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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.
What will happen with medical marijuana?
Hi, I’m Anthony Shoemaker, the statehouse bureau chief for The Enquirer. Last year, Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana use in the state. Sales have not started yet, but patients in the state’s current medical marijuana program are already concerned. State bureau reporter Haley BeMiller has been covering marijuana...
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.
Bucyrus woman faces at least two charges in connection with July 2 infant death
A Bucyrus woman on Thursday pleaded not guilty to felony charges related to the death of an infant. At an arraignment hearing in Crawford County Common Pleas Court, Takiyah Wright, 27, pleaded not guilty to one count of endangering children, a third-degree felony, and one count of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree...
Bucyrus man facing additional charges related to March shooting death
New charges have been filed against a Bucyrus man, including reckless homicide, in connection with the death of 28-year-old Guilianno Yamani. Zachery Cole, 27, pleaded not guilty to one count of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, in April and has now pleaded not guilty to a new charge of tampering with evidence...
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.
'The Addams Family' opens this weekend in Galion with cast of actors ages 10-20
The Galion Community Theatre's summer youth production of the musical "The Addams Family" opens this weekend. Performances at slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2-3 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 4. "The Addams Family" is described as a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every...
131st annual Sacred Heart Festival bringing out food, music and games on Sunday
The 131st annual Sacred Heart Festival will take place 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Sunday on the parish grounds at 5742 Ohio 61 S. between Crestline and Shelby. The festival is the primary fundraiser for Sacred Heart School, a Roman Catholic school serving students pre-K through eighth grade that has been open since 1837. The highlight of the festival is the half chicken or ham dinners with homemade dressing and desserts.
Facebook report challenges claims that fracking is 'environmentally-friendly'
A new Facebook page monitoring thousands of fracking-related accidents and cleanups happening nearly every day over the last nine years challenges the Ohio gas and oil industry’s claims that it’s environmentally-friendly. Report trends indicate a pattern of lax regulation along with superficial attempts to clean up oil, gas and radioactive fracking wastewater from lands and water across the state, according to FracTracker Alliance, a national nonprofit that studies, maps, and communicates the risks and impacts of oil, gas, and petrochemical development. ...
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...
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