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Chicks a-hatchin’ at the Columbus public library
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Chicks are hatching in a place you wouldn’t expect. On Wednesday, the Columbus Metropolitan Library welcomed a new batch of chicks. Visitors were able to see the birds pecking out of their eggs in an incubator as part of the library’s chick-hatching program. Probably most exciting of all, attendees were allowed […]
Bellville man diagnosed with terminal cancer holding living funeral Saturday
BELLVILLE - A Bellville man who was diagnosed with terminal throat cancer in March, is going to have a living funeral Saturday at Storyside Church so he can "hug and love on people" before God calls him to Heaven. Mike Bryant, 66, a 1976 graduate of Ontario High School, who most recently worked for Central Soft Water/Jackson Well Services, was born May 30, 1958. While he doesn't know his date of death yet, he knows he's headed...
Former Four Seasons nursing home is now Copper Knoll
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — The Four Seasons Nursing Home in Washington Court House and Autumn Years Nursing Home in Sabina, both privately-operated facilities, were owned by Tim and Tracy Ross. The Ross’ recently sold Four Seasons to TLC Management of Indiana. The Ross’ closed Autumn Years completely. Some of the Autumn Years residents moved to the new facility in Washington Court House — now called Copper Knoll Health & Rehabilitation, according to office manager Kimberly Vergamini.
Christian music event coming to Lakeview
LAKEVIEW — Rock the Lake, a one-day Christian music festival, will return for its 10th year Saturday at Old Field Beach at Indian Lake State Park in Lakeview. The free event will include food vendors, family festivities and music headlined by award-winning national Christian recording artist Crowder, along with artists Evan Craft and Josh Baldwin. The concert will start at 5:30 p.m.
Moderate drought spreads in Northeast Ohio while severe drought worsens southern counties
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Moderate drought conditions continue in Northeast Ohio, while also spreading farther east and to the south in the region. Meanwhile, conditions in southern Ohio have continued to worsen, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor update released on Thursday. The portion of the state classified as...
Ohio ranked as the No. 9 state for the most student loan debt in the country
Nearly 8,000 Ohioans had their student debt erased in February 2024, which was good news for those saddled with loan payments. Despite that, Ohio ranks ninth in the country for the most student debt, according to a July 31 study from personal finance site WalletHub. The ranking compared all 50 states' average student...
Jazz & Rib Fest 'food rescue' diverts around 780 pounds of food from Franklin County landfill
As Jazz & Rib Fest wound down, volunteers with wagons went from vendor to vendor, asking them to donate usable food that they would otherwise throw out. The goal was to divert food from the landfill and to feed those in need in the city. “Surprisingly, a lot of the...
Husband-and-wife cardiology team of Alton and Eaton retire from Mansfield Hospital
Gregory Eaton and Mary Alton are well-versed on the intricacies of the heart. Some of it they learned during medical school, but the rest they discovered from each other. The...
Ex-Wapak mayor to serve six months in jail
Aug. 1—WAPAKONETA — Former Wapakoneta Mayor Thomas Stinebaugh reported to the Auglaize County jail on Wednesday to begin serving a six-month sentence on three misdemeanor charges. A journal entry ordering the jail sentence was filed one day earlier in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court. An Auglaize County jury on Oct. 28, 2022, found Stinebaugh guilty of one count of having an unlawful ...
Ohio historical society settles with golf club to take back World Heritage tribal site
COLUMBUS, Ohio — (AP) — Ohio’s historical society announced a deal Thursday that will allow it to take control of an ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks site located on the site of a golf course, ending years of litigation. Ohio History Connection will pay Moundbuilders Country Club...
$2.7 million in H2Ohio grants for road salt management awarded to Ohio communities
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio (WKEF) -- Washington Township is among 52 communities in Ohio receiving grant funding for upgrades to road salt equipment. This is the second round of grant funding awarded in the H2Ohio Chloride Reduction Grant Program. Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday $2.7 million in grants will be awarded.
More voter rolls updated Ohio
(The Center Square) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed county election officials Thursday to remove another 499 noncitizens registered to vote from the state’s voter rolls. The move is the latest part of a multi-phase, comprehensive audit of the state’s voter registration database ahead of the November general election. "I swore an oath to uphold the constitution of our state, and that document clearly states that only United...