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Friday Night Futbol: High school soccer teams embrace spotlight of opening games
High school soccer takes center stage under the Friday night lights this week as teams across northwest Ohio get an early opportunity to highlight the sport, its coaches, and its players. Dozens of area boys and girls soccer teams will participate in the “Friday Night Futbol” event. “Anytime our sport is in the limelight, it's a positive for us all,” Findlay girls coach Mike Aubry said. “I know that our players are really excited about the opportunity to play under the lights and get their season kicked off. Futbol Friday gives us such great publicity around the area.” In 2015, the Ohio High School Athletic Association started the statewide initiative where soccer games take place the Friday before the high school football season kicks off. The OHSAA permits the soccer games to be played one day earlier than the traditional Saturday start of the soccer season.
PNC Bank helps YSU students with finances ahead of new school year
YSU students got a chance to get some sound financial help going into the new school semester. PNC Bank brought its mobile branch to help them work on their finances by helping them apply for credit and debit cards and even loans. There's a need to help them because of...
Mercy Health gives advice for checking backpacks to prevent back pain in children
Mercy Health physicians are raising awareness about the importance of proper backpack use to keep children from getting injured this school year. While backpacks are a back-to-school staple, an overloaded or improperly worn backpack can lead to significant health issues. “Backpacks are a fun way for children to express their...
Thursday afternoon Cardinal news and notes
—We’ve got an actual Louisville Cardinal sporting event tonight! The women’s soccer team will kick off the 2024-25 athletics season by hosting Bellarmine this evening at 7:30. You can watch live on ESPN+/ACC Network Extra. —I’m on today’s Mark Titus Show talking about the return of Louisville men’s...
Got kids and looking for something to do? Check out events for children set for Saturday in Warren
If you are looking for things to do with your children this Saturday, Warren is the place to be. The Second Annual Trumbull County Area Youth Art Day—also known as Cookies Canvases—involves art instructors turning blank canvases into works of art. The event, sponsored by the Fine Arts...
Akron picks urban planning firm to lead Innerbelt redesign master plan
The city of Akron selected urban planning firm Sasaki to develop a master plan for its redevelopment of the Innerbelt. The goal of the plan will be to better connect the east and west sides of Akron, while correcting historic mistakes which displaced thousands of Black residents for the highway.
Ross County EBT users warned about card skimmers
CHILLICOTHE— Have you used your EBT card at Save-a-Lot on Western Avenue and Corner Market on Charleston Pike in Chillicothe recently? If so you may be at risk of having your money stolen due to card skimmers recently found in the stores. These skimmers can be found on card readers and look exactly...
Drought monitor update: Some improvement across Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND — It's time for another Drought Monitor Update. This update factors in all the rain from last week's severe weather on Tuesday and the flooding on Wednesday. What a difference a week makes! This week’s Drought Monitor shows significant improvement for virtually all of Northeast Ohio. We are now completely free of Moderate Drought, which has been lingering for about a month in some locations. There are still some areas defined as Abnormally Dry, but even the area covered by that definition has decreased drastically.
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...
Ohio recreational marijuana sales exceeding expectations after first week
After the first week of adult-use recreational marijuana across Ohio, the numbers have exceeded the expectations of even some retailers who are doing business in other states.
Redistricting amendment backers slam ‘manipulating’ ballot language written by Frank LaRose
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Backers of a ballot issue that would change how state legislative and congressional districts are drawn in Ohio say ballot language written by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is illegally manipulative. The charge by the Citizens Not Politicians campaign comes after it received the proposed language...
JD Vance Interview With Rape-Advocating Anti-Immigrant Writer Resurfaces
JD Vance's appearance on a podcast in 2021 has caused quite a stir online after social media users looked into the show's host. The post JD Vance Interview With Rape-Advocating Anti-Immigrant Writer Resurfaces first appeared on Mediaite.
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