Blue Jackets seek casino tax to fund team losses
Columbus Blue Jackets president Mike Priest calls casino revenue the most viable solution to curb annual losses of about 12 million dollars. A 33 percent state tax on a Penn National Gaming casino could net roughly 24 million for Columbus and 16 million for Franklin County, with officials weighing other tax options and police fire needs.
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Ohio man turns dams into park for rafting
Springfield native John Loftis led a project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opening six white water stations near Snyder Park and the Springfield Museum of Art. The $750000 park repurposes four unused Buck and Beaver Creek dams to create year round white water for locals and visitors from Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus.
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Shaken baby dies after life support removal
An Akron infant brain dead from shaken baby syndrome died after Summit County Probate Judge Bill Spicer approved removal of life support by mother Deja Ruiz. Jada Ruiz-Jones, 9 months, died Friday at Akron Children’s Hospital. the father John Jones faces pending charges and had contested the withdrawal.
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