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Rumpke opens $100M MRF in Ohio to meet rising regional needs
Rumpke Waste & Recycling has opened its new 226,000-square-foot MRF in Columbus, Ohio, which it says is the “largest and most technologically advanced” in North America. The $100 million Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center uses Machinex equipment such as ballistic separators, trommel equipment, 19 optical sorters and other artificial intelligence-assisted features. The facility can process up to 250,000 tons a year from over 50 counties in the state, Rumpke said.
CIPPO conference to bring manufacturing experts together, spark ideas to make Ohio a leader in innovation
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Connecting Innovation, Policy and Practice Ohio will hold its annual conference on Aug. 20 at Cleveland State University, focusing on smart manufacturing and how Ohio can become positioned as a leader in the field. The event aims to bring together key stakeholders and intermediaries to discuss...
Yost unveils first Ohio human trafficking hotline to share tips with law enforcement
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost unveiled a first-of-its-kind technology at the fifth annual Human Trafficking Summit in Columbus. A new statewide human trafficking hotline, 844-END-OHHT (844-363-6448), will be available sometime this year, according to Yost’s office. The hotline will collect tips on suspected sex and labor trafficking, sent directly to […]
Paloma De La Fuente withdraws from Ohio State Senate race
Paloma De La Fuente has withdrawn from the race for the Ohio State Senate. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am withdrawing from my race for the Second District of the Ohio State Senate,” Ms. De La Fuente said Tuesday in a message posted to X (formerly known as Twitter). “At this time, I need to prioritize the health of my family.” A University of Toledo student and Perrysburg native, Ms. De La Fuente won the Democratic nomination via a write-in campaign to face Rep. Theresa Gavarone (R., Bowling Green) in the 2nd, which consists of Lucas County’s western suburbs, all of Wood, Ottawa, and Erie counties, and small pieces of Huron County. “I am grateful for and appreciate all of the support, contributions and endorsements I have received,” Ms. De La Fuente said. “Please respect my privacy for myself and the family for the foreseeable future.”
Dayton, Ohio Business Promotes Safe Cannabis Growing Practices
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Business Promotes Safe Cannabis Cultivation Practices. A Dayton, Ohio-based business is promoting safe cannabis growing practices following the legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio. The Local Grow Shop focuses on educating residents on cultivating cannabis plants within the state’s laws....
Dayton Dragons and Ohio 529 Announces 2024 MVP Winners
The Dayton Dragons and Ohio’s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, teamed up for the MVP Program for the 2023-2024 school year. The Dragons MVP Program is an educational program for teachers to help motivate and reward fourth- and fifth-grade students for success in the classroom. The MVP program is for public, private, and parochial schools throughout the Miami Valley, including Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Warren counties. Over 1,200 teachers took advantage of the program.
King's Daughters Medical Center delay, cancel elective procedures
ASHLAND, Ky. (WCHS) — King’s Daughters Medical Center have been forced to delay and cancel some elective surgical procedures due to new equipment issues, the hospital announced. According to a statement from University of Kentucky King’s Daughters, there have been several unanticipated problems with installing and operating the...
17-year-old Kentucky boy with traumatic brain injury defies the odds, walks out of Frazier Rehab to go home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It was a celebration that a Kentucky family wasn't sure would ever come. Months after a serious car crash, 17-year-old Ethan Bowling walked out of Frazier Rehab Wednesday and headed home to Breathitt County. It's something doctors said he would never do, but step by step,...
Vehicle of interest sought in connection with string of thefts
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Cabell County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information about a mid-90s black and red Ford F-150 truck. Deputies say this truck is a suspect’s vehicle in an attempted motorcycle theft at a hotel parking lot that happened Aug. 1 near U.S. 60 in Barboursville.
Feds look to hold 23 Justice coal companies in contempt for nonpayment of health, safety fines
Yet another blow could be coming for Gov. Jim Justice’s family business empire as attorneys for the federal government are asking a court to hold 23 of the family’s coal companies in contempt for unpaid fines dating back a decade. The motion was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia […]
Defense attorneys seek to dismiss indictment, reduce bonds in Amber Spradlin murder case
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — No trial date has yet been set for the three men charged in connection to the death of Amber Spradlin, but defense attorneys are already working to free their clients. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael...
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