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West Akron traffic circle is no longer unyielding; meet the 'new' Hawkins-Mull roundabout
As driving patterns go, a traffic circle that has brought Akron drivers to a halt for decades had become old hat. But with some fresh lane striping and a flurry of new signage Tuesday, the intersection of Mull and Hawkins avenues suddenly became one of the cool kids — retrofitted to be constantly...
Northeast Ohio weather: Feeling like Fall tonight; heating up for the weekend
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A cold front moved through northeast Ohio on Wednesday, ushering in a slightly-cooler, less-humid air mass. Expect overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s. Some inland communities may even drop into the lower 50s by Friday morning. With cooler air moving over Lake Erie, a...
Akron Zoo hosts Chillin’ at the Zoo ice cream tasting on July 27
What a way to cap National Ice Cream Month: The Akron Zoo will play host to its annual Chillin’ at the Zoo ice cream tasting event on July 27 from 6-9 p.m. Ice cream stations will be set up throughout the park that feature fun flavors, like Campfire Toasted S’mores and Cupcake. Tickets include four samples of ice cream, admission to the zoo after hours, animal encounters and other activities. Free carousel rides on the Conservation Carousel also are available.
Ohio gas prices rose from last week: See how much here
State gas prices rose last week and reached an average of $3.47 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.28 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 12 cents since last month. According to the EIA,...
Marathon employee hospitalized after injury on Ohio River
SOUTHPOINT, Ohio (WCHS) — Company officials said a Marathon employee was hospitalized Tuesday after being injured aboard a vessel on the Ohio River. A statement from Marathon said the injury occurred near South Point, Ohio. The employee's identity and condition has not been released. "Our thoughts are with our...
19 Cadets to Graduate from Ohio Fire Academy on July 26
July 24, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce: Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Fire Academy (OFA) announces its second graduating class of 2024, which consists of 19 cadets from across the region. Members of this graduating class represent a wide range of backgrounds and diverse experiences. Fourteen members of this class are from Ohio, four are from Pennsylvania, and one is from Michigan.
Ohio in top 10 of stolen vehicles per state volume, according to NICB
(WDTN) — July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, and Ohio falls at No. 8 in the top 10 states by volume of vehicle thefts. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), 31,647 vehicles were stolen in Ohio last year, marginally below New York. Throughout July, AAA has been offering drivers tips on how […]
Republican VP nominee JD Vance to visit Oklahoma this week for GOP fundraiser, per report
Donald Trump's vice presidential pick JD Vance is scheduled to be in Oklahoma City this week raising money for the Republican presidential campaign. The event is private, and there is no public rally scheduled for the Ohio senator. ...
A year after expansion, criticism, praise for Ohio's EdChoice vouchers
Critics say Ohio’s expanded school voucher program is draining funds from public schools, while proponents argue that parents should be able to decide who educates their children. Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship program was enacted in 2005 to help students from low-income families and those in underperforming districts afford tuition at private schools. It was expanded in 2023, raising the income levels and dropping the requirement that a school district be underperforming. In a class-action lawsuit filed in January, 2022, a handful of public school students, 200-plus districts, and the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding argued the EdChoice program violates the state constitution’s mandate for a single public system of education. The Vouchers Hurt Ohio lawsuit claims taxpayer-funded private school vouchers are draining hundreds of millions of dollars from Ohio’s constitutionally required public education system — though they started out as a way to help lower-income families escape failing schools.
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. ...
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.
Will an Ohio Judge Lose His Law License?
Longtime VC readers may recall the "censorious thuggery" of Geauga County, Ohio Judge Timothy Grendell. His conduct from the bench has long been controversial, but he nonetheless ran for re-election unopposed in 2020. When I last blogged about Judge Grendell, it was after reports he threatened to hold a mother...
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