Good morning, Dev Test County. Six people just learned that running a massage parlor as a front for sex trafficking comes with maximum fines and suspended prison sentences—Ohio's AG made sure the Mahoning Valley operation became a cautionary tale, complete with seized cash and records from the 2023 task force crackdown.
Elsewhere, Washington County residents are pushing back hard against a proposed data center, worried that tax breaks and brine injection wells could contaminate aquifers up to five miles away. And while that environmental debate heats up, Ohio schools are quietly prepping for spring state testing windows with all the TIDE configurations and family report deadlines that come with assessment season.
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☕️ What's Brewing Locally
🚨 Six sentenced in Mahoning Valley sex trafficking ring. Ohio AG announces maximum fines and suspended prison terms for operators of a massage parlor front. Task force seized cash and records in 2023 crackdown; two more await sentencing April 9. Read more
🏭 Washington County eyes data center amid water fears. Commissioners plan public meeting with developers as residents protest tax breaks and brine risks to aquifers. ODNR confirms injection well contamination up to five miles away. Read more
📚 Ohio schools gear up for spring state testing windows. March newsletter details OST setup in TIDE, family report deadlines, and paper options for Grade 3. Includes OELPA feedback surveys and AASCD admin updates for districts. Read more
💼 Ohio legislative week recapped amid state budget talks. CPA Society summarizes bills ending March 20, touching local business and tax impacts. Highlights ongoing policy shifts for communities statewide. Read more
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| Date | School | Sport | Opponent | Time |
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| 3/23 | Ravenna Ravens | 🥎 Softball | @ Southeast | 5:00pm |
| 3/26 | Ravenna Ravens | 🥎 Softball | Cuyahoga Falls | 5:00pm |
| 3/27 | Tallmadge Blue Devils | ⚾ Baseball | North | 6:30pm |
| 3/28 | Tallmadge Blue Devils | ⚾ Baseball | ACA | 6:30pm |
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— Philippians 4:6
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