Tuesday, July 4, 2017

COTA views van pool service as a smart choice for Columbus and other top stories.

  • COTA views van pool service as a smart choice for Columbus

    COTA views van pool service as a smart choice for Columbus
    Kimball Perry The Columbus Dispatch @kimballperry As COTA plans how to help more people get from place to place, it and other agencies are talking to alternative transportation companies, aiming to lure them to Columbus."We are looking at new mobility services to bring to the city to get people commuting without cars," said Jordan Davis, the Columbus Partnership's Smart Cities director.Columbus beat out 77 other cities last year to win a U.S. Department of Transportation challenge..
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  • One killed, 3 injured in Licking County crash

    One killed, 3 injured in Licking County crash
    Mary Beth Lane The Columbus Dispatch @MaryBethLane1 A pickup truck crash on Monday in Licking County killed the driver and injured his three passengers, the State Highway Patrol said.The crash happened around 2:43 a.m., when a Ford F-150 pickup headed west on Route 79 and approaching Route 37 went off the road, overturned and hit several utility poles and trees. Driver Jordon Q. Miller, 25, of Millersport, was pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol said.Passengers Dustin Meier, ..
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  • Downtown building brings 'a little dirt, a little grit' to Express creative ...

    Downtown building brings 'a little dirt, a little grit' to Express creative ...
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  • Judy Malinowski laid to rest

    Judy Malinowski laid to rest
    Judy Malinowski's journey has come to an end.The New Albany mother of two was remembered Monday at her funeral as a faithful, selfless inspiration to others.She died last Tuesday, nearly 700 days after her ex-boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her on fire.Tuesday inside the Church of the Resurrection, Father Ryan Schmit said, "life is about more than what is seen, what is visible."What couldn't be seen was the faith that sustained her through 696 days in the hospital, some 60 surgeries, ..
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  • 2017 Summer Entertainment Guide: July

    2017 Summer Entertainment Guide: July
    The Summer fun continues this month Culture What started as a small Independence Day fireworks show in the early 1980s has grown into one of the biggest Fourth of July displays in the Midwest—and the celebration starts well before dark. Red, White & Boom draws thousands to Bicentennial Park, the Arena District and surrounding Downtown areas for a day full of family-friendly activities, live entertainment and plenty of local bites and libations. Free. July 3. redwhiteandboom.org The champ is h..
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  • Columbus health officials conduct food inspection at Red, White ...

    Columbus health officials conduct food inspection at Red, White ...
    Columbus Health Safety inspectors checked more than 100 vendors serving tasty treats during Red, White & Boom! (WSYX/WTTE)COLUMBUS, Ohio — Corn dogs, fried pickles, lemonade, and Italian ice, some of the food nearly a half million people snacked on as they waited for the fireworks show during Red, White, & Boom.“The food I get here, you don't get it in New York City, I love the uniqueness of it,” said Troy Gochenour, as he got ready to munch on a brat.Hungry crowds not the only ones hanging arou..
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  • Maria Menounos reveals brain tumor battle, quits E! News

    Maria Menounos reveals brain tumor battle, quits E! News
    Published: 07/03/17 09:25 am EDT. NEW YORK — Maria Menounos says she has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and has announced her resignation from E! News.Menounos tells People magazine that she underwent surgery last month to remove a golf-ball-sized tumor discovered in February. Menounos says 99.9 percent of the tumor was removed during the seven-hour procedure on June 8. She says there's a small chance that it could come back.E! says Monday that Menounos is leaving the network after t..
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  • Columbus couple has collected Pez dispensers for more than 20 years

    Columbus couple has collected Pez dispensers for more than 20 years
    Published: 07/03/17 04:53 pm EDT.Updated: 07/03/17 05:56 pm EDT. Lynda and Jeff Gilligan of Columbus are not bashful when it comes to their collection of Pez candy dispensers.What started as just a fun thing 23 years ago has turned into an incredible collection.It was 23 years ago on Christmas that Jeff put a few Pez dispensers in Lynda’s stocking and from that the Gilligan’s turned into self-proclaimed Pez Heads.They have a collection of well over 1,500 dispensers and most of them are on dis..
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  • Passenger traffic declines in Dayton as busy summer season begins

    Passenger traffic declines in Dayton as busy summer season begins
    As passenger traffic continues to decline at the Dayton International Airport, airports in Cincinnati and Columbus are seeing increases as the busy summer vacation season begins. Around 93,244 passengers flew out of the Dayton airport in May, more than 3,000 less than the year before during the same month. For the year, 405,659 travelers have flown from the Dayton airport compared to the 416,023 passengers who flew in the same time period last year. May was the last full month of service for..
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  • Former clerk appointed to federal magistrate bench

    Former clerk appointed to federal magistrate bench
    Earl Rinehart The Columbus Dispatch @esrinehart A familiar face will don a black robe at the federal courthouse in Columbus.Chelsey V. Vascura, who had worked as a clerk to federal judges at the courthouse for 11 years, has been appointed a U.S. magistrate judge.Vascura, 39, replaces Terence P. Kemp, who retired this year after 30 years on the bench. She begins work this week."She's a workhorse," Chief U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. said of Vascura. He described her as a..
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Ex-Gang leaders meet in Columbus to help curb the violence .With rest on mind, Adam Silver says NBA asking arenas to free up more dates .
Columbus police looking for missing woman .Columbus insurance tech company raises $5M .

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