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Ohio – While the holiday season is often characterized as a time of merriment and good will toward others, it can also be the season of distraction, impairment and stress behind the wheel. “The holidays are considered a time of warmth and happiness. But those images can be marred by heavier traffic congestion, the hustle and bustle of shopping, family tensions …

City of Delaware departments cut nearly $2 million from the proposed 2024 operating budget, but the spending plan presented to City Council still will require dipping into the City’s fund balance. A significant portion of the $2.2 million transfer – $1.8 million – will go toward Municipal Court and Clerk of Court operations. “Every budget I have proposed over the …

GENEVA, N.Y. — The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced Wednesday that Kenyon College junior Grace Lane was one of just 32 student-athletes selected to the 2023 All-Region VI Team.This year, about 190 NCAA Division III student-athletes were named to NFHCA Division III All-Region teams sponsored by The LineUp. The teams were separated into six regions, with each region recognizing up to 16 …

Mount Gilead – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Robert P. Myers has been selected asthe 2023 Trooper of the Year at the Mount Gilead Post. He was also selected as the 2023Columbus District Trooper of the Year which puts him in the running for State Trooper ofthe Year. The selection of Trooper Myers is in recognition of outstanding service during …

 Mount Vernon Nazarene University will present the 55th annual performance of G. F. Handel’s “Messiah” on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium on the MVNU campus.   This year’s presentation will be performed by the MVNU Choral Union, faculty and guest soloists and a chamber orchestra. The featured soloists are Rhonda Rom, MVNU music adjunct and …

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Treasurer Robert Sprague today announced details of the Ohio Homebuyer Plus program, a new savings account plan designed to encourage homeownership in Ohio.  The program, which was first proposed by Governor DeWine in his 2023 State of the State address, will make specialized, tax-advantaged savings accounts available to Ohioans to assist …

COLUMBUS – According to provisional statistics, eight people were killed in seven crashes on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday, resulting in the fewest deaths since 2018. The five-day Thanksgiving reporting period began on Wednesday, November 22 at midnight and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, Of the eight people killed, one was not wearing a safety belt and …

The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2021, an estimated 1,160 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments on Thanksgiving Day, reflecting a 297 percent increase over the daily average. “Thanksgiving is a hectic holiday with multiple dishes cooking and baking at the same time, …

COLUMBUS – Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel periods each year. As Ohioans and our visitors travel throughout the state, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers will be enforcing safe driving. Troopers will be highly visible and cracking down on impaired drivers and those failing to wear a safety belt from Wednesday, November 22 at midnight through …

This Thanksgiving AAA estimates more than 2.2 million Ohioans will travel for the holiday – that is 2.3% more than the previous year. Of those traveling, more than 1.9 million Ohioans will travel by car, nearly 232,000 by plane and another 65,000 are traveling by other means, which includes rail. This will be the third-highest Thanksgiving travel volume in Ohio since …