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Freshway Foods Co-Founder Frank Gilardi Passes Away
SIDNEY, OH - We are saddened to report the news that a beloved industry veteran has passed away. Freshway Foods Co-Founder Frank Gilardi passed away on July 8, 2024. Born and raised in Sidney, Ohio, Gilardi was a successful entrepreneur who, along with his brother Phil Gilardi, co-founded Freshway Foods in Sidney in 1988 after purchasing the assets of their father’s wholesale company. Both men had worked in the multi-generational business previously and wanted to refocus the strategy to provide pre-cut and shredded lettuce to the foodservice industry.
Explore homicide investigation techniques with Dayton police experts at upcoming event
Dayton, Ohio – The Dayton Police Department is offering a unique opportunity for community members to delve into the world of homicide investigation with its free “Dayton Law Enforcement Experience” class on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will take place at the Dayton Police Department’s Central District located at 248 Salem Ave., Dayton, 45406.
Marissa Saneholtz artful path leads her back home to BG
Marissa Saneholtz was first attracted to metalsmithing at 14 as a student at Bowling Green High School. She was bored with her academic classes, she said. But art, especially metals, taught in Becky Laabs’ classes offered a challenge that involved both art and science as well as fire. Saneholtz...
Richland 25: Loaded Ontario girls soccer ready for run at multiple championships in 2024
ONTARIO — Loaded. It really is the only word to describe the Ontario Warriors girls soccer team heading into the 2024 season. Absolutely loaded. Ontario did lose seven seniors from last year's squad including their starting goalkeeper and their best defender, but the talent the Warriors return all over the pitch is sensation and makes them the early favorite to win the Division III district championship. ...
Former Republican to be keynote speaker at Richland County Democratic Party kickoff event
The Richland County Democratic Party will host a kick-off event in Richland County to highlight keynote speaker Chris Gibbs. Gibbs, the Shelby County Ohio Democratic Party chairman, has been featured on CNN nationally as well as in numerous media and news articles around the state and country. This multi-county event will take place...
Crestline Harvest Festival returns with exciting lineup
CRESTLINE, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW) – As school resumes and fall approaches, the Crestline Harvest Festival is set to bring joy and excitement to the community. The festival will take place on September 12, 13, and 14 along Thoman Street (Ohio 61) from Main Street to Bucyrus Street. The festivities kick off at 5 p.m. on September 12 with an opening ceremony on the main stage.
Austin Dillon seeks follow-up to wreck-assisted NASCAR win at Michigan; IndyCar returns at Illinois
Site: Brooklyn, Michigan. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:35 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday race, 2:30 p.m. (USA Network). Track: Michigan International Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles. Last year: Chris Buescher won the second of three consecutive starts before the playoffs, leading the final 12 laps of 52 overall...
Ohio among top three states that receive most speeding tickets, study says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is among the top three states where drivers receive the most speeding tickets, a 2024 report states. Insurify, an insurance shopping website, analyzed data from its database of more than 97 million quotes from partner companies to determine which states’ drivers receive the most speeding tickets. The study ranked Ohio […]
DraftKings ditches plan to charge extra fees in high-tax states
CLEVELAND, Ohio — DraftKings will not be charging winners extra fees in “high tax states” after all, the company announced Tuesday. The sports-betting company announced that it would scrap its plan to add a “gaming tax surcharge” to winning bets in 2025. This came after two major competitors came out and said they would not add fees.
Ohio lawmakers push to remove taxes on tips
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new idea for tax cuts has been proposed at the Ohio Statehouse that would impact more than half a million Ohioans. “These aren’t people getting rich. These aren’t millionaires. These are blue collar people that are trying to get by,” Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) said. Edwards is sponsoring House Bill […]
“Vouchers Hurt Ohio” lawsuit tests constitutional protection of equal access to public schooling
In “The School Voucher Illusion: Exposing the Pretense of Equity,” academic experts who have studied the growing expansion of private school tuition vouchers almost perfectly capture the reality of Ohio’s universal school voucher explosion: “As currently structured, voucher policies in the United States are unlikely to help the students they claim to support. Instead, these […]
First week of recreational marijuana sales went “flawlessly”
(WTRF) — It’s been one week since recreational marijuana sales began in Ohio. A spokesperson with Sunnyside Dispensaries in Ohio, Jason Erkes says the first week of sales at their stores went flawlessly. He says people were waiting in line for hours before some of their stores even opened. Once customers were in the store, […]
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