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Walmart looks to add merchandise from Ohio entrepreneurs to stores
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Small businesses in Ohio have a chance to get their items in retail store locations. Until July 15, entrepreneurs and small business owners in Ohio can submit an application to have a chance at getting products on the shelves of Sam’s Club and Walmart locations. For items to be considered, they […]
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...
Woman charged after throwing knife, accidentally hitting 5-month-old son, police said
CANTON ‒ A 20-year-old woman has been charged with multiple criminal criminal offenses alleging that she accidentally hit her 5-month-old son in the head with a cake knife, causing serious injury. A police report said the infant suffered a skull fracture, brain bleed and a gash on his head that was 1-2 inches deep. The wound required stitches. ...
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.
Greek group AHEPA puts focus on helping community
AHEPA was founded in 1922 to assist Greek newcomers. The local chapter of AHEPA was founded in 1926. CANTON − A 100-year-old men's philanthropic organization founded to help Greek immigrants adjust to life in the U.S. has grown to assist the community at large. The Order of AHEPA, the...
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...
Tuscarawas County child injured by ricocheting projectile in target shooting
A 7-year-old Tuscarawas County boy from Wayne Township was transported to the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital campus in Dover on Friday after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries from a projectile, according to a report from the Tuacarawas County Sheriff’s Office. According to officials, the incident occurred when an adult was using...
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