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Ohio hunting season is coming soon. Here is how to get ready
July showed up not unexpectedly last week, its arrival nonetheless surprising for how quickly it arrived. Half the year 2024 has been used up. In fewer than 60 days the start of hunting season on Sept. 1 will make legal the taking of squirrels and doves. Before the month of transition to autumn ends, bow hunters will take their first shots at Ohio deer.
What lessons does Michigan’s innovative tri-share child care program have for Ohio?
COLUMBUS, Ohio—In 2019, Greg VanWoerkom sat at his desk in the Michigan House of Representatives and sketched out a plan to tackle a problem he had long thought about: how to reduce the skyrocketing cost of child care for the middle class. VanWoerkom’s plan called for creating a state...
'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."
Johnny Folsom 4 bring the man in black to Van Wert
VAN WERT—It was a beautiful Friday summer evening as Johnny Cash tribute quartet the Johnny Folsom 4 took the stage at Fountain Park. “I’m not Johnny Cash. I’m not gonna’ act like I’m Johnny Cash, but if you hear Johnny Cash once in awhile that’s alright,” said lead singer David Burney before launching into “Folsom Prison Blues”—the first of 27 songs he and his bandmates would play over the course of two hours.
VWCT to perform ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’
VAN WERT — The Van Wert Civic Theatre will perform “The True Story of Hey Diddle Diddle” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at 118 S. Race St., Van Wert. For tickets to the youth theatre...
Alex Palou wins IndyCar Mid-Ohio pole by a historically close margin
LEXINGTON, Ohio (WISH) – NTT IndyCar Series driver Alex Palou has proven over the years that he is pretty good when it comes to racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. On Saturday, he proved that again, capturing the pole for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. It’s his second consecutive pole this season and […]
$23 Million in Tax Credits Up for Grabs: Ohio’s Transformational Mixed-Use Development Program Reopens for Summer Applications
Ohio’s Transformational Mixed-Use Development Tax Credit program, opening applications from August 23 to October 4, supports diverse urban projects integrating residential, commercial, and parking structures to revitalize communities and boost economic growth. Ohio’s TMUD Tax Credit Program to Boost Urban Revitalization with New Applications Open This Summer According to the Columbus Business First, Ohio is […]
Reasons to Ride Ohio hosts 4th annual bike show
ZANESVILLE, OH- Reasons to Ride Ohio hosted their 4th Annual Custom and Vintage Bike Show at Fink’s Harley Davidson this afternoon. Reasons to Ride Ohio is a biker magazine that focuses on doing community service projects. “The idea is there is so many different causes out there and reasons...
Outdoors: Bill headed to Senate over feral swine
It appears there might be a potential game animal coming off the hit list in Ohio. Though feral swine are already noted in the 2024-25 Ohio Hunting and Trapping digest effective Sept. 1 in between coyote and groundhogs with “no closed season,” representatives passed House Bill 503 that outlaws hunting of feral swine and bans their import into Ohio. The Ohio DNR did not immediately return an email as to how the discrepancy would be handled if the bill becomes law. According to the proposal, now headed to the Senate, it also “puts to end the risky practice of garbage feeding swine” and allowing of garbage-fed swine to be let into the state. Feeding garbage to swine can attract feral hogs.
St. Henry Community Picnic crowd comes out to support baseball games for people with disabilities
ST. HENRY, OH (WLIO) - The community of St. Henry wrapped up their 4th of July celebrations on Sunday. The 3-day St. Henry Community Picnic was packed with fun events like live music, a car show, bingo, raffles, and competitions like a pickleball tournament and a kids tractor pull. One of the highlights of Sunday's schedule was the Mercer County Challenger baseball game. The organization has been providing an accessible, welcoming group for those with physical and developmental disabilities to enjoy sports for over 30 years, and this is their 6th year playing during St. Henry's annual holiday festival.
Gov. DeWine appoints Linger to Columbiana court bench
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Kelly Linger to serve on the Columbiana County Municipal Court. Linger, of East Liverpool, will assume office July 23, taking over for Judge Katelyn Dickey, who resigned upon being appointed to the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. Linger will serve the remainder of...
Judge orders hearing on special prosecutor replacement
LOGAN — The judge appointed to hear the criminal case of a former Hocking County Sheriff’s deputy has set a hearing in the case, to consider motions by the county prosecutor to replace the special prosecutors from the Ohio Attorney General’s office who are currently handling the matter for the state. Meanwhile, information has surfaced that, if true, suggests the candidate being proposed as the new special prosecutor — current Vinton County prosecutor William L. Archer, Jr. — could face a serious conflict of interest...
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