Ohio offers energy bill relief this winter
The Ohio Department of Development and Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission want to help alleviate the burden of costly energy bills this winter and keep Ohio’s families warm. Income-eligible Ohioans can receive one-time assistance with their home energy bill through the Department of Development’s Home...
Former Franklin County Jail Deputy Sentenced To Prison After Allowing Assault Of Inmate
A former deputy sheriff from Franklin County was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to violating an inmate’s civil rights. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, Matthew Carey, a former deputy, was sentenced to nearly four years (46 months) in prison for depriving an...
Nationwide Children’s Hospital employee’s stabbing death still a mystery 10 years later
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ten years have passed since a Nationwide Children’s Hospital employee was stabbed to death and the Columbus Division of Police is still at an impasse in its investigation. On Feb. 12, 2016, Maribeth Quinn was found dead in her Westerville apartment on Carmichael Street. Quinn was discovered...
Ohio Homeowners: Experts Urge Awareness of Sinkhole Warning Signs
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbus, Ohio — Ohio homeowners in parts of the state face a moderate to high risk of sinkholes, and experts say early warning signs often appear quietly before serious ground failures occur. According to...
Outdoors: An elk release might get a longer look in Ohio
A couple of weeks ago, I noted from a Michigan Department of Natural Resources news release that a whopping record number of applicants applied for the drawing to hunt elk over two hunt periods. Unlike bear and other game tags in the Great Lakes state, hunters must be Michigan residents to obtain elk licenses. In...
Bill would require GPS to track felons in real time
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Reagan Tokes was 21 years old when she was abducted and murdered by someone who was wearing a GPS ankle bracelet. The mother is now pushing for a law that would authorize tracking that bracelet in real time, and she won’t rest until she sees some change.
Three people injured following vehicle crash in Ohio
OHIO — Three people were injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash along the Clark County–Champaign County line, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of East County Line Road and Middle Urbana Road. Troopers from the Springfield Post of the Ohio...
Inside The Mall at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin, OH: shocking slide from packed halls...
On July 24, 1997, The Mall at Tuttle Crossing stepped into the spotlight at I-270 and Tuttle Crossing Boulevard, set up to pull northwest Columbus and nearby Dublin into one place. The opening-day program led with a 10 a.m. ceremony in the parking lot. Mayor Greg Lashutka was scheduled to...
One person arrested following large drug bust in Ohio
OHIO — Police in Warren County arrested a suspect on multiple drug-related charges after noticing a vehicle improperly parked across two handicap parking spaces. According to the Hamilton Township Police Department, an officer observed the vehicle and requested a K-9 inspection. A police dog alerted officers to the...
Ohio Couple Found Shot 16 Times, Still Wearing Wedding Rings
New autopsy reports detail the December 30 double homicide of Monique and Spencer Tepe, who were found shot multiple times in their Columbus home
