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Fight to increase Ohio minimum wage will continue into 2025
TOLEDO, Ohio — A $15 minimum wage could be coming to Ohio. There are currently two minimum wages in the state. The sub-minimum wage for tipped workers is $5.25. The broader minimum wage is $10.45. Efforts to get a wage increase on the 2024 ballot failed. One Fair Wage,...
Delaware City Budget Document Earns National Award
This award has been earned for the fourth consecutive year. Work by the City of Delaware Budget and Finance Departments have earned the City the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Award for the FY 20224 budget. This is the fourth consecutive year that a City of Delaware budget...
Yost rejects proposed amendment for no title
(The Center Square) – A plan to ask Ohio voters to strip away immunity from government and public employees for civil rights violations didn’t make it past the first step. Attorney General Dave Yost rejected a petition for a constitutional amendment because it did not contain a title. “The lack of a title alone provides sufficient cause to reject the submitted petition, and the petition is rejected on that basis,”...
District hires new food service director
The Delaware City Schools Board of Education on Monday hired a new food service director and ordered the purchase of a new truck to haul band equipment. Meeting in the Willis Education Center, the board approved the employment of David K. Drennen as the district’s new food service director. Executive Director of Human and Material Resources Jerry Stewart said Drennen has experience overseeing Meals on Wheels in several central Ohio counties and is a Delaware resident.
Ohio Woman Arrested on Possession Charges
A Plain City, Ohio woman was arrested Monday, July 15 after a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of U.S. 30 near Elm Road. The deputy spotted a blue passenger car traveling east at a very high rate of speed which led to the traffic stop. The vehicle was checked at 103 mph.
Joyce Beatty brings a Treasury roadshow to Ohio
The Treasury Department has been hitting the road this summer to sell-slash-prepare small businesses for a new type of database designed to crack down on shell companies. Today, that show is rolling into Columbus, Ohio, courtesy of Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty. It's the latest sign that years after the enactment of the Corporate Transparency Act, lawmakers are still doing whatever they can to make beneficial ownership reform a reality.
Wind Is More Powerful Than J. D. Vance Seems to Think
It’s a good thing most of us aren’t accountable for every single silly thing we’ve ever said, but most of us are not vice presidential running mates, either. Back in 2022, when J.D. Vance was still just a “New York Times bestselling author” and not yet a “junior senator from Ohio,” much less “second-in-line to a former president who will turn 80 in office if he’s reelected,” he made a climate oopsie that — now that it’s recirculating — deserves to be addressed.If Democrats “care so much about climate change,” Vance argued during an Ohio Republican senator candidate forum...
Marion Correctional inmate to serve additional time for assaulting a corrections officer
Hiram Melendez, a Marion Correctional Institution inmate serving 15 years to life for murder, has had three years tacked onto his prison sentence due to an assault of a correctional officer in August 2019. Melendez, who has been incarcerated since 1993, attacked the officer, striking her multiple times in the face with closed...
Columbus, Ohio, police shoot homeless man in Milwaukee park a mile from RNC security perimeter
Five Columbus, Ohio police officers shot and killed a homeless man close to Milwaukee’s King Park on Tuesday. The shooting took place more than a mile from the security perimeter of the Republican National Convention, which has drawn more than 4,000 police officers from across the country to the city. At a press conference nearby […] The post Columbus, Ohio, police shoot homeless man in Milwaukee park a mile from RNC security perimeter appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Evictions are rising fastest in these 5 American cities
Home evictions are on the rise in several major cities nationwide as Americans continue to grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Eviction filings over the past year are up more than 15% compared with the period before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 10 cities across the country, according to the Eviction Lab, a research unit at Princeton University. The Eviction Lab tracks 10 states and 34 cities.
90 years ago today: a Wichita-founded company announced it was leaving town
90 years ago today: a Wichita-founded company announced it was leaving town 90 years ago today: a Wichita-founded company announced it was leaving town 90 years ago today: a Wichita-founded company announced it was leaving town
Dirty Frank’s, 16-Bit among Downtown buildings proposed to be torn down for apartments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, 16 Bit Bar+Arcade and the homes of other Downtown businesses are being proposed for demolition to make way for a 23-story apartment building. The Estrella is a mixed-use development proposed by Bluestone Brothers Capital to take up most of the block surrounded by East Rich, South […]
Fourth suspect arrested in fatal southeast Columbus shooting at apartment complex
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A fourth person is in custody after a fatal shooting occurred in southeast Columbus at an apartment complex over one month ago. Chaz Cooley-Ward, 29, is allegedly one of at least four suspects arrested in connection to the death of Jahaan Harris, who was gunned down in the 2700 block of […]
Final Call: Defensive tackle Jarquez Carter ready to announce commitment
Ohio State is in pursuit of another defensive tackle and Jarquez Carter will announce his commitment soon. The post Final Call: Defensive tackle Jarquez Carter ready to announce commitment appeared first on On3.
Bite This bakery opens in Clintonville, offering creative treats
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bakery described by its owner as “quizzically creative and carefully curated” has opened up its first brick-and-mortar location in Clintonville. Bite This opened Saturday at 3009 N. High St. — the building that previously housed Tudie’s Cookies and Sweets — which closed in December. The bakery was originally called MommaBat […]
Man Found Hiding in a Bush after Several Attempted Burglary Attempts Sentenced to Prison
CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO — Justin Melvin of Columbus Ohio, implicated in a series of attempted burglaries and a tense apprehension involving local law enforcement, has been sentenced to prison following a court hearing on July 17, 2024. The incident unfolded on April 1st, 2024, when officers responded to multiple reports...
The Oklahoman's Super 30: How Ohio State commit Nate Roberts made his mark at Washington
A lot of fond memories come to mind when Nate Roberts reflects on his high school football career at Washington. The Warriors are coming off two straight undefeated seasons that ended with Class 2A state championship victories against Millwood, and Roberts has been at the center of all of it. ...
Check out these 10 events in Columbus and central Ohio
This week's been filled with sticky weather and rainy skies, but don't let the harsh summer sun stop you from enjoying all that the Central Ohio region has to offer. This week and next, tunes of diverse genres will fill venues, concert halls and theaters all across the region, from Chris...
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