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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...
What will happen with medical marijuana?
Hi, I’m Anthony Shoemaker, the statehouse bureau chief for The Enquirer. Last year, Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana use in the state. Sales have not started yet, but patients in the state’s current medical marijuana program are already concerned. State bureau reporter Haley BeMiller has been covering marijuana...
Blade staff bring home 13 awards from Associated Press Managing Editors’ Ohio awards
A Blade sports columnist and photographer took top honors in the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Ohio awards announced Sunday during a banquet in Columbus. David Briggs took home the first place award for best sports columnist during 2023 in Ohio. Jeremy Wadsworth was selected as the state’s best photographer. Artist Joe Landsberger won third place for best full page design, best graphic artist, and best illustration or informational graphic. Photojournalist Steven Zenner won second place for best photo story, as well as third place for best news photo and third place for best feature photo. Sarah Readdean, The Blade’s religion writer, was named the third best features writer in Ohio.
The Lima News wins 12 awards in 2023 contest
COLUMBUS — The Lima News won 12 awards, including three first-place awards, at the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors awards announced Sunday at an event in Columbus. The newspaper tied for third place in general excellence in Division IV, a category for mid-sized newspapers across the state that included newspapers in Canton, Cleveland, Elyria, Findlay and Warren.
Activities abound with Greater Mohican Audubon Society
ASHLAND – June and July are active months for citizen science projects. Check out what the Greater Mohican Audubon Society has been up to this summer. Have you seen the white gourds at Byers Woods and Tom Kruse Park? These are Purple Martin houses. America’s largest swallow species, the...
Returning state champion Bartlett highlights 2024 high school storylines, golfers to know
The final weeks of July begin the high school sports season in Ohio and Kentucky as preps golfers begin their seasons on July 22 in Kentucky and July 29 in Ohio. Last season was another full of success for local golfers, including many returning athletes like Wyoming senior Finley Bartlett who won the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II individual state championship. Here are some of the top returning golfers and storylines to watch in the...
Huckabee applauds JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick, says inexperience is ‘good’
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) lauded former President Trump’s decision to pick Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), noting that his inexperience in elected office is “good.” “When people say JD Vance hasn’t been in office that long … good,” Huckabee said Saturday in an interview with NewsNation’s Hena Doba. “The longer people stay in a…
GALLERY: 2nd Annual ‘Hudson’s Duck Drop’ races down Black Fork
SHELBY — More than 800 rubber ducks were dropped Saturday from Shelby’s Main Street bridge into the Black Fork River. Saturday evening marked the second annual “Hudson’s Duck Drop,” which took place from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Parrot Head Pub, 16 Mohican St.
Widman named Showman of Showmen for second time in her showing career
BUCYRUS, OH (Crawford County Now)—To round out the fair week, this year’s coveted title of Showman of Showmen was handed to its new recipient, Kendal Widman. Kendal Widman is an 18-year-old graduate of Colonel Crawford High School and Tri-Rivers Career Center, where she was a member of the Vet Science program.
Giant Eagle employees run after thieves: Rocky River Police Blotter
On July 1 a woman reported her car was broken into. She parked the car in a shopping plaza in the morning and when she returned later, she discovered the front passenger side window was broken and her wallet was taken. No witnesses were available and officers are investigating. Vandalism,...
"Promote and preserve;" Lorain Croatian Festival draws over 600
LORAIN — Visitors from across the country came to enjoy the traditional food, music and community of Lorain’s Croatian community at the city’s annual Croatian Festival on Saturday. The Lorain Croatian Club has hosted the picnic at its Oberlin Road club for the past 26 years, every...
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