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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio needs to change how it handles redistricting. But he’s declining to try to force the legislature to advance an alternative to a measure voters will decide this November.

People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement.

If you are of a certain age, you’ll remember when you couldn’t turn on the TV without being bombarded by helpful advice during commercials. Mr. Whipple warned against squeezing the Charmin, Miss Chiquita hustled bananas with a merengue flair Carmen Miranda would have envied, and Mrs. Olson saved more troubled marriages than Dr. Phil simply by telling housewives to switch coffee brands.

LIMA — A lot of things can go wrong with building a public aquatic center.

LIMA — Three witnesses were heard for the prosecution during the start of a jury trial Tuesday in the Allen County Common Pleas Court for a Lima man accused of possession of cocaine, a first-degree felony.

LIMA — The Lima Refining Company has informed Allen County EMA of an issue regarding a unit in one of their processes.

We’ve been trying to sell our nearly 20-year-old SUV. Like most sellers, there are things we say about a used vehicle and things we don’t say.

A great many people have told me where to go, but I’m not inclined to listen because it’s hot enough here.

There are comedy clubs that have achieved legendary status, clubs which have hosted the elite in the comedy world, such as The Comedy Cellar in Manahattan, The Comedy Store in LA and Second City in my birth town of Chicago.

Curtain Call with Kevin Ashba