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Central Ohios unemployment rate fell in March as employers slowly bring back the jobs that were lost during the early days of the pandemic. The regions unemployment rate fell to 5% from 5.4%, according to data released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate was 4.7% a year ago. Cincinnati posted the lowest unemployment rate in March among the states metro areas at 4.2%. Cleveland had the next lowest rate at 4.9%. The Columbus area added 6,500 jobs in March, led by a...

With employers adding jobs, Central Ohio unemployment rate dips to 5% in March Mark Williams, The Columbus Dispatch © Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press A hiring sign hangs in front of a Krogers grocery store in Hilton Head, S.C., in 2018. Central Ohios unemployment rate fell in March as employers slowly bring back the jobs that were lost during the early days of the pandemic. The regions unemployment rate fell to 5% from 5.4%, according to data released Tuesday by the Ohio Depart...

Staff Report LANCASTER – The suspect in the February fire at the FOP Lodge on South High Street was taken into custody in Mason on Thursday by the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team. Kenneth Dawson, 34, of Lancaster, has been charged arson, retaliation, possessing criminal tools, and unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance in Fairfield Common Pleas Court, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Office. The charges stem from an arson occurring on Feb. 27, where Daw...

COVID-19: This is the Most Dangerous County in the Columbus, OH Metro Area Samuel Stebbins © Provided by 24/7 Wall St. Though vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 30,475,900 reported cases of the virus nationwide -- and that number is growing every day. In the Columbus metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 193,251 COVID-19 cases have been reported to d...

LOGAN — A Nelsonville woman was handed a suspended sentence for one charge of obstructing official business in connection to the death of a Chillicothe photographer in Hocking Hills in 2019. Miranda M. Spencer, 20, of Nelsonville, pleaded guilty to the second-degree misdemeanor offense on Tuesday after originally being charged with obstructing justice, a third-degree felony.  The guilty plea ends a multi-year criminal case that garnered interest across the state. Hocking County Common...

Over $60K awarded to connect Appalachian Ohioans with nature Staff Report NELSONVILLE — The Environmental Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has awarded over $60,000 in grant awards to support public and nonprofit organizations in their work to connect Appalachian Ohioans to nature. “We were inspired by the ideas and passion that shined through each of these projects focused on connecting more of Appalachian Ohio’s people with the region’s many...

Over $60K awarded to connect Appalachian Ohioans with nature Staff Report NELSONVILLE — The Environmental Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has awarded over $60,000 in grant awards to support public and nonprofit organizations in their work to connect Appalachian Ohioans to nature. “We were inspired by the ideas and passion that shined through each of these projects focused on connecting more of Appalachian Ohio’s people with the region’s many...

Phyllis Ann Corey, age 96, of Evart, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Story Point Senior Living in Portage. She was preceded

LOGAN - A Hocking County couple has been indicted in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child.  Hocking County grand jurors returned indictments against Austin L. Starkey, 25, of Logan, and Destiny D. Neel, 27, of Logan, on Friday Feb. 26.  According to the Hocking County Sheriffs Office, 911 operators received a call from Neel, Starkeys girlfriend, on Friday, Jan. 8, who reported Starkeys daughter Arianna D. Starkey was not breathing.  The Sheriffs Office reported on their Facebook ...

Hocking County couple indicted for murder in death of 2-year-old girl At the time of the incident, the sheriffs office said that evidence shows the child had suffered from abuse. Credit: (Images Courtesy: Hocking County Sheriffs Office) Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 5:44 PM EST March 1, 2021 HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio — A father and his girlfriend have been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the death of a 2-year-old Hocking County girl earlier this ye...