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Ohio lawmakers push to require public schools excuse students for religion classes
Ohio public schools would not be able to prevent students from leaving school to attend religious instruction if a bill becomes law. Former Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, and Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, cosponsored House Bill 445 which would require public school districts to excuse students for off-campus religious instruction. Cutrona is now a...
The Spectrum: Biden on the offensive; Ohio’s redistricting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “I was exhausted,” the president said during that interview. “I didn’t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing.” Was the interview enough to convince voters and donors that he is fit for office? “I think that the people who are making an important decision like […]
Local organizations revamp approaches to youth homelessness
In 2021, a teen girl living in the Port Clinton area walked nearly 40 miles to Safety Net, the only youth shelter in a 120-mile radius. She had been living on the streets and sleeping in abandoned buildings when she saw a news story about Safety Net, said Linda Nordahl, the chief integration officer at Zepf Center who oversees Safety Net. The girl walked all the way to Toledo to seek safety. This teen’s story is a testament to the critical state of youth homelessness in Ohio. In an effort to improve their responses to youth homelessness, the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board applied for a federal grant and received $2 million in June.
United States projected to follow Ohio in population declines
BOWLING GREEN — While Ohio saw a small 0.22 percent increase in population from 2022 to 2023, long-term projections expect a continuation of a decades-long trend in declining numbers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state is still seeing a loss of 13,300 residents since pre-pandemic levels. The state of Ohio Population Projections Report 2023 points to the aging of the population, declining fertility rates, and stagnant migration patterns. It projects a 5.7 percent decline by 2050, or a drop in the population by 675,000 people. Citizenry in the state already has declined by 10 percent in the decade from 2010 to 2020, according to the report. “Ohio mirrors the rest of the country, traditionally,” said Wendy Diane Manning, a sociologist at Bowling Green State University, noting that the nation's decline in its fertility rate mimics what is happening in Ohio. Nationally, deaths are expected to outpace births sometime from 2038 to 2042, according to census projections. International immigration will be an important factor in maintaining population. Ohio saw a net gain of 60,000 immigrants, domestically and internationally combined, from 2010 to 2020. It was the first decade of net positive gain in immigration to Ohio since the 1950s.
'Public health crisis': Alzheimer's volunteers are needed to reach patients across Ohio
Help is needed reaching hundreds of thousands of Ohioans as young as 35 who will developAlzheimer'sover the coming decades. "We want to let them know what the warning signs are," said Pam Myers of the Alzheimer's Association. "We want to get to them and help them understand how to reduce their risk of getting dementia in the first place."
Old school to bring interest to old car owners for 6th cruise-in
SHARE — The walls of the first floor hallway of the Shade Community Center in Shade display old black and white class photos of 1950s and 1960s graduates of what was first a school building, accommodating grades 1-12 for Lodi Township as well as Bedford Township in Meigs County. Later, this same school building, constructed in 1936, became home to junior high school students of Alexander Local Schools. Today and since 2005, the building remains well loved and well used for the Shade Community Center...
Alex Palou wins IndyCar Mid-Ohio pole by a historically close margin
LEXINGTON, Ohio (WISH) – NTT IndyCar Series driver Alex Palou has proven over the years that he is pretty good when it comes to racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. On Saturday, he proved that again, capturing the pole for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. It’s his second consecutive pole this season and […]
Shoe Drive being held by First Presbyterian in Marietta
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - First Presbyterian in Marietta is holding a shoe drive throughout the rest of this week. The church has been holding this shoe drive for the past month with Sunday, July 14 being the last day to donate shoes. New or gently used shoes of all kinds...
Marietta officials at work on recreational marijuana legislation
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) -Marijuana dispensaries in Ohio are gearing up for recreational sales, and cities are having to make decisions about what they’ll allow within their limits. Marietta City Councilman and Zoning Committee Chair Bret Allphin said the city’s one medical dispensary, Columbia Care, has already acquired its provisional...
Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley to host event at Marietta park
MARIETTA — The Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley (CWRT) will be hosting a brand new event this weekend in Marietta. CWRT will host History in the Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Muskingum Park in Marietta, according to a media release. “This is...
Kenworth Announces Hundreds of Layoffs in Chillicothe
Chillicothe, OH – Kenworth, a prominent manufacturer of semi-trucks, has announced significant layoffs impacting hundreds of employees at its Chillicothe facility. The layoffs were disclosed during plant-wide meetings held last Thursday. Initially, the layoffs were expected to affect employees hired after May 2023, but this was later revised to...
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