COLUMBUS, Ohio — The National Weather Service has confirmed four additional tornadoes in Ohio stemming from the severe weather that passed through the region on Aug. 11. The newly verified tornadoes caused structural damage, knocked down trees, and flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71.

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In the Columbus, Ohio area, an EF0 tornado touched down in Upper Arlington just after 10 a.m. on Aug. 11. With winds reaching 80 miles per hour and a maximum width of 150 yards, the storm remained on the ground for approximately three minutes. Weather officials reported that the twister likely touched down near Kenny Road, crossed State Route 315, and dissipated near Beulah Road and East Weber Road. The tornado damaged several roofs and trees along its path and flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71.

At approximately the same time, an EF1 tornado struck the Olde Town East neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Packing 90-mile-per-hour winds and spanning about 150 yards wide, the tornado stayed on the ground for roughly two minutes as it moved from downtown Columbus toward the west side of Bexley, Ohio. The storm caused structural damage to multiple buildings, brought down trees, and blew bricks off an apartment building near South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue.

A third twister in central Ohio was identified in Plain City, located in Madison County, Ohio. Touching down around 9:50 a.m., the EF0 tornado recorded winds of about 80 miles per hour and a width of 100 yards. It started near Georgesville Road northeast, moving southeast for about two minutes and damaging crops and trees before breaking apart near Amity Pike. A fourth tornado from the storm system was confirmed in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Following these latest confirmations, Ohio has recorded 19 tornadoes during the month of August and 44 tornadoes so far this year. The state typically experiences an annual average of about 22 tornadoes.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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NWS oo Xaqiijisay Afar Duufaan oo Dheeraad Ah oo ka Dhacay Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hay’adda Cimilada Qaranka Mareykanka ee National Weather Service ayaa xaqiijisay afar duufaan oo dheeraad ah oo ka dhacay gobolka Ohio, kuwaas oo ka dhashay sturmo daran oo deegaanka maray 11-kii Ogosto. Duufaantan cusub ee la xaqiijiyay ayaa sababay burbur dhismaha ah, geedo badan oo unkay, iyo gaari lagu rogay wadada weyn ee Interstate 71.

Deegaanka Columbus ee gobolka Ohio, duufaan ah nooca EF0 ayaa ka dhacday Upper Arlington wax yar ka dib 10:00 a.m. ee 11-kii Ogosto. Duufaantan oo wadatay dabaylo xawaarahoodu gaarayo 80 miles per hour iyo ballac dhan 150 yards, ayaa dhulka ku haysatay muddo ku dhow saddex daqiiqo. Saraakiisha cimilada ayaa sheegay in duufaantu ay ka bilaabatay meel ku dhow Kenny Road, iyadoo ka talaabtay State Route 315 ka hor intii aysan ku baabi’in meel ku dhow Beulah Road iyo East Weber Road. Duufaanta ayaa waxyeello u geysatay saqafyada guryo dhowr ah iyo geedo, waxayna sidoo kale gaari ku rogtay wadada weyn ee Interstate 71.

Waqti ku dhawaad oo isku mid ah, duufaan kale oo ah nooca EF1 ayaa ku dhuftay xaafadda Olde Town East ee magaalada Columbus, Ohio. Duufaantan oo lahayd dabaylo xawaarahoodu gaarayo 90 miles per hour iyo ballac dhan 150 yards, ayaa dhulka ku martay muddo ku dhow laba daqiiqo iyadoo ka socotay bartamaha magaalada Columbus ilaa dhanka galbeed ee Bexley, Ohio. Storm-kan ayaa burbur dhisme u geystay majooratada guryaha, wuxuu dhulka ku jaray geedo, wuxuu sidoo kale lebenka ka dhaliyay dhisme dabaq ah oo ku yaalla meel ku dhow South Ohio Avenue iyo South Champion Avenue.

Duufaan saddexaad oo ka dhacday bartamaha Ohio ayaa lagu arkay Plain City oo ku dhex taalla Madison County, Ohio. Duufaantan oo noocdeedu ahaa EF0 illaa 9:50 a.m. oo lahayd dabaylo ku dhow 80 miles per hour iyo ballac dhan 100 yards. Waxay ka bilaabatay meel ku dhow Georgesville Road iyadoo u socotay dhanka koonfur-bari muddo laba daqiiqo ah, waxayna waxyeello u geysatay geedaha iyo dalagyada beeraha ka hor inta aysan ku suulin Amity Pike. Duufaan afarad oo nidaamkan storm-ka ka mid ah ayaa sidoo kale laga xaqiijiyay deegaanka Hamilton County, Ohio.

Ka dib xaqiijinta duufaantan cusub, gobolka Ohio wuxuu bishii Ogosto oo kaliya ka dhibco weynayay 19 duufaan, halka wadarta sannadkan oo dhan ay gaartay 44 duufaan. Gobolka Ohio ayaa caadi ahaan sannadkii dhan la kulmi jiray celcelis ahaan illaa 22 duufaan.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus

A federal audit recommends permanently ending federal funding for a major Ohio manufacturing support program after finding $20.9 million in misspent funds, waste, and inadequate oversight over nearly a decade.

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The report, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General, examines spending in Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program from 2017 through 2024. The program provides technology support and job training to small and medium-sized companies across the state.

Auditors faulted the Ohio Department of Development for poor oversight of six local partner organizations that received passed-through federal funds. According to the audit, investigators identified unauthorized spending, waste, abuse, and self-dealing by board members at local affiliates.

Specific expenditures highlighted in the report include $2.3 million spent across affiliates on marketing, sponsorships, and events. Among those charges were $62,954 spent on promotional T-shirts by Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon, and nearly $100,000 spent on two events by the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, known as MAGNET, in Cleveland. The report also cited $6.6 million related to MAGNET selling personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal officials abruptly paused funding for the state’s program in December following preliminary findings. The loss of financial support led several local affiliates to announce plans to close.

In response to the audit, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, which manages the national partnership, stated it is reviewing the recommendations. The federal agency has launched a competitive application process to establish manufacturing extension centers in 14 states, including Ohio, with award decisions expected in mid-September.

Program affiliates and state officials addressed the report’s conclusions. MAGNET Chief Executive Officer Ethan Karp contested the audit’s findings, stating the report creates a false picture of the organization. Mason Waldvogel, speaking for the Ohio Department of Development, stated the department has zero tolerance for fraud, waste, and abuse, and is cooperating with federal officials to improve financial monitoring and oversight.

Source: WOSU — Original report

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Baaritaan Federaal Ah Oo $20.9M Oo Maamul-Xumo Ah Ku Helay Barnaamijka Ohio

Warbixin baaritaan oo uu soo saaray Xafiiska Kormeeraha Guud ee Waaxda Ganacsiga Maraykanka (U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General) ayaa ku taliysay in si joogto ah loo joojiyo maalgelinta federaalka ee barnaamijka taageerada wax-soo-saarka ee gobolka Ohio, iyadoo la dalbanayo in dib loo soo celiyo lacagahaas ka dib markii lagu helay $20.9 milyan oo dollar oo maamul-xumo iyo kharash ku bixis si xaq-darro ah ah ka dib baaritaan la sameeyay.

Baaritaankan, oo daboolaya muddadii u dhexeysay sannadaha 2017 illaa 2024, ayaa lagu lafaguray barnaamijka Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), oo shirkadaha yaryar iyo kuwa dhexe ka caawiya farsamada cusub iyo tababarada shaqada. Warbixinta ayaa ku edeysay Waaxda Horumarinta ee Ohio (Ohio Department of Development) inay ka baaqsatay kormeerka lix urur oo maxalli ah oo maamulayay lacagahaas federaalka ah ee loo soo mariyay gobolka.

Baarayaasha federaalka ayaa tilmaamay kharashyo aan la ogolayn, maamul-xumo, iyo xubnaha guddiga maamulka oo dano gooni ah ka raadsaday lacagta dawladda. Waxaa ka mid ah $2.3 milyan oo loo adeegsaday xayeysiis, munaasabado, iyo kafaalo-qaad. Tusaale ahaan, ururka Ohio State University South Centers oo ku yaalla Piketon ayaa ku bixiyay $62,954 T-shirt-yo xayeysiis ah, halka ururka MAGNET ee Cleveland uu ku bixiyay ku dhowaad $100,000 laba munaasabadood. Waxaa sidoo kale warbixinta lagu muujiyay $6.6 milyan oo ku saabsanayd iibinta qalabka ilaalinta shakhsiga (PPE) ee uu MAGNET sameeyay xilligii safmarka COVID-19, iyadoo la adeegsaday $1 milyan oo kharashka iibsiga ah.

Dawladda federaalka ayaa bishii Diseembar ee la soo dhaafay si degdeg ah u haysay maalgelintii barnaamijka ka dib markii ay soo baxeen natiijooyinkii hordhaca ahaa, taas oo keentay in dhowr urur oo maxalli ah ay ku dhawaaqaan inay xirayaan hawlahooda. Hay’adda U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), oo maamusha barnaamijka heer federaal, ayaa sheegtay inay dib u egeyno talooyinka warbixinta, iyadoo furaysa tartan cusub oo maaliyadeed oo ku saabsan 14 gobol, oo ay ku jirto Ohio, kaas oo go’aankiisa la filayo bartamaha bisha Sebtembar.

Agaasimaha Fulinta ee MAGNET, Ethan Karp, ayaa diiday natiijooyinka baaritaanka, isagoo sheegay in warbixintu ay bixinayso sawir khaldan oo aan habboonayn, isla markaana ay dib u egeyaan sheegasho kasta. Dhanka kale, Mason Waldvogel oo u hadlay Waaxda Horumarinta ee Ohio ayaa sheegay in gobolku uusan u dulqaadan doonin musuqmaasuqa iyo maamul-xumada, iyagoo la shaqaynaya NIST si loo adkeeyo kormeerka iyo maamulka maaliyadda.

Xigasho: WOSU

HAMDEN, Ohio — A Sept. 9 competency hearing has been scheduled for Gary Siders Sr., one of four family members charged after 16 children were found living in deplorable conditions in Hamden, Vinton County, Ohio.

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Judge Laina Fetherolf Rogers will oversee the evaluation hearing in the Vinton County Court of Common Pleas. The court will assess whether Siders is competent to stand trial and address whether he should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Authorities arrested Siders in June alongside Christina Siders, Gary Siders Jr., and Elizabeth Siders. A grand jury recently returned indictments against all four individuals on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts of child endangerment.

Following their indictments, all four family members requested competency evaluations. In addition to competency reviews, Gary Siders Sr. and Elizabeth Siders are being evaluated to determine if they were legally insane at the time of the alleged crimes. Under court procedures, recommendations from psychiatric evaluations will be submitted to the court, but the final determination rests with the judge.

Investigators noted that the search warrant that uncovered the 16 children in Hamden stemmed from a related investigation that also resulted in charges against two other men. In that linked case, Josh Saunders and Brandon Henderson entered not guilty pleas during their arraignments.

Saunders faces three counts of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition. Henderson is charged with eight counts of gross sexual imposition, eight counts of sexual battery, and five counts of child endangerment. Bail for both Saunders and Henderson was set at $250,000 each.

Separate from the endangerment counts, Gary Siders Jr. and Elizabeth Siders face additional charges of unlawful sexual contact and sexual battery involving a child who is not their own.

Source: WOSU — Original report

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Dhagaysiga Xaaladda Maanka ee Oday Lagu Eedeeyay Dhibaataynta Ubadka ee Ohio

Maxkamadda Vinton County Court of Common Pleas ee gobolka Ohio ayaa taariikhda Sept. 9 u qabatay dhagaysiga xaaladda maanka ee Gary Siders Sr., si loo ogaado inuu caafimaad ahaan u diyaar yahay inuu wajaho maxkamad. Xaakimka maxkamadda, Laina Fetherolf Rogers, ayaa maamuli doonta dhagaysigan, kaas oo sidoo kale lagu eegi doonaa in Gary Siders Sr. lagu helo inuusan dambi lahayn maadaama uusan dhimir ahaan caafimaad qabin xilligii dambigu dhacayay.

Gary Siders Sr. ayaa bishii June ee la soo dhaafay la xiray iyadoo ay la socdaan Christina Siders, Gary Siders Jr., iyo Elizabeth Siders, ka dib markii 16 carruur ah lagu dhex helay iyagoo ku jira xaalad aad u xun oo ka jirtay degmada Hamden ee Vinton County. Golaha xeerbeegtida weyn ayaa dhowaan dhammaan afartaas eedeysane ku soo eedeeyay dambiyo culus iyo kuwo yar-yar oo ah khatar gelinta ubadka.

Markii dambiyadaas lagu soo oogay ka dib, afarta xubnood ee qoyska ayaa dhammaantood dalbaday in qiimeyn lagu sameeyo xaaladdooda dhimirka. Gary Siders Sr. iyo Elizabeth Siders ayaa sidoo kale loo joogteeyay baaritaan lagu ogaanayo in xilligii dambiyada la galayay ay ahaayeen dad dhimirka ka xanuunsan. Sida ku xusan habraaca maxkamadda, dhakhaatiirta dhimirka ayaa warbixinta qiimeynta u gudbin doona maxkamadda, laakiin go’aanka ugu dambeeya waxaa leh xaakimka.

Intaa waxa dheer, Gary Siders Jr. iyo Elizabeth Siders ayaa wajahaya eedeymo dheeraad ah oo ah xiriir galmo oo sharci-darro ah iyo xadgudub galmo oo ka dhan ah cunug aan iyagu dhalin. Baaritaankii amarka maxkamadda lagu bixiyay ee lagu helay 16-ka carruurta ah ayaa ka dhashay baaritaan kale oo xiriir la lahaa oo sababay in dambiyo lagu soo oogo laba nin oo kale.

Labadan nin oo kala ah Josh Saunders iyo Brandon Henderson ayaa markii maxkamadda la soo taagay qiray in aysan dambi lahayn. Saunders ayaa wajahaya saddex eed oo ah kufsi iyo hal eed oo ah xadgudub galmo oo culus, halka Henderson lagu eedeeyay siddeed eed oo ah xadgudub galmo oo culus, siddeed eed oo ah fexshgalmo iyo shan eed oo ku saabsan khatar gelinta ubadka. Maxkamadda ayaa damaanadda Saunders iyo Henderson ku xustay $250,000 midkiiba.

Xigasho: WOSU