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OhioStandard.com Wednesday 22nd February 2012 Issue 084/2012
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Boy brings unloaded gun to Ohio day care
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a 5-year-old boy in Ohio brought an unloaded handgun to the day care he attends after finding it in the grass at his apartment...


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Ohio church offers drive-thru for Ash Wednesday
The Rev. Patricia Anderson Cook of Mt. Healthy United Methodist Church in suburban Cincinnati plans to provide the service for people of all faiths and services beginning around 5...
FDA: New suppliers to ease 2 cancer drug shortages
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages - at least for the time being - that have left...
Ohio police continue search for missing inmate
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities are continuing their search for an inmate who apparently escaped from a jail facility in southeast Ohio after putting socks on his hands to protect himself as he...
Cleveland prosecutor wants killer executed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A prosecutor has requested an execution date for a condemned Ohio man who came close to dying by injection a decade ago before courts...
Attendance boost hikes profit at Cedar Point, Kings Island parent
reports . Cedar Fair LP (NYSE:FUN) reversed its trend from 2010, when it lost $31.6 million, or 57 cents a share, the newspaper reports. Revenue was up 5.2 percent to $1.03 billion last year...
Chiquita to spend $30M on move to Charlotte
Follow this company will spend about $30 million in one-time costs to move its headquarters from Cincinnati to Charlotte, but much of that will be offset by economic incentives the company...
Deeper work-force cuts expected at Procter & Gamble
reports. The Cincinnati-based company is expected to provide details on further cost-cutting to Wall Street analysts on Thursday, the newspaper reports. Where those cuts would be still is unclear,...
Omnicare halts PharMerica takeover bid amid opposition
Follow this company (NYSE:PMC) stock, the newspaper reports. PharMerica said the hostile takeover attempt undervalued its stock, the newspaper reports. The lawsuit that would be needed to...
Team NEO helped attract 11 businesses to northeast Ohio in 2011
Follow this company said in its annual report that those companies employ 1,430 people and account for about $52 million in annual payroll, the newspaper reports. The organization serves as...
Timken workers approve union contract
A $225 million steel plant expansion in northeast Ohio could be back on the fast track now that union workers have approved a new five-year contract, the...
Feds: Ohioan against fur planned murder-for-hire
She told the undercover employee she wanted to be on site when the slaying took place so she could distribute "papers" afterward, the affidavit says. She hoped to be arrested so she could...
Ohio elections chief breaks tie over ballot count
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ohio's elections chief on Tuesday sided with fellow Republicans in breaking a tie vote over counting ballots in a disputed 2010 juvenile court...
Few OH counties use funds to pursue sex offenders
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's attorney general says only 13 of Ohio's 88 counties have used federal funds available for bringing back convicted sex offenders who flee the state without...
Ohio gov OKs bill ending 'vicious' pit bull label
The governor on Tuesday signed the bill that changes a law defining a vicious dog as one that has seriously hurt or killed a person, killed another dog or is among those commonly known as pit bulls....
Ruling: Ohio courts open in old sex offense cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the rights of re-classified sex offenders to challenge through the court system their status and any convictions for not reporting...
Hearing says Ohio jail deputy violated policy
FREMONT, Ohio (AP) -- A sheriff in northwest Ohio says a disciplinary hearing has found that a male deputy violated multiple jail policies regarding the treatment of a female...
Appalachia's aging population is rising fast
Nationally, with the aging of the baby boom generation, people 65 and over are expected to account for 1 of every 5 Americans by 2030. Some places in Appalachia have already reached that benchmark,...
Ohio's 1st casino shaping up; next comes slots
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A former Cleveland department store that once had a starring Hollywood role showed off some new glitz Tuesday as backers of Ohio's first casino promised the restored art deco...
Bank deals to face tougher scrutiny – report
Follow this company (NYSE:COF) received significantly more scrutiny from regulators than acquisitions did before the banking crisis of a few years ago, the paper said, and that sort of...
TechColumbus’ Platform Lab gets new director, referral partnership
Columbus data security firm Veeam Software. Platform Lab provides massive amounts of computing power temporarily for clients to run tests, such as simulating an ordering spree on a retailer's...
Middle West Spirits doubling up with distillery expansion
Follow this company plans to more than double the size of its 1230 Courtland Ave. plant, an expansion that will double the capacity of the almost 2-year-old spirits maker. "Demand for...
Ohio couple sentenced to 12 years in boys' deaths
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A judge has sentenced an Ohio couple to 12 years in prison each following their conviction in the drowning of the woman's 3-year-old son and disappearance of his...
Ohio teen sentenced in rape of child at McDonald's
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy who admitted raping a 5-year-old girl at a McDonald's play area in southwest Ohio has been sentenced to an inpatient treatment facility for at least six...
Ohio bridge demolition carried out successfully
The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the 83-year-old Fort Steuben Bridge three years ago because of deteriorating conditions and its limited...
Macy's profit up on strong holiday sales
Follow this company posted another year of growth in sales and earnings. Cincinnati-based Macy's (NYSE:M) had net income of $745 million, or $1.77 a share, in the fourth quarter...
Top of the List: Meeting and event facilities
Thousands of people flock every year to conventions and meetings at the Columbus venues that host them. The largest meeting and event facilities in the region have footprints that can stretch across...
Ohio Society of CPAs searching for new leader; CEO retiring
J. Clarke Price , will retire at the end of the year after 40 years with the association. He has been CEO of the 22,000-member association since 1990, according to a press release. "It's...
Express adds Coors CEO to board amid international expansion
Peter Swinburn joined the six-member board Tuesday. The board previously operated with only five members, a spokeswoman said. "Peter's extensive global brand marketing and international...
Ohio authorities search for missing jail inmate
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- Police say an inmate who apparently escaped from a jail facility in southeast Ohio put socks on his hands to protect himself as he climbed a barbed wire...
Iron Chef regular to open burger restaurant in Cleveland casino
A Cleveland chef who makes regular appearances on television shows like Iron Chef America is bringing one of his burger restaurants to Cleveland's new Horseshoe Casino,...
Turnpike director defends study on privatizing toll road
Follow this company 's executive director is defending the state's approval of a multimillion-dollar study of the turnpike and the possibility of privatizing the 241-mile toll...
Cleveland rejects using May Co. building for casino parking
Cleveland's Planning Commission rejected a proposal to convert part of a historic downtown building into a 734-space parking deck to serve the city's new casino, the...
United upgrading first-class perks to align with Continental
Paul J. Gough United Airlines is upgrading its food, beverage and entertainment options in its premium cabins to better align with Continental...
Plastics plant moving to Kentucky after union fails to find savings
A plastic injection molding facility in northeast Ohio plans to close its doors before the end of the year and move about 140 jobs to Kentucky, the...
Rules to prevent earthquakes tied to drilling expected soon
Courtesy Penn State University The Ohio Department of Natural Resources plans to release a report on northeast Ohio earthquakes that have been tied to brine injection wells, which are used to dispose...