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Area students among Great River Connections Academy graduates

Community News July 11, 2026

COLUMBUS — More than 250 graduating seniors from across the state recently received their high school diplomas as members of Great River Connections Academy’s Class of 2026. The tuition-free online public school celebrated this year’s graduates during its commencement ceremony that was hosted June 6 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. “Each year, commencement serves as a true testament of our graduates’ hard work and accomplishments,” said Great River Connections Academy School Leader Jason Swinehart. “We are proud to have provided these students with a learning ...

Average price for new house at record high

National News July 11, 2026

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective home buyers. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Sales rose 2.8% compared with June last year. The latest sales tally fell short of the roughly 4.21 million pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet. Home sales have been mostly hovering close to a 4-million annual pace going back ...

Liberty 250 looks to celebrate roots

Local News July 11, 2026

LIBERTY — Sharon Wathen said she did not grow up in Liberty, but has lived in the area for 50 years. However, she admitted there was plenty she didn’t know about the township, “I figured if that was the case for me, it had to be the case for others,” said Wathen, one of the Liberty Township Heritage Tour’s organizers. Wathen, who has toured national parks with her husband, said she was inspired by the passports used at the parks to commemorate visiting certain areas, which is serving as the basis for the tour that formally kicked off June 1 and is set to wrap up July 18. ...

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Man partly sucked out of broken window on flight from Greece

National News July 11, 2026

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged window on a flight from Greece to Germany on Friday was pulled back inside the aircraft by fellow passengers. The 61-year-old passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, according to a Greek hospital official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly to the media. The incident happened on a morning flight from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to Memmingen, near Munich, which was operated by Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air. Ryanair, ...