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How an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with a nod to its century-long history, the cozy Ohio arthouse theater had some talented help. Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Steve Bognar is a...
Christian Ramírez and Diego Rossi each score as Crew beat Nashville 2-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Christian Ramírez and Diego Rossi each scored a goal to help the Columbus Crew beat Nashville SC 2-0 Wednesday night. Juan “Cucho” Hernández lofted a perfectly-placed entry to Ramírez, who headed home the finish from point-blank range to give Columbus...
Campaign to get new political mapmaking system on Ohio’s ballot submits more than 700,000 signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system delivered hundreds of thousands of signatures on Monday as they work to qualify for the statewide ballot this fall. Citizens Not Politicians dropped off more than 700,000 petition...
Hernández, Rossi lead Columbus to 5-1 rout of New England in MLS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Cucho Hernández and Diego Rossi each had a goal and two assists and the surging Columbus Crew defeated the New England Revolution 5-1 in an MLS match on Saturday night. It was the sixth win in the last seven matches for Columbus and New England saw a...
Ohio Republicans move bill on school bathroom use by transgender students forward in Legislature
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers advanced a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identity in a late-night state House vote Wednesday just before they left Columbus for the summer. The Republican-backed bill was sent back to the Senate with the...
Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched a pup tent. Fifty-five years later, the two longtime friends finally got back to the garden,...
Worthington Steel: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Worthington Steel (WS) on Wednesday reported profit of $53.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.06. The steel processing company...
Worthington Enterprises: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (WOR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $31.8 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 65 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and...
Man turns himself in and is charged with obstruction in connection to Ohio shooting, police say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man turned himself in at Columbus Police headquarters Sunday and identified himself as the driver of a car seen fleeing an early morning shooting in Ohio’s capital that sent 10 people to hospitals, one in critical condition, police said. Columbus Police...
Cucho's hat trick helps Crew beat Sporting KC 4-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Juan “Cucho” Hernández scored three goals — his first multi-goal game of the season — to help the Columbus Crew beat Sporting Kansas City 4-0 Saturday night. Cucho opened the scoring when he cut back to evade a defender near the...
