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After two straight years of orthopedic surgeries I took a giant step in getting my mind and body in a place they hadn’t been in for quite a while - back into outdoor adventure.
And that giant step began with baby steps back in February with countless sessions of PT, stretching, resistance training and cardio conditioning& ... (full story)

Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Jared Allen headline the 25 semifinalists for football Hall of Fame

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
The Hall announced the semifinalists after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly created screening commit ... (full story)

Cleveland's Stephen Vogt wins AL Manager of the Year, Milwaukee's Pat Murphy takes home NL honor

Milwaukee's Pat Murphy and Cleveland's Stephen Vogt had the unenviable task of taking over for successful and well-liked predecessors when they were named managers of their respective teams during the offseason.
Both proved to be naturals.
Murphy won National League Manager of the Year after a stellar debut season with the B ... (full story)

State

Court unable to rule on transgender woman’s request to change birth certificate

A probate court's decision to deny an application to change the sex marker on the birth certificate of a transgender woman remains undisturbed by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
A divided Supreme Court announced it could not reach a majority decision on whether state law allowed the Clark County Probate Court to change the sex marker ... (full story)

Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.
A new survey released recently from the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps shows 28.3% or 75.8 million people in the U.S. volunteere ... (full story)

Municipal Court now offers private carrier service for civil cases

Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk Lori Tyack said she is optimistic about the court’s decision to offer FedEx commercial-carrier service for civil cases filed in the local court.
The “additional tool,” as she calls it, already has resulted in service being perfected at a far greater rate than service by cer ... (full story)

Specialized dockets leave individual impact on communities

Nearly 600 people from treatment court teams across the state met to advance their practices during the Supreme Court Specialized Dockets Conference.
During her welcome speech, Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy thanked the representatives for their work.
“You are helping to create safer and healthier communities and givi ... (full story)