Ohio speed limit raise cuts interstate tickets in half
Ohio troopers issued about 380000 speeding tickets this year with a 7 percent statewide drop after rural interstates went to 70 mph a year and a half ago. The biggest fall is a 25 percent drop on I 70.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Columbus Dispatch
Interstate 70
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Fights erupt at Valley View Cinemark as juveniles crowd theater
Valley View police say 200 to 300 juveniles gathered at Cinemark Theater Friday night prompting fights inside and outside. Officers from multiple agencies broke up disturbances, some restaurants locked doors, no injuries or arrests reported, two girls and a boy briefly detained and released to guardians. All evidence points to a fight between two individuals sparking disorder.
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Valley View
Northeast Ohio
Matthew March
Valley View Police Department
Cinemark Theater
March
Wews-Tv
Icy conditions cause fatal rest stop crash and trooper injury
Ice and icy rain sparked crashes across northern Ohio on Saturday. Craig Potter, 51, of Columbia City Indiana, was killed at a rest stop on eastbound U S 30 when a pickup lost control and struck him as he checked damage to his tractor trailer. A state trooper was injured while investigating a separate crash on Interstate 475 in Maumee and remained in stable condition. A multivehicle wreck involving a salt truck on state Route 2 sent the truck driver to the hospital in stable condition.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Craig Potter
Columbia City
Ind
U.S
Ohio Highway Patrol
Potter
Maumee
Toledo
Lucas County
Body recovered in Scioto River in missing Chillicothe woman case
Ross County Coroner confirms 20-year-old Shasta Himelrick of Chillicothe is dead, found by sheriff's office and Union Township volunteers in the Scioto River. Drowning ruled pending tests to confirm pregnancy. She was last seen leaving a Chillicothe gas station on Dec 26.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Ross County
John Gabis
Shasta Himelrick
Himelrick
Scioto River
Ohio rolls out veteran friendly employer registry
Ohio launched an online veterans employer registry Dec 19 with about 300 companies and over 150 listing veteran friendly policies. Supporters say it boosts veteran hiring though critics note limited impact without broader networking and human connections.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
OhioMeansJobs
Lisa Rosser
Rosser
Washington, D.C
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harry Prestanski
Ohio Veterans United
Cleveland Clinic
Gayle Agahi
American Electric Power
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