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Helplines like 211, 988 provide essential community services for Northeast Ohioans
Everyone needs help during an emergency, and knowing the right number to call for the right emergency can be vital when you’re going through a stressful situation. There are a variety of different helplines that are easy to remember beyond just 911. There’s the City of Cleveland’s 311 line that answers approximately 200,000 calls each year about non-emergency city services. The United Way of Greater Cleveland’s 211 number connects more than 150,000 residents to things they need, like food, housing and utility assistance. And the new 988 line helps people going through a mental health crisis, such as feeling suicidal, or dealing with substance use.
2024 football preview: Another playoff run? Expect to see more of the same from Garaway
The start of the 2024 Ohio high school football season is right around the corner. Most teams open Week 1 on Friday, Aug. 23, with a handful playing their season opener on Thursday, Aug. 22. Here is one in a series of previews for area football teams: ...
Killbuck Township fire chief killed in traffic accident while on vacation
HOLMES COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Holmes County city is mourning the loss of its fire chief after he was killed in an accident while on vacation. The Killbuck Township Fire and EMS announced on Facebook the passing of Fire Chief Scott Kashuba. Kashuba died Monday, officials say, in a...
Real estate transfers: Agricultural property in Tuscarawas Twp. sells for $1.4 million
A large agricultural property in Tuscarawas Township has been sold, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor's Office. The 68.4-acre parcel, located along Alabama Avenue Northwest, sold for $1.4 million. Bethlehem Township. Dudek Tim & Kim from Springwood Lake Camp Club Property, parcel 1100397...
Vote: Which Stark County high school football team will make the longest 2024 playoff run?
Who will be Stark County high school football's last team standing in 2024? Will let you weigh in on that question. In recent years, it's been Massillon with its now annual deep runs into the OHSAA playoffs, including winning the Division II state championship last year. The Tigers enter this fall again ranked atop...
Wooster says paving work originally scheduled to begin today has been pushed back until tomorrow
The city of Wooster says paving work, which was originally scheduled to begin today at the south end of Oak Hill Rd, has been pushed back until tomorrow. The pavement work will include both lanes of traffic, one at a time, with crews working their way to the area between Kadas Lane and Jesse Owens Drive. The second coat of base paving is expected to be repeated on Thursday, with the final coating of asphalt being laid down at a later date.
Major Ohio-based company stocks rebound, Cleveland company had top growth last week
CLEVELAND, Ohio — After two weeks of slow stock growth from major Ohio companies, 26 showed a positive change, up from 11 the week before. Of them, 11 had at least 2.5% growth, including four from the Greater Cleveland area. The major Ohio company with the most growth from...
Louisville Basketball - Big Board Class of 2025
Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey is after some standouts in the Class of 2025. It wasn't too long ago when the month of August was a busy time for college basketball coaches. Coming off the spring and summer evaluation periods, the coaches would send out new offers and host prospects,...
Giant Eagle will sell GetGo franchise to Circle K’s parent company
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Giant Eagle announced Monday that it will sell its GetGo franchise to the Canadian company that owns Circle K. Both companies say the fuel-discount program called myPerks will live on, possibly at even more locations. Alimentation Couche-Tard will buy GetGo and its 270 stores that are...
RTA: Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Cleveland's West Park area
CLEVELAND — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority confirms an individual was struck and killed by one of its trains Monday afternoon in Cleveland's West Park area. According to the RTA, the incident occurred around 3 p.m. between the Triskett and West Park stations in the Jefferson neighborhood. A...
Bobcat Tennis Team Falls at West Holmes
WEST HOLMES — The Cambridge High School tennis team lost 1-4 at West Holmes on Monday. The lone win came from the first doubles team of Emma Krise and Miranda Cole who beat Autumn Striuse and Kylee Taylor 6-2, 6-1. MJ Lamphear, Madi Peebles and Emily Epler all lost...
Cleveland Clinic study strengthens link between red meat and heart failure
Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University issued a report Aug. 9 strengthening the link between eating particular foods, including red meat and certain dairy products, and increased risk for heart failure. The study, published in the American Heart Association's "Circulation: Heart Failure" is the latest research linking the gut microbiome trimethylamine...
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