Springfield News-Sun

01/24/2025

Don Rinker, the former owner and operator of Meek’s Sporting Goods in Springfield who was also well known as a high school sports official, died on Saturday at 97 at his home in Springfield.

01/24/2025

Tecumseh High School launches Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club to promoting safety, awareness and responsible decision-making.

01/24/2025

The 38 new U.S. citizens who took the oath of citizenship at Oakwood Jr/Sr High School on Thursday come from 22 different countries.

01/24/2025

The Cincinnati Bengals are turning to a familiar face to revamp their defense after back-to-back seasons without a playoff appearance.

01/23/2025

Next generation 911 technology allows people to send text messages to 911 operators, improves location identification to speed up services.

01/23/2025

Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award.

01/23/2025

The sentence came Tuesday after Adam Humphreys, 19, was classified as a s*xually violent predator, and a Tier III s*x offender for life. Humphreys was convicted of r**e in Shelby County Juvenile Court at age 15 in 2021.

Woman fought off teen attacker in May 2024 bike path case; DNA led to Humphreys, who had previous juvenile r**e conviction in Ohio.

01/23/2025

Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear.

NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn't totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it.

01/23/2025

Commission passed the rezoning request 2-1 at last week’s meeting, with the added stipulations of no long-term running trucks or excessive idling, quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and a limit of 20 trucks on the property at one time.

Truck terminal approved for former car dealership property on Ohio 235 in Park Layne that has been vacant since 2017 tornado damage.

01/23/2025

Even if you believe Ryan Day was born on third base when he got the Ohio State job, nothing can change the fact he hit a home run Monday night.

Safe at home: Ryan Day built this Ohio State into a national champion his way when all was said and done

01/23/2025

Here's what we know.

Clark County water and sewer rates slightly increase for 2025.

01/23/2025

After wrapping up the 2024 season with Winterfest last month, Kings Island recently announced when its gates will reopen for guests.

After wrapping up the 2024 season with Winterfest last month, Kings Island recently announced when its gates will reopen for guests. Yesterday, the park revealed the 2025 season will begin 10 a.m.-9 p.m. April 19.

01/23/2025

Police say a shooting at a Nashville high school has left one student dead and another wounded.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee.

01/23/2025

Yost along with 18 other Republicans claimed that the program, which grants protected status for citizens who are unable to return to their countries of origin during times of crisis, has been applied too loosely and allows noncitizens to live in the U.S. indefinitely.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and a group of conservative attorneys general are asking for Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem to review the federal government’s list of countries whose citizens are granted Temporary Protected Status.

01/23/2025

The American Pickers will return to Ohio in March to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series.

01/23/2025

The Cincinnati Bengals have landed their new defensive coordinator.

01/22/2025

The GOP-controlled Ohio legislature is prepping to fast-track a sweeping higher education reform bill that would, among other things, block universities from offering DEI teaching in order to combat a perceived liberal bias on college campuses.