Lawmaker urges bipartisan JobsOhio inquiry by Rule 29
Columbus Democrat state Rep. John Carney asks House Speaker Batchelder to appoint a bipartisan select committee to investigate JobsOhio. He cites transparency concerns and possible conflicts as Gov Kasich’s agency faces scrutiny over $1.35 million taxpayer funded ad campaign and related board ties. Carney may run for state auditor next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Carney
Ohio
William
Carney
Dayton Daily News
Jobs Ohio
JobsOhio
The
Dispatch
Vets urge action as VA claims backlog grows
Dayton veteran Larry G. Kinsler, 63, cites a 2006 pending VA claim amid a backlog discussed by Sen. Sherrod Brown at a Montgomery County veterans roundtable. Brown urged training and outreach to speed processing as VA counts 489,387 claims pending over 125 days and 774,816 total, with 218.7 days average to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Larry G. Kinsler
Vietnam
Department of Veterans Affairs
Kinsler
U.S
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Marine Corps
Army
Montgomery County Veterans Service Commission
Brown
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Federal
Iraq
Afghanistan
Craig Larson
Chicago
Larson
Federal Agency
Cleveland
Department of Defense
State director sought to waive fine over salon contractor
Ohio board of cosmetology executive director Jim Trakas told Aqua Hair Salon owners he could make a $500 fine go away if they kept an independent contractor for two to three months. The inspector general found the intervention improper, noting pressure to retain a contractor in exchange for waiving a fee. The Cosmetology Board will decide on possible action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Board of Cosmetology
Randall Meyer
Board of Cosmetology
Jim Trakas
Aqua
Dareen Zborovsky
Trakas
Cuyahoga County
Republican Party
Zborovsky
Jeri-Lynn Massenelli
Rhonda Wood
Gloria Gibson
Wood
Massenelli
State Board of Cosmetology
Meyers
Cosmetology Board
Kitten theft at Kettering adoption event sparks $1000 reward
A 10 week calico kitten named Cally was stolen from Blue Mews Siamese Cat Rescue during a Sunday adoption event at Pet Supplies Plus in Kettering. A $1000 reward is offered for the cat's return as police investigate the theft by a man and a woman seen fleeing in a silver SUV after the kitten was temporarily handed off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Stroop Road
Kettering
Elisabeth Fitzhugh
Blue Mews
Siamese Cat Rescue
Cally
Fitzhugh
Ohio to sharpen focus on labor trafficking efforts
Ohio officials plan ramped up training for police and sheriffs and expanded victim services to address labor trafficking, targeting immigrant workers in hotels, construction and home care. The Ohio Human Trafficking Commission aims to apply the same enforcement practices used for sex trafficking while noting no labor trafficking convictions yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Melinda Haggerty
Ohio Human Trafficking Commission
Mike DeWine
Commission
Haggerty
Clark County
Gene Kelly
Kelly
U.S
Anthony N. Talbott
University of Dayton
Abolition Ohio
Memories of the March on Washington Mark 50th Anniversary
A call for local memories of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Readers with participation, relatives, memorabilia, or living-room viewing impact are invited to share how the event changed their lives and progress since, with contact details for reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin Luther King
Lincoln Memorial
United States
Keni Wynn
Kelli, Wynn
Coxinc.com
Mary McCarty
Mary,McCarty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bipartisan Select Committee
Columbus Democrat
Joe Vardon
Columbus Dispatch
Veterans Services
Herb Davis
Thomas Hagel
Disabled American Veterans
Montgomery County
Hagel
Chuck Hagel
Senate
By Laura A. Bischoff
Columbus Bureau
By Amelia Robinson
Amelia. Robinson
Coxinc
By Alan Johnson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!