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New ODOT App Offers Real-Time Ohio Highway Traffic Updates
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Travelers can get real-time Ohio highway traffic updates through the state Department of Transportation’s new free app, OHGO (OH’-goh). It mirrors the name and style of the website where the department shares traffic alerts, construction delays and other updates about verified problems. Users see maps showing green, yellow or red lines… Read More
‘Arcadia’: Action, Adventure and Mystery Filmed in Southeast Ohio
By: Emily Votaw
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Sometimes, in order to really do something; you just have to plunge headlong into it and do it. For director Andy Hall, that meant plunging headfirst into the making of Arcadia, an art house film released earlier this year, crafted with a measly budget of barely $12,000. Although the film has only been out since… Read More
Ohio AG: Cities Cant’ Set Higher Minimum Wage Than State’s
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Ohio’s attorney general says cities can’t set a minimum wage higher than what the state has set. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Thursday issued his opinion after a request by the Hamilton County prosecutor in Cincinnati. Prosecutor Joseph Deters had asked for DeWine’s opinion on whether businesses would be subject to… Read More
Athens School Board Tax Levy Headed To The Ballot
By: Susan Tebben
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An emergency levy that the Athens City Schools superintendent says is “vital” to the operations of the district was approved yesterday to appear on November’s ballot. The levy, while still called an emergency levy, has been in place for years, and the board is considering the 6.73-mill tax a renewal of operating funds. “Obviously people… Read More
Attorney General Offers Advice on Potential Flood Scams
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office says it’s issued subpoenas, written letters and reached out to charities to protect consumers in the wake of devastating floods. Morrisey’s office said in a news release that he directed his office to organize mobile office visits, contact area charities and expedite approval of… Read More
British Journalist Talks to Spectrum About Brexit and Its Ramifications
By: Tom Hodson
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Martin Walker, a noted journalist and author, says that nothing is going to move quickly in the United Kingdom after the recent Brexit vote to leave the European Union. He does not think that any official action will take place until at least September when a new Prime Minister is sworn into office. Walker also… Read More
Fireworks Injuries More Severe These Days
By: Kevin Willis | Ohio Public Radio • WKYU
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A Kentucky researcher says the injuries children get from fireworks accidents are more severe and require longer hospital stays than a decade ago. John Myers is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville Medical School. His research shows that in 2006, about one in four children injured by fireworks had to be admitted… Read More