Latest news with #Ellsworth
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 hurt in Ellsworth crash
ELLSWORTH, Ohio (WKBN) – Two people were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon following a crash in Ellsworth Township. Firefighters sent us these photos from the crash, which happened around noon on State Route 45, north of Western Reserve Road. Deputies said a witness reported that the driver may have suffered a medical issue behind the wheel. There is no word yet on the conditions of the victims. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clay Center wins Abilene tennis invite
Clay Center and Ellsworth battled it out team wise for the championship of the Abilene Varsity Tennis Invitational Tuesday in Abilene. Clay Center claimed the number one singles with Anthony Davies and number one doubles with JT Alton and Eli Pfizenmaier while Ellsworth's Carson Taylor took the title in number two singles and Tyler Conley/Jacob Maze won two doubles. Advertisement Abilene's Eyler Holt (1-5) was fourth in one singles and Brandon Sims (2-1) was fifth in two singles. Cael Casteel and Jonavin Robinson (2-4) placed second in two doubles while Pierce Casteel and Thad Pekarek (3-2) were fourth in one doubles. Chapman placed fifth in the team scores but saw Jacob Boland (3-7) place second in number one singles. William Strauss (5-5) finished fourth in two singles and the Irish doubles team of Dakota Curtis and Blake Barnum (2-8) was fifth while Houston Gayton/ Kennith Worden (0-7) were sixth in two doubles. Team scores: Clay Center 42, Ellsworth 38, Hays 24, Abilene 22, Chapman 19, Concordia 6.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Palin vs. N.Y. Times defamation retrial underway in Manhattan
April 15 (UPI) -- Another jury is hearing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times after a second federal trial got underway on Tuesday. The Times in 2022 initially prevailed in Palin's lawsuit accusing the newspaper of defaming her in an editorial following a 2017 mass shooting. Palin, 61, successfully appealed the 2022 verdict and won a retrial order from the federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The appellate court ruled the trial judge erred by allowing jurors to have access to their smartphones while deliberating the case and a push notification said the trial judge was prepared to dismiss the case in favor of the Times. U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff presided over the 2022 trial and is presiding over the retrial, but he prohibited jurors from accessing their phones, smartwatches and other mobile devices while the trial is underway. Opening arguments in the retail began Tuesday in the Manhattan courthouse for the U.S. District Court for Southern New York. Editorial error raises First Amendment challenge Attorney Felicia Ellsworth told the court the Times made an error that was visible on the newspaper's website for 14 hours before revising it. Ellsworth said the Times' editors did a bad job of describing a graphic that appeared in Palin's campaign materials and called the matter a First Amendment case in which the newspaper is protected against such errors. "The moment they realized they made a mistake, they did exactly what they should have done and they fixed it," Ellsworth told the court. "She wants this case to be about how unfairly the media has treated her," Ellsworth said. "She needs to show that they actually knew that they were saying something false but said it anyway." Attorney Shane Vogt represented Palin during the first trial and is representing her during the retrial. He said the Times never apologized to Palin and did not include her name when it corrected the editorial error. A 1964 Supreme Court ruling in the New York Times vs. Sullivan determined news media are protected against defamation lawsuits when they make errors without "actual malice." Unless done intentionally, media are not accountable for published errors, especially if they correct them after learning of the errors, the court ruled. 2017 'Lethal Politics' editorial A Times editorial titled "America's Lethal Politics" and published on June 14, 2017, appeared to blame Palin, 61, for inspiring a 2011 shooting by Jared Loughner, who seriously wounded Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz. The editorial compared Giffords' shooting with the 2017 attack on the House Republicans' charity baseball team as an example of political violence in the United States. James Hodgkinson of Illinois was 66 when he shot former Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and four others while practicing for a charity baseball game at Eugene Simpson Park in Alexandria, Va., on June 14, 2017. Responding officers shot and killed Hodgkinson, who the Secret Service said referred to President Donald Trump as a "traitor" and a threat to democracy and was "intensely upset and angry" about the results of the 2016 election, according to the Secret Service. Hodgkinson was a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and volunteered for Sanders while he sought the Democratic Party nomination for president in Illinois in 2016.
Associated Press
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Ellsworth receives lifetime ban from Montana Senate floor for ethics violation
Former Senate leader Jason Ellsworth was banned from the Montana Senate floor for life as part of a censure Tuesday stemming from an ethics investigation into a government contract awarded to a friend. The Senate voted 44 to 6 to censure the Hamilton Republican, who has survived three different expulsion votes since mid-March, each failing to reach the two-thirds majority necessary to pass. Before the vote Tuesday, Republican and Democratic leaders praised the compromise. 'It's more than just the Senate Ethics Committee report, so I want to make that clear,' said Senate Majority Leader Tom McGillvray. 'So, we're going all the way back to the (Federal Trade Commission) complaint in 2009 where he was fined $600,000 for failing to disclose material facts to customers in his business in magazine sales. Two different infractions where he was stopped by the Montana Highway Patrol, abused his position as a senator and was ultimately charged with multiple misdemeanors. In May of (20)23 when he was issued an order of protection alleging domestic abuse. December of (20)24, we're all familiar with, two bifurcated contracts, which the legislative auditor found to be acts of fraud, waste and abuse, which led to this ethics committee holding hearings.' The earliest incident cited by McGillvray, specifically Ellsworth's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, predated Ellsworth's 2018 election to the state Senate by several years. Senate Minority Leader Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade, said the vote was about Ellsworth's failure to disclose his personal relationship with a friend and former business partner, Bryce Eggleston, who in late December received a $170,100 contract to observe and report on how government agencies put into practice any 2025 Republican bills that become law limiting the autonomy of Montana courts. An investigation by the Legislative Audit Division concluded that Ellsworth attempted to split the work into two contracts to avoid a $100,000 threshold that would have required the work to go out for bid. Ellsworth has denied involvement in how the contracts were originally set up. In the end, the state Department of Administration put the work into a single contract classified as a 'sole source' agreement, which allowed the work to be awarded without open bidding. The contracts drew public attention when current Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, and Majority Aide Rhonda Knudsen reported Ellsworth for investigation to the legislative auditor. Eggleston said he lost interest in the work because of the scrutiny. 'I believe, many of us believe, that this motion is appropriate for the unethical failure to disclose a conflict of interest, which we believe is what is at issue,' Flowers said. 'Penalties in the motion are strict, in my opinion, but I also think they're fair.' The full slate of penalties presented by McGillvray included removing Ellsworth from Senate standing committees and interim committee assignments during the next two years. Ellsworth will be allowed to vote remotely during Senate floor proceedings, including any Senate special session during the 2025 biennium. Ellsworth is banned from initiating verbal communications with executive branch directors and legislative staff. He also lost access to legislative office space, including legislative staff offices for the 2025 biennium. Ellsworth did not respond to press inquiries after the vote. The senator was not present on the Senate floor Tuesday but did vote against censure, which some lawmakers said went too far. 'I have some deep concerns about the fairness of the process from its inception, specifically when the Ethics Committee was convened,' said Sen. Ellie Boldman, D-Missoula. In a Democratic caucus a week earlier, Boldman suggested that Ellsworth was being punished for defying Republican Senate leadership on the first day of the session by collaborating with Democrats in reassign himself and several other lawmakers to preferable committees, this after being assigned to a committee that dissenting lawmakers described a parking spot for Republican senators who prevailed in some of 2024's most contentious legislative primaries. Ellsworth served as Senate president in 2023 but lost the position to Regier this session. 'I think I certainly would have been interested in a compromise, but the good senator from Ravalli County has kids. He has a new grandchild,' Boldman said. 'I'm sure he'd like to, as a former president of this body, be able to come here and, whether he has to vote or not, take photos and still be part of this institution until the day he dies. And I think this is just too close to expulsion for my liking.' Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, said there should have been a stepped-in disciplinary process, akin to a stepped-in warning for employees. 'I think there should be steps or procedures, such as the first being a verbal notice, second being a written notice and third being expulsion,' Windy Boy said. There remains an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice into an alleged act of official misconduct identified by the Senate Ethics Committee early in its work on the Ellsworth matter.
USA Today
02-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M is gaining ground with standout 2026 4-star TE out of Montana
Texas A&M is gaining ground with standout 2026 4-star TE out of Montana Texas A&M's 2026 recruiting class is making headway with several key prospects. While some battles have received more national coverage, 2026 4-star tight end Matt Ludwig is a new name to watch as the Aggies are now players for his commitment. After visiting College Station last month, Ludwig reportedly enjoyed his visit, speaking with 247Sports' Brandon Huffman this week. "With Texas A&M, you can see the history and how passionate everyone in Texas is" he stated. "Everyone in their town is bought in to Texas A&M. Coach Ellsworth is great and coach (Collin) Klein — offensively, he's a genius. I learned about some of the stuff they do and I loved how they get the ball to the tight end." Ludwig stands at 6'4" and 240 pounds and is considered the best player out of Montana in the last decade-plus. Ellsworth has proven his worth as a recruiter and has more talent in the position to work with during the 2025 season. Texas A&M's tight end depth is deep, and Ludwig knows he would be valued as a receiving threat and a blocker. During his 2024 junior season, Ludwig nearly eclipsed the century mark through the air, recording 53 receptions for 822 yards and 4 TDs, including 15.5 yards per reception. According to 247Sports, Ludwig is currently positioned as the 234th-ranked prospect in the 2026 class, the 12th-ranked tight end, and the No. 1-ranked play out of Montana. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Cameron on X: @CameronOhnysty.
