"On October 2008 our dog Nitro along with 6 of his kennel mates were starved to death by their trainer/kennel owner in Youngstown, Ohio. The kennel owner was charged with only...Read more...
Legislation to forgive $4.75 million in delinquent taxes and penalties owed by the city for its Covelli Centre and to make the facility tax-exempt for as long as Youngstown own...Read more...
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Penn National officials provide details of the proposed Austintown racino to leaders and residents.
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State Needs More Protection For Animals
Are Ohioans going to continue to allow people who commit crimes against animals to receive only a slap on the wrist? Ohio House Bill 108, also known as “Nitro’s Law,” would replace the word misdemeanor with the word felony in the part of the Ohio Revised Code that addresses cruelty to companion animals in someone else’s care. Ohio is one of only five states that considers animal cruelty a misdemeanor.
At the High Caliber K9 training facility in Youngstown, Nitro, a Rottweiler, and seven other dogs starved to death in their cages as trainer Steven Croley used the money intended for the dogs’ care for his drug habit. His sentence: four months in jail. Nitro’s owners joined forces with others in February 2009, and formed NitroFoundation.com to push for legislation that would make such a crime a felony.
By Ashley Luthern
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Penn National officials provide details of the proposed Austintown racino to leaders and residents.
Penn National Gaming Inc. is expected to break ground on the Hollywood Slots at Mahoning Valley Race Course this fall and open the gaming and racetrack facility in early 2014, a spokesman said Thursday.
A Franklin County judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the state’s authority to permit slot machines at horse racetracks likely means a plan to relocate a thoroughbred-racing facility in Austintown is in the homestretch.
“The court’s decision to dismiss all of the counts in the Ohio Roundtable’s lawsuit is another significant step forward for our plan to relocate our Columbus and Toledo racetracks to the Mahoning Valley and Dayton, respectively,” said Bob Tenenbaum, spokesman for Penn National Gaming Inc.
Legislation to forgive $4.75 million in delinquent taxes and penalties owed by the city for its Covelli Centre and to make the facility tax-exempt for as long as Youngstown owns it is just a governor’s signature away from becoming law.
An amended House Bill 508, which includes the Covelli Centre tax provisions, was approved Thursday by the Ohio House in a 96-0 vote. The state Senate approved it Tuesday 29-2.
A Houston-based company has received an additional $300,000 from the state to expand its operations in Youngstown.
Exterran Energy Solutions was granted the money by the Ohio Controlling Board, which can use money from the state budget to support businesses to hire more workers.
