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Thistledown is located in North Randall, Ohio

May 25th, 2012

Manufacturing in Ohio is growing, according to a recent state report, but in an interesting twist, more manufacturing projects are being built in suburbs or rural areas and away from the borders of the state's three biggest cities -- Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati.

May 26th, 2012

As of Friday, six people have shut themselves out of the Horseshoe, the Hollywood Casino that opens Tuesday in Toledo, and two more casinos scheduled to open in Columbus and Cincinnati by next year.

May 24th, 2012

An Ohio hospital reached a proposed lawsuit settlement of about $1 million with women who said they were emotionally distressed to learn a former employee had stuffed their miscarried or stillborn fetuses into jars for years — citing her religious beliefs — and kept them in hospital storage, instead of medically disposing of them.

May 25th, 2012

A hard-fought legislative compromise to give extra money to certain cities with horse racetracks sent Ohio's new gambling regulations through the Legislature and to the governor's desk on Thursday.The ...

May 25th, 2012

COLUMBUS -- The fight over giving all 88 counties the ability to designate professionally run card rooms proved too hot to handle Thursday as lawmakers pushed through long-delayed legislation to regulate Ohio's rapidly expanding gambling options.

May 24th, 2012

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Lawmakers remain at odds over legislation to change

May 25th, 2012

The House and Senate ground out a final deal on a gambling-law rewrite yesterday, providing additional money to most communities that host racinos and setting aside the charity card-room debate for another day.

May 24th, 2012

Armed with a new Ohio Supreme Court ruling that the state’s smoking ban is constitutional, state officials are now going after bars and other establishments that owe a combined $2.5 million in fines for violations. Those who don’t pay accumulated fines, plus interest, for violating the smoking ban risk having liens placed on their properties and having their liquor licenses revoked or not ...

May 25th, 2012

The village of Johnstown is buckling down on drivers who don't buckle up.

May 25th, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The seemingly routine plays that aren’t charted in box scores or documented by highlight clips tend to get magnified when the bats go quiet and the pitchers settle in.