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Weight on Ashland bridge restricted after wreck
A wreck on an Ashland bridge has prompted the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to impose a temporary 10-ton weight limit on the span. The cabinet says the wreck damaged part of the 12th Street bridge's superstructure and occurred as the bridge was hit by a vehicle on the Ohio approach span. ...
Indiana accepting nominations for service awards
Indiana's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is seeking nominations for the Governor's Service Awards. The award honors residents and volunteer groups for their work in a series of categories including corporate service, youth service and national service. Nominations are due by July 19. The winners will be recognized in ...
Hoosiers advised to take care while swimming
State health officials are urging people to be careful as they head for Indiana's lakes and other bodies of water for summer recreation. The Indiana State Department of Health this week issued a list of health warnings for swimmers and others as Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer swimming ...
Evansville progresses toward IU Med School site
Evansville is making progress toward a four-year regional program of the Indiana University School of Medicine. The Evansville Courier & Press (http://bit.ly/13GkP21 ) reports the city's Redevelopment Commission contracted with an architecture firm Tuesday to help evaluate potential downtown locations for the facility. IU intends to establish an Evansville site ...
Camp will go on despite loss of federal funds
Organizers of a summer camp for children of military families say the program will go on this summer at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore despite losing federal funding. Operators of Indiana Operation: Military Kids say they are confident they'll raise the $22,000 needed for as many as 60 campers ages 9-18. ...
EPA seeks to add 3 Ind. Superfund sites to list
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to add three Superfund sites in Indiana to its highest priority cleanup list for hazardous waste sites. The EPA proposed Tuesday adding Superfund sites in South Bend, Indianapolis and the Bartholomew County community of Garden City to its National Priorities List. That list lets ...
Ohio injection well operator fights state action
A northeast Ohio injection well operator whose owner faces federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act is seeking permission to resume operations. D&L Energy, of Youngstown, will ask the Ohio Oil & Gas Commission on Wednesday to overturn a state order issued earlier this year. A commission decision could ...
White House honors gay councilman from Cincinnati
Cincinnati's first openly gay city council member is among elected or appointed officials being honored by the White House in a program named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. Councilman Chris Seelbach is one of 10 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender officials being recognized Wednesday at the White ...
International League Standings
North Division W L Pct. GB Buffalo (Blue Jays) 26 18 .591 — Pawtucket (Red Sox) 27 19 .587 — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 21 23 .477 5 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 20 25 .444 6½ Syracuse (Nationals) 18 27 .400 8½ Rochester (Twins) 18 28 .391 9 South Division W L Pct. ...
Up to 30 hurt in crash in northwest Ohio
The state Highway Patrol says up to 30 people have been injured in a crash between a commercial bus and a car on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio. A state police spokeswoman tells The Associated Press that 1-75 south of Bowling Green was closed for a couple hours following Tuesday ...
Tuesday's Scores
Boy's Baseball Division I Region 2-Dublin District Semifinal Grove City 9, Lewis Center Olentangy 0 Marysville 4, Westerville N. 3 Pataskala Watkins Memorial 2, Powell Olentangy Liberty 1 Thomas Worthington 5, Dublin Jerome 2 Division II Region 5-Hudson District Final Akr. Hoban 8, Tallmadge 1 Can. South 9, Alliance 0 ...
Ohio rep steps down as House Democratic leader
The Democratic leader in the Ohio House stepped down Tuesday night from his role before his term ends next year. State Rep. Armond Budish's resignation as House minority leader comes as he considers whether to run for the head of the state's largest county. He is term-limited and can't run ...
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