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No Bones About It: Ohio Should Elect Donnelly, Stewart and Forbes to Ohio Supreme Court by C. Ellen Connally
In 2017, Michael Berkheimer went to dinner at Wings on Brookwood, a family-owned and -operated restaurant in Hamilton, Ohio. Berkheimer placed his usual order of boneless chicken wings with parmesan garlic. While eating his second boneless wing he felt like something went down the wrong way. Berkheimer went to the...
Ohio’s highest court rules that boneless chicken can have bones
Diners who order boneless chicken wings cannot expect the meat to be actually free of bones, an Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.This rather bizarre ruling has stemmed from a much more serious case in which a restaurant patron suffered serious medical complications after getting a bone stuck in his throat after tucking into some boneless wings eight years ago.The claim from Michael Berkheimer, the restaurant patron, was rejected by the divided court, which voted 4-3 in the ruling.Berkheimer was dining with his wife and friends at a wing joint in Hamilton, Ohio, in 2016, ordering a plate of boneless...
Monday start for USDA rabies vaccine drops in the Valley
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to distribute oral rabies vaccine bait for wildlife in the Valley. The distribution begins July 29th and will run through most of August. The bait is green, contained in a blister pack and scented. The smell attracts wild animals, who eat the bait and are then vaccinated against rabies.
Vance defends ‘sarcastic’ ‘childless cat ladies’ remarks amid blowback
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Friday addressed the firestorm brewing around his recently resurfaced remarks that the country was being run by “childless cat ladies,” calling it a “sarcastic comment” and pivoting to attack Democrats as “antifamily.” “I know the media wants to attack me and wants me to back down on this, Megyn, but […]
Some Republicans regret Trump’s VP pick JD Vance after Harris becomes Dem nominee
Some Republicans are reportedly starting to regret Donald Trump’s pick for a running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, after Vice President Kamala Harris’s sudden ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket.Trump chose Vance thinking he was running against President Joe Biden, who announced on Sunday that he was stepping aside as the Democratic nominee and endorsing Harris. The former president believed he was on a glide path to victory in November before Biden’s dropping out shook up the race. Trump chose a running mate that would gin up his base, not appeal to possible swing voters or Republicans...
127 Yard Sale coming in August
Billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale,” the 127 Yard Sale is an annual event that takes place next week, stretching 690 miles and spanning US Highway 127 across six states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The 127 Yard Sale began in 1987 as the brainchild of Mike Walker, a former Fentress County […] The post 127 Yard Sale coming in August appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Ohio congressional candidate gets 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to felony
PAINESVILLE, Ohio - A Lake County Common Pleas Judge on Thursday sentenced the Democratic congressional candidate challenging incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce of South Russell to 30 days in the Lake County jail after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of filing a false voter registration. The Lake...
Ohio’s school-based behavioral health partnerships jump 200% since 2017
An Ohio group said data showed “troubling” trends in youth mental health, but also said optimistic trends exist in school-community partnerships to address student behavioral health. The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers, which says it represents 165 private entities that provide “community-based prevention, substance use, mental health and family services” in […]
National Democrats say early presidential nomination vote is needed to stay on Ohio’s ballot. Secretary of State Frank LaRose disputes that
COLUMBUS, Ohio—National Democrats are moving ahead with plans to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president via an online vote prior to next month’s Democratic National Convention, arguing that it’s needed to forestall a GOP legal challenge intended to keep Harris off the Ohio ballot in November.
Ohio using bridge launching method on Route 8 bridge
The Ohio Department of Transportation recently began erecting a bridge using the bridge launching method in Akron as part of the $158 million State Route 8 bridge replacement project. This is the first time the department has used the method. Using the bridge launching method, crews build a bridge in sections on the ground then […] The post Ohio using bridge launching method on Route 8 bridge appeared first on Transportation Today.
Bryan named one of Ohio Magazine's best hometowns
BRYAN, Ohio — A northwest Ohio city of about 8,700 people has been named one of the state's best hometowns in an annual list from Ohio Magazine. Bryan, the county seat of Williams County in the northwesternmost corner of the state, was selected by the magazine's editors "in part for its historic downtown, thriving sense of community, and reinvestment that continues to bring new and interesting businesses and attractions to the city," according to a press release from the Bryan Area Foundation.
Ohio Supreme Court rules in case of throat injury from bone found in boneless wing
The state’s highest court has delivered a ruling in what may be one of its most unusual cases. According to court documents, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that patrons can reasonably expect to encounter pieces of chicken bones in orders of boneless wings. This means the court has...
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