Revived freight rail line reconnects Columbus, West Virginia
Five months after Norfolk Southern idled service on a portion of its tracks from Columbus to West Virginia, the railroad is back up and running. A new short-line route, Kanawha River Railroad, began operations Sunday between Columbus and Mullens, West Virginia. The railroad is being leased from Norfolk Southern and operated by Watco Companies, a Kansas-based transportation company that runs 36 short-line railroads in 17 states. “Our growth in Ohio and West Virginia will provide us the opportuni..>> view originalDecision day for Issue 1 changes to Columbus council
Voters will decide today whether to drastically alter the makeup of the Columbus City Council as they cast ballots on a charter amendment that would expand the panel and create 10 city districts. Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. for the special election and close at 7:30 p.m. Issue 1 will be the only thing on the ballot for Columbus voters. In Minerva Park, voters will decide the fate of a 3.2-mill, five-year tax levy to fund operations in the village. And in Walnut Township in Fairfield County, th..>> view originalTrump campaign agreed to 1000-person cap for rally, convention ...
After hundreds of people were turned away from his rally today, Donald Trump saw politics behind the decision to limit the size of his Columbus town hall to 1,000 people — and made sure the public and press knew it. Fire and convention center officials say, however, the Republican presidential nominee's campaign knew on Friday that the space would be restricted to 1,000 people. "We've had thousands of people outside, thousands, who were turned away for political reasons, purely political reason..>> view originalHot Chicken Takeover lands VC investment to spur expansion
The venture capital firm is an investor in the Columbus arm of Kiva, a San Francisco-based nonprofit crowding platform that gives no-interest microloans to small ...>> view originalJustice Insider: Pokemon tags along to news conference
An unexpected visitor popped into a Columbus police news conference last week. It was covered in feathers — and comes from a game that's certainly ruffling a few in central Ohio. Sgt. Rich Weiner called the news conference to discuss a July 26 robbery, in which a North Linden man was shot three times and his friend robbed of her phone while they were playing the “Pokemon Go” smartphone app. The popular game uses your phone camera and GPS to make Pokemon “appear” around you. Players catch the vi..>> view originalColumbus police name officer involved in Friday shooting
Columbus police have identified the officer who was working special duty on the Northeast Side early Friday morning and was involved in a shooting. Sgt. Lee Hurst, 34, a 10-year veteran, was working at Northern Woods in the 5900 block of Brady Drive when he heard a series of shots at 1:09 a.m. that he believed were intended for him, police say. He returned fire. It is still unclear whether Hurst saw the person who was shooting. There was an armed robbery in the same complex at that time. Carlo..>> view originalCriticism grows for Trump's assailing of Muslim vet's family
WASHINGTON (AP) - Angry and anxious, Republican lawmakers and veterans groups hastened to disavow Donald Trump's repeated criticism of a bereaved military family Monday, but the GOP presidential nominee refused to back down. He complained anew that he had been "viciously attacked" by the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who was killed in Iraq. Arizona Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war, led the charge, saying Trump did not have "unfettered license to defame those who are the best ..>> view originalTheodore Decker: 50 years of mass shootings and no solution
Charles Whitman climbed to the top of a tower at the University of Texas on Aug. 1, 1966, raining 96 minutes of terror down on the Austin campus and introducing the country to the concept of a mass shooting in a public place. Fifty years later, elementary schoolchildren speak the language of the lock-down. Timmy, get the lights. Katie, bar the door. Whitman killed his wife and mother before heading to campus that day. He hauled a trunk full of weapons up the campus tower and kept shooting until..>> view originalSummit County Council President Ilene Shapiro takes over as ...
Summit County Council President Ilene Shapiro was today sworn in as Summit County executive following the death of County Executive Russ Pry, who had served as executive for the past nine years. Pry died Sunday after battling colon cancer since June. Shapiro will hold the executive's position until the Summit County Democratic Party nominates a candidate to run in Pry's place at a central committee meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 in the North High School auditorium. Shapiro is serving her third year..>> view originalClippers | Pitchers Morimando, Armstrong show their mettle
Retiring batters with ballgames on the line has been a lot less stressful for Clippers pitchers Shawn Morimando and Shawn Armstrong than the amusement park-like thrill rides they have taken off the field this season. Each showed impressive grit in Columbus’ 1-0 victory over Indianapolis before 11,165 on Monday night in Huntington Park that increased the team’s lead in the International League West to six games with 34 games remaining. Morimando gave up four hits and three walks and struck out t..>> view original
Thursday, August 4, 2016
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