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AAA: Gas prices rise in Ohio
The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is a penny higher this week at $3.278 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. This week’s average prices: South Central Ohio Average: $3.278 Average price during the week of August 26, 2024 $3.261 Average price during the week of September 5, 2023...
Ohio School-to-Prison Pipeline Bolstered by ‘Exclusionary Discipline,’ Absenteeism
“Student disconnection” spurred on by mental health factors, disproportionate discipline and a lack of in-school supports plays its part in driving Ohio’s absenteeism rate, according to a new report from an Ohio think tank. That absenteeism, and the contributing factors of it, can create “an entry point in the school-to-prison pipeline,” according to Policy Matters […]
Judge issues injunction against Ohio HB 1 provision prohibiting ballot measure contributions by lawful permanent residents
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson issued an injunction on Aug. 31, 2024, against a provision of Ohio House Bill 1 (HB 1) that would have prohibited lawful permanent residents who are non-citizens from contributing to ballot measure campaigns. Watson said that while Ohio has a compelling interest in preventing...
OPSMA High School Football Notebook: Week 2 brings best performances to life
COLUMBUS – And just like that, the 2024 high school football regular season is 20% in the books. But Week 2 was quite impressive. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook. -Brayden DeVito continued his...
OU alum's film 'Dancing Faces of Bali' available on Prime Video
Shot on location in Bali, Ohio University alum Cathee Mang’s “Dancing Faces of Bali,” is a film about Balinese masked dance drama which was co-produced with Adler and Associates Entertainment, Inc. It is now available on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. and the U.K. dancer and actress Jero Koming Sri and Anak Agung Gede Darmaputra are the leading dancers/actors in the movie. Famous faces on the island of Bali make cameo appearances in this award winning film: I Made Jimat, the late Ida Bagus...
Yost wants minority Ballot Board court filings tossed
(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants the state Supreme Court to throw out a filing by the minority members of the Ohio Ballot Board, saying those members lost a vote and the majority wins. Yost responded to the filing Tuesday after the two Democratic members of the board leveled charges of malpractice at Yost and said board chairman Secretary of State Frank LaRose acted overly partisan when establishing ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how the state...
Ohio pushes for voter registration ID on heels of Arizona ruling
On the heels of a Supreme Court ruling last week that granted a request from Republican leaders in Arizona to reinstate a state law that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is calling on Ohio's legislature to do the same.
Former Ohio man sentenced for shooting at Pennsylvania game warden while hunting coyote
A former Ohio man accused of shooting at a game warden in Pennsylvania that he thought was a coyote has pleaded guilty to multiple crimes. Roman Kartsev, 44, who previously lived on Columbus' Far North Side, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in Pike County, Pennsylvania, according to court records. Kartsev now lives in New York,...
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