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A coalition of advocacy groups seeking major changes to proposed rules for electricity pricing has told state utility regulators that the rules don't do enough to protect consumers or the environment.

COLUMBUS, OHIO: With Ohio's unemployment rate a full percentage point higher than that of the nation , the latest mass layoffs report Wednesday from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows Ohio will ...

HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. will host its first annual golf outing on Friday, Aug.

Sure, there was a post office called "London." But that doesn't mean there was a community by that name in London Township.

A 12.5 percent rate increase for residential customers in Marion and other Ohio communities requested by Ohio American Water Co.

Columbia Gas is raising prices next month by 7 percent. Natural gas rates will have risen by 43 percent in the past 12 months.

More than 400,000 Ohioans in the southwest part of the state will pay more for natural gas, ONN's Stephanie Mennecke reported.

A person died Saturday night when her truck went off the road and slammed into a tree.

“The farmhouse that we lived in and renovated was built in about 1850.”

Retired Dublin businessman Bob Meeder stands in front of one of his recent projects, the transformation of this 19th-century home into Doc Henderson's Restaurant in the historic Uptown Marysville business ... via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“Notwithstanding the fact that I have very limited access to proposed drafts of the legislation, I had some very open discussions with members of the speaker's staff”

A weekend flurry of phone calls between some of the state's most powerful political and business figures may have set the stage for compromise on Gov. via Cleveland.com

Possible charges were referred to the Delaware County Juvenile Court after an 11-year-old boy living on South Washington Street allegedly took a pocket knife to a West William Street school. via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Energy efficiency and renewable energy are proving to be the lowest-cost options to meet the growing electricity demands for Ohio. via Toledo Blade

“We want residential consumers to have access to heat”

A 90-day moratorium on electric and natural gas shutoffs ends Tuesday, but there is still help for those qualified to get assistance with their utility bills. via Massillon Independent

“We continue to be concerned that PUCO decisions allow rate increases for many customers who simply need affordable, basic service”

The Ohio Supreme Court Thursday upheld a decision by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio allowing Cincinnati Bell Inc. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@the beaconjournal.com at least a week in advance. via Ohio.com

“We were really going to citizens and saying, - What do you want?'”

' Voters supported two Republican challengers yesterday who campaigned for change while running for two seats on the Delaware County Board of Commissioners. via Columbus Dispatch

A barricade situation has ended peacefully after a 12-hour standoff in Delaware County near Ostrander. via Nbc4i.com

“I personally believe that war history is an interesting subject, and one worth the time to study”

Kyle Nappi with Warren Motts, from the Public Broadcasting Service in the USA, who interviewed him for television A TEENAGE autograph collector from the USA is trying to get in touch with Dorset's war veterans. via This is Dorset

“If you are a prudent person and you do all these things, what this would do is cause you to pay higher electric rates so that your neighbors can get crews to come out, blow insulation in their attic, get a new refrigerator”

Energy bill would have consumers pay for efficiency Ohio lawmakers want to force electric utilities to help you buy less power-- and then have you pick up the tab. via The Plain Dealer

Residents still wishing to testify in a public hearing regarding the proposed Duke Energy natural gas rate increase that could cost consumers $345 a year before using any gas will get another chance on March 11 ... via Journal-News