Todd Snitchler, candidate for Ohio’s 50th District State Representative, is hosting a fund-raising event Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. “An Evening at the Vineyard” gets underway at 5:30 p.m. at Maize Valley Market and Winery at 6193 Edison Street in Hartville.

State Representative Stephen Dyer (D-Green) will join Green Local Schools Superintendent Wade Lucas to host a watch party for the Governor’s Conversation on Education Forum on Tuesday, August 12 at 5 p.m. at Green High School.

The intersection where an oversized load got stuck on Tuesday is almost legendary for its hazards, but Jackson Township cannot get the funding to fix it.

State Representative Stephen Dyer (D-Green) will be admitted today to Akron General Medical Center for treatment for an infection developed in puncture wounds from a dog attack.

“It’s like driving a car,” said Dean Ward of the test that Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are accused of cheating on to pass. “Once you figure it out, it’s not hard to do again.”

You’re in a room to take a one-hour test of 50 multiple-choice questions. You have the test answers with you. The exam proctor is not in the room. What do you do?

Ohioans need to venture only as far as their neighborhood libraries to benefit from the approximately $250,000 worth of research donated by the Ohio State Bar Foundation’s recent Fellows Class.

If a coach had not heard enough from walking back to the locker room after being the recipient of a second technical foul, money will now also be departing from his wallet.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association passed a bill stating any coach who is ejected from a sporting event will not only be barred from coaching for two games, they will also pay a $100 fine and take a remedial class to avoid the infraction from occurring again.

Even though times are tough, there are still some bargains out there, but you’ve got to know the territory. Deals can be found in the housing market, big vehicles, stocks, wine, beer and even hot dogs.

Shade usually covers the Sharkeys’ back yard. But not this summer. Gypsy moths have cleared the leaves off one towering white oak tree and were busy devouring a second tree.

A game -- said to have originated in Germany in the 14th century and then “rediscovered” in Kentucky 100 years ago -- is serving as a fundraiser for Ohio Gov. Ted. Strickland. Though the governor said he’s “not terribly good” at cornhole, “I’ll show up” at some of the nine schedule tournament sites his campaign has planned beginning next month.

500 texts a day is standard practice for this Ohio teenager. (With video)

A city police officer who was struck on his head at least twice by a man using a baseball bat Sunday afternoon is in serious condition.

Grace Austin died in 1951, more than a decade after husband, Ned. The couple had no children. No direct descendants to ensure Grace’s wishes were fulfilled 57 years later. She left $10,000 in a trust at First National Bank of Canton to invest on her behalf -- and in the process, put the bank in charge of caring for the graves.