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CSG panel weighs energy reliability amid growing demand
Permitting reform and interagency communication at all levels are keys for state governments to accommodate rising energy needs, panelists told a collection of lawmakers in Ohio this week. Rising load due to data centers and other energy-intensive users coming online was front and center during a recent panel of the...
Central Ohioans to watch at the Olympics
LeBron James will carry the American flag during today's opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but he's not the only Ohio athlete to root for in the weeks ahead.Why it matters: Fourteen Ohioans will compete for Team USA, including two who live in our region. Other competitors also have ties to Central Ohio.Case in point: Ohio State University announced that 24 of its current, former and incoming student-athletes are competing, representing 10 countries — its second-largest contingent ever.Seven are on Team USA.How to watch: Today's opening ceremony begins at 1:30pm. The games are on NBC and Peacock...
Ohioans head to the Paris Olympics: The Wake Up for Friday, July 26, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Six Northeast Ohioans are competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics, beginning with opening ceremonies today and running through Aug. 11. Nearly 600 Americans will take part in 33 sports over the 15...
Ohio works to remedy skilled trade shortage with incarcerated youth initiative
Ohio is working to remedy a shortage of skilled trade employees by providing resources for incarcerated juveniles to start careers in fields such as construction or welding once they are released.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Online Auction of Confiscated Fishing Vessel Nets $96,000 for Purchase of New Patrol Boat
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently sold a fishing boat that was previously seized from Chase Cominsky, a 37-year-old resident of Hermitage, Pennsylvania. The 22-foot Ranger boat was involved in a highly publicized cheating scandal and was sold through an online auction that came to an end on Tuesday, July 23rd.
New law targets ticket prices at high school sporting events
(The Center Square) – Parents and fans who want to pay cash to attend a school sporting event won’t have to pay more and students will get to pay less than adults. The new requirements became law recently as Gov. Mike DeWine signed 20 bills into law, including one that included the Campus Act, which is designed to stop harassment and intimidation at colleges and universities. The move on high...
LaRose wants Democrats to stop blaming Ohio for virtual roll call
(The Center Square) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants Democrats to stop blaming Ohio for the party’s plan to use a virtual roll call to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as its presidential nominee. In a letter to Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harris released Thursday, LaRose demanded the party stop using the state’s ballot access deadline to justify what he called a nominating scheme. “I’ve seen numerous...
Ohio Rail Commission OK’s Rail Site for New Jackson Herr Food Facility
(Jackson) – The Ohio Rail Development Commission has approved a grant in the amount of $110,250 to Herr Foods, Inc. to support their new facility in Jackson, Ohio. The new Jackson facility includes a $25 million investment by the company with an additional $6 million at its sister facility located in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Wellston, Montgomery Trucking benefit from grant
WELLSTON — Fluor-BWXT and the Joint Economic Development Initiative of Southern Ohio have provided a $17,613 grant to the City of Wellston and Montgomery Trucking and Prime, Inc. — to aid in the expansion of the trucking company that provides support to three large manufacturing companies in the area.
SWAT teams from Chillicothe and Portsmouth execute drug raid in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — On July 18, SWAT teams from Chillicothe and Portsmouth conducted a coordinated drug raid in rural Pike County, executing a “high-risk no-knock search warrant” at 483 Al Leeth Road. According to the Chillicothe Police Department, the SWAT units encountered a barricaded front door...
West Virginia nonprofit receives grant from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation
On Wednesday, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and Cotton On announced their $3,000,000 USD funding of 65 youth-centered organizations across ten countries through the Kindness in Community Fund, among the largest funding efforts to provide direct support for youth mental health across the world. Of the 65 organizations,...
Delbarton PD is fourth recipient of a loaner ATV
The Delbarton Police Department has become the fourth police agency in a two-county area to receive a new ATV side-by-side to use with its everyday police work and other first responder duties. The department’s receipt of a 2024 Teryx ATV on July 19 was made possible through a partnership between...
New Ohio law requires schools to honor religious beliefs, free speech
(The Center Square) – Ohio school districts must adopt a policy to accommodate students' sincerely held religious beliefs. The new law, signed Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine, was introduced more than a year ago. It requires the district to adopt a policy prohibiting the encouraging of students, employees, and applicants to specific beliefs or ideas about political movements or ideology. Policies must be adopted to make policies, guidance, and training...
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