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Habitat for Humanity builds modular homes to address affordable housing crisis: The Wake Up for Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. For every 100 households with “extremely low income,” Ohio has only 40 affordable units. That statistic dropped 6% from 2022 to 2023, according to the Coalition of Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Recognizing history: Tablertown gets its signs
TABLERTOWN — During a dedication ceremony Friday attended by Ohio Department of Transportation, Athens County officials, and a family-connected Black community that had once thrived as Tablertown finally received its road signs — one facing northbound and the other southbound. The signs are located on State Route 329, about 3 1/2 miles north of Stewart. It was a wait that had been on hold since the 1830s, the decade when the Tabler family moved into Rome Township from a part of Virginia that would later...
Cleveland Browns Axe Bell, Try Out Cringeworthy Former 1st Rounder
The Cleveland Browns appear fairly settled on their receiving corps with the season opener looming. However, for a team hoping to build on a Wild Card playoff loss last season, there's always room to improve. On Thursday, the Cleveland Browns waived Wideout David Bell after the 2022 third-round draft pick failed to make much of an impression over the past two seasons. One day later, Cleveland auditioned his possible replacement: Kadarius Toney.
Two suspects in custody after shots fired during altercation in Uhrichsville
UHRICHSVILLE ‒ Two males are in custody after shots were fired during an altercation early today in the 600 block of North Dawson Street. According to a press release from the Uhrichsville Police Department, the agency received multiple calls for shots fired on Dawson Street at 12:09 a.m. ...
Ohio woman says fracking forced her out of her home
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — A Belmont County woman says fracking drove her out of her quiet rural home, even though she never signed a drilling lease. She says a policy called “unitization”—legal in Ohio—allows them to drill in your area as long as 65 percent of the property owners have signed on. Hunkler, born […]
Sweets of the East, West Virginia’s all-female rafting team, to represent Team USA in Chile this October
NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Sweets of the East, the only east coast whitewater rafting team, is setting their sights on another title after winning 2nd in the US National Rafting Championship in West Virginia earlier this year. Meteorologist Bradley Wells caught up with the all-female team in Nicholas County Friday getting in on some […]
Police respond to reports of gunfire and discover deceased male
BARBOURSVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Barboursville Police Department reported a shooting incident on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 4:15 PM, officers responded to a report of gunfire near the alley behind the 700 block of Central Avenue in Barboursville. Upon arrival, they found a deceased male at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, but authorities have […]
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