Ohio News

Higher Speed Limit in Ohio Hasn’t Led to More Tickets

Troopers have written fewer tickets on some stretches of Ohio highways where the speed limit was bumped to 70 mph earlier this year, according to State Highway Patrol numbers reported by a newspaper. The patrol says it issued about 19,000 …

Ohio Insurance Director: Watch Out For Deer

Ohio’s insurance director says fall is the peak season for deer-related crashes in the state and is urging drivers be on the lookout. Insurance Director and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor says drivers should be extra careful in the morning and …

Ohio DUI Video Confessor Seeks Reduced Sentence

An Ohio man who confessed in an online video to causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of drinking should receive a sentence well below the maximum of eight years to send a message about the value of taking …

Ohio Doc Faces More Charges in Unneeded Surgeries

More charges have been filed against a Cincinnati, Ohio, spine doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgeries in Ohio and Kentucky and billing health care programs millions of dollars, according to court documents. Abubakar Atiq Durrani, 45, had already pleaded not …

Hylant Names Dills Executive VP of Talent Management

Hylant, one of the nation’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms, appointed Matthew Dills as executive vice president of talent management. Dills is in charge of employee engagement, recruiting, education, benefits, compensation and organizational development. Dills joined Hylant on Sept. …

Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Agency Raises Over $55K for March of Dimes

The Norman-Spencer Agency Inc., a national property/casualty insurance provider, announced it raised over $55,000 through a 5K run, golf outing, and silent auction dinner held on Sept. 16, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio, for the March of Dimes. Norman-Spencer employees and …

OSHA: Bedbug Whistleblower in Ohio to Get Back Pay

A federal court has ordered S.E.M. Villa II Inc., a nonprofit corporation that operates S.E.M. Terrace, a retirement facility in Milford, Ohio, to pay a former resident manager $20,000 in back wages in a whistleblower case. The complaint alleged that …

Marsh Taps Wallace to Head its Office in Columbus, Ohio

Insurance broker Marsh has appointed Scott Wallace to lead its Columbus, Ohio, office. Wallace brings nearly 15 years of insurance-related experience to his new role, most recently serving as Marsh’s southeast partnership sales leader in Atlanta. Since joining Marsh in …

Higher Speed Limits Take Effect on Some Ohio Roads

The speed limit has increased on some parts of U.S. and state routes throughout Ohio. The changes took effect Sept. 29 on more than 600 miles of road in the state’s second round of speed-limit increases this year. Drivers should …

Bill Would Ban Ohio Teens from Driving Buddies

A Republican state lawmaker is proposing tough new driving restrictions on Ohio teens, including prohibiting them from transporting even one additional teenager. State Rep. Rick Perales, of Beavercreek, tells The Columbus Dispatch his bill would bring Ohio’s rules closer to …