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Missing endangered child recovered after Ohio Amber Alert
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The child who was the subject of an Ohio Amber Alert has been safely recovered. A four-year-old child was last seen early Friday morning in west Columbus, in the area of Wedgewood Drive and Eakin Road of the Holly Hill neighborhood. He was recovered in the 600 block of Dexter Avenue, […]
Man found shot along Southern Boulevard
A wounded man is hospitalized following an overnight shooting on Youngstown’s Southside. Police say they found the victim along Southern Boulevard near East Philadelphia Avenue at around 1 a.m. Friday. The hospital’s trauma team went to work on the victim who was last reported to be in stable condition....
Beautiful weekend, gradual warm-up
High pressure will build east across the Great Lakes. A northwesterly flow of pleasant air will prevail. Temperatures will only reach the low 80s, after a week of heat and humidity. Lows tonight will fall into the comfortable upper 50s and low 60s.
Around Windham: Introducing new columnist Nicole Sweet, plus upcoming events in Windham
Hello Bomber Family! My name is Nicole (Spencer) Sweet, and I will be your new column writer for “Around Windham.” As a lifelong Windham resident, it is an honor to update you with all the current events and items of interest along with accomplishments, achievements and general interest items such as births, weddings, engagements, anniversaries, reunions, vacations, graduations, sporting events, etc. of my fellow Windhamites.
Solon library expansion, innovation center construction underway
The Solon library branch expansion and the new Solon Innovation Center’s construction are both underway, and according to Cuyahoga County Public Library Executive Director Tracy Strobel, the process has been smooth sailing. “It has been going fantastic,” she told the Cleveland Jewish News on July 11. “Very smoothly and...
Youngstown man sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to felony drug possession
A man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Marques L. White, 37, of Broadway Avenue, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree felony of possession of a fentanyl-related compound. As part of the plea agreement arraigned by prosecutors and White’s lawyer, the defendant...
Ohio sees uptick in unemployment rate, lost jobs in June
COLUMBUS, Ohio — New economic data from the state shows that Ohio saw an uptick in its unemployment rate, and that it lost jobs in the month of June. Ohio lost 2,300 jobs during June from the revised May estimate, dropping the total employment to 5,652,900 jobs, according to figures released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The state also did not add as many jobs in May as previously thought.
The key to talking about mental health: ‘Make sure people feel comfortable.’
Chris Hopper said his leadership in mental health education began in 2018, when a colleague gave a moving speech at an event about losing his father to suicide. Knowing that the construction industry has a high rate of suicide, Hopper, executive vice president and general manager of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee for Skanska USA, partnered with the Lindner Center of Hope. The Ohio-based mental health facility helped Hopper implement the Start the Conversation program, in an attempt to remove the stigma from sensitive topics on the jobsite.
Free "Bubblemania" at Alliance's Silver Park drew hundreds
ALLIANCE ‒ Bubbles drew hundreds of families to Silver Park on Thursday. In collaboration, the Early Childhood Education Alliance and the Great Lakes Science Center hosted "Bubblemania" − a free family event − at the amphitheater. The one-hour show explored bubble science, and Kyle Rickert, a specialist...
Ohio home where 26 dogs were found living in terrible conditions is rescued
An animal shelter reported that over 25 dogs were rescued from an Ohio home that was in a deplorable condition, located in Hubbard Township. According to the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, the 26 dogs and their elderly owner were discovered living in appalling conditions. Fortunately, the dogs were rescued and taken to a shelter located less than 10 miles away across the Pennsylvania border.
Here are 4 events happening around Mahoning Valley this weekend
Looking for something memorable to do this weekend?. With several festivals and special community events in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, here are our top four picks for things to do this weekend. Howland Food Truck Friday. Grab a bite to eat and celebrate the start of the weekend from 5...
Local family keeping original Putt-Putt alive
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – There are only several original Putt-Putts left in the world and one of them is in Warren. Like Kleenex and tissues, Putt-Putt is a brand of miniature golf. Roberta Cykon and her husband own the Warren Putt-Putt — which opened in 1962 — and has...
Rural Hardin County schools join voucher lawsuit
Jul. 19—KENTON — Hardin County superintendents fear Ohio's next budget crisis will force lawmakers to choose between funding public schools and the state's private-school voucher system. The county's six public school districts — Ada, Kenton, Hardin Northern, Upper Scioto, Ridgemont and Riverdale — came together earlier this year to join the coalition of public schools suing the EdChoice ...
Tech outage affects central Ohio businesses, travel
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio, as well as other parts of the world, has been affected by a technology outage Friday morning. All Columbus government resource websites are currently down (fire departments, police departments, etc.), as well as certain Ohio medical websites (such as the Wexner Medical Center website).
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