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Ohio high school football: Week 2 OHSAA schedule for Columbus area
After not having any Thursday games to attend in Week 1, central Ohio high school football fans won't have to wait for Friday in Week 2. Five games involving Columbus-area teams are on Thursday's schedule. The Dispatch plans to cover three games Friday: Olentangy Berlin at Upper Arlington and Olentangy Orange at Westerville North in OCC crossover games, and a small-school showdown featuring Jonathan Alder at Columbus Academy. ...
Ask the Meteorologist: Aw shucks! How 'corn sweat' led to excessive heat in the Midwest
Chicago O'Hare reached a peak heat index of 115° Tuesday, due to an anomalously hot air mass overhead. In parts of the Midwest, however, that hot air was made even hotter by the corn crop and its 'corn sweat.'. You read that right. According to the U.S. Department of...
In resurfaced remarks, Vance bashes teachers union president for not having 'some of her own' children
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, attacked teachers who don’t have children in remarks in 2021 that resurfaced Tuesday. In his public comments, he reserved specific criticism for Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers. “You know, so many of the leaders...
Football Recap: Rocky River Starts off Right with Win over Harvey
Rocky River had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They put the hurt on the Harvey Red Raiders with a sharp 35-13 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ohio State updates its policies after pro-Palestinian protests in the spring
See previous coverage of the protests in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State updated its university space standards over the summer after more than 40 people were arrested in protests at the end of spring semester. “The university has updated its University Space Standards with input from students, faculty and staff, […]
Study shows 20% of Ohio and Kentucky high schoolers vape, double the national average
FRANKLIN, Ohio (WKRC) - The number of Ohio and Kentucky high school students who vape is double the national average, according to new data from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The study showed that 20% of Ohio and Kentucky high school students vape, while the national average is just 10%.
Ohio’s squirrel hunting season begins September 1
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrels, doves, and specific waterfowl open in early September, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Archers can look forward to white-tailed deer hunting beginning later in the month. Hunting seasons for squirrel (fox, red, and gray), dove, rail (Virginia and sora), snipe, and gallinule begin Sunday, Sept. 1. Early Canada goose hunting runs from Saturday, Sept. 7 to Sunday, Sept. 15, and early teal (blue-winged and green-winged) hunting is Saturday, Sept. 7 to...
Comedian’s record-breaking ceremonial first-pitch tour takes him to 3 NE Ohio ballparks
CLEVELAND, Ohio – If anyone were to get a sore arm from throwing a ceremonial first pitch, it might be Eitan Levine. Levine, a stand-up comic and cancer survivor from Harlem, New York, has set a record for most ceremonial first pitches thrown at ballgames. And this week he has four consecutive ceremonial tosses in ballparks in the Buckeye state, including three in Northeast Ohio.
Longtime Larchmere clothiers hang up their hats after 55 years
Only a few suit jackets and cotton tops are left hanging in the store that was once a shopper’s paradise. But stare into the display cases, and old advertisements of glamorous women in European-made clothes will bring you back to the Larchmere shop in its heyday. It was a...
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Utility vehicle driver arrested after Ravenna police chase
RAVENNA, Ohio (WOIO) - Ravenna police arrested a 44-year-old man Sunday after he led officers on a chase in a utility vehicle. Officers say the pursuit started around 5:30 p.m. Sunday after a driver flagged them down. The driver told police they work at Kent State University, and they wanted...
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