(DELAWARE, Ohio) — The former marketing director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, who pleaded guilty to 16 felonies, was sentenced to five years in prison today for his role in a scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. On July 2, Pete Fingerhut pleaded guilty to aggravated theft, conspiracy, tampering …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With Halloween this week the Ohio Department of Commerce is providing guidance to ensure Ohioans are able to celebrate a fun and safe holiday – and also do so legally. Commerce has created a Halloween Safety Guide that features important information and legal reminders from its Divisions of Cannabis Control, Liquor Control, and State Fire Marshal to keep the holiday both spooky …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the conclusion of the football regular-season Saturday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the playoff qualifiers and first-round pairings on Sunday afternoon. Unless otherwise noted, all first-round games will be played on Friday, November 1, with kickoffs set for 7 p.m. The top eight seeds in each region will serve as hosts for the first-round games. …

Granville defeated Mount Vernon 53-14 East Knox falls to Danville 36-6 Centerburg beats Fredericktown 35-21 Heath wins 36-6 over Utica Highland falls 33-7 to Ontario Johnstown shuts out Newark Catholic 49-0 wins LCL Cardinal Clear Fork 34-10 over River Valley Newark 36-25 over Lancaster Northmor wins KMAC with 50-0 win over Loudonville finishes 10-0 Ashland finishes 10-0 with 30-21 win …

Licking County Health Commissioner, Chad Brown, announced today the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $55,000 for federal traffic safety funding to the Licking County Health Department (LCHD) for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025.  The traffic safety grant funds are passed through OTSO from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The purpose of the funds is to support …

2024 SUPER Q ALL STAR TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BLAKE SIPES OF FREDERICKTOWN COACH OF THE YEAR: MATT BLUM OF DANVILLE QUARTERBACK: BLAKE SIPES, FREDERICKTOWN RUNNING BACK: BLAKE ELLIOTT, EAST KNOX AND MILES MARSHALL, CENTERBURG TIGHT END: GAVIN TOOMBS, FREDERICKTOWN AND JACKSON BALLINGER, CENTERBURG WIDE RECEIVER: TREVIN HARRIS, CENTERBURG, CHRIS MARSHALL, CENTERBURG AND LUKE HUBBARD MOUNT VERNON OFFENSIVE LINE: …

COLUMBUS – Today, Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn announced more than $12 million is being invested to aid communities with fixing or replacing aging bridges on local roads. ODOT’s Municipal Bridge Program, an annual grant for local municipalities to apply for to pay for projects on bridges under their jurisdiction, is awarding $12.4 million to eight …

As Halloween creeps closer, fire safety hazards lurk among many of the holiday’s festivities and celebrations. According to the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), between 2018 and 2022, an annual average of 835 home structure fires began with decorations, resulting in three deaths, 30 injuries, and $14 million in direct property damage. Nearly half (47 percent) of these fires occurred because the decorations …

GAMBIER, Ohio — A few hours after moving up to No. 15 in the latest United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III poll, the Kenyon College men’s soccer team backed it up on the field Wednesday evening by blitzing conference foe Wittenberg University, 5-0. The five goals marked a season-high for the Kenyon offense, which held a previous season-high of four …