YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, May 9 -- Antioch University issued the following news: By Mair Allen "Two days ago, I made a decision to send 15,000 people home," says David Lawrence. There was a tornado on the horizon, but still, calling off class for an entire school district was a hard decision to make. Lawrence, a graduate of the PhD in Leadership and Change program and the new superintendent of Dayton Ohio Public Schools, had to consider the impact on students, parents, and the staff that he now le  more

AKRON, Ohio, May 10 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has started construction to upgrade a 138-kilovolt substation in Lucas County's Springfield Township and reconfigure connecting high-voltage power lines. The combined work will enhance reliability for nearly 23,000 customers of Toledo Edison in the area. ATSI will expand the substation on company-owned property by 17,870 square feet, a   more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 10 -- Clark State College issued the following news: Clark State College recently inducted four students into SALUTE, a national honor society that recognizes and honors the service and the scholastic achievements of veteran and military students. SALUTE stands for Service, Academics, Leadership, Unity, Tribute and Excellence. All honorees have earned a 3.0 GPA or above. Nationwide SALUTE students represent active-duty, veterans, retirees, National Guard and reservists f  more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, May 9 -- The University of Mount Union posted the following news: The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) recently announced its second cohort of institutions to earn the Ohio Reach Postsecondary Designation, and the University of Mount Union is pleased to be one of the 12 new campuses recognized. According to a release from the ODHE, this designation is awarded to those campuses meeting criteria that depict their support of students with experience in foster care or kin  more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 9 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Youth violence has become a growing societal problem that demands prompt attention and effective solutions. The way Springfield middle-schooler Adolfo Cruz Jr. sees it, there's one obvious place to start: In order to stop youth violence we have to first look at the kids who are invisible from others, when kids or teens who are ignored or not payed attention to it triggers a emotion of anger and sadne  more

ZANESVILLE, Ohio, May 9 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Levi Knott, a student at Zanesville Middle School, doesn't mince words when addressing the problem of peer bullying: Most kids are scared to go to school because they are afraid that they will get bullied, perhaps about the way they dress or the way they look. Principals should start talking to their students individually about bullying because then they could figure out the causes of bullying, how bu  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost testified before the House Criminal Justice Committee this afternoon in support of legislation that would expand the eligibility of human trafficking survivors to have their criminal records expunged. "Once the nightmare of human trafficking is over, many individuals begin another battle - putting their lives back together and starting over," Yost said. "The journey to re  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Six members of a Linden-area human trafficking and narcotics ring are facing dozens of felony charges following an investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. The task force, which is organized under Yost's Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission and led by the Columbus Division of Police, identified the organizat  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 10 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement on May 8, 2024: * * * Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the lack of legislative action to fix a statutory deadline that could deny ballot access to the Democratic Party's presidential nominee due to the timing of the party's convention: "The facts are still very clear on this. The Democrats scheduled their nominating convention too late to comply with  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 10 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose renewed today his call for passage of legislation banning foreign influence over Ohio's elections, asking the Ohio House of Representatives to quickly approve legislation sent over by the Ohio Senate. Secretary LaRose first called for legislative action in January to close a campaign finance loophole that allows foreign nationals to directly or i  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, May 10 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University inducted 39 first-year students into its chapter of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society this spring. Phi Eta Sigma recognizes first-year students who are taking a full academic course load and who achieve either a grade point average of at least 3.50 or who are in the upper 20 percent of their class. Founded in 1923, Phi Eta Sigma is the nation's oldest and largest honor society   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 10 (TNSres) -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $561 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2024. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $12.8 million or 15 cents per share. Operating results for the quarter include a pre-tax investment gain of $18.1 million and $5 million of restructuring costs. Business notes: * Scripps now believes its 2024 election-year pol  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 10 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Rob Bilott was interviewed and quoted in recent articles as well as participating in a radio interview discussing the hazards of PFAS: * "What is Canada doing about 'forever chemicals'?" YouTube. * "What you need to know about 'forever chemicals'," Texas Public Radio/NPR. * "How To Poison a Planet: 'None of us had a choice in this': How these man-made chemicals will affect us for generations," The Syd  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 10 -- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, a law firm, issued the following news: David Hine, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and member of the litigation group, was quoted in a Cincinnati Enquirer story about the Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers' announcement regarding the launch of a new conviction integrity unit. The story states; "In a county battling allegations of relying on questionable informant testimony and withholding crucial evidence to secure po  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 10 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: WTVF, a Nashville-based local television station owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections. In a series of over 20 reports, WTVF Chief Investigative Reporter Phil Williams  more