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Vote in Messenger/Herald female athlete of millennium bracket
In an effort to determine the top female athlete of this millennium with Messenger/Herald roots, we created a bracket. Please vote below to reduce the field to 16. The poll runs from 3 p.m. Monday to 3 p.m. July 26. The bracket will be cut in half each following week to ultimately identify one...
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...
LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance
LGBTQ Americans and advocacy groups are sounding alarm bells over the selection of Sen. JD Vance as former President Trump’s running mate. In addition to a history of anti-LGBTQ statements, the Ohio Republican is the primary sponsor of at least two pieces of federal legislation threatening to sharply roll back transgender rights, including one proposal…
Ohio educators upset with pension board backtracking, with millions in bonuses to be given to staff
The Ohio retired teachers’ pension board has approved millions of dollars in bonuses for their investment staff less than a month after grandstanding by eliminating the additional compensation to make a group of educators happy. The State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) is embroiled in controversy. In summary, there has been constant fighting, two board resignations and allegations of […] The post Ohio educators upset with pension board backtracking, with millions in bonuses to be given to staff appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Warm with increasing clouds, chance of afternoon showers, storms today
Today will be warm with increasing clouds, ahead of a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Clouds and precipitation chances will fall away again in the evening for a partly cloudy night. Highs will be around 85 degrees, falling to...
Massie seniors Green, Chester win high honors at Warren County Fair
They were rivals in the ring but friends after the show Friday as a pair of Clinton-Massie seniors-to-be took home top honors in the Warren County Fair’s Showman of Showmen competition. Brylie Green won Grand Champion honors and Delaney Chester won Reserve Grand Champion in the Showman of Showmen. Chester is the 2024 Clinton-Massie FFA president while Green attended the Warren County Career Center in the Veterinary Science program.
Greene County alums make EA Sports CFB 25 rosters
BEAVERCREEK — EA Sports previously used the marketing tagline: If it’s in the game, it’s in the game. For two Greene County natives, they can now say that they are in the game too. Current Bowling Green State University senior and Beavercreek HS alum Demetrius Hardamon, as...
Closed Clermont County restaurant to get new owners
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - The owners of a Clermont County restaurant that shut down in May say a sale is pending. Stone House Restaurant and Bar first opened on Ohio Pike in Pierce Township in March of 2023. Prior to the closure, the restaurant turned to social media for help but announced the end in May 2024 in a Facebook post.
Crash with injuries reported on State Route 48 in Miami Township
LOVELAND, Ohio — A crash with injuries has been reported on State Route 48 in northern Miami Township. Multiple emergency crews from Clermont County are responding to the scene, near Paxton Road. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time. For live traffic updates, click here. Click...
Greene County man with dementia reported safe
XENIA, Ohio (WKEF) -- A missing alert alert issued for a Greene County has been cancelled. According to Xenia Police Division, at approximately 1:54 a.m., Tuesday, July 23 89-year-old George Wright was found safe. ------------- XENIA, Ohio (WKEF) -- Authorities in Greene County is needing the public's help in locating...
Greater Cincinnati fire department prioritizes firefighters' mental and physical health
CINCINNATI (WKRC)- The Loveland-Symmes Fire Department's new Health & Wellness Center is focused on the physical and behavioral/mental health of the firefighter paramedics. This week, more than 100 firefighters will receive a three-hour long physical, ultrasound, and behavioral assessment to make sure they are healthy. They will also undergo blood tests and cancer screenings. Front Line Mobile Health will administer the screenings.
Hillsboro City School Board votes on personnel, curriculum issues
The Hillsboro City School Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, July 23, to discuss resignations, employment and instructional material for the school system. The board voted unanimously to approve the resignations of Brian Commings, a teacher, Heather Murphy, a teacher, Tammy Newsome, a paraprofessional, Joshua Pohlman, a teacher, and Becky Sink, a paraprofessional.
Whiskey and cigar lounge to open in Dayton region
SPRINGBORO, Ohio (Dayton Business Journal) -- A new lounge with a focus on spirits and smokes is prepped to open by end of summer in a local city. Located on 140 S. Main St. in Springboro, 70/70 Social Club will be a new lounge that will offer a wide variety of whiskey and cigars for customers to enjoy.
Slash's stepdaughter dead at 25, legendary guitarist reveals amid canceled Cincinnati show
LOS ANGELES (WKRC) - Slash's stepdaughter has died at the age of 25, the legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist revealed in a post to social media. Slash posted to Instagram Sunday, informing fans that his stepdaughter, Lucy-Bleu Knight, had passed away on Friday. "Lucy-Bleu Knight (December 6, 1998), beloved daughter...
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