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2 Ohio colleges named Top 10 best party schools in U.S.: WSJ report
OXFORD, Ohio -- If you’re a college student in search of a party, Ohio is the place to be, one new report says. That’s because two of the top 10 best party schools in the U.S. are located here in the Buckeye State, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal in collaboration with College Pulse. The annual rankings survey thousands of students and recent alums on topics including student life, how likely they are to find parties, whether they view their school as a party school and more.
State officials want to reinstate drivers ed in schools, starting with grant funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — At a city commission meeting Tuesday night, the Ohio Department of Transportation provided an update on highway patrol’s efforts in Springfield. Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety Andy Wilson was at the meeting with more information on data the city may use when focusing its resources on traffic safety. […]
Why are there 18 NE Ohio high school football games on Thursday?
CLEVELAND, Ohio — There will be 31 high school football games played Thursday around Ohio, including 18 in Northeast Ohio, mostly in observance of Yom Kippur. The Jewish holiday is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and is considered “a day of atonement,” taking place this year on Friday and Saturday.
2024 Week 8 playoff tracker: Status, potential seeding for postseason contenders
The Ohio high school football regular season is entering its final stretch. Teams are preparing for Week 8, with only three games remaining until playoff brackets are released. Below is a look at playoff contenders through Week 7, using information from Ohio football websites JoeEitel.com and Fantastic50.net to compile teams’ probabilities for the postseason. For each team in the playoff hunt, we compiled its projected playoff status, highest/lowest potential seeds, and most probable seeding. DIVISION I
Granville Board of Education to hold board meeting Oct. 14
The Granville Board of Education will hold its regular October meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Granville Schools District Office Board Room, 130 N. Granger St. The public is invited to join the Video Conference via YouTube Live. To join, please go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCagKceGv7_R5VpSXHhAx0mg. Agenda for the meeting will be posted on...
Ohio high school football: Your guide to the 2024 OHSAA season in the Columbus area
From preseason practices through the state championship games, The Dispatch is covering the high school football season every step of the way, including live on Friday nights. We'll have a live blog and scores on Dispatch.com every Friday night. Come back to the site Saturday morning for takeaways from the games and Monday morning for five things we learned in that week's action. We'll have other stories throughout the week. ...
Chair of Ohio State human sciences department clarifies questions on health and exercise science accreditation
Front window into the College of Education and Human Ecology, home to the Department of Health and Exercise Science. Credit: Garret Travers | Lantern Reporter. Confusion surrounding the accreditations of Ohio State’s undergraduate health and exercise program has led the College of Education and Human Ecology to respond to concerned students.
To get more young people to the polls, focus on voter education: Clarissa Unger and Derrick Lewis
NEW YORK -- As the calendar moves past statewide voter registration deadlines, including Ohio’s, voter turnout efforts must now focus on the hurdles that people face after registering to vote. For young voters especially, this work is crucial. According to the U.S. Census, in 2020, registration among eligible 18-24-year-olds...
Watch Groveport vs. Pickerington Central in Ohio high school football on NFHS Network
Two teams battling for at least one home game – and maybe a second – in the Division I, Region 3 high school football playoffs face off Friday when Groveport visits Pickerington Central in OCC-Buckeye action. Groveport (4-3, 2-2) has lost consecutive close games, falling 21-14 to Teays Valley and 22-21 to Reynoldsburg. The Cruisers led the former 14-6 entering the fourth quarter and lost the latter on a 24-yard field goal on the game's final play. ...
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