Ohio is a state in the United States. Historically a part of the Midwest, Ohio is a cultural and geographical crossroads, which was settled by people from New England, the Middle States, Appalachia, and the upper south. "This slice of the mid-west contains a bit of everything American—part north-eastern and part southern, part urban and part rural, part hardscrabble poverty and part booming suburb," notes The Economist.A grain of sand for your thoughts", The Economist, December 20, 2005, retrieved December 23, 2005. Prior to 1984, the United States Census Bureau considered Ohio part of the North Central Region."Geographic Definitions"Census Region definition, United States Census Bureau, retrieved December 22, 2005. That region concept was renamed "Midwest" and split into two divisions. Ohio is now in the East North Central States division."Geographic Definitions" Census Region definition Attachment C, United States Census Bureau, retrieved December 22, 2005.

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is OH; its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning "good river." The name refers to the Ohio River that forms its southern border.

The United States Navy has named several ships USS Ohio in honor of this state.

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Judge: Brunner must check new voters
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:36:00 -0500
COLUMBUS — A federal judge on Thursday ordered Ohio's top elections official to verify the identity of newly-registered voters by matching them with other government documents.
Two shot in Mount Auburn
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:09:00 -0500
Two people have been shot on McCormick Place in Mount Auburn, one in the leg and one in the hand.
All safe after Union Twp. fire
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:57:00 -0500
Dozens of firefighters responded to a a fire at a six-unit apartment building just off Beechmont Avenue in Union Township Thursday night, but there were no serious injuries.
Who is that masked man?
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:23:00 -0500
When deputies brought Antonio Harris before a Hamilton County judge this morning, his hands were cuffed behind his back and a white paper mask was attached to his neck and flipped up over his mouth.
61 charged in Clermont drug sweep
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:16:00 -0500
A roundup of 61 people charged with trafficking or abusing heroin or other drugs began before dawn this morning in Clermont County.
Excursion railroad may leave Lebanon
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:58:00 -0500
The Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad, which provides themed train rides, will finish the year in Lebanon and then likely move — in light of an inspection that demands track repairs.

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