In the original version of these headlines, an incorrect date was listed for the first of the Ohio Turnpike meetings.

First two closed Catholic churches reopen
Two of the closed Cleveland Catholic Diocese churches spared by the Vatican have marked an emotional milestone.  St. John the Baptist in Akron and St. Casimir in Cleveland were the first two to hold mass on Sunday. There will be nine more reopening Masses over the next few weeks. The churches were among 50 closed or merged by the Cleveland bishop because of declining congregations, finances and priests. The Vatican sided with parishioners who appealed and said the closings weren't done properly.

Autopsy expected on body found near where Ashland woman disappeared
An autopsy could be performed as early as today to determine if a corpse found on North Carolina's Outer Banks is that of a missing Ashland woman. Authorities say the body was found about 30 miles from where Lynn Jackenheimer disappeared. Jackenheimer didn't come home from a vacation with her two children and her boyfriend, Nate Summerfield.

Obama, Romney back in Ohio this week
President Barack Obama returns to Ohio today for a campaign visit to Cincinnati's historic Music Hall. The Democratic president made a bus tour across northern Ohio over two days earlier this month, and has had rallies in Cleveland and Columbus since officially kicking off his re-election bid in May. Meanwhile, Republican candidate Mitt Romney will be in Bowling Green in Northwest Ohio on Wednesday for private fundraiser and a rally.

Want an absentee ballot? Ohio says make sure your registration is updated
Voters wanting to get absentee ballots by mail on a timely basis for the November election have about two weeks to make sure their voter registration is up to date. All 88 counties will submit voter rolls to the state by July 31st. Absentee ballot applications will be mailed to all of Ohio's registered voters starting after Labor Day.

Chesapeake Energy building new offices in Louisville
The boom in investment by oil and gas drillers in our region continues. Chesapeake Energy announced it will build its Utica field office in Louisville. The Canton Repository reports the 291 acre complex will include several buildings for Chesapeake and its subsidiaries. Chesapeake says the company was looking for a central location for their Utica shale operations. Construction should begin soon. No word on when the facility will be complete.

Mining lagoon becomes center of controversy
An Eastern Ohio mining company wants to increase the size of the lagoon it uses to store liquid coal waste. The Columbus Dispatch reports the expansion would give the Ohio Valley Coal Company enough room to store waste for up to 15 years, helping to retain 1,000 jobs.  But the Ohio EPA says that’s a bad idea because the company has spilled slurry into a nearby Belmont County creek seven times since 1999. On Friday, the company pleaded guilty to two counts of water-pollution violations that stem from two coal-slurry spills. The US Army Corps of Engineers has the final decision on the slurry expansion.  

Gas prices fall
Ohio drivers are paying less at the pump after gas prices spiked during the Fourth of July holiday week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.36 today.  That's down 15 cents from a week ago and slightly lower than the national average.

County commissioners against Turnpike lease to hold public meetings
The commissioners of several Northeast Ohio counties are holding a series of public meetings to discuss the proposed lease of the Ohio Turnpike to a private company. The first one will be Tuesday night at the Lorain County Transportation Center in Elyria. Other meetings will be held in Lucas and Mahoning Counties.

Summit County Jail lawsuit could be settled
Both sides in a job discrimination lawsuit by female jail guards in Summit County have signaled a willingness to settle out-of-court. A federal judge in Akron handling the lawsuit by female guards at the county jail has put off court deadlines two months to allow time for settlement talks. The women guards say they are effectively being demoted because jail officials don't want them guarding male inmates while showering or being strip searched. The jail commander says it's an inmate privacy issue and says pay, benefits and promotions won't be affected by the staffing policy.

Pain clinic doctors will plead guilty
Two Ohio doctors charged with illegal drug distribution are ready to plead guilty in their case today. A federal indictment against Joon Chong and John Dahlsten allege they were among six doctors at a southern Ohio clinic who wrote illegal painkiller prescriptions. Customers would travel hundreds of miles weekly to visit the clinic and pay $200 per visit for painkillers. The indictment says prescriptions were written without exams and contributed to the deaths of at least two patients.