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Crooksville's Gage Lotozo: 'I'm quitting because I have to, not because I want to.'
CROOKSVILLE — For the third time in five years, Crooksville is looking for a new football coach. Third-year head coach Gage Lotozo has resigned, citing health reasons. His exit comes just two weeks before the start of two-a-day practices, as the district is now in scramble mode trying to find a successor. It's not...
Trumbull County man sentenced to three years of probation after running away during traffic stop
A man was given three-years’ probation, fined $3,000 and received a one-year driver’s license suspension. David A. Parker, 28, of U.S. Route 6, Rome, was cited for a fourth-degree failure to comply with order or signal of police officer felony. The case involved the defendant fleeing on foot...
Beautiful weekend, gradual warm-up
High pressure will build east across the Great Lakes. A northwesterly flow of pleasant air will prevail. Temperatures will only reach the low 80s, after a week of heat and humidity. Lows tonight will fall into the comfortable upper 50s and low 60s.
Win a Luke Combs Ladies’ Night Out!
Look your best to hear “She Got the Best of Me!”. Ladies—Luke Combs is coming to Cincinnati, and we want to get you there in STYLE!. Ashley from The Big Dave Show is going to take two lucky ladies to Mitchell’s Salon and Day Spa‘s new downtown location, Lytle Park, for a blowout and manicure before heading to Luke Combs at Paycor Stadium on Friday, August 2!
Value-based care: If patients do well, providers do well
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Patients may notice a big push to prevent health problems at their next doctor’s visit. It’s all part of a newer trend in health care to save money and keep people well. The common name for this current trend in medicine is value-based care or...
Residents protest auction of radioactive school in Piketon
PIKETON, Ohio — Residents across southern Ohio gathered on Wednesday to protest the impending sale of Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Piketon. The school, which was permanently shut down in 2019 due to radioactive contamination, is now slated for auction, sparking outrage and controversy. Zahn’s Corner Middle School...
Proposed parcel fee to purchase local recycling center fails to pass
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A proposed parcel fee aimed at buying the Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers has failed to pass, leaving its fate still uncertain. The proposed $24 per year fee on improved parcels in Athens and Hocking counties needed support from a majority of the six-member Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District board.
East Palestine $600M class action settlement deadline fast approaching
Just shy of 190,000 people will cash in if final approval is granted in a $600 million dollar class action settlement, which was agreed to by Norfolk Southern. Anyone living within 20 miles of the derailment, who didn't opt out is apart of the settlement. However, that doesn't guarantee you'll get paid.
Ohio sees uptick in unemployment rate, lost jobs in June
COLUMBUS, Ohio — New economic data from the state shows that Ohio saw an uptick in its unemployment rate, and that it lost jobs in the month of June. Ohio lost 2,300 jobs during June from the revised May estimate, dropping the total employment to 5,652,900 jobs, according to figures released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The state also did not add as many jobs in May as previously thought.
Rural Hardin County schools join voucher lawsuit
Jul. 19—KENTON — Hardin County superintendents fear Ohio's next budget crisis will force lawmakers to choose between funding public schools and the state's private-school voucher system. The county's six public school districts — Ada, Kenton, Hardin Northern, Upper Scioto, Ridgemont and Riverdale — came together earlier this year to join the coalition of public schools suing the EdChoice ...
Tech outage affects central Ohio businesses, travel
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio, as well as other parts of the world, has been affected by a technology outage Friday morning. All Columbus government resource websites are currently down (fire departments, police departments, etc.), as well as certain Ohio medical websites (such as the Wexner Medical Center website).
Ohio has lower share of working seniors than other Midwestern states
Nearly 16% of Ohioans 65 and older remain in the workforce, which is lower than the U.S. average of 18.7% and the lowest share in the Midwest, according to preliminary 2023 census data. Why it matters: The 2024 rematch between President Biden and former President Trump has sparked a fresh...
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