Wright-Patterson leaders warn furloughs. civilians face pay cuts
Col Cassie Barlow at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base says automatic defense cuts would furlough most of the 13,000 civilian workers, with about 20 percent salary losses and only limited exemptions for medical staff and firefighters. Up to 167 million in lost wages projected, impact rippling to local businesses. Town halls, a hotline, and a website planned to answer questions.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton Daily News
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Barack Obama
Defense
Leon Panetta
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Department of Defense
City says Kasich speech cost worth the effort in Lima
Northwest Ohio leaders say funding the Kasich State of the State event in Lima, about $65,000, was worth it. Private money covered receptions, tours, hearings and meetings with state officials, with Jed Metzger praising the outcome and long term benefits for the city. Funds went to signs, room rentals, meals and buses.
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Lima
Ohio
John Kasich
Lima News
Allen County
Fights and unrest rise at Lake Erie Correctional Institution
A state report cites increased fights and disturbances at the Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut. It notes high gang activity, drug use, and extortion, with staff hesitant to use force and low morale. Corrections Corp. of America disputes findings, citing security upgrades and reduced gang activity since January. Also, a 50-year-old man accidentally shot himself at a Dayton gun show outside Hara Arena.
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Ohio
Correctional Institutions Inspection Committee
Lake Erie
Conneaut
Dayton Daily News
Corrections Corp. of America
Trotwood
Hara Arena
Remarkable African American Legacy In Massies Creek Cemetery
In southwestern Ohio's Massies Creek Cemetery Wilberforce and Cedarville area markers honor Rev Samuel Mitchell and other prominent African American figures. Notables include Reverdy Ransom Hallie Q Brown William Scarborough and a library named for Hallie with Wilberforce ties.
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Southwestern
Ohio
Samuel Mitchell
Wilberforce University
Greene County
Wilberforce
Cedarville
Roderick Blount
Reverdy Ransom
William Scarborough
Ohio opens high security exotic animal holding facility
Reynoldsburg near Columbus hosts the Dangerous Wild Animal Temporary Holding Facility built after Ohio passes a law requiring owners to register exotic animals. The site houses confiscated animals under tight security with cameras steel cages and electrified fencing. no public access. The 2.9 million project was rapid and follows the 2011 Zanesville bear and big cat release.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio
Zanesville
Ohio Department of Agriculture
David Daniels
Dispatch
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