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Ohio is training counties to stop crises before they begin
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — A small team is learning how to prevent a tragedy in the basement of a Butler County office building. They’re a part of… Read More
For the first time in decades, more people are moving into the Midwest than out
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — For decades, Midwestern cities have struggled to retain residents. As manufacturing jobs left, so did people. The city of Akron lost one third of its… Read More
In Appalachian Ohio, the Southeast Ohio Fibershed imagines a local textile economy
By: Amanda Pirani
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BUCHTEL, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Sweat drips down Gavyn Shumard’s forehead as he leans over a Hampshire Down sheep. He does his best to keep the animal calm, despite… Read More
A new project aims to bring more AI literacy to rural Ohio
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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DAYTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For years, there’s been a push to create better broadband infrastructure in rural areas, where access to high speed internet can be hard to… Read More
Endangered audio is coming home to a historically Black Ohio college’s radio station
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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WILBERFORCE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Last year, a group of archivists took CDs and reel-to-reel tapes out of a dusty closet at Central State University’s radio station in Wilberforce…. Read More
‘No other options’: Inside the decision to a close a school building
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In April, Toledo Public Schools’ Board of Education approved a plan to offset a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, in part, by closing seven elementary schools…. Read More
This Ohio business makes the referee stripes seen on courts across the country
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CANTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Joe DeRosa is a stickler for precision. At a small warehouse in Canton, he inspects freshly printed fabric for imperfections. A massive mechanical press… Read More
Rural Ohio police signed up to help ICE. But staffing shortages limit their role
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Small villages with tiny populations are entering into partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Unlike major cities, who have been rethinking cooperation with ICE,… Read More
Seeking community, more Ohio college students commit to Catholic faith
By: Shay Frank | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (WYSO) — At a recent confirmation service at the University of Dayton chapel, the pews overflowed with parishioners and new visitors. They gathered to witness five students receive… Read More
In northwest Ohio, new tanks are filtering phosphorus from farm runoff
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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DEFIANCE COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — As rainy spring weather washes phosphorus off farmfields, a series of new filters in northwest Ohio’s Defiance County are working to catch the… Read More
This Ohio newspaper avoids the internet. Its readers like it that way
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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SUGARCREEK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Every week, Milo Miller is in charge of publishing a paper. Instead of relying on a newsroom full of beat reporters and columnists, his… Read More
This Ohio teen is using AI to stomp out the annoying spotted lanternfly
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Spring in Ohio brings sunshine, blooming flowers – and a deeply hated bug. The invasive Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) takes flight in warmer temperatures. With no… Read More
Scientists realize high hopes at Ohio nuclear-site-turned-nature-preserve
By: Tana Weingartner | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — Twenty-one years ago this spring, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and others were working to transform the former Fernald uranium processing facility in northwest Hamilton County into… Read More
Over 50 years later, a Toledo jazz legend’s lost record is finally being heard
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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FREMONT, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — An unassuming cardboard box, water stained and fraying, sat untouched in a shuttered recording studio for decades. Inside, a stack of records shone beneath… Read More
After a decade of demolition, Youngstown is looking to rebuild
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — As companies like Intel, Stellantis and First Quality Tissue invest hundreds of millions of dollars into Ohio manufacturing facilities, they tout the creation of hundreds of local jobs…. Read More
An Ohio apple grove with rare varieties could soon be uprooted
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEWARK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — More than twenty years ago, an Ohio researcher brought wild apple tree seeds from Central Asia to Central Ohio. Dr. Diane Miller, a fruit… Read More
Republican judges vie for the chance to challenge Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Early voting is underway for Ohio’s May 5th primary. In addition to the senatorial and gubernatorial races, Ohioans have another statewide primary to consider…. Read More
Rural America is gaining residents. Here’s how Ohio fits into the national picture
By: Sarah Melotte | The Daily Yonder
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This story was originally published in The Daily Yonder, a national news organization covering rural people and places. Thousands of people moved to rural America last year, resulting in the fifth… Read More
Hundreds come to Ohio to discuss higher education in prison
By: Conor Morris | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — The 15th annual National Conference on Higher Education in Prison is brought together advocates and educators wrapped up Friday. The theme of this year’s… Read More
Farmers in northwest Ohio use a lot of pesticides. Is there a link to cancer?
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Farmers and farmworkers across the country are more likely to be diagnosed with cancers like non-Hodgkin lymphoma than the national average. Some scientists believe pesticide… Read More
A day in the life of an Ohio food pantry donation
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In a warehouse in Chillicothe, bunches of bananas sit untouched. Any one plucked from its pallet would make for a great afternoon snack, but there… Read More
This Ohio town is saving small businesses with a tempting prospect: hidden treasure
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEWTWON FALLS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Newtown Falls in northeast Ohio boasts of its covered bridge and waterfalls. But like many small towns across the state, it has struggled… Read More
Homicide cases often go cold. Ohio students are ‘defrosting’ them
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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TIFFIN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — On a Friday at Tiffin University, a classroom is abuzz with students. Dozens file in, chatting about their spring break plans and upcoming exams…. Read More
On the brink of planting season, Ohio farmers face rising fuel and fertilizer costs
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Since the U.S. led war in Iran began in February, prices at the pump have surged. A gallon of gas now averages over $3.75 in… Read More
How a proposed bill could help homebound Ohio seniors access food assistance
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — On the second Friday of March, a steady stream of DoorDash drivers lined up outside Shared Harvest Foodbank in Fairfield, a small city north of… Read More
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