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This is for stories relating to central ohio that are mostly of interest to people living in the Columbus area.

Local Small Businesses Get Help Through Stimulus

Millions of federal stimulus dollars have poured into Central Ohio - a lot of it in the form of grants for medical research or road improvements. But Stimulus money is helping small businesses like a florist, dog groomer and funeral home. WOSU continues our series - Following the Stimulus Money.

Marysville schools revise movie policy

MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Three weeks after enacting a temporary ban on PG-13- and R-rated movies at the high school, Superintendent Larry Zimmerman said the district has come up with a reasonable new policy for showing the movies.

House panel will probe Workers' Comp Council

The chairman of the House Insurance Committee said yesterday that he will start legislative hearings soon to investigate the Ohio Workers' Compensation Council.

Obama lauds Buckeyes' Turner, but won't reveal NCAA picks

Ohio State hoops standout Evan Turner wowed more than Buckeye fans with his MVP performance in the Big Ten tournament over the weekend.

Smaller pharmacies protest cut in Medicaid

Being a small-business owner in this economic climate isn’t easy.
It got tougher a couple of months ago for small pharmacies in Ohio when the state cut in half what it reimburses them to dispense prescriptions to Medicaid patients.