OHIO’S NATIONAL RANKING FOR LOCAL AND STATE TAX BURDEN ON ITS RESIDENTS HAS REACHED ITS BEST LEVEL IN 16 YEARS IN THE YEAR 2010, IMPROVING STEADILY IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. OHIO RANKS 20TH NATIONALLY AS RESIDENTS PAID AN AVERAGE OF JUST UNDER 10 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TO STATE AND LOCAL TAXES, SAYS THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS.
POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS FOR HUBER HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS SAYS SUPERINTENDENT SUE GUNNELL AS THE OHIO SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECOMMEND THE STATE REIMBURSE $576,000 OF THE COST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SPENT TO ADD FIVE EXTRA CLASSROOMS TO ITS NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY A STATE CONSULTANT MISCALCULATED ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND OSFC SPOKESMAN RICK SAVORS SAYS THE ORIGINAL PROJECTIONS DIDN’T MATCH WHAT EVENTUALLY HAPPENED.
SPRINGFIELD POLICE REPORT 52 YEAR OLD HOLLANT ADRIEN OF SPRINGFIELD, WHO HAD BEEN TEACHING FRENCH AT WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY FOR OVER A YEAR, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH STRANGER ATTACKS AGAINST YOUNG MEN IN THE LOCAL AREA, WITH A JUDGE SETTING HIS BOND AT OVER $1 MILLION DOLLARS. AUTHORITIES SAY APPARENTLY A TEENAGER WHO FOUGHT OFF HIS ATTACKER AND GRABBED THE MAN’S CELL PHONE HELPED LEAD POLICE TO ARREST THE WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ON RAPE AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES.
Miami County BOE names interim director (FROM NEWS SUN) TROY — Miami County’s election board Wednesday hired long-time employee Bev Kendall as interim director to get through the Nov. 6 presidential election following last week’s abrupt resignation of Director Steve Quillen.
Quillen cited the stress of the presidential election in his one sentence, hand written resignation letter submitted Thursday following a board meeting.
A FEDERAL JUDGE RULES PROVISIONAL BALLOTS CAST NOT JUST IN THE WRONG PRECINCT BUT IN THE WRONG POLLING LOCATION ALTOGETHER MUST STILL BE COUNTED. THE RULING STEMS FROM A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY VOTER ADVOCATES SEEKING TO EXPAND THE COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS, SAYS THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH.
CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WAS IN SPRINGFIELD EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND HE AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WERE IN OHIO TUESDAY, INCLUDING DAYTON. THE MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES U.S. REPRESENTATIVE PAUL RYAN WILL HAVE THREE AREA STOPS ON SATURDAY AS PART OF HIS “VICTORY IN OHIO” BUS TOUR, WHICH WILL INCLUDE VISITS IN CIRCLEVILLE, YELLOW SPRINGS, REPORTEDLY ONE STOP AT YOUNG’S JERSEY DAIRY, AND DAYTON, THE NEWS SUN SAYS.
WEEC SPORTS – THURSDAY 10-25-12:
GAME ONE OF THE WORLD SERIES: SAN FRANCISCO 8 DETROIT 3, GIANTS 3RD BASEMAN PABLO SANDOVAL BECOMES THE 4TH PLAYER IN WORLD SERIES HISTORY TO HIT 3 HOME RUNS IN A GAME!, SAYS SRN SPORTS. GAME 2 TONIGHT AROUND 8PM IN SAN FRANCISCO, DOUG FISTER THE STARTER FOR THE TIGERS, MADISON BUMGARNER FOR THE GIANTS.
NFL THURSDAY NIGHT 8:20PM: TAMPA BAY AT MINNESOTA, SUNDAY 1PM: SAN DIEGO AT CLEVELAND, INDIANAPOLIS AT TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON AT PITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI ON THEIR BYE WEEK.
THE NASCAR TRUCKS SERIES RACE IS SATURDAY 2:15PM AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, AND THE SPRINT CUP RACE IS SUNDAY 1:45PM AT MARTINSVILLE, SAYS CBSSPORTS.COM.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FRIDAY 8PM: CINCINNATI AT LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY 2PM: URBANA UNIVERSITY AT MISSOURI S & T, 3:30PM: FLORIDA AT GEORGIA, OHIO AT MIAMI, OHIO, TEXAS TECH AT KANSAS STATE, MICHIGAN STATE AT WISCONSIN, USC AT ARIZONA, 5:30PM: OHIO STATE AT PENN STATE, 7PM: WITTENBERG AT DENISON, 8PM: NOTRE DAME AT OKLAHOMA, MICHIGAN AT NEBRASKA, 8:30PM: MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ALABAMA, 9PM: DAYTON AT SAN DIEGO.
