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Central Ohio hockey fans tie the knot at Blue Jackets game
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Valentine’s Day was all about love for one Central Ohio couple, but their celebration also came with ice, skates and a cannon blast.
Catie Shuman and Keith Damanti didn’t just attend a Columbus Blue Jackets game — they got married at one, exchanging vows at Nationwide Arena.
Shuman said the couple first connected over hockey.
“We met through a dating app and one of the things I think that connected us was we both put hockey in our profiles,” she said. “And on our first date, I think we spent most of the time talking about hockey.”
Their shared interest quickly became a regular part of their relationship.
“It became a regular date night,” Shuman said, adding that she was a season ticket holder when they met.
Even the proposal stayed on theme.
“When he proposed, he actually had a hockey puck that he carved out the center of it and said, ‘Will you marry me?’ and put the ring in that. so there was even hockey in that,” Shuman said. “I had to. I had to.”
When it came time to plan their wedding, Shuman said she pitched an idea tied to the Blue Jackets’ signature cannon.
“Keith got home from work that day and I was like, ‘How would you like to get married in front of the cannon?’” she said.
Damanti said he was skeptical at first.
“I didn’t believe her,” he said. “I thought this was some trick. In my mind, I’m seeing dollar signs, and it actually wasn’t that bad. So I mean, yeah. let’s do it.”
Damanti said his only disappointment came after the ceremony.
“My only regret is they didn’t fire the cannon off after we said I do,” he said.
After the vows, the couple brought family and friends to the game that night, complete with custom jerseys. Shuman said the jerseys were personalized for the occasion.
“It said Keith and Katie on the back, and all of them had the No. 22 ‘cause that was the year we got married,” she said. “Everybody signed the front of the jersey, and that was our guest book.”
Damanti said the story has gotten a big reaction from others.
“Everyone I’ve told this story to is like, ‘Wow, that’s amazing,’” he said.
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Sixty percent of children in Ohio are not ready for kindergarten when they start school.
Now, a national nonprofit is working to change that by expanding access to books and promoting early literacy across the state.
Sixty percent of children in Ohio are not ready for kindergarten when they start school. (WKRC file)
Nedra Smith has seen the difference firsthand. Her two young daughters receive books through the program at their pediatrician visits at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
“They love to read now,” Smith said. “We’ll randomly be out and they’ll see a book and want to read a book.”
Reach Out and Read partners with pediatricians to give children books during regular checkups and encourage parents to read aloud with them. The program has been part of Cincinnati Children’s for more than a decade.
“They typically come in and tell us they got new books,” Smith said. “They typically ask me to read the book right then and there.”
Program leaders say early literacy is increasingly being recognized as an important part of a child’s overall health and development.
“Initially, literacy may not have been in the forefront or seen as a health benefit,” said Kristy High, program manager for Reach Out and Read. “Well-child checks focus on shots, nutrition, and those things; but now we want to focus on those main benefits for the development and milestones when it comes to learning.”
The organization is now working to expand its reach statewide, with a goal of serving children in all 88 Ohio counties.
“We know that those first five years of life are the most critical for brain development,” said Steven Lake, executive director of Reach Out and Read Ohio. “If we can intervene as early as possible, essentially, we reach out at birth; we know we can have the greatest impact.”
Smith encourages other parents to participate in the program and read to their children.
“It’s fun,” Smith said. “It’s actually fun to see them light up, and I think they’ll pass that on to their own kids as well.”
Reach Out and Read also partners with providers in Kentucky and Indiana. You can find a participating provider near you on the organization’s website.
If you are a doctor looking to participate in the program, click here.
The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 10, 2026, results for each game:
Pick 3
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 8-6-2
Evening: 7-0-5
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 9-4-7-0
Evening: 0-6-1-8
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 1-7-3-7-4
Evening: 9-0-8-8-0
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Rolling Cash 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
16-19-33-36-38
Check Rolling Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Millionaire for Life
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 11:15 p.m.
01-03-20-35-46, Bonus: 05
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Ryan Day will have some very familiar competition in the Big 10 soon.
The son of the Ohio State football coach, R.J. Day, announced his commitment to Northwestern for the Class of 2027 on Sunday.
Northwestern plays in the same conference as Ohio State and the schools will face each other.
R.J. Day, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound quarterback from — not surprisingly — Columbus, Ohio, has started for three years at St. Francis DeSales HS as he heads towards his senior season.
According to reports, the younger Day had other offers from Purdue, Syracuse, Cincinnati and South Florida, as well as others.
Northwestern has eight quarterbacks on head coach David Braun’s roster.
And the offensive coordinator for the Wildcats is Chip Kelly, who served in the same role for Ryan Day at Ohio State when the Buckeyes won the title in 2024.
Kelly, the former head coach at UCLA and Oregon, was also the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire when Ryan Day was the team captain from 1998-2001.
Most recently, Kelly was the OC with the Las Vegas Raiders before he took the job with Northwestern.
“It’s really surreal when you think about the relationships that we’ve had with those two as a family over the years,” R.J. Day told ESPN earlier this month. “Coach Kelly coached my dad in college, so that adds another layer to it.”
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