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Facebook report challenges claims that fracking is 'environmentally-friendly'
A new Facebook page monitoring thousands of fracking-related accidents and cleanups happening nearly every day over the last nine years challenges the Ohio gas and oil industry’s claims that it’s environmentally-friendly. Report trends indicate a pattern of lax regulation along with superficial attempts to clean up oil, gas and radioactive fracking wastewater from lands and water across the state, according to FracTracker Alliance, a national nonprofit that studies, maps, and communicates the risks and impacts of oil, gas, and petrochemical development. ...
Ariane Kirkpatrick And Amonica Davis Are Behind The First Black Women-Owned 100% Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company In Ohio
Ariane Kirkpatrick was undeterred by the limited presence of Black entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector. In 2017, she made her official foray into the space, according to WKCY-3. “We made the decision that we, despite the barriers, despite the obstacles, despite being Black and female, we were going to make this work and we did,”… Continue reading Ariane Kirkpatrick And Amonica Davis Are Behind The First Black Women-Owned 100% Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company In Ohio
Ohio gets millions from the feds to plug abandoned oil, natural gas wells
Ohio is getting another chunk of money from the Biden administration to clean up and plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells that plague the state's countryside. The Interior Department has awarded the state $57.25 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the federal law passed in 2021 that commits $1.2 trillion to fix roads and bridges, expand internet access, provide access to clean water, improve ports, invest in public transportation and other purposes. The law provides $16 billion to address what the Biden administration calls legacy pollution by reclaiming abandoned coal mines and plugging orphaned wells.
Ohioan Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon 55 years ago
On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his childhood moving because of his father’s career as an auditor with the state. He lived in 16 different...
Oh, Nah! Ohio Woman Charged For Making Nearly 400 “Nonexistent Emergency” Calls To 911
Whew! An Ohio woman has entered her plea after racking up charges for making nearly 400 calls to 911. Turns out, the calls were for “nonexistent emergencies.” In response, the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office hit Kesha Kennedy with felony and misdemeanor charges. She was charged with one felony count of disrupting public services, one felony [...] The post Oh, Nah! Ohio Woman Charged For Making Nearly 400 “Nonexistent Emergency” Calls To 911 appeared first on The Shade Room.
Folds of Honor Golf Outing Raises Funds for Military Family Scholarships
The Zanesville Country Club hosted a golf outing today for the non-profit, Folds of Honor, sponsored by Budweiser and Matesich Distribution Company. Folds of Honor is an organization that gives scholarships to the spouses and children of veterans and first responders who have died or were disabled due to their service. Like the men who gave their lives trying to save todays guest speaker, Rocky Sickmann, in Tehran in 1979.
Fatal Stafford car accident near Route 72 leaves police asking for public's help
STAFFORD - A fatal car accident Saturday night has left police asking for the public's help as they continue to conduct their investigation. Around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, Stafford Township Police responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident in the area of Route 72 and Mill Creek Road, police said.
Summer football: Working through heat, chemistry vital during 7-on-7 scrimmages
Perspiration is preparation for area football teams. The official start of the season is Aug. 1, but area teams are getting ready with a flurry of 7-on-7 activities. Football teams have embarked upon 7-on-7s for a few weeks, with a trio of area teams — John Glenn, Maysville and Philo — part of a...
Recreational Marijuana Prohibited in Uhrichsville
The recreational use of marijuana is now prohibited within City of Uhrichsville limits. Council also voted on a few other matters. Among two separate ordinances up for vote, 12-24 prohibits the adult use of cannabis operations, include cultivators, processors, and dispensaries within city limits. The other, 13-24 emends the city’s codified ordinances to define and prohibit the cultivation, processing, and retail dispensing of cannabis for the purpose of adult recreational use in all zoning districts.
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