Articles by John Seewer

Ohio Land Owners Settle Whirlpool Pollution Lawsuit

A lawsuit against Whirlpool Corp. has been settled over contaminated land in northern Ohio near where dozens of children were sickened with cancer. The land owners settled their suit earlier this summer — months after the children’s families dropped their …

4 Killed in Midwest Storms; Property Damage Extensive

Tornados and thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest over the weekend killed at least four people in Ohio, sent several to hospitals, destroyed 50 homes and damaged scores more, as well a high school gymnasium where graduation was to be …

Storms Force 1,000 From Ohio Homes; Damage Continues in Midwest

More than 1,000 people were flooded out of their homes after heavy rain that swamped communities across the American Midwest sent Ohio’s rivers spilling over their banks, the governor said. The storm’s death toll also rose when three people were …