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Ashville Gears Up for Annual Food Truck & Community Festival
Ashville, OH – Get ready for a weekend packed with flavor and fun at the Ashville Food Truck & Community Festival, hosted by Ohio’s Small Town Museum on July 26 and 27 from 5-10 pm! This exciting event promises a delightful array of culinary delights from a diverse lineup of food trucks, live entertainment, and a vibrant atmosphere for all ages.
Gov. Mike DeWine signs 20+ bills into law, including measures on ballot-issue numbers, illegal stunt driving
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine has signed more than 20 bills in the past two days dealing with a wide range of topics, from toughening penalties for stunt driving to changing how statewide ballot issues are numbered. The bills, which become law in late October after the state’s usual 90-day...
Ashville Food Truck & Community Festival July 26-27
(Ashville) – The Ashville Foodtruck & Community Festival will be held July 26th-27th. 1) Some, but not all, of the vendors accept Credit/Debit. Bring cash or there is an ATM close by at Vinton County National Bank. 2) Parking in the downtown Ashville area is limited to street parking,...
Photos hint at $147 million project coming after Latitude Five25’s demolition
View a previous report on the owners of Latitude Five25 being ordered to pay thousands of dollars in settlement payments in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After standing empty for nearly two years, the Latitude Five25 apartment complex could be demolished and replaced to the tune of almost $150 million under a […]
City of Columbus looking to seize property of old Eastland Mall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — An iconic mall for decades could now be seized by the city of Columbus. The city attorney calls the old Eastland Mall unsafe for current renovations crews and school kids nearby. "I think it's concerning enough that there is no fire suppression system, and the...
Pickaway Court of Common Pleas News
Cases recently adjudicated before Pickaway Court of Common Pleas Judge P. Randall Knece: Margaret M. Adams, 58, 522 E. Ohio St., of Circleville, pleaded guilty to Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto the Grounds of a Detention Facility. Disposition: 12 months in prison, $1,000 fineSamuel D. Good, 45, of 11590 Hayesville Rd., Kingston, pleaded not guilty to Aggravated Possession of Drugs, Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle. Disposition: Motion hearing set for 8/14/24 at 2:30 p.m.John V. Graves, 45, of 682 E. Mound St., Circleville, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Possession of Drugs. Disposition: PSI orderedAustin R. Hatfield, 51, 15708 McConnelsville Rd., Caldwell, pleaded not guilty to Complicity in Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto the Grounds of a Detention Facility. Disposition: Pretrial 8/9Roni J. Schiff, 39, of 10620 Dozer Rd., Stoutsville, pleaded guilty to a Violation of Terms of Intervention. Disposition: Defendant to complete in-patient drug programSkier D. Ward, 29, of 604 Princeton St., Ashville, pleaded not guilty to Possession of Cocaine, Tampering with Evidence, Corrupting Another with Drugs. Disposition. Pretrial 8/9
Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, July 26-28
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – From food festivals to live entertainment, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Ohio State Fair Ohio Expo Center through Aug. 4 The fair will feature rides, games, exhibits and a variety of food to choose from, along with a full lineup of live entertainment and traditions […]
New Ohio law mandates defibrillators in schools, sports venues after 2023 collapse of Bills’ Hamlin
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new Ohio law will require automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, to be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in the state, a change prompted by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game in Cincinnati last year.
Standing room only tickets on sale for Ohio State at Oregon
As soon as the new Big Ten schedule came out, fans were circling October 12 when Ohio State heads to Eugene to face the Ducks. Buckeye fans are eager to get a little payback and Oregon fans are desperate to prove they belong. The game is shaping up to be one of college football’s most hyped games of the season and we’re still weeks away from opening kickoff. And if you want to see the game live, be ready to open the wallet. Oregon announced today that standing room only tickets were now on sale… for the astounding price of just...
Ohio State Fair Concert Ticket Giveaway
WSYX / FOX 28 - GOOD DAY EXTRA - OHIO STATE FAIR TICKET GIVEAWAY. Contest: WSYX / FOX 28 - Good Day Extra - Ohio State Fair Ticket Giveaway. Station Address: WSYX, 1261 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Contest Area: Ohio Counties: Crawford, Hardin, Marion, Morrow, Knox, Coshocton, Guernsey, Union,...
South Side “Pest House Cemetery” in the crosshairs of Zone In
A 140-plus year old cemetery lost to time and mostly forgotten could be dug up, built upon, and the remains thrown out, all with help from “Zone In,” says South Side activist and preservationist Bruce Miller. “There are documents showing slaves who escaped on the underground railroad buried...
Columbus entrepreneur has big vision for former Neighborhood House site on Near East Side
The building that housed the Neighborhood House, once a social services hub on Columbus' Near East Side, was purchased by a local realty firm from the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority. Moses Realty, owned by Freweini Alemayoh, acquired the more than three-acre property for $1.5 million with funding from Adelphi Bank, Freedom Equity Inc....
Organizers work to ‘break boundaries’ with state fair pig show
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The O’Neill Swine Barn at the Ohio State Fair was the site of the second ever “Breaking Boundaries Pig Show” Friday. Around a dozen participants with developmental disabilities got to see and feel what it’s like to show a pig at the state fair. “These youngsters out here had an opportunity […]
Look inside inspection reports examining fair food safety
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Amid rides, livestock and fried food, the last thing you want at the fair is to get sick. Columbus Public Health is making sure that doesn’t happen. Their team checks every single food and drink stand on the fairgrounds, and NBC4 Investigates looked at inspection reports for a behind-the-scenes look at what […]
On Your Side: Hilltop nuisance property sees improvements after court fines owner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Hilltop residents called our On Your Side Team with some good news about a property they said has been a nuisance for years. According to 311 records, the property at 571 South Harris Avenue had been vacant since 2014 and plagued by drug use, squatting, theft and trash.
US News & World Report ranks Ohio State top hospital in Columbus, among best in the nation
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is the best adult hospital in central Ohio, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals” report. Ohio State is nationally ranked in eight medical specialties and is No. 2 in Ohio, after Cleveland Clinic.
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