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Local senators praise Cleveland-Cliffs plant announcement
WEIRTON, WV — With Monday's announcement by Cleveland-Cliffs that it will invest $150 million in a new electrical distribution transformer production plant, many local lawmakers believe it is a benefit. Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown said the more than 600 jobs expected to be created, could help supplement some of the ones that were lost when the plant idled, but ultimately, it's up to Cleveland-Cliffs and United Steelworkers.
Ohio will soon require cardiac defibrillators at public schools, local recreation facilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Automated external defibrillators will soon be required at all public and charter schools, as well as most municipal sports and recreation facilities, in Ohio, under legislation set to be signed into law Tuesday. Gov. Mike DeWine is scheduled to hold a signing ceremony in suburban Columbus on Tuesday...
36 attend East Clinton’s Lady Astros volleyball camp
The East Clinton volleyball program held its annual camp July 15-18 at the high school gym. Steve Pike and Libby Evanshine were instructors for the camp. There were 12 middle school athletes and 24 high school athletes at the camp, varsity coach Sarah Sodini said. I n the high school photo, from left to right, front row, Keira Null, Kenzi Terrell, Kendall DeBold, Kaylee Terrell, Haley Carroll, Madi Roberts, Taylor Barton, Maci Lilly, Maggie Huff, coach Libby Evanshine; back row, coach Sarah Sodini, Taylor Brown, Karsyn Jamison, Sahara Tate, Emily Arnold, Colie Murarescu, Makayla Seaman, coach Steve Pike, Paiton Kidder, Lili Kimmey, Rylie Pryor, Kimber Seaman, Marli Pirman, Hannah Lovely, coach Lorrie Arnold. Hadlie Clark was not present for the high school photo. In the middle school photo, from left to right, front row, Myia Spurlock, Lainey Haas, Caydence Kempton, Ivy Kimmey, Lilli Reynolds, Brylie Frommling; back row, coach Sara Shaner, Makenna Vinup, Reese DeBold, Graelynn Boggs, coach Steve Pike, Riley Terrell, Kinsley Roderer, Natalie Kerns, coach Samantha McGraw.
ODNR stepping in to clean up Austin Master Services after company misses court deadline
Martins Ferry, OHIO (WTRF) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be stepping in to clean up Austin Master Service’s facility in Martins Ferry. Austin Master Services had until Monday, July 22nd to comply with a court order to clean up the site. According to the ODNR, they did not, and now the ODNR […]
Ohio bill advanced to observe daylight saving time permanently
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bipartisan Ohio bill to urge observing daylight saving time permanently has taken another step forward at the Statehouse after passing the House last year. Concurrent Resolution 7 was considered in a Senate General Government Committee hearing late last month, marking the first time the bill has been debated at the […]
JD Vance owes almost everything to Peter Thiel, a pro-Trump billionaire and "New Right" ideologue
In 2016, JD Vance compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and now he is the former president’s running mate. Behind the scenes of the Ohio Senator’s transformation from a “Never Trump guy” to the Republican nominee's second-in-command is Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist and co-founder of Paypal.
Ohio election law violates rights of voters with disabilities, federal judge says
Ohio's election law violates the rights of people with disabilities who rely on caregivers or family members to return their absentee ballots, a federal judge ruled Monday. The decision came down in a lawsuit that challenged a rule allowing only certain family members to help relatives who are hospitalized or homebound because of...
Ohio dedicates 85 miles of road to honor Charles Young who went from slavery to colonel
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local corridor along Ohio roads will pay tribute to a military officer from the Tri-State who broke down barriers. Charles Young was born into slavery in Mayslick and spent most of his childhood in Ripley. Young graduated from the United States Military Academy and became the...
Google and Wiz end $23B acquisition talks, while First Solar to power up Ohio with $500M R&D Hub
First Solar, Tempe, Arizona, recently commissioned what it dubs ‘the largest thin-film R&D center in the Western Hemisphere.’ The company — the U.S.’s largest solar panel manufacturer — has sited its Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation in Lake Township, Ohio, which is just south of Akron. The 1.3-million-ft² facility includes a pilot manufacturing line for producing full-sized prototypes of thin film and tandem photovoltaic (PV) modules. The Nolan Center is expected to create about 300 new jobs by 2025. The company has been using a manufacturing line at its Perrysburg, Ohio, factory near Toledo for late-stage product development, but this manufacturing line limits development flexibility. The new R&D facility is designed to accelerate innovation cycles, enhancing First Solar’s research and development capabilities.
Knock-Knock Job Migration: Ohio Company Shifts Operations Overseas
WFCN – Roughly 200 jobs have been lost by hardworking Americans as a result of a large Ohio company’s decision to outsource work to other countries. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said on Friday that it will be moving 175 employees to a new Costa Rica facility near Akron.
Climate change is hurting Lake Erie. Ohio is training a workforce to help
Climate change is altering Lake Erie: warmer water temperatures increase the risk of toxic algal blooms. Less ice cover in the winter can lead to more soil erosion. And its water levels are fluctuating at a faster rate. A new program at Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and...
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