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In the absence of immigrant services, churches welcome Haitians to small town Ohio
Lunch at St. Rose community center begins the same way every meal at the parish does: with a prayer. Except on this summer Sunday, each line is echoed in Haitian Creole. When the prayer ends, a crowd of newcomers begins heaping their plates with traditional Haitian food. They sit and enjoy rice and beans and fried plantains as speakers come up and share how to get a library card, sign up for English classes and enroll in college courses.
Winning Powerball ticket hits jackpot worth $213.8 million: See where the lucky ticket was sold
CLEVELAND — We have a big lottery winner after one lucky ticket that was sold in Pennsylvania just hit the $213.8 million Powerball jackpot during the latest drawing on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. The lucky numbers from the Monday night drawing are 9, 22, 57, 67, 68 and Powerball...
Ohio begins offering mobile ID with Apple, but it can’t be used to vote or during traffic stops
Last month, Ohio joined a handful of other states allowing residents to load their Driver’s License or ID card onto an Apple iPhone. It’s a nifty little feature not unlike the phone’s tap-to-pay service, but while the virtual card is handy for getting through TSA checkpoints, in many other circumstances — like voting or a […]
Ethos Cannabis Launches Adult-Use Sales in Ohio
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Ethos Cannabis has launched adult-use cannabis sales at its Lebanon, Ohio dispensary, joining over 100 dispensaries in the state. The company plans to expand with a new store in New Lexington opening in October and a third location in January...
Texas-based energy company picked to lease Ohio Keen Wildlife Area for fracking
A Texas-based energy company has been selected as the “highest and best” bidder to lease Keen Wildlife Area for fracking during Monday’s Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management meeting. Four other parts of the state in Belmont, Monroe and Harrison counties — all Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Department of Transportation properties — were […]
Ohio hospital system fires second CEO in two years
The MetroHealth System’s board announced it was terminating Dr. Airica Steed while on a leave of absence. Her lawyer says she was ‘blindsided’ by the system’s action and is weighing all options. For the second time in less than two years, the MetroHealth System in Ohio...
Incumbent Marcy Kaptur (D) and Derek Merrin (R) are running in the general election in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
Incumbent Marcy Kaptur (D) and Derek Merrin (R) are running in the general election on Nov. 5, 2024, to represent Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. Kaptur has represented the district since 1983 and is the longest-serving woman in Congress. Merrin serves in the Ohio House of Representatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) and Donald Trump (R) endorsed Merrin in the primary. The Sandusky Register’s Tom Jackson said Kaptur “may be facing the toughest race of her career as she seeks re-election in a northern Ohio district that both sides believe they can win.” Erie County Republican Party chair Caleb Stidham said, “I think the worst mistake Republicans can make is underestimating Marcy Kaptur,” adding, “She’s a fierce competitor. She’s been around for 40 years for a reason. She knows how to campaign.”
Grimm wins state photo contest
Urbana resident Andrew Grimm won the grand prize in the Ohio State Parks photo contest this year. The photo was created in February of 2019 at Buck Creek State Park in Clark County. Grimm was a Clark County resident before moving to Urbana after recovering from a shooting incident. “It...
Country singer Sam Hunt discusses music impact, return to Ohio, and Bengals in radio interview
CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Country singer Sam Hunt sat down Sunday before headlining the Voices of America Music Festival with FOX19 NOW’s Ken Baker and our radio partner B105 to discuss his music’s impact, his return to Ohio and his thoughts on the Bengals. Baker has more with the superstar.
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