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Red flags: What is 'grooming' and how can parents keep kids safe from abuse?
Grooming is not illegal in Ohio, even though experts say most child sex abuse cases start with it. Grooming behaviors are "manipulative behaviors that the abuser uses to gain access to a potential victim, coerce them to agree to the abuse, and reduce the risk of being caught," according to the Rape, Abuse...
Outdoors: A disappointing 27th place for Ohio among fishing destination states
A new report by Captain Experiences — “an online platform that helps people find and book fishing and hunting trips quickly, easily, and with a process they can trust” — has Ohio woefully underperforming when compared with other well-known outdoor destination states. The Buckeye State ranked 27th overall as a fishing destination. With the Toledo area and Ohio in general universally recognized as the “walleye capital of the world,” it begs the question why the platform’s ranking for the state is so low. There are top-notch guides all across the Lake Erie coast, many of whom also run in the pro circuits such as the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament. Bass tournaments also come through here as well. The platform used two criteria based on annual fishing licenses issued to nonresidents and annual fishing revenue from nonresidents and percentage shares of each within the state based on figures from 2022.
NE Ohio families love hosting Ukrainian war orphans
CLEVELAND, AUG. 10 – Tomorrow, 18 children from Ukraine will leave Cleveland and Northeast Ohio after three weeks away from the horrors of war in Ukraine. The 18 have one commonality: They lost their fathers in combat. Their dads sacrificed their lives serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, opposing Russia’s brutal and horrific invasion of their country.
Where shelf-stable meals are being distributed in Northeast Ohio
The Greater Cleveland Food Bank and partner agencies are working hard to make sure residents don't go hungry after this week's storms caused widespread power outages for residents across Northeast Ohio.
Ohio National Guard on a mission to provide free health exams this weekend
XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) — The Ohio National Guard is on a special mission in Greene county this weekend providing free health exams at the Greene County Career Center. The Ohio National Guard hosts GuardCare in a different part of the state each year as a training exercise and to give back to the community. “It’s […]
Cannabis company details its safety measures to NBC4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Now that Ohioans can legally purchase recreational marijuana, ensuring the safety of local dispensary products is key, so NBC4 got a behind the scenes look. Everything that Ohio cannabis company Beneleaves makes gets triple tested, company representatives said. Executives with the company said their goal is to create quality medicine for Ohioans. […]
Roll it up into one: What you need to know about new legal marijuana sales in Ohio
CINCINNATI (WKRC/AP) - Recreational marijuana sales began across Ohio on Tuesday when the state issued its first operating certificates. Nearly 100 medical marijuana dispensaries were able to begin sales immediately, according to the Division of Cannabis Control. The new law allows adults 21 and over to buy and possess up...
Licking County Elections Board clarifies relationship with Ohio Election Integrity Network
The Licking County Board of Elections responded this week to concerns about an organization that asked the board to cancel registrations for voters who the organization said it believes are registered to vote in two states. Board of Elections Director Brian Mead told the board Monday that its response to requests by the Ohio Election Integrity Network had been misunderstood by some people who responded with harsh and unfair criticism. ...
COVID-19 cases rise in state and Fairfield County this summer
LANCASTER − While COVID-19 doesn't get the headlines it once did, the virus is still around. Case numbers in Ohio and Fairfield County have risen this summer. The Ohio Department of Health reported 4,575 cases for the week of July 18 to July 24, a roughly 17% increase from the previous week, the Columbus Dispatch reports. ...
App launching in Ohio looks to reduce restaurant food waste
An app that looks to reduce food waste at local restaurants officially launches in Ohio next week. “What we do is we connect businesses who have food directly to consumers,” said Too Good To Go spokeswoman Sarah Soteroff. Customers use the app to buy reduced-price “Surprise Bags” of leftover...
Ohio spending another $63M to knock down buildings
(The Center Square) – Nearly 1,300 more buildings across the state will be torn down as Ohio continues to spend taxpayer money on grants it says will spur economic development. The new projects in nine counties will cost $67.3 million and cover 1,277 vacant, dilapidated buildings – all part of the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program that has spent more than $200 million on nearly 5,000 projects in all 88 counties since it began in 2021. ...
Ohio Tech Innovation Zone Looks to Play Up Regional Strengths
Central Ohio is positioning itself as a place to foster transportation innovation in areas like autonomy and electrification, particularly as they intersect with agriculture. “Mobility, and smart mobility, and agriculture are definitely tied together,” said Doug McCollough, the inaugural, newly named executive director of The Beta District, an area stretching from Columbus through Dublin, Marysville and Union County. The Beta District, launched in 2021, is an economic development initiative that harnesses the region’s strengths in the transportation technology sectors to establish Central Ohio as yet another tech innovation zone.
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