Columbus likely the original source of syphilis
Dec 22nd
Marotti Officially Joins Meyer’s Staff in Columbus
Dec 15th
Urban Meyer has officially added another name to his staff at Ohio State, and it is one of his most trusted advisors.
There had already been multiple reports that Mickey Marotti was leaving Florida to join Meyer in Columbus. Gators’ head coach Will Muschamp confirmed those reports earlier this month, but Thursday Ohio State announced that Marotti had officially been hired as the school’s new strength coach.
Columbus hires Hockey Hall of Famer Craig Patrick
Dec 8th
Big news out of Ohio today as the Blue Jackets announced they’ve hired former Pittsburgh Penguins GM Craig Patrick as a senior advisor. Patrick, 65, will be responsible for advising GM Scott Howson on trades, free agent signings, as well as evaluating Blue Jackets prospects. More >
Cleveland demolishes serial killer’s home
Dec 7th
Columbus city officials report that only three of the four police chief finalists plan to be at the Columbus Municipal Complex on Thursday afternoon ready to state their cases for employment. More >
City utilities director stepping down
Dec 1st
Tatyana Arsh, the director of the Columbus Department of Public Utilities is resigning, sources told The Dispatchtoday.
A city statement confirmed her departure this afternoon, saying Arsh notified Mayor Michael B. Coleman this week that she would be leaving after 15 years with the city. More >
Columbus Center developer fined $1.6m
Nov 30th
The developer of the failed Columbus Center project in Boston was sentenced to pay a $1.6 million fine today for illegally giving campaign contributions to politicians in Massachusetts and elsewhere in order to get government support for the project.
Judge Joseph L. Tauro imposed the sentence on Winn Columbus Center Partnership, an affiliate of affordable housing developer WinnCompanies, during a brief hearing in US District Court in Boston.
Leisa Rosen: From Wasilla to Columbus to Ann Arbor
Nov 23rd
University of Michigan associate head volleyball coach Leisa Rosen admits she didn’t know what she was getting into when she made the big move to Columbus, Ohio, to start school at Ohio State in 1988. She was one of the nation’s best volleyball players, hailing from the unlikely hotbed of Wasilla, Alaska.
She had heard nothing of this rivalry thing between Michigan and Ohio State, but given that Alaska is on the other end of North America from Ann Arbor and Columbus, that’s pretty understandable. More >
Ference, Paille on ice as B’s prep for Columbus
Nov 17th
Defenseman Andrew Ference (lower-body injury) and forward Daniel Paille (broken nose) both practiced with the Bruins at Ristuccia Arena today in preparation for their game with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at TD Garden.
Paille has missed the last three games and Ference the last two.
While both skated, Paille sounded more confident than Ference that he would play Thursday. “I feel really strong and really good out there so it’s a positive note for possibly coming back for tomorrow,” Paille said.
Columbus County woman pleads guilty
Nov 16th
A Chadbourn woman who pleaded guilty last week to murdering her boyfriend could spend nearly 40 years in prison.
Mattie Kelly, 41, was sentenced to between 26 years and more than 39 years in prison after entering guilty pleas on Nov. 10 to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree burglary, District Attorney Jon David said in a news release today. More >
Exotic animals lived in ‘horrific’ conditions on Ohio farm
Nov 3rd
In new details released Wednesday, a Columbus Zoo and Aquarium employee described conditions at the farm where 56 exotic animals were freed as “horrific.”
Minutes from an Oct. 24 meeting of an Ohio task force charged with updating regulations for exotic animal ownership in Ohio were released Wednesday.
In the minutes, Tom Stalf, from the Columbus Zoo, told the group that primates were kept in birdcages littered with garbage and feces.
