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Ohio High School Football Scores | Stark County live updates from OHSAA Week 1
The Ohio high school football regular season begans Thursday night with four games, three being played inside of Stark County. The rest of the county plays Friday night. It's the beginning of a 10-week journey, with teams hoping to reach the state playoffs in November — and ultimately, the OHSAA state championship games, Dec. 5-7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. ...
Gov. Mike DeWine, U.S. House speaker Mike Johnson to headline fundraiser for anti-redistricting amendment campaign
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson are coming to Cleveland next week to raise money for the campaign working to defeat Issue 1, the state redistricting-reform amendment in November. An event invitation obtained by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer also bills all 10...
Large-scale Ohio research project to explore how solar and farming can co-exist
By Kathiann M. Kowalski Energy News Network Research underway at a Madison County, Ohio solar farm promises to shed light on how well multi-use farming can work at a large scale. The answers will help shape best practices for future projects, while addressing some concerns raised in ongoing debates over siting large solar projects in […] The post Large-scale Ohio research project to explore how solar and farming can co-exist appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio slashes nearly half its after-school programs after funding cuts
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio will only be running 27 after-school programs in the new school year, down from the 49 the organization had last year. The nonprofit said Thursday despite raising almost $700,000 this year, it was unable to get enough funding to offset the loss of state funding and federal pandemic-relief funds administered by school districts. The Ohio Legislature in its biennial budget provided about $7.5 million in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds to the clubs statewide in the last fiscal year, but none in the current year's budget, an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services spokesperson said.
A reminder regarding the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
In November 2023, Ohio voters passed Issue 2, which legalized the possession and use of cannabis for people aged 21 and older in Ohio. The state of Ohio had previously legalized medical cannabis in 2016. While both medical and recreational cannabis are legalized under Ohio law, they remain illegal under...
Extreme drought expands in OH and WV
(WOWK) — Extreme Drought conditions have expanded across the WOWK viewing area in West Virginia and Ohio according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. The bright red areas are considered to be in the category of ‘Extreme Drought’ on the map below. Other ways to visualize the conditions start with the lack of rainfall compared […]
Science of reading curriculum is now being taught in all Ohio school districts
As students return to school this fall, their reading curriculum might look a little different. This is the first academic year Ohio school districts are required to teach the science of reading curriculum, which is based on decades of research that shows how the human brain learns to read and incorporates phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, […]
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