Armstrong’s hometown ready to launch celebration
Folks in this small western Ohio city are over the moon as they get ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the day the world watched their native son take a “giant leap for mankind.”
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USAF museum celebrates moon landing
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s successful moon landing with a day of family activities.
Unemployment ticks down to 4.0 percent in June
Ohio’s unemployment rate declined to 4.0 percent in June from 4.1 percent in May and is 0.6 percent lower than a year ago but still higher than the national average.
Mt. Carmel gets new leader after drug deaths
The Ohio hospital system where excessive painkiller doses were given to dozens of patients who died has named an interim replacement for the CEO resigning after that scandal.
Some pre-season shade
The big game is still four months away but there was some Buckeye-Wolverine sniping at the Big Ten Conference’s football media preview.
Indians 6, Tigers 3
The Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers for the 11th straight time.
Cardinals 7, Reds 4
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 for their fifth win in six games.
RailRiders 7, Clippers 6
Thairo Estrada’s RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 6-all tie and sent the Clippers to their sixth loss in eight games.
DeWine signs budget with 25 vetoes
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine approved a 4% cut in personal income taxes as part of Ohio’s next state budget but vetoed 25 other items Thursday, including elements affecting Medicaid, education and young adult smokers.
DeWine signs $69B state budget
Governor Mike DeWine Thursday morning signed compromise two-year $69 billion state budget delivered to his desk by lawmakers minutes before a deadline expired.