The German Village Walking Club (GVWC) is a group that gets together weekly to socialize and walk for fitness in and around the neighborhoods of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The GVWC’s membership includes experienced race walkers as well as people who simply walk as a form of exercise. The GVWC meets every Saturday morning at 8 am at the Schiller Statue in Schiller Park in German Village. Both experienced walkers and first-timers are welcome. Walkers have multiple routes to choos

The Blade recently reported on an incident involving a 60-year-old man who was killed while working construction in Weston, Ohio. Reportedly, a beam hit the 60-year-old Grand Rapids native while at work. Immediately following the incident, emergency workers were called. Despite the emergency crew’s efforts, the construction worker died at the scene. The beam fell on the 60-year-old construction worker after a roof truss collapsed. The Blade was unable to reach the owner of th

According to Vindy.com, a website that features local Ohio news stories, traffic crashes have become relatively commonplace while construction has been taking place in work zones along Interstate 80 and Interstate 76. Recently, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced that several of these car accidents could have been avoided. As of this writing, so far in 2017, there have been 155 crashes in the I-80 and I-76 work zones that led to property damage, 32 auto accidents that led

Could you be fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim? The National Law Review recently published an article tackling this subject, including whether firing an employee who has filed a workers’ comp claim is illegal. Is It Possible to Lose My Job for Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim? Per the National Law Review, the way workers’ compensation laws are set up in most states, if an employer wrongfully terminates an injured employee who has filed a workers’ comp claim,