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Ready-for-Hire program announces Interactive Digital Art Show at Bucyrus Public Library
BUCYRUS – The Ready-for-Hire program in Crawford County invites Level-Up participants, parents, family and the public to the Level Up Digital Art Show. The show is scheduled for July 31, at the Bucyrus Public Library from 6 to 7 p.m. The Digital Art Show will display various artwork created during the library’s Summer Reading Program and Ready-for-Hire Create Camp.
Work Week Weather: A chance of rain for most of the week
MARION, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW)—A chance of rain for most of the week with sunny skies on Friday. Highs in the 70s and 80s. Here is your Work Week Weather forecast:. Today-A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Ohio gets millions from the feds to plug abandoned oil, natural gas wells
Ohio is getting another chunk of money from the Biden administration to clean up and plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells that plague the state's countryside. The Interior Department has awarded the state $57.25 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the federal law passed in 2021 that commits $1.2 trillion to fix roads and bridges, expand internet access, provide access to clean water, improve ports, invest in public transportation and other purposes. The law provides $16 billion to address what the Biden administration calls legacy pollution by reclaiming abandoned coal mines and plugging orphaned wells.
Blade staff bring home 13 awards from Associated Press Managing Editors’ Ohio awards
A Blade sports columnist and photographer took top honors in the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Ohio awards announced Sunday during a banquet in Columbus. David Briggs took home the first place award for best sports columnist during 2023 in Ohio. Jeremy Wadsworth was selected as the state’s best photographer. Artist Joe Landsberger won third place for best full page design, best graphic artist, and best illustration or informational graphic. Photojournalist Steven Zenner won second place for best photo story, as well as third place for best news photo and third place for best feature photo. Sarah Readdean, The Blade’s religion writer, was named the third best features writer in Ohio.
The Lima News wins 12 awards in 2023 contest
COLUMBUS — The Lima News won 12 awards, including three first-place awards, at the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors awards announced Sunday at an event in Columbus. The newspaper tied for third place in general excellence in Division IV, a category for mid-sized newspapers across the state that included newspapers in Canton, Cleveland, Elyria, Findlay and Warren.
Ohioan Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon 55 years ago
On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his childhood moving because of his father’s career as an auditor with the state. He lived in 16 different...
Union County Weekly Construction Update
The U.S. 33 westbound ramp from SR 161 eastbound will close starting Monday, June 10th through Friday, August 2. Access to U.S. 33 from SR 161 westbound will be maintained. Detour: U.S. 33 southbound to Avery-Muirfield Dr. to U.S. 33 northbound. SR 161 eastbound and westbound at U.S. 33 reduced...
Truck driver charged in I-70 bus crash that killed six
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested months after driving a semi-truck that started a chain reaction crash on Interstate 70 that resulted in six people being killed, including three high school students. Jacob McDonald, 61, has been arrested and charged after driving a Freightliner semi-truck on Nov. 14 that began the fatal […]
Forest City Juniors On Top Again: 5th Straight SCTP National Championship Win!
The Forest City Juniors from Forest City Gun Club in Savannah are in Marengo, Ohio. They are going for a fifth consecutive high overall team award in the varsity division at the annual Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships. Forest City Juniors Program Director Lee Summerford is with the team and is providing daily updates to the Prep Sports Report:
Huckabee applauds JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick, says inexperience is ‘good’
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) lauded former President Trump’s decision to pick Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), noting that his inexperience in elected office is “good.” “When people say JD Vance hasn’t been in office that long … good,” Huckabee said Saturday in an interview with NewsNation’s Hena Doba. “The longer people stay in a…
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