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Rabies vaccine baits to be dropped in Portage, Columbiana and Carroll counties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin distributing oral rabies vaccine baits for wildlife in parts of eastern Ohio starting Monday and continuing through most of August. Carroll, Columbiana and Portage counties are among the areas included in the rabies campaign. Airplanes will distribute the vaccine baits from about Aug. 17 through Aug. 22. Approximately 350,000 baits will be distributed in Ohio. ...
CSG panel weighs energy reliability amid growing demand
Permitting reform and interagency communication at all levels are keys for state governments to accommodate rising energy needs, panelists told a collection of lawmakers in Ohio this week. Rising load due to data centers and other energy-intensive users coming online was front and center during a recent panel of the...
Ohio AG sues home-improvement contractor who allegedly took nearly $11,000 from consumers
LANCASTER, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Village of Bremen contractor accused of pocketing almost $11,000 in payments from three consumers but not completing the work. The lawsuit – filed in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court against Jeff Grimes and his company, In and Out Creations – cites violations of the […]
Central Ohioans to watch at the Olympics
LeBron James will carry the American flag during today's opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but he's not the only Ohio athlete to root for in the weeks ahead.Why it matters: Fourteen Ohioans will compete for Team USA, including two who live in our region. Other competitors also have ties to Central Ohio.Case in point: Ohio State University announced that 24 of its current, former and incoming student-athletes are competing, representing 10 countries — its second-largest contingent ever.Seven are on Team USA.How to watch: Today's opening ceremony begins at 1:30pm. The games are on NBC and Peacock...
Ohioans head to the Paris Olympics: The Wake Up for Friday, July 26, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Six Northeast Ohioans are competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics, beginning with opening ceremonies today and running through Aug. 11. Nearly 600 Americans will take part in 33 sports over the 15...
Ohio works to remedy skilled trade shortage with incarcerated youth initiative
Ohio is working to remedy a shortage of skilled trade employees by providing resources for incarcerated juveniles to start careers in fields such as construction or welding once they are released.
Forbes names Ohio employer as best place for women to work in the country
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Forbes recently ranked a central Ohio institution as the best employer for women in the United States. Nationwide Children’s Hospital took the No. 1 spot among 600 companies in the seventh-annual list, which surveyed 150,000 women working for companies with at least 1,000 employees. To determine the best employers for women, […]
Pastor column: There’s nothing beyond the power of God to do
The motto of the state of Ohio is: “With God all things are possible.” This motto says to me there’s nothing beyond the ability of God to accomplish; not one single thing He cannot do in your life. God is able to do what we believe is impossible. Paul says, in Ephesians 3,...
PRESS and American Nuclear Activist Alliance demand Senate hearings
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security (PRESS) and the American Nuclear Activist Alliance are urgently calling on the Senate Energy Committee to conduct hearings on the severe property contamination and alarming cancer prevalence in Pike and Scioto Counties in Ohio. “The contamination is well documented. We have the scientific studies and the documents to prove the Department of Energy’s criminal actions. Pike County has the highest cancer rate in the state of Ohio. It’s because of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,” said...
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Online Auction of Confiscated Fishing Vessel Nets $96,000 for Purchase of New Patrol Boat
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently sold a fishing boat that was previously seized from Chase Cominsky, a 37-year-old resident of Hermitage, Pennsylvania. The 22-foot Ranger boat was involved in a highly publicized cheating scandal and was sold through an online auction that came to an end on Tuesday, July 23rd.
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