Ohio unemployment rate steady at 5.1%
Ohio’s unemployment rate remain unchanged last month from December’s revised rate at 5.1 percent in January, but is still at a 13-year low, according to data released by the state Friday morning.
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OSU to require vaccinations
New Ohio State University students will have to prove that they’ve had shots to protect against a list of vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Judge: Teen’s life was “disaster waiting to happen”
A Franklin County judge had harsh words yesterday for the family of a teenager he sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing a man.
Court to hear Ohio gay marriage case in April
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over same-sex marriage on April 28.
WBK: Buckeyes face Gophers at Big 10 tourney
The Buckeyes play Minnesota Friday night in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.
Arnold Sports Festival
Don’t be surprised if you run into some very fit and muscular men, woman and children around Columbus this weekend. There will be about 18,000 of them in town for the Arnold Sports Festival, the largest multi-sport event in the nation.
Arnold Pump & Run, 5K Run
Arnold Pump and Run and 5K Run Sunday, March 8 9:15 a.m. – Noon Expect rolling closures along the route: […]
State senate removes exam requirements
Ohio senators have passed a bill to bar schools from using the results of new proficiency tests to determine a student’s advancement to the next grade level.
Bad teacher
A Franklin County judge criticized Columbus City Schools yesterday for putting Spanish-language classes at East High School in the hands of a long-term substitute who didn’t know Spanish and showed students a movie containing graphic sex and violence.
Official state rock song
A proposal to make “Hang On Sloopy” Ohio’s official rock song has struck the right note with state representatives.