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‘No Section 8’: Eight Northeast Ohio cities ban housing discrimination based on ‘source of income’
Getting a housing voucher can be difficult, but finding a landlord to accept it can be even harder. That’s because some landlords won’t rent to a tenant who is using a voucher to cover part of their rent – often called “source of income” discrimination.
Flash floods hit families across Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Several Northeast Ohio communities are forced to clean up after flash flooding led to rain water and raw sewage in basements following a heavy rain fall. The flood water at Bramley Mobile Home Park was so high at one point, it totally covered a bridge at...
Ohio recreational cannabis sales start Tuesday for some dispensaries
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Adult-use cannabis sales are slated to start in Ohio as soon as Tuesday, according to a notice sent from the Division of Cannabis Control. A notice of intent to issue a certificate of operation hit the inbox of Beckett Salchak, manager of Ohio Cannabis Company in Canton Friday morning.
'It isn't needed anymore.' Stark County CIC will dissolve and redistribute its assets
Stark County is dissolving a little-used economic development tool. The Community Improvement Corporation will cease operations and distribute its assets to the Stark County Port Authority. The nonprofit corporation...
ENSHRINEMENT: ‘Grand’ Parade, for a Reason
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A highlight of Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week is the Repository Grand Parade, considered to be the fifth largest parade in the country. the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce claims 200,000 people come to the city to watch the free event. It...
New energy projects, such as solar farms, could help Stark County prosper
Since our Stark County commissioners have voted to block most large-scale solar and wind energy projects from coming here, one has to ask what happened to the party that controls the county and our state. I remember when support for business and economic development were core values of the Republican Party. Evidently,...
Salem alumni weekend to include walking tour
Salem Preservation Society will offer a walking tour Aug. 10 during the Salem High School Alumni Weekend. The celebration will be Aug. 10-11 in and around downtown Salem. Events Aug. 10 will be in the city’s downtown area; and on Aug. 11, the gathering will be in Waterworth Memorial Park. For more information...
2024 Ohio Book Award winners include three from Northeast Ohio
The 2024 Ohio Book Awards, presented by the Ohioana Library, feature three winners from Northeast Ohio: James McBride, Sarah Lohman and Laura Meckler. The awards were established in 1942 and honor Ohio authors in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio or an Ohioan (which may include books by non-Ohio authors), Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, Juvenile Literature, and Readers’ Choice. The awards are the second oldest state literary prizes in the nation.
Enshrinement traffic alert: Ramp I-77 south to Fulton to close Saturday for four hours
CANTON – A ramp leading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement and other Hall of Fame activities will be closed for four hours Saturday. The Ohio Department of Transportation plans to close the ramp from Interstate 77 south to Fulton Road NW (state Route 687) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. ...
Milton Township to hold special meeting on feasibility study for fire department
Milton Township leaders will hold a special meeting Friday night to discuss a feasibility study for the township's fire department. Milton Township Trustee Dave Tomaino tells 21 News the township is looking to make some improvements to its fire department without asking residents to pay any more money. Tomaino says...
Funds aimed at keeping drivers safe this winter coming to Columbiana and Mahoning County
State Senator Al Cutrona announced that two communities in the Mahoning Valley will receive to help keep drivers and waterways safer in the winter. The City of East Liverpool will receive $75,000 and Smith Township in Mahoning County will receive $47,300 to update their equipment and facilities to improve road salt management and reduce chloride runoff.
Ohio Power Siting Board to listen to testimony Monday on controversial Stark Solar project
WASHINGTON TWP. − A public hearing to help decide the fate of the proposed Stark Solar project will be held 5 p.m. Monday at Marlington High School. Individuals who wish to speak at the hearing will be given three minutes each. The transcript will be submitted to the case record for consideration by...