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With a roster of 16, Highland starts girls wrestling program, names Aaron Boucher coach
Add another program in the ever-growing sport of girls wrestling. Highland High School announced the hiring of Aaron Boucher as the Hornets’ first coach with competition beginning this fall. “The...
2024 Ohio high school football | 'Thrilled' ... 'excited': OHSAA practices begin
The temperatures have many immersed in summer but Stark County high school football fans have their minds squarely on the fall as area teams took the field for the first official practice day of the year Thursday. You'd be hard pressed to find an area player or coach not excited about putting on pads for the first time in 2024. ...
Ohio historical society settles with golf club to take back World Heritage tribal site
COLUMBUS, Ohio — (AP) — Ohio’s historical society announced a deal Thursday that will allow it to take control of an ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks site located on the site of a golf course, ending years of litigation. Ohio History Connection will pay Moundbuilders Country Club...
$2.7 million in H2Ohio grants for road salt management awarded to Ohio communities
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio (WKEF) -- Washington Township is among 52 communities in Ohio receiving grant funding for upgrades to road salt equipment. This is the second round of grant funding awarded in the H2Ohio Chloride Reduction Grant Program. Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday $2.7 million in grants will be awarded.
WATCHDOG: JobsOhio and the West Warren Project
In part two of our Watchdog Report looking at Jobs Ohio, we take a closer look at the inner workings of this private company, a company that is funded with money that otherwise would have been state money. Their premise is to drive economic development and job creation. How they select what projects to invest in, is kept confidential. And it's that is a question that led 21 news to look into why one local project got millions.
Ohio man sentenced for string of robberies, distribution in western PA
(WJET/WFXP) — More than a decade and a half have been added to a former Ohio man’s sentence for his role in a string of pharmacy robberies in western Pennsylvania and selling the stolen drugs. A Pittsburgh judge sentenced 26-year-old Abdulrahman Abdelaziz Jamea, formerly of Columbus, to an...
Unnerving number: New single-year record set for most tornadoes in Ohio
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It's been a very active year for tornadoes, especially locally. With the addition of the Warren/Clinton County EF-1 tornado earlier this week, that makes 74 reports of tornadoes in Ohio for 2024. That's courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center, under the control of the National Weather Service.
Area delegates voice support for Harris as DNC virtual roll call gets under way
The Democratic Party is hoping to head into its convention with a new nominee at the top of the ticket, but it will have to go through an unconventional process. On Thursday, the party kicked off a virtual roll call for delegates to cast their votes. They have until Monday to file their ballots. The vote is largely ceremonial, as candidates seeking the nomination had to obtain signatures from 300 delegates by Tuesday. Vice President Kamala Harris was the only candidate that qualified, earning 3,923 signatures. The presumed nominee was formerly President Biden, but, after he dropped out the race, he quickly endorsed Ms. Harris. On July 22, the Ohio delegation met virtually and pledged its votes to Ms. Harris. Now the delegation plans to make it official.
511 Ohio drivers cited during Move Over Law initiative
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Hundreds of drivers in Ohio received citations during a traffic enforcement initiative. Focusing on drivers obeying the “move over” law, troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued 511 citations to Ohio drivers. From Sunday, July 21 to Saturday, July 27, state police and patrol in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and […]
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