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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Whiskey & Wine on Nine Golf Outing
Looking for a fun charity outing with two interesting contests to go along with the golf? Then check out Aunt Susie’s Whiskey & Wine on Nine Golf Outing on Saturday, August 10th at Arrowhead Golf Club in North Canton. The event benefits people in Stark County who have been diagnosed with cancer.
Registration open for Alzheimer’s walks
The Alzheimer’s Association invites central Ohioans to register for the 2024 Walks to End Alzheimer’s, taking place across the region this fall. With more than 600 walks taking place across the U.S. each year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest fundraising event and supports the association’s free educational programs and support groups, Alzheimer’s care services, and advancements in treatment and research. People walk in memory of mothers, fathers, grandparents, and loved ones who are impacted by the disease.
How Ohioans can get a free tree to fight an invasive species
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local nonprofit is working to give away over 1,500 free trees to Ohioans this fall, encouraging residents to replace their Bradford pears and other non-native species. Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed is a nonprofit organization that helps protect a 32-mile stretch of the Olentangy River, spanning from Delaware County […]
4 jackpot wins in 4 days: Ohio Lottery
(WJW) – Another person just hit an Ohio Lottery jackpot! This one is worth $100,000. Whoever the lucky winner is is the fourth person in just four days to win the Rolling Cash 5‘s top prize. The ticket matched all five numbers in the Tuesday, July 23, drawing...
UH Portage Medical Center to debut nuclear medicine department
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna will open its nuclear medicine department Wednesday. A ribbon-cutting will celebrate the new facility at 4 p.m. in the hospital's Medical Arts Building, 6847 N. Chestnut St. in Ravenna. The event will be in Room 150. ...
Ohio Braces for Evening Cold Front: Storms and Gusty Winds Expected
Cleveland, OH – A cold front is expected to move through Ohio later this evening, bringing with it increased chances for showers and storms. The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued an alert, indicating that storm activity will pick up this afternoon ahead of the front’s arrival. Residents can expect gusty winds accompanying any storms that form, with high temperatures reaching the mid-80s today.
Vaccination rates in Ohio kindergarteners drop, sparking concern in health experts
Ohio's youngest school children remain under-vaccinated in 2024, a trend whose persistence since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic both state and nationwide has health experts concerned. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, said in a Tuesday press conference that the percentage of reported Ohio kindergartners that met...
Ohio State Fair forecast: Rainy start to fair, but clear conditions for the weekend likely
Can you hear it in the wind? The faint tinkling of carnival music and the screams of midway riders? Or maybe you can smell it? The sweet scent of funnel cake and the bite of Italian sausage in the air? The Ohio State Fair is almost here. ...
Women Who Lead | A candid conversation with Progressive Insurance CEO Tricia Griffith
MAYFIELD, Ohio — Currently, 52 female CEO's are at the helm of Fortune 500 companies. Northeast Ohio is home to several, including Progressive Insurance CEO Tricia Griffith. She became the company's first female to hold this position in 2016. But in 1988, when she was a college student with loan debt, Griffith answered an ad for a claims representative, never intending to stay in the insurance industry.
18,000 places you can’t put a pot business: The Wake Up for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Ohio law prohibits locating a recreational marijuana business within 500 feet of a place of worship, public library, public playground or a public park. If you purchase a product or register for...
Ohio State Fair opens this week, celebrates Ohio’s agricultural strengths
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Fair opens Wednesday, July 24, and continues for 12 days through Sunday, August 4. A fair ticket includes free entertainment, visiting the infamous butter cow sculpture and viewing a large collection of farm animals and agricultural exhibits. The entrance fee also covers a free...
Year of the Quarterback, Part 7. Roethlisberger, Frye, Cribbs played in a different world
Editor's note: Steve Doerschuk spent months researching quarterbacks. The result is three waves of a series, "Year of the Quarterback." The first wave revolves around tremendous high school quarterbacks fighting to find the field in college. This is the seventh article in the first wave. A time machine meets the transfer portal. Mid-American...
Citizen-led redistricting amendment going on Ohio ballot in November
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio voters will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment looking to change redistricting laws for the state this November. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Tuesday that the Citizens Not Politicians-led redistricting initiative aiming to remove politicians from the redistricting process will be on the ballot this election. Instead, the […]
'There were better options': Voters 'iffy' of potential Kamala Harris presidential ticket
Voters in North Central Ohio are still wrapping their minds around this year's presidential election. The announcement that President Joe Biden had dropped out of the race evoked feelings of concern, frustration and even satisfaction. ...
One Kentucky airport rarely delays, cancels flights. Here's where it ranks nationally.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, an airport frequently servicing those in Cincinnati and various northern areas of the Bluegrass State, was recently deemed one of the most reliable in the nation with few flight delays. Jackpot City Casino, an online casino gaming platform, evaluated 60 major U.S. airports and ranked them on the...
How a region responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ with their own book
As a tenth generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” as a “really one-sided and simple view of the region.” In an effort to help broaden people’s view of Appalachia, she decided to share her own narrative as part of a collection of writings in the 2019 book, “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region […] The post How a region responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ with their own book appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
What are the winning Mega Millions numbers for the $279 million jackpot on July 23, 2024? See all the prizes hit in Ohio
CLEVELAND — Although nobody hit the $279 million jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, lottery officials say there were thousands of other winners who hit smaller prizes throughout Ohio. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the...
Northeast Ohio hospitals honor teenage patients with prom
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An enchanted prom was held for teenage patients of Northeast Ohio’s hospitals who are unable to attend their high school’s prom due to illness. Last weekend, over 100 teen patients from Cleveland Clinic Children’s, UH Rainbow Babies and Akron Children’s hospitals attended the Enchanted Evening Dunkin’ Oncology Prom.
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