Portman says Kasich's support means more than Trump's
It was a no-brainer for Rob Portman. Does the junior U.S. senator value the support of Ohio's popular governor, John Kasich, over that of Donald Trump, the Republican Party's battered presidential candidate? "Yes. No one is more important than John Kasich in this campaign," Portman quickly replied, citing Kasich's record as governor, which he said has earned him the respect of Ohioans. "I don't think there's any surrogate who is more effective ... I talk about John Kasich on the campaign becaus..>> view originalDiarrheal disease outbreak grows; Dublin and Columbus close pools
As the number of cases of diarrheal disease in a two-county outbreak has nearly doubled in the past week, some swimming pools have closed and health officials are reaching out to schools and day-care centers to encourage prevention. Cases of cryptosporidiosis linked to area pools, splash pads and a water park — in Columbus and Franklin and Delaware counties — have jumped from 107 a week ago to at least 202. That's more cases than the health departments saw in the past four years combined. Late ..>> view originalHope Over Heroin Columbus to kick off Friday to help addicts with ...
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COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police will be hosting the second of five community meetings tonight to discuss how neighborhoods and officers can continue to work together. The meeting Thursday evening will be held at the Linden Community Recreation Center from 6-8pm. At Clean Cutts Barber Shop on Cleveland Avenue, owner Jonathan Smith hears all about the neighborhood from his customers. “I think people are scared of police,” Smith says. Linden resident Paul Holland says there’s ro..>> view originalColumbus adds more police officers to patrol schools
Columbus City Schools and the city of Columbus will expand their program that puts police officers in schools, from having one in each high school to adding two who will routinelyrotate into middle and occasionally elementary schools. Both the city and district benefit from "a relationship between students at the elementary and middle-school level that we didn't have previously," said Steve McElroy, the district's executive director of business and operations. "And it helps the transition for s..>> view originalBexley to fill superintendent, treasurer jobs
The Bexley Board of Education will be busy this school year searching for replacements for the district's longtime superintendent and treasurer. During Bexley schools' annual convocation for teachers Tuesday, Superintendent Mike Johnson announced that this school year, his 16th with the district, will be his last. His contract will expire next summer. He said on Thursday that he made the announcement to give the board enough time to search for a new leader and make a seamless transition. "I wil..>> view originalMan sentenced for buying Native American human remains
In the first case of its kind handled by the federal court in Columbus, a Jackson County man was sentenced Thursday for violating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, for purchasing human remains of Native Americans. Mark M. Beatty, 57, of Wellston, was sentenced to three years probation, including three months of home confinement. U.S District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. also ordered Beatty to pay a $3,500 fine plus an additional $1,000 in restitution to the Miami Tribe ..>> view originalWhat is carfentanil, the animal sedative linked to northeast Ohio ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Officials on Thursday released a public health warning that carfentanil, an animal sedative that has been linked to overdoses throughout Ohio, has been detected in Cuyahoga County. The drug is not safe for human use and presents a "clear and present danger to the community," Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson said in a statement. The medical examiner's office has not attributed the use of carfentanil to any deaths in Cuyahoga County, a spokesman said Thursday..>> view originalPath eased for local goverment to put finances online
A collaboration between Treasurer Josh Mandel and Auditor Dave Yost will make it easier for local governments to become part of the state's online checkbook. Mandel and Yost announced Thursday the creation of a one-stop operation that allows local government officials to use their existing accounting network to submit reports to ohiocheckbook.com, the online financial database maintained by the treasurer's office. There are 3,962 local governments, school districts and other entities in Ohio. S..>> view originalColumbus tops in Ohio for mobile coverage
If you value reliable mobile coverage, Columbus is the place to be. The city ranked first in Ohio and 12th out of the 125 cities studied by RootMetrics, an organization that collects mobile network performance information. The lowest-ranked city in Ohio was Dayton, at 94th, and the lowest among the 125 was Hudson Valley, New York. The report shows that Columbus is "so far ahead of the curve," said Stu Johnson, vice president of Connected Nation and interim executive director of Connect Ohio, an..>> view original
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
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