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National grant to enhance local dementia-specific respite care
Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati received $147,206 from the Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation to enhance the quality and availability of dementia-specific respite care for people living with dementia and their caregivers across the region. Nationwide, 21 organizations received the grant and JFS was the only one...
Out with drought across parts of the area
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The latest drought monitor updated Thursday and there is some improvement in parts of our region across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. We will see more improvement as showers and storms return to the forecast to end the week and push into the weekend. What...
'Squish it': Spotted lanternfly invasion continues to spread across Ohio
CLEVELAND — White-tailed deer frequent Mary Keith's garden on Cleveland's east side, or what's left of it. Something else got to her vegetable plants before the deer: spotted lanternflies. "I've got a tree in the back there that's full of them," Keith says. "They sure can hop!" To the...
Ohio doctors address racial disparities to improve outcomes of endometrial cancer in Black women
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cherlynn Webb died a month before her 64th birthday, nearly a year after she had been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. She suffered from the most common gynecological cancer in the United States, a form that begins in the cells of the uterus. Black women like Webb are disproportionately affected.
FirstEnergy makes deal with Ohio Attorney General's office, Bernie Moreno's text messages, JD Vance's past startup troubles, and more: Ohio Has Issues
CLEVELAND — On the August 14, 2024 episode of Ohio Has Issues, we're following the latest update on the FirstEnergy bribery scandal, looking into the Ohio Supreme Court races, and bringing you the latest from the Ohio Senate race and the presidential campaign trail. Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk...
Fishers Are Appearing Again in Northeast Ohio
There have been 40 confirmed observations of this type of weasel in Northeast Ohio since 2013. By Paris Mather. While there are only a few dozen fishers around, it’s likely that they will continue to reproduce and once again have a home base in Ohio. Part of the mustelidae...
2024 Election: Ohio faith leaders share advice they give to congregation members on voting
As the 2024 Election inches closer, some people are turning to their faith leaders for guidance when determining who to vote for. Even though it is illegal for a church to engage in political campaigning activity, people oftentimes look to clergy to help give them a frame of reference and context when deciding who to […]
Ohio State Fair was a vehicle to inform the public about divisive private school voucher issues
Some years ago, while planning my upcoming retirement, I asked a fellow school administrator what it was like for him to be physically and emotionally away from the job and career. “Every day is Saturday morning,” he replied without hesitation. In my case, as a way to resist the every-day-is-Saturday-morning syndrome, I signed up to […]
Ohio wildlife area to be fracked along with four ODOT properties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTRF) — The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) has announced the selection of winning bids to lease mineral rights under select Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) properties on Monday. Under Ohio law, the commission was required to select the “highest and best bid.” […]
Zanesville man sentenced to 10 years for cocaine, fentanyl trafficking
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Zanesville man was sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. Eric Hayes, 34, of Zanesville, appeared in Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas on August 14. Hayes was sentenced to ten years in prison by the judge. On June 25, Hayes pleaded guilty...
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