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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...
Honoring journalists who tell important stories
With all media facing so many business challenges in today's digital age, it's always refreshing to see the best of local journalism recognized. That's why about 200 Ohio journalists gathered at the Villa Milano in Columbus last Sunday to celebrate the annual Ohio Associated Press Media Editors awards. Newspapers, radio stations and television...
How Ohioans can get a free tree to fight an invasive species
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local nonprofit is working to give away over 1,500 free trees to Ohioans this fall, encouraging residents to replace their Bradford pears and other non-native species. Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed is a nonprofit organization that helps protect a 32-mile stretch of the Olentangy River, spanning from Delaware County […]
The Best Thing JD Vance Ever Wrote
Vice Presidential candidate and Senator from Ohio JD Vance is probably most known, when it comes to writing credits, for his book Hillbilly Elegy. How ever a recent recovered column from the Cincinnati Enquirer in 2006 might be his best work ever. The column reflects on him watching the Bengals lose in the 2006 Wild Card game while stationed in Iraq during his time in the Marines.
Ohio AG, Sheriff identify Stark County John Doe
CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Sheriff George Maier on Thursday morning announced the identity of the John Doe found in Stark County over four years ago as Michael A. Leach. According to the attorney general, officials found Leach’s remains March 31, 2020, in the 5200...
18,000 places you can’t put a pot business: The Wake Up for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Ohio law prohibits locating a recreational marijuana business within 500 feet of a place of worship, public library, public playground or a public park. If you purchase a product or register for...
Ohio advocates seek to ‘Trump-proof’ recent gains made on clean energy and climate
Advocates in Ohio are stepping up their clean energy efforts in response to the Republican party platform and Project 2025, which detail how a second Trump administration would promote fossil fuels while cutting back federal programs for addressing climate change, environmental justice and equity. Over the past year, Ohio-based governments...
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