Charles “Bud” Del Boyd, 55, a resident of Sullivan, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 at his home following a lengthy illness. Charles was born Aug. 22, 1956, in Portland, Ore., where he lived for four years before moving to South Amherst in 1960. Elyria had been his home for the past 10 years before moving […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says U.S. taxpayers are still owed $132.9 billion that companies haven't repaid from the financial bailout, and some of that will never be recovered. The bailout launched at the height of the financial crisis in September 2008 will continue to exist for years, says a report issued Thursday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans bought new homes in December, making 2011 the worst sales year on record. The Commerce Department said Thursday new-home sales fell last month to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 307,000. The pace is less than half the 700,000 that economists say must be sold in a healthy economy. […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has a tough time enforcing an anti-dropout law that President Barack Obama would like every state to have. In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the president challenged state governments to require students to stay in school until they graduate or turn 18. Ohio is among 20 states […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy SEAL operation that freed two Western hostages in Somalia is representative of the Obama administration's pledge to build a smaller, more agile military force that can carry out surgical counterterrorist strikes to cripple an enemy. That's a strategy much preferred to the land invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan that have […]
Imagine being one of the 70 residents — many senior citizens — who were roused from their beds by heavy pounding on the front door last Thursday about 11 p.m. When they opened the door, they were met by Wellington police officers who said they had to leave because of a 116,760-gallon gas leak. One resident, however, […]
During snowy conditions Friday evening, a crash occurred on Rt. 18 near Pitts Road in Wellington Township. Around 8 p.m., the Wellington Fire District and the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Trooper Shawn Kline of the highway patrol said it was a head-on collision and the road was covered in snow. Kline said both […]
While a gas leak didn’t stop business as usual for most of Wellington, one company was closed for a week and the owners are worried about lost income and clients. Iron Designing, a metal art fabrication company located at 706 N. Main St., is right next to the site of the 116,760-gallon gas leak that […]