John Glenn lies in state in Ohio Statehouse Rotunda
Ohio public hours eight to eight Friday allow crowds to pay respects to astronaut hero John Glenn lying in state at the Statehouse Rotunda. A Marine honor guard will stand vigil while Ohio State University officials host a public memorial at Mershon Auditorium with tickets via the college website.
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U.S. Marine
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John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Ohio State University
Mershon Auditorium
Westminster Presbyterian
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Ohio
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The
Columbus Dispatch
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AGB Search
McDavis
Board of Trustees
Funeral services set for Akron fire victims
Funeral services are planned for Omar Riley Shirley Wallis and two Riley sisters 9-year-old Amyla and 8-year-old Shanice after a Dec 3 blaze at a three story Akron home that apparently had no working smoke detectors. A 12-year-old girl survived and another woman escaped via an attic window. Fire officials say Akron ordinance requires detectors and investigators may cite the rental owner.
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Cleveland
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Amyla Riley
Shanice Riley
Celebration Church
Colo the oldest gorilla diagnosed with malignant tumor
Powell zoo officials announced Colo the oldest gorilla living in a zoo had a cancerous mass removed from under her arm on December 3. Pathology confirmed a malignant tumor with clean margins and no spread. Colo, born in captivity, is a mother, grandmother, and great great grandmother, turning 60 on December 22 with a birthday celebration planned.
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Veteran and health care worker wed in holiday style
Elyria veteran Wayne Dieckman aged 69 and Luann Kurta aged 51 married at the Elyria Days Inn in Santa Claus outfits. The ceremony connected with Dieckman’s longtime Harley ministry to deter youth from self harm and drug use, a cause inspired by his late wife Elizabeth’s death in 2003.
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Chronicle
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Luanna Kurta
Days Inn
Elyria
Santa
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Elizabeth
Elyria Days Inn
Santa Claus
Dieckman
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