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Celebrate Hungarian culture at Ohio's Largest Hungarian Festival: Talk of the Towns
PARMA, Ohio -- Hungarian culture will come alive at Ohio’s largest Hungarian festival on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. The one-day event takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at German Central Park, 7863 York Road in Parma. Presented by the American Hungarian Friends of...
Climate change contributes to shift in Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms
Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Ohio News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration. Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers for NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well.
Medical marijuana users say recreational use is pricing them out
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio are soaring after it became legal last week, but it’s causing problems for medical marijuana patients who say they’re now getting priced out. Marijuana for medical use has been legal in Ohio since 2016. But the sudden influx of buyers...
MidWest Friends Fest Introduces: The Dreaded Laramie
Over the next couple weeks, we’ll be introducing bands coming to town to play this year’s first-ever MidWest Friends Fest. Taking place on August 31 at The Southgate House Revival, MidWest Friends Fest features 21 local, regional, and national acts on all 3 stages, as well as a local artist and community partner showcase taking place the first half of the day.
VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11K to Appalachia
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance is preparing to dissolve the vestiges of a charitable effort he launched in Ohio after publication of his best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” the Trump-Vance campaign said. Vance formed two like-named nonprofits starting in 2016 to address problems in Ohio and other “Rust Belt” states. They were primarily supposed to focus on boosting job opportunities, improving mental health treatment and combating the opioid crisis. The original organization folded within five years and Vance put the other on hold when he ran successfully for the Senate in 2022. He faced criticism during the race over how little the groups accomplished. Despite Vance’s stated intentions to identify and produce national solutions to those problems, the nonprofits’ only notable achievement was paying to send an addiction specialist to southern Ohio for a year who had questioned the well-documented role of prescription painkillers in the national opioid crisis. Vance has acknowledged that the groups’ efforts fell far short of his aspirations. One of the groups — a foundation — filed paperwork in April reinstating the corporate status it had allowed to expire in 2022.
Five Wayne County 4-H youth win awards at Ohio State Fair; local judging results here, too
Wayne County 4-H’ers showed off their talents, skills and creativity at the Ohio State Fair and local judging events. Five project members won awards in State Fair competition. Ruth Steiner was the class winner for Let’s Bake Quick Breads, earning her a clock trophy. She also won an Outstanding of the Day for her Canning and Freezing project. ...
Grab a float or walking shoes and register for the Berlin Harvest Fest parade
Registration is underway for the annual Berlin Harvest Fest parade that will take place Sept. 7. Since July 2003, the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau has worked alongside the Berlin Main Street Merchants to present the parade, which is part of Harvest Fest. ...
Gov. DeWine sends National Guard unit to assist with Columbus cyber breach
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced on Friday that a team within the National Guard has been asked to assist the City of Columbus, in regards to the recent cyber attack. We have... at the [Columbus] mayor's request, deployed numbers of Ohio National Guard. The...
Tragic Murder-Suicide: Strangers’ Fatal Encounter at Taco Bell Drive-Thru (Video)
On a quiet Wednesday evening in Stow, Ohio, a shocking and tragic event unfolded in the Taco Bell parking lot on Graham Road. The incident, which took place around 7:30 PM, left the local community stunned as details of a murder-suicide involving two strangers emerged. The Victims and Perpetrator Identified.
Green Space to fill where Centerburg’s Intown Restaurant was Demolished
In a significant development for Centerburg, a blighted building that had become a community hazard was recently demolished. The local land bank, which took ownership last year of the InTown Restaurant Building, confirmed that the building’s severe structural issues, including collapsed floors and a roof partly caved-in, made restoration impractical. Originally, plans aimed to convert this space into a parking lot, but the layout constraints led to a change of course. Now, the site where the structure once stood will serve as a green space, providing a temporary oasis for the community.
Ashland Area Chorus to begin 2024-25 season on Aug. 26
ASHLAND – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir of 40 to 50 singers, will begin its 2024-25 season Monday, Aug. 26. The AAC is still welcoming new members. Weekly rehearsals for the chorus will be held on Monday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts.
Mount Vernon man charged with aggravated murder in double homicide
MOUNT VERNON — A Mount Vernon resident is in custody after being charged with two counts of aggravated murder in connection with two dead bodies found Wednesday night at 105 South Gay St. Cameron Ray Moore, 23, was arrested Thursday without incident, according to a Mount Vernon Police Department...
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