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Ohio lawmakers push to require public schools excuse students for religion classes
Ohio public schools would not be able to prevent students from leaving school to attend religious instruction if a bill becomes law. Former Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, and Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, cosponsored House Bill 445 which would require public school districts to excuse students for off-campus religious instruction. Cutrona is now a...
Centerburg Schools finds success in tackling chronic absenteeism
CENTERBURG — Agriculture teacher Matt Weade recently left a Centerburg Local Schools meeting in awe. The gathering focused chronic absenteeism — and how the district planned to combat it. Centerburg Local Schools voluntarily participated in Each Child On Track in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, a state...
The Spectrum: Biden on the offensive; Ohio’s redistricting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “I was exhausted,” the president said during that interview. “I didn’t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing.” Was the interview enough to convince voters and donors that he is fit for office? “I think that the people who are making an important decision like […]
Local organizations revamp approaches to youth homelessness
In 2021, a teen girl living in the Port Clinton area walked nearly 40 miles to Safety Net, the only youth shelter in a 120-mile radius. She had been living on the streets and sleeping in abandoned buildings when she saw a news story about Safety Net, said Linda Nordahl, the chief integration officer at Zepf Center who oversees Safety Net. The girl walked all the way to Toledo to seek safety. This teen’s story is a testament to the critical state of youth homelessness in Ohio. In an effort to improve their responses to youth homelessness, the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board applied for a federal grant and received $2 million in June.
United States projected to follow Ohio in population declines
BOWLING GREEN — While Ohio saw a small 0.22 percent increase in population from 2022 to 2023, long-term projections expect a continuation of a decades-long trend in declining numbers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state is still seeing a loss of 13,300 residents since pre-pandemic levels. The state of Ohio Population Projections Report 2023 points to the aging of the population, declining fertility rates, and stagnant migration patterns. It projects a 5.7 percent decline by 2050, or a drop in the population by 675,000 people. Citizenry in the state already has declined by 10 percent in the decade from 2010 to 2020, according to the report. “Ohio mirrors the rest of the country, traditionally,” said Wendy Diane Manning, a sociologist at Bowling Green State University, noting that the nation's decline in its fertility rate mimics what is happening in Ohio. Nationally, deaths are expected to outpace births sometime from 2038 to 2042, according to census projections. International immigration will be an important factor in maintaining population. Ohio saw a net gain of 60,000 immigrants, domestically and internationally combined, from 2010 to 2020. It was the first decade of net positive gain in immigration to Ohio since the 1950s.
'Public health crisis': Alzheimer's volunteers are needed to reach patients across Ohio
Help is needed reaching hundreds of thousands of Ohioans as young as 35 who will developAlzheimer'sover the coming decades. "We want to let them know what the warning signs are," said Pam Myers of the Alzheimer's Association. "We want to get to them and help them understand how to reduce their risk of getting dementia in the first place."
Man dies after Marion County motorcycle crash
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) — A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in southern Marion County Monday morning. The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is investigating a crash that happened at the intersection of Gooding Road and Bethlehem Road at approximately 5:30 a.m. OSHP said a 1995 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 driven by Robert Daso, 48, […]
Movie tickets, umbrellas available to blood donors in Marion County this month
This July, the American Red Cross continues to stress blood and platelet donors are needed to support transfusions this summer. Donors of all blood types are in demand, especially those with type O blood and donors giving platelets. Here are the blood drives scheduled in Crawford County:. Wednesday, noon-6 p.m.,...
Average sale price at Marion County Fair pie auction was $177; top pie sold for $700
The Marion County Fair pie auction raised $9,560, with $2,390 going to the fair. The average cost for a pie was $177 with the top pie bringing in $700. It was baked by Abby Pepper and purchased by her grandfather. A total of 54 pies were entered. ...
Festival Flower Show returns to the Living Center
MOUNT VERNON – The Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival (MVMAF) welcomes. the return of the annual Flower Show, presented by the Knox County Garden Clubs and. organized by chairwomen Jo Ann Graham and Audrey Spearman. The show is hosted by The. Living Center, 201 North Main Street in...
Licking County stream water quality, flooding are the focus of two upcoming hearings
Flooding in Licking County earlier this year and increasing development pressures in the western half of the county have raised concerns about water flowing in the area’s rivers and streams. Several studies are underway to gauge water quality and flow in Raccoon Creek, which flows from Johnstown through Alexandria...
Richland County property transfers recorded June 24-28
These real estate transactions were recorded in Richland County between June 24 and June 28: 309 Muth Road, Mansfield; Richland Home Buyers LLC to Daevon S. Leicy and Zoie E. Collins; $139,900 88 Shaffner Blvd., Mansfield; Craig E. and Jennifer M. Love to Cheryl B. Welsh; $216,900 ...
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