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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.
Weather alert. Storms — some severe — coming Friday with rainy weekend expected
The last thing weather weary northern Ohio needs is another round of storms and potentially flooding rain. The National Weather Service says rain will start as early as Thursday night and continue all the way through Monday. ...
WEST BRANCH BREAKS INTO THE WIN COLUMN
BELOIT OH- West Branch has been looking for that positive result at the end of their rounds all season. They’ve definitely had their fair share of close calls already this season but haven’t yet cracked the win column. That all changed on Wednesday when they picked up a 194-213 win over EBC rival Carrollton.
Ohio wildlife area to be fracked along with four ODOT properties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTRF) — The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) has announced the selection of winning bids to lease mineral rights under select Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) properties on Monday. Under Ohio law, the commission was required to select the “highest and best bid.” […]
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