Many local communities favor traditional Beggar’s Night
Many central Ohio communities are opting for treats instead tricks this Hallowe’en.
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HS regions reshuffled for COVID-era playoffs
The governing body for high school sports in Ohio has released the new regional assignments for the upcoming football playoffs.
(13) Cincinnati 55, Austin Peay 20
Gerrid Doaks scored four touchdowns, including a career-high three rushing TDs, and No. 13 Cincinnati beat Austin Peay 55-20 in the Bearcats’ season opener.
FC Cincinnati 1, NY Red Bulls 0
Haris Medunjanin scored on a corner kick in the 85th minute and FC Cincinnati beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night.
Hallowe’en masks
With Hallowe’en a little over six weeks away, the state is providing guidelines for holiday activities like trick-or-treating and haunted houses.
Limit of 1 ballot drop box per county blocked, appealed
A judge has temporarily blocked the Republican secretary of state’s order limiting counties to one ballot drop box.
Ohio unemployment declines only 0.1% in August
Ohio’s unemployment rate inched downward in August, to 8.9% from a revised 9.0% in July as business shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to weigh down the state’s economy.
New jobless claims continue to fall
Ohioans filed fewer than 17,000 new claims for unemployment benefits during the week that ended Sept. 12, the fourth straight weekly decline.
City homicide total now 106 after three murders in one day
The number of homicides in Columbus in 2020 is higher than the number recorded during all of last year and there are still more than three months left in the year.
Teen admits pushing log, striking and killing woman at Old Man’s Cave
A teenager has admitted helping to push a log off a cliff that struck and killed a married mother of four who was taking photographs at an Ohio state park.