The 9th District Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion affirming the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in a case involving the theft of funds from a Little League.

In 2001, Julie Wingate was indicted by the county court on a charge of grand theft for allegedly depriving a Little League of a portion of its funds.

Wingate served as the treasurer for the Cuyahoga Falls South Little League from 2007 to 2009.

She pleaded not guilty to the charge and, following a jury trial, was found guilty and sentenced in April 2012.

Rep. Stephanie Kunze, R-Hilliard, is stumping for the passage of a bill that would ban minors from attempting to purchase or possess electronic cigarettes or other alternative nicotine products.

“This is a very straight forward piece of legislation,” Kunze said of House Bill 144.

Robert Meyer, of Porter Wright Morris and Arthur LLP, has taken the reins and is looking forward to his new role as president of the Columbus Bar Foundation.

“I’m happy to have an opportunity to spend a year at the helm of what’s a great organization,” said Meyer. “I’ve been on the board since 2004 and I’ve seen it grow and do really good things and I’d like to continue to do that.”

WASHINGTON — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation’s largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.

Big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip, a sign of America’s continuing preference for urban living after the economic downturn quelled enthusiasm for less-crowded expanses.

Farther-out suburbs known as exurbs saw their growth slip to 0.35 percent, the lowest in more than a decade.