Huge eastbound storm likely will track south of central Ohio and other top stories.

• Huge eastbound storm likely will track south of central Ohio

  

  Another potential Snowmageddon heading our way on Friday? Maybe for the East Coast. Forecasters now are saying central Ohio likely will be spared any heavy snowfall. The National Weather Service in Wilmington predicts that less than an inch will fall between midnight Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday here, with heavier snowfalls to the south. That weather system heading from the West Coast is tracking now tracking farther south than first predicted, said Brian Haines, a meteorologist with the National..

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• Ohio Politics Now: John Kasich facing jabs from other candidates

  

  Want to know what’s happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is getting some jabs from fellow Republican presidential candidates while campaigning in New Hampshire this week. “I learned it’s better to get along than to fight. It’s better to solve problems than spend your time arguing with one another, because what’s the point of service if you don’t achieve anything?” Kasich said. Dispatch Publi..

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• Ex-Olentangy teacher's arrest confirmed parents' worst fears

  

  DELAWARE, Ohio -- Parents had suspicions about their kids’ favorite teacher. And knowing what he’s now accused of, they're struggling with the fact that they didn't do more to confront him. An 11-year-old’s mother testified in the sexual abuse trial of former Olentangy schools 2nd-grade teacher Matthew Rausenberg that when she saw her daughter sitting on Rausenberg’s lap in the 2012-13 school year, she was alarmed. “My immediate reaction as a woman was that no little girl should be sitting in a..

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• Chris Widener, No. 2 leader in Ohio Senate, departing

  

  The No. 2 leader of the Ohio Senate is departing at the end of the month. President Pro Tem Chris Widener, R-Springfield, announced today that he is retiring from public service. The departure of Widener, who is barred by term limits from seeking another Senate term, will permit Republicans to appoint his successor for the district covering Madison, Clark and Greene counties. Rep. Bob Hackett, R-London, is running for Widener’s seat. He faces a primary challenge from Brian Walton, a businessman..

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• Columbus boy killed in second fatal fire this week

  

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• Boyce denies attendance at pay-to-play meeting

  Former Ohio Treasurer Kevin Boyce personally denied today that he took part in a meeting in which a former treasurer’s office deputy demanded campaign contributions for Boyce from a bank seeking a contract with Boyce’s office. The meeting in March 2010, and Boyce’s involvement, was described in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week. “At no time – at no time – was I ever in any type of meeting described by the SEC in their complaint,” Boyce said today at a news conference at his ..

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• Ohio public schools bill state for money lost to charters

  

  More than 35 Ohio school districts have either passed resolutions or sent bills to the state in an effort to draw attention to what they say is an ongoing problem where local tax dollars are being used to subsidize charter schools. Belpre City Schools, for example, billed the state for just over $1 million, the amount the district estimates it lost in local tax dollars since 2002 from the nearly 40 kids in the district who attend charter schools. No, the state didn’t send Belpre a check. Superi..

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• Columbus hotels boosted by record year in 2015

  

  Columbus area hotels had a record year in 2015 by every key performance measure, reflecting strong visitor numbers for conventions and special events. Buoyed by such things as the NHL All-Star Game in January, big volleyball and softball tournaments and annual groups such as horticultural trade association AmericanHort, Columbus hotels saw strong gains in occupancy and revenue for the year. Brian Ross, CEO of convention and visitors bureau Experience Columbus, touted the numbers to the group's ..

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• BrewDog picks Franklinton for its Columbus brewpub

  

  The Scottish brewers Thursday announced updates to its Central Ohio progress, including dropping the tidbit that East Franklinton will be home to its standalone ...

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• GM getting into car-sharing services under new brand 'Maven'

  

  DETROIT — The final destination is a mystery, but General Motors is taking another step on its fast-moving journey into new ways of getting around. The company on Thursday announced that it’s formed a brand called “Maven” that will run its car-sharing ventures, including a new one that will begin competing with ZipCar next month in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and spread to other metro areas later this year. GM executives said they expect their main business model of selling cars to people will continu..

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