Wright-Patt could see furloughs for civilian workers
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The commander of the state's largest military base says budget cuts could lead to unpaid furloughs for civilian personnel and a 15-percent cut in operations.
Ohio Amish who cut beards of foes face sentencing
Written by THOMAS J. SHEERAN,Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Prosecutors hope the ringleader of beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish will receive a life prison term Friday when he's sentenced in a case that shed unwelcome light on discipline and dissent in a community that tries to stay apart from modern culture.
Ohio University will demolish historic building
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio University officials say they're going ahead with the demolition of an historic campus building that student folklore suggests is haunted.
Plan to replace Ohio license plates scrapped
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials have scrapped a plan that would have required Ohioans to replace their car license plates every seven years.
Graduating cadets to boost roster of Ohio troopers
Written by KANTELE FRANKO,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol is graduating the first of two overlapping classes of Ohio cadets in a move expected to beef up a personnel roster that dwindled in recent years as the agency's cadet classes didn't keep pace with its attrition rate.
Man dies jumping into icy pond to save boy, 5
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COLUMBUS (AP) — Columbus police say a man who jumped into an icy pond to save his 5-year-old neighbor has died and the boy is in critical condition.
Ohio revokes Youngstown company's operating permits
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — The state says it has permanently revoked the operating permits of a company being investigated for the illegal dumping of up to 20,000 gallons of gas drilling wastewater down a storm drain.
Ohio Senate panel to hold school safety hearings
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Senate committee plans to hold hearings on school safety matters beginning next week with a meeting focused on prevention and mental health.