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Ohio citizenship ceremonies face cancellations, as naturalizations slow under Trump policies
By: Sean McDonnell | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Faith Isaya’s journey to American citizenship started with a love story. Working as a translator at small churches in her native Tanzania, she met… Read More
Nearly 3,000 acres of Ohio’s only national forest was auctioned off for oil and gas development
By: Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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ATHENS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has leased nearly 3,000 acres of the Wayne National Forest to oil and gas companies…. Read More
‘A financial lifeline’: Rural pharmacists hope federal funds can bridge healthcare gaps
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — A large federal grant could help better connect rural pharmacies with local physicians. The Ohio Department of Health recently announced that $2 million from the… Read More
Bean dinners are a Civil War tradition. Southeast Ohio veterans are still chowing down
By: Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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WILKESVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ronald Rife is 84 years old. But compared to the Wilkesville Bean Dinner, the retired Airforce man is young. The Joseph Freeman Post 476 of… Read More
A new film unveils the hidden history of iconic Ohio sharpshooter Annie Oakley
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Most people know Annie Oakley for her incredible sharpshooting skills: hitting dimes in midair and splitting playing cards with her trusty .22-caliber rifle. But a… Read More
As new behavioral health crisis centers open across Ohio, some face challenges in welcoming patients
By: Erin Gottsacker | Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — On opening day of the James Hagen Crisis Care Center, Melanie Swisher greeted the crowd that had gathered inside the brand new building for… Read More
Most Ohio fourth graders aren’t ‘proficient’ readers. The state wants to change the story
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — More than two-thirds of Ohio fourth graders weren’t proficient in reading in 2024, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book…. Read More
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
By: Howard Berkes | NPR Justin Hicks | Louisville Public Media
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This article was originally published in Louisville Public Media. Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return to the dark days of coal… Read More
How a rural Ohio library is putting on programs from the Smithsonian
By: Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — From the Tuskegee Airmen’s fight for equality to a naturalist’s exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains, the sights, sounds and tastes of America… Read More
‘Union County’ film casts a new light on addiction recovery and rural Ohio
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For the last decade, the Adult Recovery Court in Bellefontaine has met every Monday to aid people with addiction who are coming out of… Read More
A year into boil advisories, residents in Cadiz want clean water and answers
By: Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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CADIZ, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — When residents in Cadiz turn on their tap, the water that comes out isn’t always clear. “We’ve been under several boil orders,” Cadiz resident… Read More
Ohio’s rural areas need more attorneys. A new initiative aims to build a pipeline
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In many parts of Ohio, legal help is hard to come by. Seventy-eight out of Ohio’s 88 counties do not have enough attorneys to… Read More
As Affordable Care Act enrollment declines, rural Ohioans are being hit hard
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. Since enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expired in January, Ohio… Read More
From Dayton to Chillicothe, Ohio’s bookmobiles are on a roll
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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HOLMES COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The truck parked outside Stony Point Hardware in rural Holmes County one sunny summer day wasn’t loaded with tools or heavy equipment. It… Read More
A report claims Ohio schools are among the most segregated in the nation
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — More than 70 years ago, the Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education deemed separating children in public schools based on race unconstitutional. But… Read More
Cities are facing a building inspector shortage. An Ohio-grown solution hopes to change that
By: Nick Swartsell | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — Jackhammers and bulldozers clatter at a downtown Cincinnati demolition site. Buildings and Inspections Supervisor Scott Ryan leads a group of young women and men through the noise… Read More
A police car in the rear view: Crown Vics now grace Ohio museums
By: Bill Rinehart | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — At the Greater Cincinnati Police Museum, one of the newest exhibits is a white 2010 Ford Crown Victoria with the word police, in reflective blue and in… Read More
“This happened in our country and we can’t erase it.” A southeast Ohio museum displays soil from lynching sites
By: Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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This story contains graphic details of racial violence, including lynching. BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — On a small shelf in an old brick building in Belmont County sit… Read More
After losing 1M acres of farmland, Ohio is investing in farmland preservation
By: Shay Frank | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is distributing grant money to 22 counties across the state, aimed at helping their communities plan for growth. The Land… Read More
Ohio orgs will distribute fewer fentanyl test strips amid a federal funding rollback
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — The vending machine outside Caracole, an HIV/AIDS prevention organization in Cincinnati, isn’t for a midday snack. Instead of chips or soda, it holds what director of… Read More
As homelessness falls nationwide, one Ohio community is responding to increased need
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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PERRY COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Homelessness across the country dropped by 3% last year, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. But in… Read More
Four Washington County injection wells stop operating over concerns of migrating waste
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The owners of four injection wells, which store waste from oil and natural gas production, voluntarily stopped their operations in Washington County earlier… Read More
This Monroe County reenactor brings the 18th century to life, one stitch at a time
JERUSALEM, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Paul Brennan isn’t your typical tailor. In fact, he doesn’t even have a sewing machine. Instead, his workshop is filled with hand-hewn tailor’s tools that… Read More
A year after federal cuts, Ohio humanities organizations are moving forward
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Last year, the Trump administration cancelled millions of dollars in federal grants intended for humanities, arts and cultural institutions nationwide. The move left organizations like… Read More
Meet the local butcher serving southeast Ohio with an ethical approach
SHADE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In a noisy, refrigerated room, Chase Meeks checked a customer’s order before breaking down a large piece of beef. He’s the lead meat-processor and manager… Read More
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