Ohio Lottery profits fund K-12 schools for 2013
The Ohio Lottery reports 2013 profits of 803 million dollars from a record 2.8 billion in sales, funding a K-12 education support fund. The transfer rises about 32 million from the prior year as racinos at two tracks boost revenue.
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Ohio Lottery
Dennis Berg
Columbus
North Randall
Dayton
Warren County
Boy drives golf cart to race. fatal collision in Ohio
A 7-year-old driving a golf cart fatally struck a 6-year-old neighbor in Clermont County. The cart stopped atop the boy, trapping him until an adult freed him. Attempts to revive the 6-year-old failed. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in Stonelick Township near Cincinnati. names released later. The driver’s relation and exact cause remain under investigation.
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Ohio
Clermont County
Stonelick Twp
Cincinnati
Masons reenact Perry’s cornerstone ceremony at Put in Bay
Masons gathered in Put in Bay for a David Perry memorial reenactment to commemorate the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. The event accompanied Fourth of July activities including a parade and fireworks. The pink Milford granite Doric column, begun in 1915, stands at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.
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Put-in-Bay
South Bass Island
Put In Bay
Milford
Massachusetts
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
VA clears nearly all Ohio two year disability claims backlog
The Columbus Dispatch reports the VA has cleared most of about 2,900 Ohio disability claims pending more than two years, meeting a June 19 deadline. Nationwide, more than 65,000 such claims were cleared, with Ohio veterans averaging 461 days. Critics say a paper-based system and rising demand strain timely processing.
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Ohio
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Cleveland
Eric Shinseki
Department
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Brad Wenstrup
Cincinnati
House Committee On Veterans’ Affairs
Wenstrup
Sherrod Brown
Brown
Senate Committee On Veterans’ Affairs
Ohio Lake Erie beaches have nation's worst water quality
The Natural Resources Defense Council ranks Ohio beaches at 29th of 30 states for water quality in 2011 and 2012 with 21 percent test failures for E coli. Officials cite severe overflows, septic issues, and wildlife as factors while noting ongoing multi year fixes by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Toledo, and other Lake Erie communities aimed at improving safety by 2020.
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Lake Erie
Ohio
Natural Resource Defense Council
Erie
Wisconsin
Rob Moore
Great Lakes
Moore
Tessie Pollock
Ohio Department of Health
Pollock
Linda Oros
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Cleveland
Northeast Ohio
Toledo
Ohio to issue Superman license plates in October
Ohio will release a Superman themed license plate in early October to mark the 75th anniversary of Action Comics No. 1. State Rep. Bill Patman inserted the bill into the state budget after earlier delays and a prior failed attempt. Proceeds support the Siegel and Shuster Society. plate cost is $20 extra plus standard fees, with replacement options incurring additional charges.
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Superman
Ohio
Truth, Justice and the
Cleveland
Bill Patman
Patman
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Siegel and Shuster Society
DC Comics
Time Warner
Krypton
Escaped Ohio inmate missing from Mansfield Prison
Ohio authorities hunt for James David Myers, an inmate at Mansfield Correctional Institution serving time for kidnapping and rape, who disappeared during a Wednesday head count. Warden Terry Tibbals and state officials imposed tighter security as helicopters scouted the area and investigators pursued leads.
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Columbus
Northcentral
Ohio
James David Myers
Ore
Mansfield
Ellen Smith
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Tallmadge
Myers
Terry Tibbals
Tibbals
Cata Coe
Myers Pi
Smith
State Highway Patrol
Herb Homan
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