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Ohio Associated Press honors WTOL 11 with 10 awards
COLUMBUS, Ohio — WTOL 11 took home 10 awards at Sunday's Ohio Associated Press Media Editors contest in Columbus, including top honors for excellence in reporting, photography and investigations. First place awards were bestowed on the station in the following categories:. Best Photographer: Eric Rerucha. Best Reporter: Brian Dugger.
A year after expansion, criticism, praise for Ohio's EdChoice vouchers
Critics say Ohio’s expanded school voucher program is draining funds from public schools, while proponents argue that parents should be able to decide who educates their children. Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship program was enacted in 2005 to help students from low-income families and those in underperforming districts afford tuition at private schools. It was expanded in 2023, raising the income levels and dropping the requirement that a school district be underperforming. In a class-action lawsuit filed in January, 2022, a handful of public school students, 200-plus districts, and the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding argued the EdChoice program violates the state constitution’s mandate for a single public system of education. The Vouchers Hurt Ohio lawsuit claims taxpayer-funded private school vouchers are draining hundreds of millions of dollars from Ohio’s constitutionally required public education system — though they started out as a way to help lower-income families escape failing schools.
Ohio will require AEDs in schools and public athletic facilities in effort to save lives
The state of Ohio will require automated external defibrillators be available in schools and sports facilities around the state. On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 47, which mandates that AEDs be placed in every public and chartered nonpublic school in Ohio, as well as all municipally owned or operated sports and...
How a region responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ with their own book
As a tenth generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” as a “really one-sided and simple view of the region.” In an effort to help broaden people’s view of Appalachia, she decided to share her own narrative as part of a collection of writings in the 2019 book, “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region […]
Ohio Supreme Court will hear Senate president’s fight against deposition
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments as part of a lawsuit against private school vouchers in the state, to decide whether or not Senate President Matt Huffman needs to answer questions on the topic. The court announced on Tuesday that it would take up the case, in which Huffman is asking to […]
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...
Newark Advocate reporters win top prizes from Associated Press Media Editors
Newark Advocate journalists won 12 awards Sunday from Ohio's top journalism contest, including top prizes for three reporters. The Advocate earned third place for general excellence in Division II of the 2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors contest announced at Villa Milano in Columbus. ...
Osprey trapped in tree rescued at Metro Park
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) — An osprey caught in a tree at Walnut Woods Metro Park was freed safely after a quick-thinking rescue mission. A park visitor alerted staff Tuesday morning after witnessing an osprey tangled in a dead tree right off the Kestrel Trail at Walnut Woods. About 30 feet off the ground, the bird’s […]
Last of its kind York Steak House sold to owner of Hilliard diner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The last remaining York Steak House has been purchased by the owner of a local restaurant, two months after the outgoing operator announced his retirement. Starliner Diner — a Cuban restaurant in Hilliard owned by Tim Burkhammer — has acquired the steakhouse at 4220 W. Broad St., it announced in Facebook […]
Man, juvenile caught with 'several' card skimmers in Newark
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Newark police arrested two people after they retrieved a card skimmer found at a grocery store. Officers arrested Marco Ernesto, 23 years old, and a male juvenile from Romania. Police said an employee located the card skimmers during a routine inspection. Video footage caught the...
New Pugliese STEM Academy to open, offering innovative pathways for Steubenville students
STEUBENVILLE, OH — The Pugliese STEM Academy, located on 4th Street in Steubenville, is waiting to welcome the students of Steubenville City Schools as the $20 million project has been completed ahead of the 2024-25 academic year. The three-story building has 11 rooms, which will include programs and courses...
St. Albans Township asphalt plant proposal gets Ohio EPA air permit, draws ire from locals
Months after the Licking County Licking County Planning Commission dealt a major blow to a proposed asphalt plant in St. Albans Township, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has given the project new life. The Ohio EPA on July 10 approved an air permit for the plant proposed by Shelly Materials and Scioto...
Director who transformed Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program leaves
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Jen Seifert parted ways with the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program earlier this month after a six-year tenure as executive director. “Executive Director Jen Seifert is no longer with the organization,” SAOP board president Rebekah Crawford confirmed in a written statement on July 15. “We appreciate her service to SAOP and our community, and we wish her well.”
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