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Gridiron Glory Player of the Year Watchlist
By: Sean Neidig
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High school football in Southeastern Ohio is right around the corner, and that means that it’s time to announce the Gridiron Glory Player of the Year Watch List. Hundreds of players have gone through two-a-days to prepare for this season, so there’s definitely potential for a few not on this list to surprise us. The… Read More
State Senator Proposes Bill To Start School Year After Labor Day
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Once again, kids are going back to school in Ohio. And once again, a state lawmaker has said that school shouldn’t be starting in the middle of August. When the first bell of the 2016-17 school year rang, there were certainly plenty of parents who were relieved at the end of summer break. But perhaps just… Read More
Grazing In The Grass: An Old-Fashioned Idea Holds New Promise For Sustainable Farming
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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On 120 acres in Marion, Kentucky, small-scale farmer Joseph Mast is taking an innovative approach to provide for his growing family of nine. Mast belongs to an Amish community and is reluctant when it comes to media. He makes a concession, however, when the conversation involves sustainable farming. “I’ll talk grass any day,” said Mast…. Read More
Analyst: Ohio Medical Marijuana Industry Could Be Big Economic Boost
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Though the state is still hammering out the details of how its medical marijuana program will work when the law allowing it takes effect next month, experts are predicting it will be a multi-hundred million dollar industry. An analyst tracking the pot industry estimates Ohio medical marijuana sales of up to $400… Read More
Online Checkbook Made Easier For Local Governments
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ohio leaders say they’ve made changes to make it easier for local governments to put their spending online. ohiocheckbook.com –the site that allows the public to view how their taxpayer dollars are spent– is now easier for local officials to access, because of a new partnership with the state auditor’s office, according… Read More
Business Recovery Centers Closing After W. Va. Flood
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Federal officials are shutting down centers that have helped West Virginia small businesses obtain low-interest loans after damaging floods in June. The U.S. Small Business Administration says the business recovery centers in Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas counties will stop operating Monday. The SBA says the closures are due to a steady… Read More
Clinton, Trump Ads Set To Run This Weekend In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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This weekend will bring a new barrage of TV ads in Ohio and other battleground states – including the first spots from Republican Donald Trump. Trump’s first ad contrasts his view of what the US will be like under a Hillary Clinton administration with his plans on what appear to be his favorite issues –… Read More
Flag-Burning RNC Protesters Arraigned
By: Michelle Faust | ideastream
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CLEVELAND, OHIO — Two of the protesters with the group that burned the American flag outside the Republican National Convention have been arraigned. Dominique Knox and Joseph Scogin both face felony charges in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for allegedly assaulting police officers, resisting arrest, and obstructing official business. The indictment alleges that police officers were… Read More
Kasich Still Silent About Trump
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican governor says he has nothing further to say about his party’s presidential nominee. Gov. John Kasich has declined to endorse Donald Trump, and pointedly didn’t participate in Republican National Convention proceedings in Cleveland where Trump was officially nominated after topping Kasich and the rest of the GOP field. Kasich… Read More