MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Jack Holton never met a joke he didn’t like.

Ohioans will have just as much time to vote early, including a week when they can register and vote on the same day, thanks to one of the first vetoes issued by Ted Strickland since he became governor.

Ohio has inched up to the sixth-best education system in the nation, according to an independent report being released today.

DAYTON — A Columbus man faces 20 felony charges in the killing of Jenny Nelson and the kidnapping of her 4-year-old son, but prosecutors are not sure whether they will seek the death penalty.

Four members of the Miami University Men’s Glee Club, including one from Columbus, were hospitalized yesterday when a student fell asleep at the wheel and their van rolled over on I-90 near Erie, Pa.

DELAWARE, Ohio — A busy workload greeted Delaware County’s newest commissioners Monday at their first meeting since winning election in November.

State Highway Patrol Lt. L.H. Roseboro and his troopers knew the wintry mess was coming and knew it would be a busy morning. But they didn’t know how busy, or bad, it would become.

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The local American Red Cross Blood Services needs donors of all blood types and has a critical need for all type O blood and an urgent need for B negative. Donors can call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go to www.BloodSavesLives.org to make an appointment. Walk-in donors also are welcome. Blood drives are open today at:

The Bexley City Council is considering selling a 2.4-acre former tree nursery for $350,000 to an as-yet-undisclosed buyer.

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — An agreement between the Northridge school board and local boosters will allow students to play spring sports, perform in the spring concert and participate in other activities that were cut from the district’s budget after a November levy failure.

NEWARK, Ohio — A mother’s words say it all: Today, at 4:12, Devin finished his race.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — An expert in employee investigations, whose report is the chief evidence against John Freshwater, said the eighth-grade science teacher refused to remove religious items from his classroom and persisted in not following the curriculum.

Police have charged one man in an October triple homicide at a Hilltop drug house and say others were involved in the shootings.

The committee charged with monitoring Columbus schools’ management of their $500 million construction project announced yesterday that the six-year endeavor will end with a surplus.

The gallery is vast — rural towns, urban alleys, streets you drive past every day.

A group fighting Columbus’ plans for a Scioto River boathouse at Duranceau Park is now pitching a different site for the building — a place where rowing shells are already stored.

New technology helped the Salvation Army increase holiday donations last year, but for other local charities giving took a dive as the nation’s economy weakened.

Ohioans’ post-holiday demand for jobless benefits has spiked sharply, crashing the state’s unemployment-claims system and forcing people to wait hours, sometimes days, before getting help.

A third of the unicameral legislative workforce will turn over today. Thats about four times the average turnover rate …

While former Wyuka Cemetery accountant Todd TerMaat awaits sentencing for stealing money from his former employer, Wyuka i…