope Hicks leaving as Trump's communication director

  28-02-2018 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most trusted and longest-serving aides, abruptly announced her resignation, leaving a void around a president who values loyalty and affirmation.The departure of Hicks, who worked as a one-woman communications shop during his campaign, came as a surprise Wednesday to most in the White House — and cast a pall over the West Wing at a trying time for the president. It leaves Trump increasin
  
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• Yoga and Fitness Events Return as Part of The Arnold Sports Festival This Weekend

  28-02-2018 22:35
  “Everyone is going to have so much fun,” says Julie Wilkes, owner of Seven Studios and coordinator of yoga events at the Arnold Classic for 2018, “We will have something for everyone — even amputees!” Free yoga classes and other yoga and fitness events will be held in the Short North Ballroom during this year’s […]
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol seizing meth from Mexican cartel

  28-02-2018 22:22
  The Ohio Highway Patrol said the agency is seizing an increasing amount of methamphetamine and said 90 percent of the drug comes directly from Mexican cartels.In February, troopers made a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Madison County and recovered 10 pounds of cartel meth worth $100,000."It's pure. It's extremely highly potent. It's often referred to as ice because it's so clear," said Sgt. Tiffany Meeks. "Ohio is a target because we are at crossroads of major interstates that lead to metropol
  
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• Law enforcement training to spot signs of animal cruelty

  28-02-2018 21:58
  The Humane Society of the United States is touring five Ohio cities, offering training to law enforcement officers to recognize the signs of animal abuse.The seven-hour class not only teaches law enforcement to spot the signs of cruelty but to utilize Ohio law to pursue criminal cases. The Humane Society says because officers gain access to people's homes for a variety of reasons, they have an opportunity to discover animal abuse and, maybe, more."There is a high correlation between abuse agains
  
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• Forecast: Rain Returns. Mild for Another Day.

  28-02-2018 21:13
  This Evening: Cloudy and very mild.
  Tonight: Showers move in. Staying very mild. 48 SE 3-6 mph
  Tomorrow: Rainy and mild. Maybe a rumble of thunder. Turning breezy. 58 SE 10-20 mph
  Friday: Brightening but blustery. Near 40. NW 15-25 mph G 40
  Saturday: Sunny and seasonable. 45Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Showers return tonight as it stays very mild. In fact, it looks like we won't drop below our average high. Thu
  
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• Buckeyes' Bates-Diop, Holtmann are AP's Big Ten top honorees

  28-02-2018 20:16
  
  Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Buckeyes' Chris Holtmann is its coach of the year.Bates-Diop and Purdue's Carsen Edwards were unanimous picks to the AP All-Big Ten team also announced Wednesday, the first day of the conference tournament in New York. Michigan State freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. was picked as newcomer of the year and defensive player of the year in voting by 12 journalists who cover the league.Joining Bates-D
  
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• Chatterbox on Whittier Street Under New Ownership

  28-02-2018 19:57
  The Chatterbox, in business on Whittier Street since the late 1930s, has been sold and will reopen with the same name and concept under new ownership. Owned by Tom Snow since 2004, Chatterbox has been bought and sold several times since opening, most recently being sold to Ran Dezalovsky, who’s planning minor renovations. “When I […]
  
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• Reynoldsburg repeals breed-specific ban on pit bulls

  28-02-2018 19:56
  
  The city of Reynoldsburg has passed legislation repealing the ban on breed-specific dogs in the city, otherwise known as the “Pit Bull Ban.”Reynoldsburg acting mayor, Doug Joseph, said he signed the legislation Wednesday and will take effect in 30 days.“No more lawsuits, no more delays. Freedom wins today in Reynoldsburg,” Joseph wrote on Facebook.The Reynoldsburg City Council passed the legislation on Monday by a vote of 4-2.
  
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• Design Team Selected for New Convention Center Garage

  28-02-2018 19:40
  The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (FCCFA) has selected local architecture firm Schooley Caldwell to design the new convention center parking garage. The FCCFA board voted to move forward with the project, which will be called the Ohio Center Garage, at its meeting on Tuesday. Schooley Caldwell will lead a design team that also includes […]
  
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• Teacher in custody after shots fired at Georgia high school

  28-02-2018 19:08
  
  DALTON, Ga. — Police officers responded to reports of shots fired inside a Georgia high school on Wednesday and a teacher who was apparently barricaded in a classroom was taken into custody, authorities said.Police in Dalton tweeted that no children were ever in danger. A student apparently suffered an ankle injury running inside the school as the building was evacuated.The incident happened two weeks after a Florida school shooting left 17 students and faculty dead, put the country on edg
  
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• Police: Georgia teacher fired gun in classroom; no one hurt

  28-02-2018 19:08
  
  DALTON, Ga. — A teacher barricaded himself inside a locked classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and apparently fired a single shot from a handgun, authorities said.No students were in the classroom at the time, and the only injury reported was a student who hurt their ankle running when Dalton High School was evacuated.Police spokesman Bruce Frazier said the teacher was taken into custody after a 30- to 45-minute standoff with officers.The incident happened two weeks after a Flo
  
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• Person killed by train in northwest Columbus

  28-02-2018 18:42
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person was struck and killed by a train in northwest Columbus late Wednesday morning, according to a tweet by Columbus police.It happened at 11:45 a.m. when police got a call regarding an incident on the train tracks east of Snoffer Road and Bride Water Boulevard.CSX railroad told police that a pedestrian was on the tracks and was struck by the train.Snouffer Road was closed between Bride Water Boulevard and Linworth Road, immediately following the incident, but has since reopene
  
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• ‘The Other Box’ Poetry Reading at Bottoms Up Centers Around Columbus Immigrants

  28-02-2018 18:00
  A 2015 snapshot of the contributions of Columbus immigrants estimated that immigrants account for nearly 25 percent of all population growth. This Saturday, a poetry reading featuring these immigrants and their children will open up conversation around this increasingly contentious topic and its effects on voices right here at home. Featured poets include Anisa Gandevivala, Ruth Awad, Ethan Rivera, […]
  
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• Clintonville Salons and Barbershops Come Together for Hygiene Product Drive

  28-02-2018 18:00
  Clintonville area Salons and Barbershops are teaming up during the month of March for a hygiene drive and competition to benefit the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resource Center (CRC). Come Together will be a charity competition featuring Virtue Salon, Bishops, Longview, Lucky 13, Rendezvous and Thirty 30, to see which business can collect the most amount of […]
  
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• Police: Briggs High School student found with firearm in backpack

  28-02-2018 17:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- A Briggs High School student was found with a gun in the school Tuesday and will be facing charges, according to Columbus Police.According to a tweet by Columbus Police, two students told a school resource officer they overheard another student mention he had a gun.The student was searched and arrested without incident. During the search, a gun and two loose rounds were found in the student's backpack.
  
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• 70-year-old man missing from east Columbus

  28-02-2018 17:00
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is searching for a missing 70-year-old man.Authorities say Richard Crain was last seen at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in the area of I-70 and Hamilton Road in east Columbus.He is described as a white male, 5-foot-7-inches tall,140 pounds and has white hair along with a full length beard.Crain was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket with a brown collar, black shirt with white speckles and blue jeans.Authorities are asking for help in locating Crain, who has a repo
  
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• Los Angeles-Based Burgerim Opening Soon Downtown

  28-02-2018 16:45
  The Los Angeles eatery Burgerim has made its Ohio premiere, with two franchises opening up in Columbus this year. Owned by local entrepreneur Ron Day, signage recently went up for the Downtown location at 121 S. High St., the former home of The Chintz Room. The restaurant and bar, known for its build-your-own burgers, will […]
  
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• MSO celebrates one year of operation -

  28-02-2018 16:35
  Cedarville University's Military Service Organization recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of creating connections with veterans, elected officials, and representatives from the Veterans Administration. Professional pharmacy student Ankit Pandav formed MSO in 2017 after seeing a disconnect between veteran students with other students attending college right after high school.
  
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• Ohio ends same-day driver's license issuing in favor of mail

  28-02-2018 16:10
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio said Wednesday it's ending the same-day issuing of Ohio driver's licenses and will mail them instead to save money and increase security.Licenses will arrive about 10 days after they're issued once the change takes effect July 2, the Department of Public Safety said. Drivers will be issued temporary licenses and ID cards in the meantime.The agency says the temporary cards will be valid for proof of identity and residence when voting.Drivers can also request driver's license
  
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• Restaurant Review: Red Hook Grill

  28-02-2018 16:00
  Red Hook Grill is a little reminiscent of a lost Grandview. Located far away from the neighborohood’s trendier zones on the main drags, the restaurant set up shop on a lonely stretch of Goodale that’s populated with boxy things-that-aren’t-restaurants. Old-school white sheets of paper sit atop classic tablecloths on four-top tables. There’s a corner bar […]
  
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• Graham, wary of politics in life, gets Capitol salute

  28-02-2018 15:51
  
  WASHINGTON — He felt stung by the politics that helped define his life — and resolved to keep a distance. But in death, the Rev. Billy Graham is getting a rare tribute from the nation's top political leaders under Capitol Rotunda.President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are expected Wednesday to remember "America's pastor," who died a week earlier at age 99. Some 30 family members will accompany Graham's casket to Washington, where he
  
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• Four Franklin County men indicted in drug, gun ring

  28-02-2018 15:46
  
  COLUMBUS – A federal grand jury has charged four Franklin County men in a 13-count indictment alleging that they conspired to distribute heroin and sell guns illegally.The indictment charges three men who live on the west side of Columbus, Christopher L. McElroy, 19, Lamarco T. Brown, 18, Nathan G. Nixon, aka “Fat Boy,” 20 and Robert A. Petty, 31, of Grove City with conspiracy to unlawfully sell firearms, which is punishable by a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The in
  
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• Columbus State Announces Updates on New Culinary Building

  28-02-2018 14:58
  A major milestone was achieved in the advancement of a master redevelopment plan at the Columbus State Community College (CSCC) main campus. The school announced last night that Cameron Mitchell Restaurants (CMR) was donating a $2.5 million gift toward their $10 million fundraising campaign for the construction of a new $33 million gateway building that […]
  
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• Two students in custody after threatening to bring a weapon to school

  28-02-2018 14:15
  
  BALTIMORE, Ohio -- Baltimore Police said two students are in custody after threatening to bring a weapon to school to use against others.A Baltimore police department school resource officer was alerted at 7 a.m. Tuesday to the threats made by the students at Liberty Union High School.The students were taken into custody and were referred to the Fairfield County Prosecutors Office. Police are investigating the incident.
  
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• Dick's Sporting Goods ends sale of assault-style rifles in stores

  28-02-2018 13:48
  
  NEW YORK — Dick's Sporting Goods, one of the nation's largest outdoor gear retailers, ends sale of assault-style rifles in stores.
  
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• US 62 shut down after crash northeast of Johnstown

  28-02-2018 13:24
  
  JOHNSTOWN -- Two people were injured after a four-vehicle crash on US 62 northeast of Johnstown Wednesday morning. A woman was taken to Grant Medical Center and a man was taken to Mount Carmel St. Anns with what were considered non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials from Monroe Twp., fire. U.S. 62 was shut down from the time of the crash, at 5:34 a.m. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed in Athens County

  28-02-2018 12:56
  
  ATHENS, Ohio -- Athens Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a vehicle crash that left a pedestrian dead.Investigators say the crash happened 6 p.m. Tuesday around on State Route 13.Summer J. Bess, 37, of Glouster, was traveling north on State Route 13 in a Hyundai Elantra when she drove off the right of the roadway and struck Russell Wade Cullums, 56, of Guysville.Cullums was walking north on State Route 13 on the unpaved berm, pushing a bicycle. He was transported by At
  
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• Students wary, hopeful, on return to site of school shooting

  28-02-2018 12:29
  
  The walkway leading onto the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is lined with flowers and photographs, memorials to the 17 students and teachers killed in a Valentine's Day massacre that forever altered their lives and thrust them into the center of the nation's gun debate.Alexis Grogan, a 15-year-old sophomore, planned to wear a Stoneman Douglas color — maroon — on the first day back to class Wednesday, plus sneakers that say "MSD Strong, be positive, be passionate, be p
  
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• Florida high school gingerly resumes classes after shooting

  28-02-2018 12:29
  Students and teachers hugged and cried Wednesday as they returned under heavy police guard to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the first time since a teenager with an assault rifle killed 17 people and thrust the huge Florida school into the center of a renewed national gun debate.The half-day schedule began with fourth period so that the nearly 3,300 students could first be with the people they were with during the shooting."In the beginning, everyone was super serious, but then everyo
  
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• Trump reaches deal with Boeing on new presidential planes

  28-02-2018 12:21
  President Donald Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide the next generation of presidential aircraft, the White House says.Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Tuesday that the president negotiated a $3.9 billion "fixed-price contract" for the new planes, known as Air Force One when the president is on board. It follows years of negotiations between Boeing and the U.S. Air Force — and Trump's personal intervention since his election.In December 2016, Trump tweeted th
  
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• Woman charged with shooting dog during argument with fiancé

  28-02-2018 12:18
  
  TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida woman fatally shot her and her fiancé's dog during an argument.The Tampa Bay Times reports that 27-year-old Giselle Taylor was arrested last week and charged with animal cruelty.Tarpon Springs police say Taylor got angry at her fiancé because he wouldn't crack her back. An arrest report says she grabbed a 9mm handgun from the garage and loaded it.The report says Taylor told officers she intended to scare her fiancé, but
  
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• Lion kills woman at refuge of South African 'lion whisperer'

  28-02-2018 12:03
  
  JOHANNESBURG — A lion that mauled a young woman to death in South Africa was under the care of a man known as the "lion whisperer" for his close interactions with the predators in his animal sanctuary.Kevin Richardson, who keeps lions at his refuge in the Dinokeng Game Reserve, said on Facebook that he and a colleague took three lions for a walk in the reserve on Tuesday and that one chased an antelope, eventually encountering the woman more than a mile away.Richardson said he had sent out
  
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• Ohio EMS workers suspended for refusing to help gunshot victim

  28-02-2018 11:57
  
  CLEVELAND — ​A Cleveland Emergency Medical Services dispatcher and supervisor have been suspended for refusing to send an ambulance to a man who was shot 16 times and drove across the city line.Police say the 22-year-old victim was shot multiple times Jan. 14 with an assault rifle as he was getting into his SUV. The victim managed to drive into Euclid, where he was discovered by a police officer.Police say Cleveland EMS refused to send an ambulance because he left the city. The Eucli
  
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• EMS suspended for refusing to help gunshot victim

  28-02-2018 11:57
  
  CLEVELAND — A Cleveland Emergency Medical Services dispatcher and supervisor have been suspended for refusing to send an ambulance to a man who was shot 16 times and drove across the city line.Police say the 22-year-old victim was shot multiple times Jan. 14 with an assault rifle as he was getting into his SUV. The victim managed to drive into Euclid, where he was discovered by a police officer.Police say Cleveland EMS refused to send an ambulance because he left the city. The Euclid EMS w
  
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• Milkman accused of sneaking drugs, phones into Ohio prison

  28-02-2018 11:50
  
  COLUMBUS — A longtime milkman delivered more than what the labels on his packages promised, smuggling marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden inside milk cartons, a prosecutor said.Ray Adams was in contact with an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Facility who facilitated the deliveries and set up payments, according to Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell.Adams, an employee of Martins Ferry-based United Dairy Inc., made thousands of dollars sneaking the items in over
  
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• CU finance students fare well -

  28-02-2018 11:33
  For the first time in its history, Cedarville University sent a team of students to the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge to compete globally against more than 5,000 students from 1,000 universities. The competition was held February 16 in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Hocking County Sheriff announces school resource officer program in Logan-Hocking district

  28-02-2018 10:58
  
  Members of the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office and Logan-Hocking School District have met on several occasions recently, following a mass school shooting in Florida and numerous threats to schools in the area.Out of those meetings came the decision to place a School Resource Officer within the middle schools in the district.The goal was to provide the safest possible environment for both students and teachers within Hocking County.On Feb. 27, Sheriff North met with the Hocking County Board
  
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• Forecast: Rain chances are increasing

  28-02-2018 10:58
  Today: Cloudy skies with the slight chance for off and on showers early then more late, mild.High 58.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Tonight: Steadier rain moves in through the evening hours, mild.Low 47.Winds: 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Showers continue, steady at times and windy.High 57.Winds: SW 10-20 mph.
  Friday: Decreasing clouds, cooler and windy.High 41.Winds: NW 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: We’ll see the ch
  
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• Public invited to provide feedback on central Ohio action plan for climate change

  28-02-2018 06:54
  A task force at Ohio State has released its years-long work for public feedback: a draft action plan to help central Ohio combat the issues that accompany climate change. This plan, compiled by researchers at Ohio State's Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center , offers recommendations for climate change effects such as extreme heat, deteriorating air quality, flooding and varied water quality.
  
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• Parents voice concerns at meeting about school safety in Pickerington

  28-02-2018 04:19
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio - Hundreds of parents and teachers were at a meeting at Pickerington North High School Tuesday night, where superintendent Chris Briggs talked about the importance of parents playing an active role in their child's life.He also talked about recent issues at the schools, including possible threats."The concern is in the moment," Mandy Meraedakis said. "What are we doing?"It's a justified concern for Meraedakis after last Thursday.Her two children attend Pickerington North High
  
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• State Budget Includes Funds for “COSI Connection Corridor”

  28-02-2018 04:06
  A plan to create a public passageway through COSI, complete with retail shops and restaurants, is in line to receive $5 million from the state capital budget. That would likely only cover a fraction of the total cost of the project, which is being dubbed the “COSI Connection Corridor.” The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) […]
  
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• Police: Nationwide Children's donation box stolen from Columbus IHOP

  28-02-2018 02:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police are looking for the person they say stole a donation box from a west Columbus IHOP on Tuesday.Police said the box, which was set up to take donations for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was taken around 1:30 p.m. form the IHOP on Renner Road.The box was there because Tuesday was National Pancake Day.Donations on Tuesday helped raise money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN), Shriners Hospitals and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.Here in central Oh
  
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• Trooper among six charged in federal drug case

  28-02-2018 02:06
  A State Highway Patrol trooper is among six men charged with drug trafficking in Delaware County, accused of dealing and providing cover for other dealers. The federal charges announced Tuesday include possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy-related charges, said Benjamin C. Glassman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
  
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