ASHLAND, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- Ashland University issued the following news: Mason Boldizar earned his master's degree in administration in 2007 from Ashland University to help his teaching career, but it has benefited him in many other ways, too. It also has served him well as a Minerva council member since 2018 and he expects that to continue as the village's mayor, which the council named him recently following the September death of Mayor Tim Tarbet. "Learning how to deal with people in respect  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: Cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship is sweeping across Cedarville University as student entrepreneurs from diverse majors create innovative solutions that break traditional boundaries. Daniel Ormsbee, a senior mechanical engineering and molecular biology major from Cedarville, Ohio, combined his passions for bioengineering and entrepreneurship to create his revolutionary company, Nutrafuel Bioworks. On September 27,   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- Fifth Third Bank issued the following news release: * * * $7.85M in investments will help build a more equitable small business ecosystem * * * Fifth Third Bank has partnered with Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) to launch the Small Business Catalyst Fund, a $7.85M investment that will empower small businesses across Fifth Third's 11-state footprint to grow and create jobs in their communities and build a more equitable small business ecosystem. "Small busi  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news wrap up for October 2024: * * * Our editors' picks provide a snapshot of recent news media coverage * * * Check out our weekly Miami Media Highlights on the Miami University News website (https://miamioh.edu/news/miami-in-the-media.html). * * * Live Science, Oct. 22: 2,000-year-old temple from 'Indiana Jones civilization' found submerged off Italy * Steven Tuck, professor of History, provides insight into an anci  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Thousands of lakes worldwide that historically froze over every winter now experience ice-free years. Knoll is part of international team that contributed to a new review in Science on environmental and societal consequences of winter ice loss from lakes * * * By Susan Meikle, University Communications and Marketing Most of the world's freshwater lakes are rapidly losing ice in response to climate change, wi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: A Columbus physician and his medical clinic were found guilty today of overbilling Medicaid by $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. A Franklin County jury convicted Dr. Robert Florea and his company, Buckeye Health and Research, each of one count of Medicaid fraud, a third-degree felony. Both defendants were indicted in December 2022. Investigators with Yost's Medi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: (JACKSON, Ohio) -- A Jackson County man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a child, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Jackson County Prosecutor Randy Dupree announced today. Eric Dearth, 56, was convicted of three counts of rape following a weeklong jury trial that concluded in September. Dearth's victim was under the age of 13. "Monsters belong behind bars, where there  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Wesleyan University's 2025 Melvin Van Peebles Symposium to Showcase Black Art and Culture * * * Ohio Wesleyan University will explore the evolution and impact of Black art and culture during its second Melvin Van Peebles Symposium from March 28-30, 2025. The three-day event will include academic presentations, roundtable discussions, screenings and performances, an art exhibition and artist talk,  more