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#1 Ohio Manufacturer Fined $314K Following Fatal Workplace Incident

Apr 23 2024 // An Ohio subsidiary of one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers could have prevented a 26-year-old employee in Franklin from being fatally crushed in October 2023 if the company had provided proper machine...

#2 Barges Break Loose on Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Damaging Marina, Striking Bridge

Apr 16 2024 // More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said. The boats...

#3 Rising Spring Rains Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers

May 7 2024 // SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark as Ross Woodruff hopped into a truck to haul soybean seeds out to his brother, Mark, whose planter had run out. It was the first day they could plant after heavy rains two weeks...

#4 Ohio River Near Pittsburgh Reopens to Maritime Traffic After Sunken Barge Found

Apr 18 2024 // The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. “The river is open. The Ohio River is...

#5 Lawyers Want Ohio Residents to Wait for Details of $600M Derailment Settlement

Apr 12 2024 // The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t...

#6 AM Best Revises Ohio Indemnity Company’s Outlook to Positive

May 9 2024 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Ohio Indemnity Company (OIC)...