Mental health system in Ohio near collapse after funding cuts
The Associated Press reports Ohio’s mental health system faces collapse after a 35 percent funding cut over three years, leaving thousands off care rolls and hundreds of small group homes shuttered. Officials warn conditions may worsen amid an $8 billion budget shortfall.
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Columbus Dispatch
Cheri Walter
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Johanna Queck
Queck
Dispatch
Guardsman Dies After Parachuting Accident In Ohio
An Ohio National Guard soldier Herbert Mills 59 of Groveport died four days after injuries from an airborne training jump at Rickenbacker base. Four soldiers were injured when gusts drove hard landings during the Wednesday exercise. Autopsy planned. wind speeds were 15 mph with gusts to 22 mph.
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Ohio National Guard
Herbert Mills
Groveport
Franklin County
Jan Gorniak
Mills
Gorniak
Rickenbacker Air National Guard
David Johnson
Army Reserve
412Th Civil Affairs Battalion
Guard
Air Force Reserve
Pittsburgh
Thousands of stink bugs spread across Ohio farmlands
In Ohio entomologists report thousands of brown marmorated stink bugs found statewide. Experts note the invasive Asian pest, first seen in Columbus in 2007, releases a pungent defense chemical and lacks North American predators, threatening fruit and soybeans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ron Hammond
Columbus Dispatch
Asia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Dispatch
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Races for governor sharpened by party battles
In a year with 37 governorships up and both parties jockeying for wins, Ohio's governor contest tightens as Kasich leads Strickland 49 to 47 in a Toledo Blade poll. A separate Senate poll shows Portman ahead of Fisher 58 to 39.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
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Toledo
Toledo Blade
John Kasich
Ted Strickland
Strickland
Basich
Senate
GOP
Rob Portman
Lee Fisher
University of Cincinnati
Institute For Policy Research
Man Charged with Double Murder at Ohio Factory
Police say Pedro Rodriguez faces aggravated murder charges for killing 49 year old Graciela Morales outside Park Ohio Products Inc and coworker Eduardo Pupo inside the plant. Autopsies show Morales shot four times and Pupo six times. Morales previously filed a stalking report against Rodriguez.
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Cleveland
Pedro Rodriguez
Graciela Morales
Park Ohio Products Inc
Rodriguez
Eduardo Pupo
Cuyahoga County
Morales
Pupo
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