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This small Ohio city honors its mighty Black heritage this weekend
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URBANA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The small city of Urbana, about 45 miles northeast of Dayton, is hosting its annual Black Heritage Festival this weekend. It’s an opportunity for… Read More
New OhioHealth tech could strengthen evidence for survivors of sexual assault
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — For years, OhioHealth’s 25 emergency departments have been using a combination of different technologies to conduct sexual assault kits, or the evidence collection survivors can… Read More
An Ohio city banned sleeping outside. Now it’s helping those charged find housing
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NEWARK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio communities across the state have placed bans on sleeping outside, making unsheltered homelessness illegal. Newark, in Licking County, was one of the first… Read More
A Toledo Blade investigation revealed radioactivity in the rural Ohio village of Luckey’s water
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LUCKEY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For decades, a massive Cold War-era plant created weapons next to the small northwest Ohio village of Luckey. Residents of the rural community have… Read More
Ohio has a long history of potato chip production
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AKRON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Potatoes, salt, and oil. That’s all it takes to make the perfect potato chip, according to Paul LaGuardia, owner of Hartville Potato Chips. That,… Read More
Ohio jails are helping Trump’s mission of mass deportation
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BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Outside the Butler County Jail, a neon yellow sign reads ‘Illegal Aliens Here’ with an arrow pointing at the facility. Sheriff Richard Jones… Read More
Ohio’s rural libraries struggle to plan amid federal and state funding uncertainty
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ADA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Beside shelves of nonfiction and mystery novels, Chloe Gauthier tapped on the screen of a smartphone. She wasn’t just scrolling – she was coaching…. Read More
Ohio bet big on career technical education. Advocates say it’s just the start
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — In recent years, Ohio has made career technical education a priority funding item. During his 2023 State of the State Address, Gov. Mike DeWine talked… Read More
Tariffs leave a bitter aftertaste for Ohio brewers
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — President Donald Trump’s trade war has led to higher costs for certain goods in the U.S. Products like aluminum, steel and barley have all faced… Read More
‘We plan on using every penny’: how Ohio small towns are making the most of opioid settlement money
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NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Noble County Commissioner Allen Fraley says the opioid epidemic threatened the fabric of his rural eastern Ohio community. “You couldn’t go to a… Read More
More Ohio deer are dying from Chronic Wasting Disease. Here’s why that matters
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio deer are testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a neurological disease that is always fatal to animals like deer, moose and elk. It… Read More
A conservation program makes protecting Ohio forests more profitable
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ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In a swampy wooded area in Athens County, David Funk moves swiftly past sycamores coming-of-age, and the frogs belting below them, to a… Read More
Trucking is a dangerous job for Ohioans. One professor is seeking a safer path
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Trucking is one of the most dangerous occupations in the country, making up 20% of all vehicle related-fatalities. Driving in and of itself… Read More
A one-of-a-kind housing program in Ohio offers hope and safety to survivors of sexual violence
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Warning: This story references sexual violence and suicide. NELSONVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Sara loves the way light streams through her Nelsonville apartment windows and shines on her two… Read More
Foreign farmland ownership is increasing in Ohio and across the U.S.
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Investors from other countries bought more than a million acres of farmland in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023. This foreign farmland ownership is increasing… Read More
The American Lung Association gave Ohio a ‘F’ grade for its tobacco cessation programming
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than… Read More
Repurposed wheelchairs and hospital beds are bridging Ohio’s rural health care gaps
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ed Newman enjoys his weekly drives, darting from hospitals in eastern Washington County to nursing homes on Ohio’s southern border. He sees it… Read More
Sick of winter? One Ohio city’s solution is to set it ablaze during the Burning Snowman Fest
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PORT CLINTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — At the end of February, Port Clinton residents hold a bonfire like no other in the state: they set a 30-foot snowman on… Read More
How Ohio mothers secured their children’s education – with two years of marching
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HILLSBORO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Virginia Harewood was eight years old in 1954 when the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education supposedly ended segregation in schools. But… Read More
The tiny Ohio town of Braceville is honoring its Black history for the first time
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BRACEVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — On a snowy December day, Terry and Gwen Shavers are putting the final touches on a small home in Braceville, cleaning up the kitchen… Read More
Ohio counties are adopting a new 911 system: here’s why that’s a big deal
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio’s 911 system is getting a major upgrade. Rural eastern Ohio’s Washington and Monroe counties have become the first in the state to implement Next Generation… Read More
An Ohio veterinarian explains how to curb the spread of bird flu
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio has been the hardest hit by the national outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The devastating infection, which often… Read More
As Ohio’s agricultural landscape changes, these century-old family farms hold on
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Most of John Smiley’s major milestones have been celebrated on his family farm in Adams County. It’s where he was born, where he… Read More
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to rural Ohio
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ADA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Less than three months before he was assassinated and at the height of his international fame, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke… Read More
To post or not to post? BGSU research outlines the ethics of being an influencer
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Around the world, more young people are turning to digital content creators, a rise in the influencer, for news and information. But, unlike… Read More