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Rare roseate tern spotted along Lake Erie. Here's how you can get a glimpse of the bird
Birders, head to the city of Huron on the shores of Lake Erie to catch a glimpse of a rare visitor to the Buckeye State, a roseate tern. It's the first documented sighting of a roseate tern in the state, said Jamey Emmert, avian education coordinator for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It's very unusual to find this coastal bird so far inland.
Ohio 24-hour abortion waiting period under legal attack as feared by amendment opponents
The fears of anti-abortion advocates in Ohio are being realized as abortion rights supporters challenge the state’s 24-hour waiting period rule as at odds with the abortion rights amendment enshrined into the state constitution last fall. The fight comes following the passage of a sweeping abortion rights amendment into the state constitution during the November […]
McDonald's locations in Ohio are holding a school supply drive
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - McDonald's of Ohio kicked off their second annual school supply drive on Monday. This year, 380 locations across the Greater Ohio Region are participating, including 12 in the Lima area. Lima locations are teaming up with Allen County Children Services to ensure that students can start the year off on the right foot.
Gov. DeWine created college scholarship to keep top students in Ohio. So many accepted it, the state needed more money.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -A program Gov. Mike DeWine created to award scholarships to top high school graduates who attend college in the state, with the hopes that they’ll ultimately launch their careers in Ohio, was so successful that it needed more money before it began. The Ohio Controlling Board, a...
Watch: Ohio AG Dave Yost entertains RNC attendees with Bob Seger cover
Ohio Attorney General and 2026 gubernatorial contender Dave Yost gave Ohio delegates a short concert at the Republican National Convention. Monday, Yost played piano while putting a Republican spin on his own version of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll." "We're fighting for America's soul / Those progressives are just out of control," he sang.
Ohio offers bonus to military, veterans to work in schools
(The Center Square) – Service members, veterans and their spouses can receive a taxpayer-funded bonus to work in Ohio schools for at least a year. The state recently announced the Military Recruit Award, which allows schools to offer a $3,000 hiring bonus to students who join the educational workforce in public school districts, community schools, independent STEM schools and joint vocational school districts. “In Ohio, we are proud to support...
Chaos continues with Ohio teachers’ pension fund as second advisor quits
A second major consulting group has quit working with Ohio’s controversy-ridden retired teachers’ pension fund, another blow to the already chaotic system. Anxiety is high at the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS). STRS is embroiled in controversy. In summary, there has been constant fighting, two board resignations and allegations of both a public corruption scheme and mishandling of funds. This all […] The post Chaos continues with Ohio teachers’ pension fund as second advisor quits appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Ohio man who fled to South Carolina after stabbing wife pleads guilty, sentenced
A man who fled to South Carolina after stabbing his wife to death admitted his crime Monday before the case went to trial. Charles Rocker, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Judge Chris Brown sentenced Rocker to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 15 years.
Ohio man, granted a pardon years ago, now coaches others through process
In semi-retirement, lifelong Columbus resident Greg Winbush has been coaching others on how to get through a paperwork-heavy process with sometimes burdensome emotional baggage: trying for a governor's pardon. “I see myself come through the door when I talk to somebody because I know what it feels like to be...
Ohio lawmakers want to ease smoking restrictions on cigar bars. Health experts slam idea
Some Ohio lawmakers want to ease indoor smoking restrictions for cigar lounges despite Ohio's smoking ban. Rep. Richard Dell'Aquila, D-Seven Hills, and Rep. Rep. Adam Mathews, R-Lebanon, are supporting House Bill 530 which would provide cigar lounges with an exemption from 2006's Smoke Free Workplace Act. Currently, cigar lounges can allow indoor smoking if 80% or more of their sales come from cigars or cigar products. The legislation would lower that to 15%. ...
Avangrid (AGR) Places First Solar Panels at Powell Creek Project
AGR - Free Report) announced that it has installed the first solar panels (Golden Row) at its Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, OH, near Miller City. The Golden Row signifies the initial row of solar panels that will serve as the blueprint for the remainder of the construction. Since the installation of Golden Row, Avangrid has proceeded with construction activities on-site. It has also successfully added more than 1,000 panels so far.
State Road between Gomer and Dutch Hollow to close for crossover repair
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The Allen County Engineer is announcing that State Road, between Gomer Road and Dutch Hollow Road, will be closed starting Monday, July 22, 2024, through Friday, July 26, 2024, for crossover repair. There will be no access during the closure. For more information, you can...
Heavenly Haircuts to host annual Heavenly Haircuts event in August
TIFFIN, Ohio (WTVG) - Heavenly Pizza is hosting its annual Heavenly Haircuts event in August. The event is set to take place on Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their new Tiffin location at 69 West Market Street. The event will also be taking place in Findlay on Aug. 12 and Upper Sandusky on Aug. 19.
Football Festival set for August in Ada
ADA — The Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Ada Depot Park, 112 Central Ave., Ada. There will be live music, food trucks, a beer tent, raffles, a kid’s endzone and the Wilson Football Drop.
Kohler ready to become new Allen County DD superintendent
Jul. 15—LIMA — The Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities did not have to look very far to find its next superintendent. Renee Kohler, currently the superintendent for the Auglaize County Board of DD, will assume that same position in Allen County Aug. 1, succeeding Theresa Schnipke, who will step aside after helming the board for nine years. Kohler, who met with the public during an ...
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