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Local sweet treat favorite receives statewide recognition landing spot on Ohio’s Ice Cream Trail
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — One Belmont County business has received some sweet statewide recognition. Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream in St. Clairsville has received a spot on the map of Ohio’s Ice Cream Trail. To be on the trail, you must make the ice cream on site–which they do– and you must be nominated for […]
Ohio woman goes back to Woodstock to glamp and relive the famous festival
Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched a pup tent. Fifty-five years later, the two longtime friends finally got back to the garden, but this time in high style.
Illinois cold case finally solved nearly 50 years later
MORRIS, Ill. (CBS) – A woman found murdered on the side of a rural road about 50 miles southwest of Chicago in 1976 has been identified, officials announced Thursday.The woman found dead in Grundy County had been nameless. Officials identified her on Thursday as JoAnne "Vicki" Smith, who was only 20 years old when she died.Detectives said the woman's DNA led them to surviving relatives. Earlier this year, a DNA match led authorities to identify the body as Smith's.For nearly 50 years, her family has wondered what happened to their loved one, who vanished from their home in Ohio in...
Reporters roundtable: Our favorite memories covering central Ohio high school sports
Another year of high school sports is in the books. The final event was held June 9, when four baseball state finals were played at Canal Park in Akron. In central Ohio, the top athletes of 2023-24 received a final moment in the spotlight at the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards on June 20 at Mershon Auditorium.
Ohio Democrat introduces bill to protect against AI-generated election misinformation
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) has introduced legislation to protect voters against artificial intelligence-created election misinformation. The Securing Elections from AI Deception Act seeks to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deprive or defraud individuals of their right to vote and require disclaimers on AI-generated content. “Deceptive AI-generated content is a threat to elections,…
A new Ohio park honors the past, present and future of Shawnee peoples
At first glance, Great Council State Park in Xenia Township, Greene County looks like any other in Ohio: a stretch of prairie, a smattering of trees, trails that lead off into the forest. But its location is part of what makes it special: it sits on the former site of Old Chillicothe – one of the largest-known 18th century Shawnee villages in Ohio. Now, it’s the 76th Ohio state park.
Ohio congressional delegation pushes Air Force to home new planes at Rickenbacker Airport
Ohio's congressional delegation, led by Sen. Sherrod Brown, is urging the Air Force to make Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base the home for eight new refueling planes. In a letter sent Wednesday to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Gen. David W. Allvin, the lawmakers urged the military to make Rickenbacker the operating base for the Air Force's eight new KC-46A aircraft used for aerial refueling. ...
Four-star Ohio EDGE picks UK over Penn State, Florida
Justin Rowland has been CatsIllustrated.com's publisher since 2015. He covered college football recruiting at programs nationwide for 15 years prior to that. Kentucky hosted Ohio EDGE defender Cedric Works on a recent official visit in Lexington. Now Works is a Wildcat.The 6'4, 225-pound 2025 prospect from Clayton (Ohio) Northmont is rated a four-star p...
Ohio Senate approves bill meant to protect elections workers from personal threats
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate has approved a bill that would remove elections workers’ home addresses from public records, a change the bipartisan bill’s sponsors say is a reaction to rising threats these workers receive. Senate Bill 173 -- sponsored by Sens. Bill Demora, a Columbus...
Two Ashland University students to spend time in county jail for theft
ASHLAND — Two Ashland University athletes will spend a week in the county jail after being convicted on first-degree misdemeanors of petty theft. The two, originally charged with felony theft, were sentenced Monday after pleading guilty two months ago to reduced charges in Ashland County Common Pleas Court. Emily...
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