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Moderate drought conditions impacting parts of Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — June ended on a very dry note. It was the 8th driest June on record for the Columbus area. ALSO | July's weather in Columbus: Here's what may happen this year. We had two stretches of dry weather including over a week of no rain...
Airbnb to limit Fourth of July weekend home reservations to prevent disruptive parties
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Thinking of renting a house to celebrate the holiday weekend with friends? Well, short-term rental giant Airbnb says it is cracking down. Airbnb is highlighting its measures to reduce “disruptive and unauthorized” parties over the Fourth of July weekend, as it did during Memorial Day weekend, it said in a news release. The effort limits the amount of one-night and two-night stays at entire homes during these holiday weekends.
Should government only fly Old Glory if it’s made in America? Some Ohio lawmakers want it to be state law
COLUMBUS, Ohio - As communities across Ohio this week celebrate U.S. independence by flying Old Glory, those flags are almost universally made in America. Some Ohio lawmakers want to make it a state law. House Bill 87 would prohibit the state and local governments from purchasing an Ohio or U.S....
Petition signatures submitted to end political redistricting in Ohio
(The Center Square) – A constitutional amendment to prevent political redistricting is likely to appear on the Ohio ballot in November. The Citizens Not Politicians campaign delivered 731,306 signatures collected from all 88 Ohio counties to the Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office for a constitutional amendment to establish an independent redistricting commission. The initiative has broad bipartisan backing. Supporters say the amendment, which bars current or former politicians and...
Ohio’s Ice Cream Trail expands to 54 locations for National Ice Cream Month
Ohio is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with an expanded Ohio Ice Cream Trail, featuring 54 locations across the state, including family shops, national chains and unique flavors to indulge in Ohio-made ice creams.
ODOT program to fund new school safety programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) — Governor DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks announced a large investment into school safety programs throughout Ohio. The funding arrives from ODOT’s Safe Routes to School program, which has provided over $83 million to these causes since its inception 19 years ago. This time around more than $8 […]
Government offers incentives to offer private nursing home rooms
(The Center Square) – Government-funded health care will pay Ohio nursing homes an extra $30 a day for private rooms after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the state’s incentive plan to create more private rooms available. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the change Tuesday afternoon, saying it’s part of his strategy to maximize nursing home residents' quality of care and life. “Most nursing home residents tell us...
Washington Local receives $500,000 in Safe Routes to School funding
Washington Local Schools will receive nearly $500,000 through the state’s Safe Routes to School Program to build sidewalks leading to Hiawatha Elementary School and to the district’s new middle school. A 1,500-foot-long sidewalk will be built on the south side of McGregor Lane from Secor Road to Hiawatha Elementary. The award will also fund a sidewalk on the north side of McGregor between Secor and Gay Street, one on the east side of Fairgreen Drive between Photos Drive and McGregor, and all of the necessary crosswalks and pedestrian ramps. The grant will also fund new sidewalks to the new middle school that is being built on Quast Lane, including a 1,350-foot sidewalk along the west side of Rambo Lane from Alexis Road to Quast and a sidewalk along Quast from Rambo to the school. The money is part of more than $8 million in awards announced Tuesday by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks. Safe Routes to School funding covers project development, right of way acquisition, construction, noninfrastructure programming, and school travel planning activities.
More quick-charging EV stations go online in Ohio
As Ohio sustains its leadership role as one of the states at the forefront of building an electric vehicle infrastructure, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that two more fast-charging stations have gone online in the state.
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