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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...
See all homes sold in Medina County, June 24 to June 30
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Medina County reported from June 24 to June 30. There were 14 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,572-square-foot home on Saint James Drive in Brunswick that sold for $265,000.
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.
Richland County marriage licenses recorded June 24-28
These marriage license applications were recorded in Richland County between June 24 and June 28:. Jordan Allen Davis of Mansfield, 22, government, to Jaclynn Renee Hall of Mansfield, 23, government. Charles Harvey Hosey of Bellville, 59, police officer, to Marjorie Ann Glunt of Austintown, OH, 59, bus driver. Alice McDougal...
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...
Barberton native Chase Johnson inspiring youth as he continues professional golf journey
AKRON, Ohio — Firestone Country Club is all geared up to host the Kaulig Companies Championship next week—but Barberton native Chase Johnson helped tee off festivities beforehand at Akron's historic course. It was a full-circle moment for the local professional golfer. Johnson was practically born to golf. "I...
4-year-old, 3 adults injured in shooting at Ohio home
AKRON — Four people, including a 4-year-old, were injured in a shooting at a house party in Ohio Saturday evening. The shooting was reported on Morningview Avenue in Akron around 7:45 p.m., according to WOIO in Cleveland. When officers got to the scene, they found four people with gunshot...
Béla Fleck and Cleveland Orchestra wow Blossom Music Center with Rhapsody in Blue
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — Appearing with the Cleveland Orchestra on Saturday evening July 6, Béla Fleck surprised the Blossom Music Center crowd not so much by the level of his playing — virtuosic as always — but by how well he adapted the solo piano part for the banjo in his transcription of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
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