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Ohio’s casinos, racinos report uptick in May gambling revenue
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s casinos and racinos saw an uptick in gambling revenue and had their best May since 2021. The state’s 11 casinos and racinos brought in a combined $204 million in May, up from $196 million in 2023 and $202 million in 2022. The record for the month was set in 2021, at $209 million, according to data from the Ohio casino control and lottery commissions.
Ohio man playing football in water bitten by shark at 'shark bite capital of the world'
A 21-year-old Ohio man was bitten by a shark at Florida's New Smyrna Beach on the Fourth of July while playing football in knee-deep water, according to Beach Safety Ocean Rescue Interim Director Tammy Malphurs. The shark bit him on the right foot. The man's injuries were not life-threatening, and...
Hamilton County secures $100 million funds
COLUMBUS –State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) announced the June 26 passage of House Bill (HB) 2, the state’s biennial state capital budget, in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate. The record-setting $6.2 billion investment makes appropriations for state-owned infrastructure, colleges, universities and school districts as well as other community projects.
Accused: Ohio man once considered exonerated by DNA evidence still fights to clear name
When former Akron Police Capt. Douglas Prade was convicted of killing his ex-wife in 1997, he vowed he would one day clear his name. And it seemed he had – briefly – when DNA testing in 2013 suggested he was not the man who’d bitten his wife, Dr. Margo Prade, in the arm as she struggled with the shooter who took her life. Based on those test results, Summit County Judge Judy Hunter overturned Prade’s conviction and...
Davy Outdoor Education Center project receives $700,000 in state funding
The Ashland County Park District was awarded $700,000 from the State Capital Budget Bill. This grant will significantly contribute to the development of the Davy McClure Outdoor Education Center. The Park District was informed of the grant by state Rep. Melanie Miller and Sen. Mark Romanchuk. The Davy McClure Outdoor...
3 escape Polk house fire thanks to smoke alarm, firefighters say
POLK, Ohio (WOIO) - Three people escaped a house fire in Polk early Saturday morning thanks to smoke alarms that woke them up, according to a press release from Polk Jackson Perry Fire District. A house fire in the 3100 block of Kinata Court in Cinnamon Lake was reported via...
All-girl Scout troop from Brunswick takes to the high seas for adventure camp
BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- When the Boy Scouts of America opened its membership to young women, it didn’t take long for Medina County girls to join the ranks. That includes Troop 7407, whose members recently returned from Sea Base, a National High Adventure Base of the Boy Scouts of America located in the Florida Keys.
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