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Ohio still doesn't require practices be moved in extreme heat despite health risks
FINNEYTOWN, Ohio (WKRC) - Coaches at St. Xavier High School moved football practice to Tuesday morning and cancelled a JV soccer game as near record-breaking heat hits the Tri-State. But school administrators didn't have to make that move, and neither do leaders at any Ohio school system. Those changes are...
Banking Remains Challenge For Ohio Dispensaries
DAYTON – Roughly 120 dispensaries in Ohio have received state licenses to sell recreational marijuana, but banking remains an obstacle for cannabis businesses because marijuana remains illegal under federal law. “Financial institutions are nervous about working with marijuana companies because of the federal regulations,” said Heather Trela, Rockefeller Institute...
Ohio’s squirrel hunting season begins September 1
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrels, doves, and specific waterfowl open in early September, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Archers can look forward to white-tailed deer hunting beginning later in the month. Hunting seasons for squirrel (fox, red, and gray), dove, rail (Virginia and sora), snipe, and gallinule begin Sunday, Sept. 1. Early Canada goose hunting runs from Saturday, Sept. 7 to Sunday, Sept. 15, and early teal (blue-winged and green-winged) hunting is Saturday, Sept. 7 to...
Heat forces central Ohio high schools to delay Week 2 football kickoff times
Amid a late-summer heat wave, some central Ohio high schools are pushing back kickoff times for Friday’s football games. Games generally kick off at 7 p.m., but some are being moved to 8 p.m. in hopes of mitigating the impact of temperatures hovering in the low- to mid-90s. Forecast highs are in the mid-90s...
USA TODAY Sports Super 25 national high school football rankings, Aug. 27, 2024
Eight USA TODAY Sports Super 25 teams lost during the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday action in Week 1, headlining a wild opening to the high school football season. When the final scoreboard ticked to zero, upsets in the Sunshine State and Utah, plus statement wins by SoCal, Las Vegas, Ohio, and Georgia contenders, created a massive shift in the latest national football rankings. ...
What is sloth fever? How close is it to Ohio? What to know about virus spreading to US
A disease commonly found in the Caribbean and Amazon basin of South America is spreading to the United States, reports the CDC. Is it coming close to Ohio? Here's what to know about sloth fever. ...
Ohio Republican Party endorses all 2024 federal and state GOP candidates -- except House Speaker Jason Stephens
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Republican Party has endorsed every GOP nominee for federal and state office this year, with one conspicuous exception: Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens. The snub won’t have any effect on Stephens’ reelection chances, as the Lawrence County Republican is running unopposed this year. But it illustrates...
Report: Ohio wage hikes can’t keep up with inflation
(The Center Square) – A new report shows a massive dump of federal taxpayer dollars into Ohio following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 recession led to the largest wage increase in more than 40 years, but it wasn’t enough for workers to keep up with the “effective” rate of inflation. Policy Matters Ohio’s State of Working Ohio report, scheduled to be released Tuesday afternoon, showed the federal COVID-19 recovery plan put Ohioans back to work at a level with prerecession numbers and gave jobseekers...
Election 2024: Endorsements on abortion issue could shed light on Ohio Supreme Court races
Within months of voters approving a reproductive rights amendment to the state constitution in November, legal challenges to Ohio's multiple laws restricting abortion started. There is no doubt that those legal fights will be decided by the Ohio Supreme Court, the ultimate arbiter of constitutional questions. ...
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