Archive for October, 2007

Koufos, Hunter score 15 in Ohio State’s 88-59 win over Ashland (The Plain Dealer)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kosta Koufos and Othello Hunter each scored 15 points to lead Ohio State to an 88-59 exhibition win over Ashland on Wednesday night.

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Sex-sting arrest at Ohio Statehouse (El Paso Times)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A former children’s services lawyer was arrested in an Internet child-sex sting Wednesday in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse, minutes after the investigator who lured him there testified two floors above in favor of a bill that would increase penalties for such crimes.

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Sex-sting arrest at Ohio Statehouse (Las Cruces Sun-News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A former children’s services lawyer was arrested in an Internet child-sex sting Wednesday in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse, minutes after the investigator who lured him there testified two floors above in favor of a bill that would increase penalties for such crimes.

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Sex-sting arrest at Ohio Statehouse (The Charlotte Observer)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

A former children’s services lawyer was arrested in an Internet child-sex sting Wednesday in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse, minutes after the investigator who lured him there testified two floors above in favor of a bill that would increase penalties for such crimes. Barry Mentser, 48, of Columbus, thought he had been communicating online with a 15-year-old girl, said Lt. Jeff Braley, a …

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Man arrested in Internet sex sting at Ohio Statehouse (Port Clinton News Herald)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS — A former children’s services lawyer targeted in an Internet child-sex sting was arrested today in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse moments after the police officer who conducted the sting testified two floors above in favor of a bill that would increase penalties for such offenses, authorities said.

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Ohio court won’t hear appeal in syringe impregnation (FOX 45 Dayton)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio man sentenced to 20 years in prison for impregnating his teenage stepdaughter with a syringe must stay behind bars.

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Fitch Rates Columbus City School District, Ohio’s $7MM GOs ‘AA’; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA’ rating to the Columbus City School District, Ohio’s $6,895,000 school facilities construction and improvement bonds , series 2007, which will price on Nov. 14, 2007 in a negotiated underwriting through Butler Wick & Co., Inc.

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Video shows beer can attack on Ohio State fans (Sports Illustrated)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Penn State is expressing regret after someone posted a video online showing two apparent Ohio State fans pelted by beer cans from a large group wearing Penn State colors.

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Future of Ohio’s E9-1-1 Wireless Funding to Be Debated on November 5th (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio—-On Monday, November 5, 2007, the Ohio 9-1-1 Council, an Advisory Board to the Ohio Legislature, will hold an open meeting at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio building in Columbus to discuss the funding source used to maintain Wireless enhanced 9-1-1 operations for the state.

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Video shows attack on 2 Ohio State fans (Coshocton Tribune)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Penn State is expressing regret after someone posted a video online showing two apparent Ohio State fans pelted by beer cans from a large group wearing Penn State colors.

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