COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man condemned to die for killing his estranged wife and her friend in 2004. Duane Short was convicted of shooting Donnie Sweeney with a sawed-off shotgun in Short's wife's yard in Huber Heights in suburban Dayton, then going inside the house […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An abandoned item at the Ohio State Fair led authorities to close the Skyway ride and a section of the fair on its opening day. Multiple media outlets report that the Columbus fire department bomb squad was called in Wednesday afternoon to detonate the package, a soft-sided cooler. It was found to […]
In our 49th season, we opened in New York with “Lost in Yonkers,” moved to Maine for “The Whales of August,” followed by the French Riviera for “The Boy Friend,” back to the USA for “All My Sons,” and then the world itself became our stage for Kander and Ebb’s “The World Goes Round.” Once again, […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's elections chief says the first of three statewide issues listed on the November ballot will be about whether to raise the age limit for judges. Secretary of State Jon Husted says Issue 2 will be whether to keep Ohio's new law limiting collective bargaining rights for public workers. The third […]
Talk radio is a format that emphasized talk and discussion instead of music. Over the years, I have been a talk radio listener — mostly NPR — as well as an occasional participant. My first experience as a talk radio participant occurred in the summer of 1958 when I was 10. My boyhood friend Jimmy […]
• SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The Geeze Cats will perform at Clark Bandstand in Tappan Square in Oberlin on Friday, July 29 as part of the summer concert series at 7 p.m. Bring lawnchairs and blankets for seating. Free. • CIVIL WAR CAMPS Limited openings remain to reserve a space for boys and girls ages 8-13 to […]
Although he does not officially become superintendent until Aug. 1, John Schroth is moving into that position with the departure of Geoff Andrews. Actually he’s been moving into the position since October, when Andrews announced he was leaving for China. “I’ve been very fortunate to have a year of transition,” Schroth said. “That’s so rare in […]
Chris Schubert set school records for receiving and returning kicks playing football at Oberlin High School and Oberlin College. Now he hopes to help student athletes do the same at Vermilion High School. Schubert has been named by athletic director Ken Ohlemacher to be the receivers and kick returners coach for the Vermilion Sailors varsity […]