Columbus, Ohio News

Police calls: Domestic dispute sees woman hit twice with car
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Mansfield News Journal  –  Oct 11, 2008 10:11 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Japanese, local students get acquainted
MANSFIELD -- Mansfield was the epicenter of a cultural exchange this week.
Mansfield News Journal  –  Oct 11, 2008 10:07 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Wooing Ohio
The sun beating down on 12,000 crowded in Genoa Park to hear Barack Obama yesterday reflected the heat of a presidential race headed toward a fiery conclusion.The Democratic nominee, leading in national and Ohio polls, tried to play it cool during big rallies in Columbus and Chillicothe, even as his ... more »
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:58 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

YMCA, United Way strengthen Bucyrus
BUCYRUS -- Five-year-old Katie Kuhn loves to attend preschool at the Bucyrus Area YMCA.
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:42 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

News Briefs
WASHINGTON Regulators close 2 small banks in Illinois, MichiganRegulators yesterday shuttered two small banks, Main Street Bank in Michigan and Meridian Bank in Illinois.
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 07:46 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Brunner won't need to change voter lists
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 last night in favor of Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to put on hold an order sought by the Ohio Republican Party involving information about new voters and concerns about potential fraud.
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 07:44 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Murder suspect sentenced in robbery
LANCASTER, Ohio -- A Lancaster man charged this year in a 19-year-old murder case was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for robbing a Network Tan and Video store in 2006.
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 07:36 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Worthington board to vote on new deal with teachers
The Worthington Board of Education is to vote Monday on a new three-year contract with its teachers.
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 07:36 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Tight credit sinks Athens project
ATHENS, Ohio -- After five years of controversy, a Columbus nonprofit is scrapping plans to build a retirement community on land owned by Ohio University.
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 07:35 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Piketon man killed, 3 injured in 2 accidents
A Piketon man was killed Thursday night when his all-terrain vehicle ran off a road and struck a tree in Pike County.
Columbus Dispatch  –  Oct 11, 2008 07:34 AM [GMT]  –  comment?