Local clergy are speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow slot machine gambling in Ohio if passed by voters in November.
Issue 3, titled "Learn & Earn" for its intent to create college scholarships and grants, would permit up to 31,500 slot machines at seven horse racing tracks and two Cleveland non-track locations across the state. It also would permit expanded gaming in four Cuyahoga County locations. [More]
Fort Recovery native returns to football after tour of duty in Iraq
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - When he wasn't on the field playing this past Saturday, Jose Faller sat down or stood up on the sidelines cheering his teammates on.
A couple of months ago, his only connection to the Mercer County Cougars, the semi-pro football team he helped run and played for, was through e-mail or letter from his teammates and family. [More]