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Sports leagues for adults, kids shrink as economy slides

Gahanna :: OH :: USA | about 21 hours ago

As a youth soccer coach in Groveport, Kyle Lund is always curious when one of his players drops off the team roster. Sometimes, he'll bump into the parents at the grocery store. "I say, 'I didn't see your kid,' and they say, 'Well, look at the price of...

Tags: Ohio

'Granny Robber' finally caught?

Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 1 day ago

Franklin Police arrested a bank robbery suspect today who might be the “Granny Robber,” an older woman police think is responsible for four bank holdups in Warren County since May. At 1:33 p.m., a woman robbed the Huntington Bank at 340 S...She handed...

Tags: Granny Robber, Ohio

4 more Ohio agency officials disciplined over "Joe the Plumber' records searches

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 1 day ago

Two more senior managers at the Ohio agency where computers were used to dig up information about "Joe the Plumber" have been suspended without pay for their roles in the searches, an official at the agency said Friday. Fred Williams, the Department of...

Tags: joe the plumber, ohio, Ohio Department of Job

COL FB: Ohio State 42, Michigan 7

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 1 day ago

Terrelle Pryor threw two touchdown passes and Chris Wells ran for one Saturday, helping 10th-ranked Ohio State roll to a 42-7 win over archrival Michigan. Pryor completed just 5-of-13 passes for 120 yards and one interception. Wells scored on a 5-yard...

Tags: ohio, Ohio State-Michigan, Michigan-Ohio, Chris Wells

State to spend $100M on roads, other infrastructure

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 2 days ago

Companies that move goods across Ohio can apply for $100 million in forgivable loans as part of a state project to improve the transportation infrastructure and create jobs, state officials said today...Gov. Lee Fisher, who heads the state Department...

Tags: ohio, jobs, economy, Ohioans, Ted Strickland, transportation networks

Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush

Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 days ago

With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush is about to ensure that millions of laid-off workers won't see their unemployment checks disappear as the year-end holidays approach. Bush is expected to sign into law an extension of...

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Director's checks on 'Joe' called unfounded

Toledo :: OH :: USA | 3 days ago

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is standing by an agency director who OK'd improper computer checks for confidential information on "Joe the Plumber" and used state e-mails for political fundraising. Strickland announced yesterday that Helen Jones-Kelley, director...

Tags: joe the plumber, Ohio, Family Services, inspector general, Department of Job, agency director

Ohio budget chief warns of more cuts

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 3 days ago

Gov. Ted Strickland's budget chief told lawmakers the state will likely have to make even deeper spending cuts because of economic "storm clouds." Budget Director Pari Sabety had a long list of ominous indicators for the state Senate Finance Committee...

Tags: ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio Budget Director J., Ted Strickland

Toledo mayor pushes plastic bag tax

Toledo :: OH :: USA | 4 days ago

An Ohio mayor is pushing for a 5-cent tax on every plastic bag handed out by a store, arguing the levy would be good for the environment and the budget. Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has written the City Council, promising to promote a bag tax, The Blade...

Tags: toledo, Toledo City Council, Toledo Blade, Ohio, toledo mayor, Carty Finkbeiner, mayor carty

NBC 4 Columbus (WCMH): Medical Prison Jobs Proposal

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 4 days ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio - - State lawmakers are considering a bill that could help nursing and dental students in Ohio pay for their education, as long as the students are willing to work in the state corrections system for a set period of time after they graduate...

Tags: ohio, jobs, Ohio House, NBC, Ted Strickland, coffee shops, Central Ohio

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