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spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
LIMA, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the District 1 winners of its annual Paint-the-Plow program after voting ended earlier this week. Wyandot County's Carey High School and Putnam County's Fort Jennings High School took home the top prizes.
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spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
(Spectrum News 1/Chloe Magill) New splashpad opening in Union Township BY Madison MacArthur Cincinnati PUBLISHED 11:15 AM ET May 28, 2025 PUBLISHED 11:15 AM EDT May 28, 2025 UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio — With summer just around the corner, a new splash pad might be the perfect spot to enjoy the summer sun. The pad will feature more than 10 water features and be near the playground in Clepper Park.
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1 week ago | 
baynews9.com | Madison MacArthur
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — For the fifth year in a row, Cedarville University has surpassed the national average for connecting students with employment following graduation. The national average is set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, with Cedarville's placement rate for the class of 2024 graduates reaching 98.17%. Of these, 82.4% of the class is already employed while 15.75% are enrolled in graduate programs.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — For the fifth year in a row, Cedarville University has surpassed the national average for connecting students with employment following graduation. The national average is set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, with Cedarville's placement rate for the class of 2024 graduates reaching 98.17%. Of these, 82.4% of the class is already employed while 15.75% are enrolled in graduate programs.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
TOLEDO — A Toledo investment firm executive pleaded guilty on Tuesday for deceiving and defrauding investors in a decade-long Ponzi scheme. Richard Scheich was an executive with multiple entities involved in the Northwest Capital scheme and pleaded guilty to a bill of information— which is a formal accusation of a crime given by a prosecutor to the defendant — in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
ASHTABULA, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the plane crash from the holiday weekend that left the pilot dead and a passenger injured. Officials said a Zenith 701 struck a tree and crashed near SR 307 after departing from the Germack Airport in Geneva. The pilot was identified as Alan C. Kettunen, 75, of Geneva, who suffered fatal injuries because of the crash. Jeffrey J.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Two people were shot Tuesday morning when Middletown police were executing a narcotic search warrant, officials said. The officers responded to a residence at 7:20 a.m. in the 900 block of Garden Avenue. Officials said the warrant was from an investigation into a narcotics trafficker. According to Middletown police, officers announced their presence and identified themselves when they arrived. One person opened the door of the house while displaying a firearm.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
OHIO — With Memorial Day weekend coming to a close, the Ohio State Highway Patrol released the statistics of incidents from across the state, noting a decrease in fatal car accidents from 2024. This year, the patrol reported 11 fatal crashes that resulted in 12 deaths, according to provisional statistics. Reporting began on Friday, May 23 and ran through Monday, May 26 for holiday incidents.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
DeWine's order is for U.S. flags and Ohio's state flags to fly at half-staff for all public buildings and grounds in Morrow County, at the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center and the Rhodes Office Tower beginning Tuesday. The flags shall remain lowered until sunset on the day of Sherrer's funeral. Other public buildings and grounds across the state may lower their flags to half-staff at their discretion for the same time period. Sherrer joined the department in 2021 and was 31-years-old.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Madison MacArthur
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new exhibit is coming to Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, using LEGOs to explore nature. "Sean Kenney's Nature Connects Made with LEGO Bricks" is an award-winning and record-breaking exhibit that showcases animal endangerment, ecosystems and how humans interact with nature. The exhibit is produced by Imagine and depicts topics from protecting natural habitats to planting gardens.
