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The Portage County Legal News
The Portage County Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Portage County, Ohio.
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Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment
A federal judge recently approved a $600 million class-action settlement that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year's disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Judge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it ... (full story)
OSU receives $4.3M for astronomy instrument development
Ohio State University researchers working on development of an instrument to aid astronomers in their search for planets within the Milky Way are the beneficiaries of $4.3 million in grants to continue their efforts.
According to a news release, the team working on a next-generation spectrograph dubbed iLocator was awarded a $2. ... (full story)
Groups work to engage young voters in democracy as election processes come under scrutiny
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Clouds of bubbles streamed aloft and Charli xcx's song "talk talk" boomed alongside a 19-foot Airstream Caravel, as the League of Women Voters of Ohio's statewide roadshow aimed at registering student voters and exciting them about democracy rolled onto Ohio State University's main campus last w ... (full story)