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Ohio parents are strict about kids' internet safety, study finds. Inside the numbers
Ohio parents are stricter about social media and internet safety than the average American parent. According to a recent study by HostingAdvice, more than half (54%) of Ohio parents regularly monitor their children’s social media use and the websites they visit, more than the national average. Here’s what parents...
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...
As tick-borne diseases spread rapidly across Ohio, researchers call on the public for help
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Neal Sargeant drags a one-meter piece of cloth through the tall grass. After walking a few feet, he stops, kneels and flips over the fabric. “And just like that, he’s ours,” Sargeant says. Attached is an American dog tick. He drops the tick...
Suspected Wood County Shooter Captured in Harrison County After Vienna Woman Found Dead
A man who is suspected of shooting a woman in Wood County the previous Saturday has been taken into custody in Harrison County. A woman was discovered dead from what seemed to be a gunshot wound at an apartment on 19th Street in Vienna, which is located in the Parkersburg neighborhood, according to a press statement issued by the Vienna Police Department.
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.
Truck driver charged in Ohio crash that killed 6 including 3 high school students
ETNA, Ohio — A truck driver in Ohio has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide because of his involvment in a November 2023 chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured. Jacob McDonald, of Zanesville, Ohio, was indicted...
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.
Ways you can register to vote in Ohio
The 2024 presidential campaign is officially down one candidate as President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he is withdrawing his bid for reelection and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. The 2024 election season is unprecendented. ...
Ohio Sen. George Lang apologizes for 'divisive' civil war comment made at JD Vance rally
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's hometown state senator said at his rally Monday that if Republicans don't win the 2024 election it could lead to a civil war to "save the country." The comments came from Ohio state Sen. George Lang, R-West Chester, right after he took the stage at Vance's...
Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a cooler than average 2024 fall season is ahead for Ohio
Sweater weather is on the way. The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a cooler than average fall this year for Ohio. The publication also says the majority of the Buckeye State — except for the northwest section of Ohio — will see above average amounts of rain. ...
School employees take union dues case to Ohio Supreme Court
(The Center Square) – Five school employees in Ohio are turning to the Ohio Supreme Court to stop paying dues after they resigned from the union. The Buckeye Institute filed an appeal with the state’s highest court in the case of five of the original 10 clients. Five clients won their case, which argued that all of the former members of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees had money illegally taken from their paychecks for union dues after they resigned from the union. ...
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