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Lawmakers question JobsOhio’s contract renewal request 14 years before it expires
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A private entity called JobsOhio, which gets its millions of dollars of funding through the state, is looking to ensure continuity in funding 14 years before its contract expires. The Ohio Controlling Board needs to approve it, but members on both sides of the aisle have pushed for deferral on the […]
Drought impacts families with well water systems
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP)—The drought we have been experiencing over the past weeks has impacted many residents in West Virginia and Ohio. Farmers, workers, residents, and many others have had to change their lifestyles because of the lack of water. For many, their well water systems have dried up, making...
Stackable apartments could be the quick fix for Central Ohio's housing shortage
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A new type of housing development is coming to the east side of Columbus. Think of it like LEGOS. Massive blocks of steel are stacked together to create an apartment building. Brad DeHays, founder of Connect Real Estate, said the stackable, modular housing concept allows...
Ohio prison holds first-ever five-course meal for public in garden
GRAFTON, Ohio: A five-course meal was served to members of the public at a state prison in northeast Ohio for the first time in the state's history, with food prepared by incarcerated men from fruits and vegetables grown in the prison garden. EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute hosted the event...
Nurses union calls on Governor DeWine, AG Yost to save Trumbull Regional, Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital
The Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) has penned a letter to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost calling on them to stop the closure of two Steward-owned hospitals in Trumbull County. The union is calling on Governor DeWine to sign an executive order to temporarily halt the closures...
Central Ohio high school football games rescheduled due to heat wave
COLUMBUS, Ohio, (WCMH) — Week two of high school football will look a little different this week after a heat wave has swept central Ohio. As of Thursday afternoon, 32 schools have announced an adjusted start time to try and avoid the heat, which will reach the mid to upper 90s Friday afternoon. Storm Team […]
Vance draws boos at firefighter union event: ‘We got some fans and some haters’
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) received some heckling and boos Thursday while speaking at a firefighter union event in Boston. Vance delivered remarks at the International Association of Fire Fighters conference. Upon taking to the stage after Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fla.), a former firefighter, Vance drew some boos from the crowd. “Semper fi, guys,” Vance…
NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing 3-star SG Arness Lawson top 4 teams
One of the better class of 2025 NCAA Basketball prospects in the state of Ohio is Arness Lawson, a 6'2 combo guard from Pickerington. He's a skilled ball-handler who can play on and off the ball and is a consensus three-star recruit to watch. He's a legit shooter and overall scorer and a solid athlete in his own right.
Exceptional Drought in West Virginia and Ohio
(WOWK) – The new drought monitor is out, and StormTracker 13 Meteorologists say that conditions have worsened across Appalachia. Drought conditions in Athens, Meigs, Mason, Putnam, Calhoon, Wood, Wirt, Jackson and Roane Counties have been elevated to exceptional drought levels. Extreme and severe drought conditions continue to expand as we progress through our abnormally hot […]
As fracking continues to boom Ohio, some property owners may not have a say in their own land
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — While some landowners may see fracking within the gas and oil industry as a financial windfall, others may see it as invasive. In Ohio, these landowners may not have much of a say in whether or not the land under them is drilled. A Belmont County landowner learned her property’s […]
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