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Taylor Swift sings for the audience during a Fearless Tour 2009 stop at Value City Arena as part of her Fearless Tour 2009. Last night's sold-out performance was just one stop on the tour, which began April 23 in Evansville, Ind., and will end Nov. 23 in London. Swift will be in Cleveland on Oct. 3.

A group pitching casinos in Ohio's major cities played fast and loose while rounding up more than 850,000 signatures and should be disqualified from the ballot, opponents said in a lawsuit filed this afternoon.

Buzz Aldrin, left, and Neil Armstrong talk about their experiences on the moon during a panel discussion at the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton.

Computer-aided-drafting technician Al Harpster checks job-hunting literature at JobLeaders.

Cuts in state aid to Ohio's parochial and other nonpublic schools might cost parents who could have to make up the lost revenue in tuition increases. $59 million in state aid to the schools, money that helps cover administrative costs, textbooks and other instructional materials.

A city council member in Cincinnati is backing off a proposal to have panhandlers obtain permits and pay a tax on what they collect.

The Lakin Correctional Center for Women has opened a new section where inmates can live with infants born in custody.

A northern Ohio school board wants to fire the superintendent and his assistant who are accused of sexually harassing co-workers.

Two years into the community watch program in Fairfield County, the effort is making a real impact.

As the recession continues, families everywhere are trying to save money and many businesses are taking a hit.

A new law requiring children under the age of 18 to wear helmets when riding bicycles takes effect next week, and the city's firefighters are stepping in to help.

CrimeTracker 10 takes you inside the new high-tech world of "smart surveillance" and shows you how Ohio State University uses it to keep you safe.

Some authorities say a law designed to help track sex offenders is taking up a good chunk of their resources.

A judge rules that a former firefighter who shot his dogs to death before going on vacation must serve his 90-day jail sentence consecutively.

A federal lawsuit is filed on behalf of a hearing-impaired Hilliard man who says captioning is not offered on the scoreboard and television monitors at Ohio Stadium.

Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, is poised to take over Eddie Bauer and keep most of the apparel chain’s 370 stores open. (LTD)

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administration said Friday it has awarded a three-year $7.5 million contract to a pharmacy benefits manager that will provide medications to Ohio’s injured workers. (SXCI) (ACS)

A group of Delphi Corp. retirees has filed suit, seeking an independent administrator to help stop the bankrupt auto parts supplier from terminating the former white-collar workers’ pension plan.

The economy is claiming 52 jobs at a Lancaster boiler cleaning equipment manufacturer that employs nearly 500. (MDR)

U.S. Bancorp said it has completed the repurchase of a 10-year warrant held by the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The repurchase effectively ends the company’s participation in the government’s bank bailout program. (USB)

COLUMBUS (AP) -- A wide range of job losses has pushed Ohio unemployment higher for the seventh month in a row, to 11.1 percent in June.

The coat and hat rack donated to the Veterans Service Office is dedicated to the late Veterans Service officer, Matt Lingo.

Due to budget cuts, the Coshocton County Community Band will not be receiving its usual funding from the city, leaving members with about a $700 deficit.

WEST LAFAYETTE - Teens are learning how to move the clouds across the sky, bring the sea to the mountain and turn the stars by taking part in a cultural experience in West Lafayette.

The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office, Coshocton Fire Department and Coshocton County Emergency Medical Services responded to a two-vehicle accident just after 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Pleasant Valley and Wandle drives.

LICKING TOWNSHIP — A couple of weeks ago, the walnut tree standing in Steve Thorp's front yard would have fallen onto his gravel driveway when it snapped in half.

NEWARK — A Johnstown man has been cleared of all charges stemming from a pair of wedding reception sexual-assault allegations.

NEWARK — Soon-to-be Newark City Schools Superintendent Douglas C. Ute sees Newark as a district on the verge of great things.

COLUMBUS -- A man accused of stealing credit cards at several Ohio churches was caught late Thursday in Grove City, 10TV reported.

NEWARK -- Prosecutors say the father of the bride sexually violated two members of his new extended family at a June 2008 wedding reception.

LANCASTER - The city's largest manufacturer will initiate a round of layoffs this month - the second time it has done so this year.

LANCASTER - The hunt is on for a new director of the Olivedale Senior Center.

LANCASTER - A projected $145 million in cuts from the state budget to hospitals across Ohio soon will affect the county's largest employer.

PICKERINGTON - A male suspect, who allegedly had been slipping into churches and stealing cash and credit cards, is on the run after authorities linked him to several similar crimes across central Ohio.

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP -Pleasant Township firefighters want to see families show up to their second Community Day event to see where their tax dollars go and to familiarize themselves with the fire station.

GALION -- As a patrolman, Brian Saterfield never had to shoot his gun in a life-or-death situation.

BUCYRUS -- The crash that killed three children and an adult on Crestline Road happened almost two months ago, but the pain and anguish of the victims' families linger.

GALION -- Two separate burglaries Wednesday morning led to arrests and charges by on Thursday.

CRESTLINE -- Crestline Exempted Village Schools will have a new principal for the North and Southeast schools for next school year.

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Justin Neff, l, Eric Darby and Jacob Wade, r, employees of Jack Warne Construction, finish a concrete sidewalk on Cambridge's North Side Wednesday. The work was being done as part of the city's annual sidewalk repair/replacement program. More matching funds are available by contacting the mayor's office at 439-1050.

NEW CONCORD -- A local institution, beginning Monday, will assume management of the daily operations of the National Road-Zane Grey Museum that has been managed by the Ohio Historical Society. On Monday, t

area markets Livestock prices COLUMBUS (AP) -- The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Prior Day Summary from Wednesday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service: Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 1.52 higher. BASE MAR

Muny court receipts for June Cambridge Municipal Court has released its receipts for June. Receipts from the criminal division totaled $168,260.38, including $89,260.28 paid to the city, $42,299.51 paid to the state, $30,411.00 paid to the county and $6,2

SF Festival award to honor former area educator In honor of the late Mrs. Wilma Wiggington, the Guernsey County Retired Teachers Association will be providing cash and ribbon awards to students at the Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival. An award for except

The two-year project will convert three miles of two-lane roadway to four lanes.

Officials believe the illness could hit full-steam when we get closer to fall or winter.

June unemployment hit 11.1%.

Another 1,000 employees will be let-go from the Wilmington airpark by end of August.

A Tipp City man died in the Thursday crash.