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'Each controlled hunt is unique': Ohio hunters have until July 31 to apply for lottery
Ohio hunters can apply for the chance to be selected for special hunts on public land during the 2024-25 hunting season. Selected applicants will partake in controlled hunts for deer, waterfowl, doves, pheasants, squirrel and quail, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Applications must be submitted by July...
McDonald's locations in Ohio are holding a school supply drive
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - McDonald's of Ohio kicked off their second annual school supply drive on Monday. This year, 380 locations across the Greater Ohio Region are participating, including 12 in the Lima area. Lima locations are teaming up with Allen County Children Services to ensure that students can start the year off on the right foot.
Watch: Ohio AG Dave Yost entertains RNC attendees with Bob Seger cover
Ohio Attorney General and 2026 gubernatorial contender Dave Yost gave Ohio delegates a short concert at the Republican National Convention. Monday, Yost played piano while putting a Republican spin on his own version of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll." "We're fighting for America's soul / Those progressives are just out of control," he sang.
Ohio man who fled to South Carolina after stabbing wife pleads guilty, sentenced
A man who fled to South Carolina after stabbing his wife to death admitted his crime Monday before the case went to trial. Charles Rocker, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Judge Chris Brown sentenced Rocker to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 15 years.
Sycamore Community Band Celebrates 50 Years With Free Concerts in the Park
The Sycamore Community Band was founded in 1974 by Pete Metzger, who remained its Music Director until 2021. Under Mr. Metzger’s direction, the ensemble grew into a full symphonic band, consisting of fine musicians from all walks of life…doctors, dentists, teachers, lawyers, and engineers, from 18 to 80 years of age. In 2022 Mr. Metzger passed the baton to new Music Director Robert Browning, who upholds the traditions of musical excellence and community involvement. Band members come together every Thursday to rehearse. With its mission of “Promoting the enjoyment of Concert Band music”, the band performs concerts throughout the year at retirement communities and churches and a summer park concert series.
Ohio lawmakers want to ease smoking restrictions on cigar bars. Health experts slam idea
Some Ohio lawmakers want to ease indoor smoking restrictions for cigar lounges despite Ohio's smoking ban. Rep. Richard Dell'Aquila, D-Seven Hills, and Rep. Rep. Adam Mathews, R-Lebanon, are supporting House Bill 530 which would provide cigar lounges with an exemption from 2006's Smoke Free Workplace Act. Currently, cigar lounges can allow indoor smoking if 80% or more of their sales come from cigars or cigar products. The legislation would lower that to 15%. ...
Goats will be first tenants in new barn complex at Sandusky County Fairgrounds
FREMONT – Sandusky County Fairgrounds facilities are growing with the construction of a $200,000 set of livestock buildings. Currently in the midst of construction, there’s a roof, but not yet sides to the building. The pair of buildings are pole barns, intended to work together, with a multipurpose design.
Galion Man Pleads Guilty to Additional Charge of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor
BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW) – Chet Cobb, 45, appeared in Crawford County Common Pleas Court on Monday to plead guilty to one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, a felony of the second degree. Cobb, who is currently incarcerated at the Madison County Correctional Facility, will be...
Former Crestline fire chief sentenced for 60 days
RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — The former chief of the Crestline Fire department was sentenced to 60 days in the Richland County Jail in Mansfield after pleading guilty to two charges related to working full-time for multiple public agencies at the same time. Matthew Wells must also pay restitution...
Salvation Army gears up to give children backpacks, supplies for upcoming school year
TOLEDO, Ohio — Starting Monday and lasting through Wednesday, parents of Lucas County students can register their children to receive free school supplies for the upcoming school year. The 'Backpack and School Supply' pre-registration event will be held by the Salvation Army of Toledo, and will allow parents to...
Promenade park ‘Splash Pad’ closing for 80s rock concert Friday
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Promenade Park Splash Pad will be closed all day Friday, July 19 due to the ‘80s Rock Invasion’ concert. The concert will be held at the Promenade Pavilion located at 400 Water St. The concert is hosting five multi-platinum-selling, award-winning rock bands that...
Family of murdered couple speaks at defendants' sentencing
Eighteen months after the murders of Malinda Moore, 28, and Brent Roscoe, 36, their families had a chance to address two women involved in their deaths. Fourteen family members filled the spectators’ seats in the Lucas County Common Pleas courtroom of Judge Ian English for the sentencings Monday of Riley Franke and Camryn Chase. In April, Franke pleaded guilty to burglary and robbery and Chase pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. Judge English sentenced Franke, 20, of the 2300 block of Starr Avenue in Oregon, to 13 to 16 years in prison and Chase, 24, of the 500 block of Leach Avenue in Toledo, to two consecutive life terms with parole eligibility after 30 years. Chase faced more severe charges for her role as a planner and for actually entering the house to carry out the Nov. 10, 2022, robbery and murders. She did not, however, pull the trigger that killed the young couple. Their shooter, Prince Jones, 24, died in a shootout with police in East Toledo several hours after the crime.
TPD, prosecutors file additional charge against man bitten by K-9 during traffic stop
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo police and prosecutors have filed an additional charge for against the man who was bitten by a K-9 during a traffic stop in April. The charge filed against Brandon Upchurch is for Failure to Comply with the Order or Signal of a Police Officer. The new charge, which has not been finalized, comes three months after the K-9 was released on him.
Trace Adkins to perform at Hobart Arena
TROY — In a show presented by Honeywell Arts & Entertainment and the Hobart Arena, Trace Adkins is set to bring his Somewhere In America Tour to Troy on Thursday, Nov. 7. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 19 at 10 a.m. Towering baritone Trace Adkins has sold more...
Comedy and cannabis: Jokes & Tokes Comedy Club brings something different to Dayton
There’s no typical two-drink minimum at a new comedy club in Dayton because its owners wanted people to experience comedy in a much different way. The Jokes & Tokes Comedy Club opened April 20 inside of Delta Dispo at 460 S. Patterson Road in Dayton. Delta Dispo, a dispensary, opened on April 1. The dispensary offers a variety of hemp products from flower to edibles. All their products contain less than .3% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which does not classify them as controlled substances, according to the 2018 Farm Bill.
City of Dayton’s $18 million housing initiative targets key neighborhoods for revitalization, helping residents
Dayton, Ohio – As part of the Dayton Recovery Plan, the City of Dayton has set aside more than $18 million for housing development and renovations in what appears to be an effort in improving the overall condition of the housing landscape across the city. Using money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, this project intends to revitalize homes in Wolf Creek, Carillon, Edgemont, Miami Chapel, Five Oaks, Old North Dayton, and Twin Towers among several key locations.
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