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The opioid crisis disproportionately impacts Black Ohioans — so why aren’t more of them on the board dispersing settlement funds?
By: Ngozi Cole | WYSO
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WYSO) — Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids. The… Read More
Voters from Senator Sherrod Brown’s hometown weigh in on his reelection bid
By: Josh Boose | Ideastream Public Media
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MANSFIELD, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Donna Cordell and Bill Myers graduated in the same class as Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown from Mansfield Senior High School in the North Central… Read More
Who is Bernie Moreno? The car salesman turned politician sells his ideas to Ohio voters
By: Anna Huntsman | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — On a sunny September afternoon, supporters of Senate candidate Bernie Moreno cheered as he entered a campaign townhall at a Lorain manufacturing plant. As Moreno… Read More
Postpartum depression is common. New research aims to help rural moms get care
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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ATHENS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Postpartum depression affects a lot of women. Research suggests about 1 in 7 new moms deal with it. But fewer than half get the mental health care… Read More
Here’s an Ohio task force’s recommendations for supporting reentry
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Around 18,000 people were released from Ohio’s prisons in 2022. Another 75,000 Ohioans were released from jail that year. When they return to Ohio’s… Read More
This ‘Quaker Pirate’ uses an illegal artform to promote peace
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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WILMINGTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Todd Drake calls himself the ‘Quaker Pirate’. The name comes from an old story about a Quaker boy named Obadiah who begs his parents… Read More
Redistricting is on the ballot once again. What’s different this time?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The Ohio Supreme Court ordered minor changes to ballot language for Issue 1, the redistricting amendment. The group behind the redistricting measure, Citizens Not… Read More
It’s pawpaw season. Here’s how to find and cook Ohio’s largest native fruit
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MARIETTA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — A pawpaw lassi might sound like a drink made in the tropics, and it tastes that way too — like a blend of banana,… Read More
Algal blooms and E. coli dampen Ohio beach tourism
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio’s lakes and rivers can often provide towns with summer economic booms. But, the presence of algal blooms or E. coli in these waterways… Read More
Why the bipartisan Farm Bill is getting tangled in divisive political debates
By: Shay Frank | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — Unlike much of the legislation in Congress, the Farm Bill has historically received bipartisan support. But recently versions have become tangled in political debates. The… Read More
Community gardens hope to sow solutions to growing hunger
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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NEW ALBANY (WOSU) — On a warm Wednesday morning, volunteers met outside All Saints Episcopal Church in the affluent Columbus suburb of New Albany. Shawn Duffy wheeled out a whiteboard… Read More
The small law conservationists hope can have a (monarch) butterfly effect
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — At the Cincinnati Nature Center, patches of native plants are the setting for a sort-of scavenger hunt. Research ecologist Tess Mulrey stops at each milkweed… Read More
Ohio’s 988 suicide crisis line launched two years ago. Here’s how it’s going
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — No matter what time you call the 988 suicide prevention line, someone is there to answer. Today, James Reeves picks up the phone. “Thank you… Read More
Are you Ohio? According to the kids, that’s not a good thing
By: Ygal Kaufman | Ideastream Public Media
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BRECKSVILLE, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — There are longstanding profiles of certain states that, for better or worse, they can never shake. California’s association with new age spiritualism, New Jersey’s… Read More
Meet Byron Branch, the Dayton police officer headed to the 2024 Paralympics for wheelchair fencing
By: Jason Reynolds | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The 2024 Paris Paralympics start today and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be participating. Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back… Read More
From you-pick berries to hay rides, agritourism is booming in Ohio
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Jeff Probst’s family has owned farmland in Warren County, northeast of Cincinnati, for 85 years. Over the generations, they’ve tried all kinds of… Read More
Ohio’s eviction rates surged last year — and they’re not slowing down
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — During the pandemic, emergency rental assistance helped slash the number of evictions in the state. With those funds running out, many Ohio counties’ eviction rates… Read More
Ohio’s tobacco settlement went up in smoke. It’s shaping how opioid settlement dollars are distributed
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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KENT, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids…. Read More
Ohio wants more foster kids to stay with families. A pilot program could help
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Samantha Stewart always wanted a big family, so over the past few years, the door to her home has been rotating. She and… Read More
Fiddlers unite at the Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Nelsonville to keep music tradition alive
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — As the sun set on a horse farm in eastern Ohio’s Columbiana County, Kerry Varble tuned her fiddle in front of a piano decorated… Read More