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Freshman takes the breath away of one of the best Ohio State football players
The Ohio State football team has a lot of talented players on the roster. There are former five-star recruits up and down the roster on both sides of the ball. It's hard for one player to really impress another one on a roster like this when everyone is the best of the best.
5 in custody after multi-county chase that ended near I-270 & Cemetery Road
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Five people are in custody following a pursuit that started in Ashland and ended in the Columbus area Wednesday evening. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were notified that Ashland police officers were pursuing a vehicle that was involved in a robbery, according to an OSHP statement.
Death of Pickerington Central grad Rodney Culver Jr. takes air out of community | Oller
The crushing irony is that Rodney Culver Jr. was betrayed by his lungs. The same organs that inhaled hope and exhaled positivity quit on him. And at the end, when the final rush of air left his body, an entire community also struggled to catch its breath. Tragedy has that effect, sucking oxygen...
Blues and ribs come to Canal Winchester this weekend
If the Columbus Jazz & Rib Fest wasn't enough smokin' meat and lively music for you, luck is on your side as the Canal Winchester Blues & Rib Fest is Friday and Saturday. A free yearly event that came to Canal Winchester from Pickerington in 2010, the Blues & Rib Fest combines tunes...
State expected to match funds for Market Street Bridge, says Capito
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — Earlier this month, Senator Shelly Moore Capito announced an $87.5 million award toward construction of a new Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River between Steubenville and Follansbee. On Thursday, she explained where the rest of the money for the new bridge will need to...
Paul Finebaum Unveils Top Three College Football Contenders This Season
The 2024 college football season is highly anticipated due to the expansion of the College Football Playoff. Now, 12 teams will be included instead of only four, including all four Power Four champions. This means that a team like Florida State, which went undefeated and won the ACC but didn't make ...
“South of the Square Block Rally” donates to remembering our heros
BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The “South of the Square Block Rally” was held at Schines Art Park on June 28. Forty businesses sponsored the event that benefited Remembering Our Heroes. Remembering Our Heroes’ purpose is to help veterans in Crawford County by providing wheelchair ramps, purchasing medications, providing housing, utilities, wheelchairs, food, etc. The Foundation was started 10 years ago by Tommy Starner, a 22-year veteran along with his wife Lori Starner. Accepting a donation in the amount of $4,000 was Lori and Tommy Starner, founders of Remembering Our Heroes.
'I'll be back:' Councilwoman Carolyn Shireman removed from Bucyrus City Council meeting
Carolyn Shireman, a Republican at-large member of Bucyrus City Council, was removed Tuesday night from a regular council meeting. The meeting started with Shireman addressing Kurt Fankhauser, council president, to make a "parliamentary inquiry." ...
Crooksville football has its new leader: 'Sometimes you have to roll with the flow'
McLUNEY — Crooksville's new football coach is a name all too familiar. Nathan Van Meter, a 2006 Ceramic graduate, was hired to become the school's fourth head coach in the last decade on Tuesday. He replaces Gage Lotozo, who resigned last week because of health issues. Van Meter has coached a variety of sports...
Rally House Opens New Location in Chillicothe, Expanding Retail Footprint
Chillicothe, OH – Rally House, a prominent retailer specializing in sports merchandise and officially licensed apparel, has unveiled its newest storefront today in Chillicothe, Ohio. Located at Guernsey Crossing adjacent to Petco, Rally House Chillicothe marks the company’s 33rd establishment in Ohio and its first in the Chillicothe area.
Matters of Graves Importance: Frankfort Sunflower Festival this weekend, including mullet contest
I was driving down High Street in Chillicothe last week and came upon a cluster of traffic by the BP station. I could see ahead that my traffic light was red, so I stopped a few feet from the entrance and motioned for a car to pull out. When I did, I looked in my rearview mirror and saw a man losing his mind. Waving his hands in the air, yelling at me, and trust me, I could read his lips. What I did next is what you would expect me to do…I let the other two cars out that...
These vegetables and salads sold in New York, New Jersey might be contaminated with listeria
Several vegetables and bagged salads are being recalled due to potentially being contaminated with listeria, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Wiers Farm Inc. of Ohio voluntarily recalled the produce, including bagged peppers, green beans, salad cucumbers, organic yellow squash and organic zucchini squash. No illnesses or complaints...
Kamala Harris' stepdaughter responds to 'childless' attack from JD Vance: 'I love my three parents'
Doug Emhoff’s daughter and ex-wife criticized Ohio GOP Sen. JD Vance after comments he once made referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as childless re-emerged. During a 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, Vance — now former President Donald Trump’s running mate — said Harris was one of the “childless cat ladies” who “want to make the rest of the country miserable too.” Vance added, “If you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez], the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children.”
1 month alert: August doubleheader at Atomic starts championship buildup for World of Outlaws Late Models
CHILLICOTHE — When the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models return to Atomic Speedway in August, there will only be 10 races left in the 2024 season to crown at champion. The doubleheader weekend, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, will kick off that road to the World of Outlaws...
Fishing Boat Seized After Walleye Tournament Scandal Sold in Auction
A fishing boat that was seized after two fishermen were caught cheating in a 2022 tournament at Lake Erie has been sold in an online auction. Ohio Division of Wildlife got $82,000 from the sale, and the buyer will have to pay another $14,000 in fees and taxes. The boat was seized from 37-year-old Chase Cominsky of Heritage, Pennsylvania. Cominsky and 44-year-old Jacob Runyan of Ashtabula were convicted of felony cheating and misdemeanor animal ownership charges.
Ohio's tax holiday begins soon. Here's when you can start saving
Ohio's sales-tax holiday is getting supersized this year, expanding to 10 days long. And it's not just an opportunity to save on school supplies and children's clothes. Now almost any sale can be tax-free for 10 days. So when does it start? ...
Chillicothe Council Spends $23,000 to Outfit Five New Firefighters
Chillicothe — Council voted to spend $23,000 for necessary expenses to keep the city’s new firefighters safe. On Monday, Chillicothe Council passed the ordinance to pay for the protective clothing for five new employees, on first reading. Safety Service Committee chair Jeff Creed explained to me that the...
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