Ohio high court rules soldier's ex-wife gets share of retirement pay
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A local case led the Ohio Supreme Court this week to set statewide precedent giving ex-spouses rights to military retirement benefits.
High Court justices in a ruling Wednesday voted 4-3 to allow unvested - not yet matured or distributed - military retirement benefits earned during marriage to be defined as marital property and considered for distribution in divorce proceedings. [More]
Legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives this week would make ignition interlock devices mandatory for those caught driving under the influence.
CELINA - Local officials are counting on a state grant to pay a large portion of an estimated $1.1 million reconstruction project on West Bank Road this fall.
