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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that he selected Alisha Nelson to become the first executive director of the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, the statewide foundation developing and overseeing plans to distribute a portion of settlement funds from the drug manufacturers and distributors of opioids, and introduced Kara Wente as his nominee to lead the new Department of Children and Youth.Alisha …

Chester Township – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol isinvestigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on August 20, 2023 at approximately 4:30pm. The crash occurred in the southbound truck parking on Interstate 71 near milepost149, Chester Township, Morrow County. Alexander Jones, age 51 of Indianapolis, Indiana, was operating a 2016 Kawasaki Vulcanmotorcycle southbound on Interstate 71. …

Mount Vernon – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Mount Vernon Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ohio Department of Transportation, conducted an OVI checkpoint on Friday, August 18, 2023. The location was on State Route 13/South Main Street, from8:00P.M. to 9:49 P.M. The OVI checkpoint funding came from federal …

ASHLAND — Carlos Campo, the president of Ashland University since 2015, has announced he has formally accepted a new leadership position and will be leaving AU. He will remain in his current role for the next nine to 12 months to allow the AU Board of Trustees to hire a new president. Details regarding Campo’s new position will be forthcoming. …

The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply from falling to shortage levels. Right now, the …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Pizza Cottage, based in Lancaster, OH., has announced its eleventh location opening at 510 S. Main Street, Mt. Vernon, OH. This new location is scheduled to open in December 2023. Pizza Cottage was founded by Jack and Yvonne Gorham in Carroll, OH in 1972. In 2017, Larry Tipton, originally from Lancaster, purchased the Pizza Cottage restaurant group. Tipton also …

COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced 299 grantees have been awarded federal funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program to provide enrichment opportunities for students as they prepare to head back to school. The program creates or expands community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and youth development programs for students who attend predominantly high-poverty and low-performing schools. …

NEWARK, OHIO – Newark Police are currently investigating a deceased male found in the Licking River near E. Main Street and Easy Street today around 7:19AM. Detectives were called to the scene and are investigating what appears to be an accidental death, pending a full autopsy by the Licking County Coroner’s Office. Detectives are working to positively identify the male …

On Friday August 11th, week one of the Spearman Financial Services Sports Roundtable show kicks off on the Super Q 93.7FM and Wqioradio.com. The show will run 730-1030pm Friday Nights through Friday November 24th. Mathias, who previously co hosted with longtime host and the show’s creator Dave Bevington enters his 5th year as the show’s host while it will also …