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Mohican Can’t Accept More Children Amid State Probe

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12.18.2025

Ohio investigates Mohican Young Star Academy.

By The Marshall Project – Cleveland

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State suspends admissions at Mohican Young Star Academy

Weeks after The Marshall Project – Cleveland found escalating violence at Mohican Young Star Academy, Ohio officials have suspended admissions to the embattled youth treatment center.

The move leaves juvenile court judges and local children’s services agencies that rely on the facility — including in Cuyahoga, Summit, Hamilton and Lucas counties — reassessing contracts or preparing to relocate youth, many of whom have complex behavioral and mental health needs.

An aerial photo shows the campus of a residential treatment facility with a light green roof during sunset. The facility is surrounded by a forest and hills.

Mohican Young Star Academy, a youth residential treatment facility an hour northeast of Columbus, Ohio, is surrounded by a state forest. Nate Smallwood for The Marshall Project

The youth treatment facility “has demonstrated a pattern of serious noncompliance and/or committed violations that pose a substantial risk to the health and safety of residents in its care,” Eric Wandersleben, a spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health wrote in an emailed statement to The Marshall Project – Cleveland.

The pause on admissions will remain in place until the violations are corrected, Wandersleben said.

Read the story here.

If you have information about a child living in an Ohio youth treatment center, contact Brittany Hailer at bhailer@themarshallproject.org.

– Brittany Hailer

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Nanticoke MZO referendum voted down 4-3 by Haldimand Council

NANTICOKE—A public referendum that would have placed a question on the 2026 municipal election ballot to gauge the level of support for Empire Communities’ Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) request for a proposed large-scale, multi-use development in Nanticoke was rejected by Haldimand Council in a 4-3 vote on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

The proposal was first brought forth by Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley at a Council meeting on September 16. The mayor read the proposed question ahead of the December vote: “Should Haldimand County Council support the Minister’s Zoning Order regarding the proposed development of 2,500 acres for residential development and 1,700 acres for employment development in Nanticoke?”

Sullivan Mahoney LLP were retained to provide their legal opinion on the matter, noting that the question does adhere to the Municipal Elections Act criteria.

While Haldimand initially submitted an MZO request to the Province in March 2022.

Bentley brought forth a motion in early 2023 to launch public consultation on the matter, leading to two public meetings in April 2023 where resident delegates spoke for or against the MZO. Those meetings ended with a 4-2 Council vote in May that maintained Council’s initial MZO support.

Hadimand’s MZO request was voided in April 2024 however, due to changes to the provincial MZO framework

At a June 2024 Council meeting, Council voted 4-3 to support proponent Empire Communities submitting their own MZO request under the new framework. 

A newly elected Ward 4 Councillor Brad Adams joined Bentley in her attempts to reverse Council’s decision. At an August 26, 2025 meeting, he brought forth a petition signed by over 2,400 constituents against the proposed development and motioned to repeal County support for the MZO request, but was defeated with a…

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Hartford’s Xfinity Theatre Reclaims Its Roots With The Meadows Name

The Meadows Music Theatre Returns To Hartford’s Xfinity Theatre [] {if( “__uspapi” in window ){__uspapi(‘getUSPData’, 1 , (uspData, success) => {if(success) {res( uspData || {} );} else {res( {} );}});}else{res( {} );}});}; ]]> { //console.log(‘[Osano] Initialized’); // Get the user’s jurisdiction const jurisdiction = window.Osano.cm.jurisdiction; // Check the jurisdiction and take action if (jurisdiction && jurisdiction.startsWith(“us-“)) { //console.log(‘[Osano] User is outside the EU. Hiding dialog, Do Not Sell, and Widget…’); Osano.cm.hideDialog(); Osano.cm.hideDoNotSell(); const osanoWidget = document.getElementsByClassName(“osano-cm-widget”); osanoWidget && osanoWidget[0] && (osanoWidget[0].style.display = “none”); } }); let osanoSaved = 0;//prevent refresh on load because: If the consent has been saved already, the callback will be called immediately. Osano.cm.addEventListener(“osano-cm-consent-saved”, (save) => { //console.log(“Osano Saved: ” + osanoSaved); if( osanoSaved > 0 ){ //console.log( “Save Toggled: “, JSON.stringify( save ) ); window.location.reload(); } osanoSaved++; }); ]]> =0&&r<600?"Overnight":r>=600&&r<1e3?"Morning Drive":r>=1e3&&r<1500?"Midday":r>=1500&&r<1900?"Afternoon Drive":r>=1900&&r<2400?"Evening":void 0}(new Date);carbonInitDataLayer.userAgent = navigator.userAgent; w.dataLayer = w.dataLayer || []; w.dataLayer.push( carbonInitDataLayer ); w.dataLayer.push({event: "page_view", viewType: "standard"}); })(window);]]> { window.fbLoaded = () => { (window.FB && !window.FB.__buffer) && (()=>{window.FB.__buffer=true;})(); }; })(document, “script”, “ig-shit”);]]> { const uspData = await window.TSM.fn.getUspData(); var params={pubID:”3227″,adServer:”googletag”,params:{us_privacy: uspData.uspString || “1—“}};apstag.init(params);})(); })(); ]]> Continue reading

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ISHM: December 11 – 18, 2025

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  • POLITICS: Iraq Marks End of UN Mission; Top Court Ratifies Election Results; Basra Locals Initiate Autonomy Bid – On December 13, UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Baghdad to mark the approaching conclusion of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI). Last year, the UN Security Council unanimously voted to end UNAMI’s mission on December 31, 2025. Guterres said that Iraq “is now a normal country, and relations between the UN and Iraq will become normal relations with the end of UNAMI,” adding that “today’s Iraq is unrecognizable and remarkable” compared to the violent early years of its transition. Guterres stressed that UNAMI’s departure does not mean the end of cooperation between Iraq and the UN, noting that “many UN agencies, funds, and specialized programs will remain here, continuing their vital development work in support of Iraq and Iraqis.” Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani said the end of UNAMI’s work reflects Iraq’s achievement of “full self-reliance.” On December 14, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ratified the final results of the November parliamentary elections and confirmed the list of winners submitted by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on December 8. The following day, President Abdullatif Rashid issued a decree instructing the incoming parliament to convene its first session on Monday, December 29. On December 18, IHEC officials in Basra said the commission approved a request by civil society organizations to release official forms to collect endorsements for a proposal to create a federal region in the province—a sensitive issue long opposed by ruling parties. Endorsement by 2% of voters will trigger the next legal step, requiring 10% of Basra’s eligible voters to support the proposal before a referendum can be held. In other developments, on December 12, Guterres nominated former Iraqi President Barham Salih to head the UN refugee agency….

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Native law students at Mitchell Hamline receive MNABA scholarships

Native law students at Mitchell Hamline receive MNABA scholarships

Native law students at Mitchell Hamline receive MNABA scholarships

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ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 16, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Minnesota Native American Bar Association (MNABA) celebrates student accomplishments and awards scholarships to upper-year law students at their annual Fall Feast. This year, all nine scholarships were given to students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Mitchell Hamline offers a dedicated path of study rooted in the Native American Law and Sovereignty (NALS) Institute and has the largest enrollment of Native law students of any law school in the nation—42 students in fall 2025, including 37 enrolled members of Tribal Nations. Native students find support and community through two student groups, the Native American Law Student Association and Indigenous Women’s Law Society, and organizations like MNABA.

“These scholarships support hardworking law students who represent Tribal Nations and communities,” said NALS Director, Professor Angelique EagleWoman (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate). “They are each so deserving, and the scholarships support them on their legal educational journey.”

Recipients included Leo John Bird (Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes); Tashina Emery (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community); Rachel Evangelisto (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe); Case Guinn (Cherokee Nation and Delaware Tribe); Kylan Hill (Red Lake Band of Chippewa); Corrina Kingbird (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe); Ashley LaFriniere (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa); Christopher Parisien (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa); and Adrianna Rivera (Native Hawaiian). They come from Minnesota as well as Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.

MNABA President Veronica Newcomer (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) graduated from Mitchell Hamline in 2013 and was a past scholarship recipient.

“Our scholarships help Native students stay in law school so they can focus on obtaining their law degree and…

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Mohican Young Star Academy’s checkered past yields to ‘noncompliance’ issues

ASHLAND — The Mohican Young Star Academy has a storied past — some of it good, and some of it not-so-good — but has always dealt in providing correctional and rehabilitation services to Ohio’s youth.

Here’s a detailed look into the facility’s presence in the Loudonville area as the state investigates “serious non-compliance” issues.

On Nov. 20, the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health suspended admissions to Mohican Young Star Academy following The Marshall Project’s Nov. 6 article that documented violence, staff injuries and fights since an ownership change in November 2024. 

Ohio DBH personnel have since “performed regular visits to monitor operations and ensure resident safety,” said Eric Wandersleben, a department spokesman.

The Suspension of Admissions Order will remain in effect “until it has been determined the violations that formed the basis for the order have been corrected,” he said.

Wandersleben did not address the specific violations and did not speak to what will happen to the juveniles already placed there. He also did not say how many juveniles are currently housed at the facility.

Terry Jones, the facility’s CEO and executive director, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

1935-2009

Mohican Young Star Academy is not a youth correctional facility. But it used to be.

Under the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Mohican used to be part of the state’s nine youth correctional facilities scattered throughout the state. DYS used to operate four high-security, four medium-security and one low-security facility.

Today, that number is three, and they all house boys between the ages of 12 and 21. DYS no longer has a dedicated facility for adjudicated girls. The state has departed from operating large youth prisons in favor of smaller facilities.

Mohican was part of the state’s downsizing between 2009 and 2011….

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OPP investigate threat made to McKinnon Park Secondary School in Caledonia

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Mohegan announces layoffs, CEO Pineault to step down

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is cutting staff and preparing for a leadership change as it posted higher fourth-quarter revenues but continued losses driven by weaker results at its core properties. The Uncasville-based casino and entertainment operator confirmed Thursday it initiated workforce reductions after the quarter ended, a move expected to generate about $9 million in […]

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is cutting staff and preparing for a leadership change as it posted higher fourth-quarter revenues but continued losses driven by weaker results at its core properties. The Uncasville-based casino and entertainment operator confirmed Thursday it initiated workforce reductions after the quarter ended, a move expected to generate about $9 million in annual savings. Additionally, CEO Ray Pineault said he will step down Dec. 28 after nearly 25 years with the Mohegan Tribe. The cost-cutting effort follows a quarter in which Mohegan reported $453 million in net revenues for the period ended Sept. 30, up 4% year over year, fueled largely by a 40% surge in Mohegan Digital revenues. Still, the company posted a $2.5 million net loss, compared with a $58.9 million loss a year earlier. During an investor call, CFO Ari Glazer said the layoffs “did not impact our 2025 results but will optimize our cost structure going forward,” with savings flowing through over the next four quarters beginning in fiscal 2026. He said the reductions were designed to align staffing with Mohegan’s strategic priorities. He didn’t provide further details on the scope of the job cuts. Thursday’s call also served as Pineault’s final earnings presentation. He praised long-term performance at the company’s flagship properties. Pineault said Mohegan Sun and Mohegan Digital together delivered the company’s strongest operating performance since 2007 for the 12 months ended Sept. 30. He added that Mohegan Sun’s revenue mix continues to diversify, with…

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